The current situation in Gaza and Israel did not come out of the blue. Read critical background left out of breaking news alerts…
Essential facts and stats about the Hamas-Gaza-Israel war
Cold, wet, starving: everyday desperation in Gaza – Day 414
As rain and cold set in, UNRWA reveals 94% shortfall in food supplies; Over 1,000 doctors, nurses killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza; Jabaliya camp in ruins; Israel kills 2 in West Bank; Israel boycotts its own left-leaning news outlet; American group pursuing totalitarianism, starting with Palestine advocacy; more.
Why more than 500 scholars think Israel should be unseated from the UN
Joint letter argues the UN General Assembly should suspend Israel as it did apartheid South Africa in 1974
Palestinian suffering grows; American politicians stand firmly with Israel – Day 413
Gaza’s medics battle “super-bacteria that defies medical science,” as Israel withholds food and medical supplies, targets doctors and hospitals; Israeli captive killed in Gaza; no Christmas celebrations again this year in Palestine; more.
What does it take to get a loaf of bread in Gaza? – Day 412
Like every other necessity of life, bread is very hard to come by in Gaza. Here is what one family had to say about the challenge of trying to secure bread to stave off their hunger.
Leaked documents reveal US intel cutout’s Iranian counter-revolution plans
Leaked documents and emails reveal a covert effort by Israel partisans to impose leadership on the remnants of Iran’s Women, Life, Freedom protest movement
As Gazans starve, American politicians obsess over Netanyahu arrest warrant – Day 411
Gazan women and children killed in their sleep; farmland and cattle decimated; Gaza is not ready for winter weather; another West Bank death; American politicians denounce, threaten Int’l Criminal Court; Pentagon rejects ICC decision, but doesn’t know why; more
“Do they have the right to kill, and the only right we have is to die?” – Day 410
Arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, former defense minister, Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity; ongoing atrocities in Gaza; US supports Israel in UN Security Council, Congress; more West Bank deaths; Trump may oppose West Bank annexation by Israel; more.
Israel rejects northern Gaza-bound humanitarian aid trucks – Day 409
N. Gaza hospital under Israeli attack, aid trucks blocked; 5 Palestinians killed in West Bank; calls for Biden to do the right thing for Gaza; what it’s like to take a propaganda tour in Israel
“An era of unchecked barbarity” – Day 408
Horrifying news coming out of northern Gaza; looting humanitarian aid trucks (with Israeli complicity); war criminal flees Turkiye; Amsterdam wasn’t a pogrom after all; US sanctions West Bank settlers; more.
Israeli attacks on Gaza leading to increase in birth defects
Israel’s use of white phosphorus has had devastating impacts on pregnant women and newborns in Gaza, worsening health crises as families face displacement and medical shortages, further compounding an already dire humanitarian situation.