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
Israel’s war on Gaza is the deadliest conflict on record for journalists
Attacked in the field, in the office, and at home, 1 in 10 reporters in Gaza have been killed in Israel’s military campaign.
Israel does not protect the disabled in Gaza, but creates them – Day 267
10,000 more disabled people in Gaza than before war, as death and destruction continue; Israel threatens to destroy Iran; report: Israeli army not ready for a war in Lebanon; Canada is “antisemitic”; national uncommitted movement demands that Biden change course on Gaza; Amal Clooney “is the one that needs to be prosecuted,” not Netanyahu; more.
Chaos in Gaza, West Bank, and spreading – Day 266
Israel impedes Gaza emergency services, hygiene and trash disposal; Israeli forces killed with their own (repurposed) bomb; US has sent Israel tens of thousands of bombs; debate notes; updates on Lebanon, ICC arrest warrants; Israel is starving Palestinian prisoners, approving new settlements; Gaza pier shutting down again; more.
In Rafah, 83% of refugees report no access to food – Day 265
Yet another malnutrition death; Gazans surrounded by sewage, garbage, insects; starvation setting in; out of 10,000+ medical evacuations needed, 19 permitted to leave; Gaza’s ambulance rescue service about to stop due to lack of fuel; Biden admin about to release part of suspended bomb shipment; Israeli soldiers’ actions; Congress votes to conceal Gaza death toll; much more.
The day Israeli tanks fired directly at AFP’s Gaza Bureau
Israel denied the attack, but a four-month investigation shows the Agence France-Presse office came under direct tank fire.
The craziest ‘pro-Israel’ votes on the Hill today
Our “representatives” are mulling a series of anti-Palestinian proposals that would eliminate any appearance of balance in the US’s approach to Israel’s war on Gaza.
Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war
As the Gaza war rages, Israeli funds target US college campuses and push to redefine antisemitism in US law – part of a sometimes covert operation by the Israeli government to strike back at student protests, human rights organizations and other voices of dissent.
Why As A Christian, I Won’t Be Condemning Hamas Anytime Soon
If, over eight months into the war on Gaza, you are still obsessed with the violence of October 7th and the alarming situation in which dozens of Israeli prisoners in Gaza still find themselves – this is for you.
Almost all of Gaza ‘totally and completely uninhabitable’ – Day 264
Israel deliberately bombs shelter centres, killing displaced people; 2,000 medical evacuations prevented by Rafah crossing closure; home demolition frenzy in West Bank; Palestinian prisoner deaths highest ever; Israel threatens could take Lebanon “back to the Stone Age”; Israeli VIPs urge Congress to “disinvite” Netanyahu; $25 milion buys an election for Israel; UC Berkeley pledges to expand antisemitism ed to all new students; Norwegian group divests from Caterpillar; more
Is “Israel Has a Right to Defend Itself” Code for “We Are Killing the Geneva Conventions”?
Using insider speak, officials transmit one image to the public and a different one to their colleagues… Israel is asserting rights that may be consistent with colonial domination but do not exist under international law