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
West Bank faces massive Israeli attack, as Gaza bleeds – Day 326
Massive Israeli raid enters second day, US has no comment; Israeli drone strike kills 13-year-old and 17-year-old Palestinian brothers in WB; Israel admits to response failure in recent settler attack; strikes on Gaza continue, as Israel withholds necessities; Israeli forces target World Food Program vehicle; satellite imagery shows vast destruction of Rafah; US sanctions a few more settlers; Israeli gang rape alleged perp is TV star; possible religious war looms over Al Aqsa, as Israel plans to fund settler visits; Namibia adheres to Genocide Convention; more.
As Gazans die, NYU makes “Zionist” a protected class – Day 325
Israeli obstruction of aid keeps Gaza under polio threat; children’s testimonies of torture; Bedouin hostage rescued (or found by chance); Israel withholding bodies of over 500 Palestinians; West Bank deaths; Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter under threat; Israel’s smear campaign against UNRWA; latest on ICC arrest warrants; White House would defend Israel against Iran attack; “Zionist” is now a protected class at NYU; Chief rabbi of France calls for Israel to ‘finish the job’ in Gaza
Congratulations AIPAC on 500th air delivery of US weapons to kill Gazans – Day 324
US averages over one planeload of weapons per day to Israel; another evacuation order, another disruption in aid for Gazans; new statements from Amnesty, Human Rights Watch on Israeli atrocities; Hezbollah ready to stop trading attacks with Israel, while Israel mulls escalation; another journalist killed in Gaza, as global press groups protest; Israel kills six Palestinians in West Bank; Israel to fund Israeli settlers’ illegal intrusions into Al Aqsa mosque compound; anti-Zionism = antisemitism policy at NYU is worrying; Columbia SJP disappeared; more.
Gazans flee (again) as Israel, Hezbollah conflict heats up – Day 323
Chaos as Gazans carry out yet another evacuation; massive exchange of fire between Israel (with US help) and Hezbollah; child malnutrition on the rise, as polio vaccines arrive; Gaza’s healthcare workers tortured by Israel; four young men in West Bank die at Israel’s hands; Israel’s extremist Itamar Ben Gvir spreads his extremism; US plans ongoing warship presence in Middle East
When a phone flashlight is as important to a doctor as her stethoscope – Day 322
Fuel shortage plunges hospital into darkness; Deir al Balah, last “intact” city, faces mass evacuation; Israeli soldiers film themselves destroying mosque, burning Qurans; displacement leads to missing food aid distribution; little chance of polio vaccinations without ceasefire; Israeli forces use Palestinian as human shield; DNC banned speech – in full; Squad warns of AIPAC’s power; more
As Gazans look for safety, Biden appoints Israel hawk to top position in State Dept – Day 321
Gaza waiting on Israel for polio vaccine; only 9.5% of Gaza remains “safe”; Israeli soldiers still sharing their war crimes on social media; occupation of Gaza after war is illegal; calls for ICC judges to issue arrest warrant for Netanyahu; Western media can be held legally accountable for reporting on Gaza; if war continues, Israel may face collapse in under a year; Lebanon reports over 2,000 casualties from Israeli attacks; more
Israeli army invades ‘most crowded displacement camp in history’ – Day 320
DNC’s response to Gaza; Israel’s latest “inhumane” evacuation orders; baby with polio is paralyzed as Gaza awaits vaccines; Israeli army invades ‘most crowded displacement camp in history’; ‘Jewish terror’ is jeopardizing Israel’s existence; Noa Argamani criticizes Israeli media’s misrepresentation of her hostage experience; war without end; more.
Israeli media’s coverage of the rape of Palestinian detainees shows support for sexual violence in service of genocide
Israeli media coverage of the rape of Palestinian detainees demonstrates the widespread acceptance within Israeli society of sexual violence as a weapon of genocide.
Inside Israel’s torture, rape, and dehumanization centers
Shocking even by Israeli standards, the horrifying truth of the occupation’s systematic torture, rape, and degradation of Palestinian detainees reveals a brutality buried in silence.
I’m a pediatrician. The scars I saw on Gaza’s children will take generations to heal.
As a doctor with more than 25 years of experience in crisis zones, I believed I had seen the worst. Then I went to Gaza.