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 dropped over 85,000 tons of bombs on Gaza since start of genocide – Day 396
Palestinians barred from returning to homes in northern Gaza; Israeli strike kills 25 – 13 of them children; Israel orders $5.2B worth of new fighter jets (paid for by US military aid); new criminal probe opened against Netanyahu; new Israeli deportation law targets Palestinians; UN signals: no UNRWA means Israel is on its own; 2 Palestinians killed in West Bank; what Rashida Tlaib’s re-election signifies; more.
More than 100 BBC staff accuse broadcaster of Israel bias in Gaza coverage
A letter signed by more than 230 members of the media industry, including 101 anonymous BBC staff, criticized the BBC for failing its own editorial standards by lacking “consistently fair and accurate evidence-based journalism in its coverage of Gaza”
Gazans trapped alive under rubble, Israel blocks their rescue – Day 395
Israel’s cruelty on full display in northern Gaza; Israel killed 8 in West Bank; upset in Netanyahu’s war cabinet does not bode well for Gazans; global calls for arms embargo; more guns in the hands of illegal, often ideological settlers; Palestinian teachers in Israeli schools at risk; more.
Israel defies Biden’s demand to increase aid, or else – Day 394
Israeli attack leaves newborn babies injured in Gaza hospital; hospital staff fear they will be “executed”; Israel failing to bring in more aid to Gaza after Biden sends threatening letter; still no evidence against UNRWA; Israeli pogroms ravage West Bank towns; massive destruction in Lebanon; Holocaust survivors’ son arrested in London for pro-Palestine “hate speech”; more.
Catastrophic situation in northern Gaza, as Israel terminates UNRWA after 57 years – Day 393
Starvation, destruction in northern Gaza; UNRWA officially fired with no replacement in sight; Israeli military denies attack on Gaza vaccination clinic; West Bank killing; Israeli forces struggle in Lebanon; more.
Witnesses Say The Israeli Army Is Using Facial Recognition Technology In Its Assault On North Gaza
Witness testimonies from northern Gaza show that Israel is using facial recognition technology to organize how it conducts mass arrests and forcible displacement. Some Palestinians say the technology is also being used to carry out field executions, causing widespread terror.
Israel attacks polio vaccination site in northern Gaza, injuring children – Day 392
Israeli brutality continues; US sends reinforcements; Israeli minister seeks to criminalize Israeli calls for sanctions; more.
US Identified 500 Cases Where Its Weapons Harmed Gazan Civilians, But Hasn’t Taken Action
The Biden administration is ignoring evidence of Israel’s widespread civilian harm and atrocities using US-made weapons in order to maintain a policy of virtually unconditional weapons transfers to the Netanyahu government.
Save the Children: “How many times must children in Gaza face mass slaughter? What will it take for world powers to say ‘enough’?” – Day 391
More horrific massacres across Gaza, Lebanon; new Israeli bill seeks to bar Palestinians from running for legislature; US announces new Middle East military deployments; Congress members call out Biden’s deployment of US troops and assets without congressional authorization
UN schools in Gaza shaped our reporter’s childhood. She worries for the future.
The U.N. Relief and Works Agency has become known for its distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza during the war there. But its real value lies in its schools, says the Christian Science Monitor’s Gaza reporter. If they close, what is the future for Palestinians?