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
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
Starvation deepens as Israel makes excuses, US and Germany provide cover – Day 263
Another child dies of malnutrition as 96% of Gazans face severe food insecurity; dozens killed in Israeli attacks; ten child leg amputations a day; medicine running out; Israeli military dog attacks Gazan woman; former Shin Bet leader calls for end to the occupation, criticizes Netanyahu on CNN; Jeffrey Epstein boasted about being a Mossad agent; 43 Jewish groups pressure Wikipedia; Israel lies about Hind Rajab, 6; Israeli reservist refusers; Netanyahu sweetens deal for reservists; more.
The Missing Children of Gaza, the drones, the bombs (and US complicity) – Day 262
Save the Children’s heartbreaking new report; Israeli drones that “target anyone walking”; food poisoning; healthcare crisis; banned items that Gazans really need; 50,000 Israeli bombs (many made in US) have hit Gaza; US placates Netanyahu after his outburst; Israel has killed 54 children in West Bank in 2024, arrested 7 in 24 hours, re-arrested several Palestinian leaders; news on notorious Sde Teiman prison, ICC arrest warrants; Israel reportedly used white phosphorus in Lebanon; more.
‘I heard all of my friends’ last breath’: Testimonies from the Nuseirat massacre
The Israeli massacre in Gaza’s Nuseirat camp killed over 270 Palestinians and injured many more. Survivors say the horrors they witnessed will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
Rep. Thomas Massie: Every congressperson has an AIPAC babysitter
Rep. Thomas Massie says the quiet part out loud: AIPAC – an agent for a foreign country – is calling the shots on Capitol Hill.
(VIDEO) Col. Douglas Macgregor: US seen as taking orders from Netanyahu
A Former Senior Advisor to the US Secretary of Defense, decorated combat vet, discusses Israeli control of America – two videos…
Gaza peace talks have apparently reached a ‘dead end’ – Day 261
Israel rejects permanent ceasefire; war to go on, but “intense fighting” is ending; Israeli strikes kill 25 more Gazan civilians; Israeli soldier posed naked in Gaza; update on Israeli soldiers’ killing of Hind Rajab, 5; US military members say they can no longer be complicit in Israeli war crimes; children with disabilities suffer from Israeli targeting; Israel has arrested so many Palestinians there’s no room for more; US, Netanyahu disagree on level of US loyalty to Israel; EU leaders: crisis in Gaza has reached a breaking point; Hezbollah video shows Israeli security targets; more.
Israeli-imposed mass starvation, airstrikes continue to kill in Gaza – Day 260
Another child dies of malnutrition; dozens killed by Israeli airstrikes; US-built pier malfunctions; West Bank youth dies after soldiers shot him in stomach; Palestinian used as human shield; 2 US servicemen seek CO status over support of Israel; Military expert says US seen as taking orders from Netanyahu: Hind Rajab investigation; Cuba joins ICJ genocide case, more.
Israel carries out another tent massacre in Rafah – Day 259
Israel continues to bring death and destruction to Gaza; no high school graduates this year; medical supplies running out; CNN War Reporter says Gaza worst Israel kills several in West Bank; Israel hands power to illegal settlers; Israel says no internet for Gaza; Netanyahu warns Israel will “turn Beirut into Gaza” if confllct escalates; Columbia U update; another high-level resignation from State Dept., more