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
“Safe zone” massacre, hospital gutted, shelter flattened – just another day in Gaza – Day 279
Massive casualties in Mawasi “safe zone”; “planned massacre” in Gaza City; UNRWA finds international support while under Israeli attack; West Bank deaths; 46,000 Israeli businesses closed since October 7th; obstinacy from Netanyahu; US seeks new way to help Israel dodge ICC arrest warrants; Sanders says, amid election frenzy, “we must not forget Gaza”; more.
Lancet: Counting the dead in Gaza – difficult but essential
A conservative estimate finds that up to 186 000 or even more Palestinian men, women & children may have died from Israel’s war on Gaza…
Israel vows to improve safety for aid workers, then kills 4 aid workers; uses horrific shrapnel-producing weapons against children – Day 278
Israeli-made shrapnel weapons “designed to maximize casualties”; how NOT to improve safety for aid workers; Israeli snipers target Palestinians as they flee; unbelievable destruction in Gaza City, signs of illegal buffer zone; Khan Younis reduced to “sand and rubble”; Israel proceeds with West Bank illegal annexation; Gaza pier to be dismantled after 20 operational days; more.
‘Revealer of Inconvenient Truths’ – Julian Assange’s Impact on Palestine
Articles by Palestine chronicle, Alison Weir, Jonathan Cook, and Tucker Carlson lay out the price Julian Assange has paid for his efforts to reveal truths — not the least of which had to do with Israel’s policies toward Palestinians…
Fact or Fiction: Is Israel Unfairly Singled Out for Global Condemnation?
Is Israel singled out for rebuke on the world stage? Quite the opposite: it has enjoyed a free ride until the current war with Gaza.
How an Israeli colonel invented the burned babies lie to justify genocide
Atrocities against babies that the head of the Israeli army’s national rescue unit alleged were committed by Hamas fighters when they attacked an Israeli kibbutz on October 7 were in fact lurid tales of the officer’s own invention, intended to provide a pretext for genocide in the Gaza Strip, and to protect the massacre’s actual perpetrators: Israel’s own soldiers, acting on the orders of a top general.
Israel orders complete evacuation of Gaza’s largest city; streets are strewn with bodies – Day 277
Devastation and death in Gaza City; Israeli soldiers reportedly allowed to do whatever they want; calls for investigation of Israeli soldiers’ behavior; from bodybuilder to feeble and frightened – one prisoner’s story; Israel bulldozes cemetery; Netanyahu trip to US planned to avoid stops where he could be arrested; US: 500-lb bombs ok; 2000-lb bombs not yet; more.
All of Gaza suffering under famine – Day 276
Famine everywhere in Gaza; Palestinian detainees continue to report horrific torture; West Bank property for sale to US Jews; Archbishop of Canterbury weighs in on Gaza; Lobby Watch: Avril Haines claims Iran is funding Gaza war protests; Israeli violence all over West Bank; Netanyahu “deliberately complicates truce talks”; more.
Israel issues relentless evacuations, creates endless medical crises – Day 275
Near zero medical services in Gaza City; malnutrition & cancer deaths, risks to lives of babies – as aid trucks sit at the border; Gaza death toll likely far larger than reported; released Palestinian prisoners found dead; Israel reportedly allows shooting free-for-all; accusations that Netanyahu is actively thwarting ceasefire deal; more.
Israeli settler attacks surpass 1,000, as massacres in Gaza continue – Day 274
Israel perpetrates a staggering number of massacres in Gaza; Lancet: direct & indirect deaths in Gaza could be 186K; in Gaza City, Israel attacks alleged “safe zone”;
Rupert Murdoch: Israel’s Most Powerful Supporter; high-ranking Gazan official targeted; ceasefire wording games; Hamas recruitment; 1,000 Israeli settler attacks since October 7th; West Bank death; Gaza pier debacle; more.