What would you pack if you had six minutes to abandon everything you had ever built? From Gaza, Roaa Shamallakh recounts her final minutes before forced displacement.
Six minutes to flee
Coming soon: Trump plan for Israeli annexation of the West Bank
Lost in the uproar over Donald Trump’s Gaza comments was another bombshell: the White House will soon announce its position on annexation of the West Bank. Signs indicate it will fully support expanding Israeli control over the occupied territory.
A third option for Gazans: Return to their original land
As some support Trump’s plan to move Gazans elsewhere, and others oppose such an expulsion almost no one mentions the third option – the one obvious, option for most of them: return to the lands from which they were violently expelled by Israeli forces in its founding war…
As Gazans starve and freeze, US approves $7.4bn weapons sale to Israel – Ceasefire Day 19
More weapons to Israel; Hannibal Directive on October 7th; Trump, Netanyahu float random destinations for ethnically cleansed Gazans; Trump’s ICC sanctions
American security contractors walking thin line in Gaza
Former private soldiers say this new way of war — unofficial boots on the ground through private military contractors — could go sideways, while giving governments political cover
Winter storms in Gaza, as Israel delays delivery of tents – Ceasefire Day 18
Brutal weather for Gazans with little or no shelter; Trump claims Israel will ‘hand over Gaza’ to US; horrors in West Bank, especially for children; far-right group in US is building a list of pro-Palestine activists to deport
Jabaliya Is Now a City of Rubble
I saw northern Gaza for the first time in 15 months: debris and dust—that is all that is left. Every block looks like it has been hit with several powerful earthquakes.
Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza “a moral abomination” – Ceasefire Day 17
In Gaza, snipers and winter storm; in US, pro-Israel legislation; US and Israel leave UN Human Rights Council; all about Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza
Iran Says Trump’s Concern About Nuclear Weapons Can Be Resolved
Iran’s Foreign Minister Araqchi made the remarks after U.S. President Trump restored his ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, which includes efforts to drive Iran’s oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon
WATCH: Social Media’s Role in Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel and pro-Israel advocacy groups have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on social media messaging to build “Brand Israel” and sway U.S. public opinion.