“Hellish’ conditions throughout Gaza; 3 Palestinians killed in West Bank; Hezbollah’s promise to leave Israel alone; US may take till May to decide whether Israel is in compliance with int’l law; Israel: “UN resolution means nothing”; post-UN resolution, post-ICJ decision, Israel has made no changes; US refuses to stop aid airdrops after 18 deaths; “there could have been milk”; UN confirms genocide charge; who is arming Israel?
Israeli source of “executed children” lie admits story was untrue
Yossi Landau, who spread misinformation that has fueled and justified Israel’s brutal attack on Gaza, is not who he portrayed himself to be. Neither is his organization.
Another Israeli soldier admits to implementing the ‘Hannibal Directive’ on October 7
Captain Bar Zonshein recounts firing tank shells on vehicles carrying Israeli civilians on October 7. “I decide that this is the right decision, that it’s better to stop the abduction and that they not be taken,” he told Israeli media outlets.
Israeli General Admits War on Gaza Impossible Without US Support
Glenn Greenwald discusses Biden’s support for Israel’s intentional starvation of men, women, and children in Gaza. Citing the statement by an Israeli general that US support is what makes Israel’s actions possible, Greenwald concludes: “it’s Biden’s war.”
Questions, controversies, tempers swirl around UNSC ceasefire resolution – Day 171
Egos, assumptions, denialism accompany passage of UN Security Council resolution; meanwhile, another confirmation of genocide by Israel; German support for UNRWA; air drop deaths; hospitals under siege; Israel’s “compliance” with int’l law, more
Israeli Soldier’s Video Undercuts Medic’s Account of Sexual Assault
Israel and its friends have struggled to bring credibility to allegations of systematic rape by Hamas members on October 7th – once again, a testimony falls apart.
UN Security Council says Yes to ceasefire; US abstains
At long last, the UN Security Council agrees on a ceasefire demand. (Two aspects have potential impacts not widely discussed.) All that remains is for Israel to comply.
More hospital invasions, massacres, rape – and UNRWA banned in north – Day 170
Now 3 hospitals in Gaza under siege, horrific stories coming out; Israel bans all UNRWA aid deliveries in northern Gaza, as famine draws closer; sexual violence against Gazan women is underreported, say UN rapporteurs; yet another flour massacre kills at least 20; NGOs pressure Biden admin to honestly engage with Israel on compliance with int’l law; Palestinian children in prison; Kamal implies consequences are a possibility if Israel attacks Rafah
A moment of hope, a day of outrageous Israeli crimes – Day 169
UN chief offers words of solidarity with Gaza; meanwhile, Israeli forces commit another “flour massacre,” atrocities in multiple hospitals; kill 3 journalists, torch houses with residents still inside; reports of rapes; upcoming UNSC vote on ceasefire, loss of livestock and livelihoods in Gaza, Israeli hostage dies…
Report: Israeli forces strip, rape pregnant Gazan woman in public
Palestinian women have frequently reported being raped or threatened with rape by Israeli soldiers. This incident is particularly horrific.