More Israeli attacks, overwhelming medical facilities in Gaza; Biden has yet to comment on Saturday’s strike on “safe zone” that killed 90; Biden will meet with Netanyahu next week; truce talks reportedly ongoing; Israeli battalion that committed gross human rights abuses is shaping the fight in Gaza.
Two horrific Israeli massacres leave over 110 Palestinians dead – Day 280
Netanyahu alone is calling the shots as Israel’s massacre of 90 Palestinians in Mawasi camp misses Hamas target, but kills ceasefire talks; massive bombs may have been US-made; US Defense Sec’y stands by Israel’s decision to attack; UN special rapporteur says attack was a violation of int’l law; a separate attack in Shati refugee camp kills 20; Palestinian journalist killed; unimaginable humanitarian crisis; dangerous situation in West Bank; more.
Gaza has turned into Biden’s most perplexing moral and foreign policy failure
The US President has squandered his leverage over Netanyahu even as the Israeli leader continues to undermine him…
‘Suffering horrifically’: 10 months of Israel’s ‘war on children’ in Gaza
One of the main victims of the ongoing assault on Gaza has been a group that is, by far, the most defenseless and further removed from all that is driving Israel’s campaign of death and destruction: children…
Pro-Israel ADL ‘spied on’ African American activist over opposition to US-Israel police exchange program
The pro-Israeli Anti-Defamation League (ADL) surveyed the activists for their opposition to a program in which US police received training from Israeli military and police officials.
‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza
Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please, setting homes ablaze, and leaving corpses on the streets — all with their commanders’ permission.
“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…