A first: US official acknowledges “famine is underway” in Gaza – Day 188
US official finally uses the f-word (famine); Iran retaliation for provocative Israeli attack possibly this weekend; Wash Post lists Gaza aid items Israel has…
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UNICEF vehicle targeted, Hamas leader’s family members assassinated – Day 187
UNICEF says its vehicle hit by live fire while waiting to enter northern Gaza; Israeli airstrike kills 3 sons, 4 grandchildren of Ismail Haniyeh,…
Israel boasts of humanitarian aid flooding in to Gaza – so, where is it? – Day 186
Human Rights Watch calls for sanctions on Israel; young Christian woman kidnapped by Israeli forces in West Bank, her whereabouts unknown; Tucker Carlson interviews…
UNICEF: “Children dying of infections”; Israel claims to be opening bakeries, allowing more aid in – Day 185
Israel is making big promises to the people of Gaza; State of Palestine UN application; "it will happen," Netanyahu says of Rafah invasion; 400…
Israel shoots first, asks questions later – Day 183
Massacre of World Central Kitchen staff continues to haunt Israel; no noticeable improvement in entry of aid; trash is a serious problem in Gaza;…
Six months on, Gaza is a “betrayal of humanity” – Day 182
UN leaders reflect on 6 months of slaughter; Israel admits to "grave mistake" in targeting of World Kitchen; US on high alert for possible…
Israel faces possible embargo, war crime accusation, threats from Biden and Iran – Day 181
Times have been rough for Israel, thanks to a UN vote to halt arms sales, a Human Rights Watch war crime report, an angrier…
2024 spending bill disburses over $20 million per day to or because of Israel
US spending for Israel takes 2 forms: some money goes directly to Israel; some goes to items because they benefit Israel. Recent legislation contains…
More aid workers killed in Gaza in a few weeks than in any of the last 26 years world wide – Day 180
Humanitarian aid crisis deepens as groups suspend services in Gaza, citing safety concerns; survival on 245 calories a day; Israeli doctor: legs amputated due…
Aid providers pulling out of Gaza, citing Israel’s failure to protect them (from itself) – Day 179
Israel makes humanitarian work deadly; airstrike on World Central Kitchen reportedly intentional; Palestinian doctors targeted; West Bank incarceration of Palestinians way up; Israel targets…