Standing at the Edge of the Iran War Cliff
If it seems bizarre that the outcome of a meeting between a US president’s designated negotiator and a foreign government minister could determine whether…
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Gaza is a ‘mass grave’ for Palestinians: MSF – War on Gaza Day 558
Palestinian journalist and family killed; Israel has no plans to allow food into Gaza; Gaza’s donkeys; weapons arrive in Israel by the planeload; Gaza…
Palestinian Boy Nearly Loses Eye After Israel Border Police Rubber Bullet Hits Him in East Jerusalem
The rubber bullet hit the 12-year-old in the head and fractured his skull, despite police regulations that prohibit firing rubber bullets at a person's…
Under Israel’s total blockade, children, infants struggle to survive – War on Gaza Day 557
Starvation, displacement; field hospital bombed; Hamas loses contact with Israeli hostage after airstrike; US sending more and more weapons to Israel; Gaza medics shot…
Masses of Israelis demand an end to war on Gaza – Day 556
Hamas will not "surrender"; Palestinian detainees released in poor health; Palm Sunday; Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque; US ok's weapon sale; protesters; Harvard
Israel bombs the last functioning medical facility in Gaza City – War on Gaza Day 555
Israeli drone kills 6 brothers; disappeared Gaza paramedic held in Israel; West Bank Christians mark Palm Sunday as Israel blocks access to Jerusalem; Israeli…
Arrested at 13 and ‘psychologically tortured to the last minute’
Ahmad Manasra was arrested at 13 and kept in solitary confinement for years. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia in prison and was at serious…
Israeli forces completely surround Rafah – War on Gaza Day 554
Gazans struggle to find clean water; Israeli military threatens to expand operations to “most of Gaza’s territory”; IDF unit involved in Gaza paramedics’ killing…
Dozens of Israeli airstrikes killed only women and children – war on Gaza Day 553
Palestinian family of 10 erased; only 1/3 of Gaza open to live in; Rafah completely besieged by Israeli forces; Israel prevents water pipeline repair;…
Amputees face life in Gaza with little treatment and less hope
UN agency says 4,700 new amputees during conflict. Prosthetics and other aid hard to get into blockaded Gaza. Doctors warn of further problems from…