Gaza’s child martyrs; Israel kills 2 prominent journalists, one leaves pre-written message; Palestinian Oscar winner missing after being severely beaten by Israeli settlers; UNRWA cutting staff after Israeli attacks on staff; Israel investigating officer who ordered destruction of cancer hospital; US deflects questions on Israeli killings of journalists in Gaza, blames Hamas
Israel’s violent history against US citizens reveals a shocking pattern of attacks, cover-ups, and impunity.
Israel’s war on Gaza resumes after consultation with Trump; charities running out of food as Israel keep aid trucks out; Jenin refugee camp in West Bank ‘100 percent destroyed’; Yemen responds to US attack
Western leaders and media are helping bolster a propaganda narrative about the hostages that makes the resumption of Israel’s slaughter all but inevitable.
Hamas issued a 16-page document on Jan. 20, 2024 to ‘clarify the reality of what happened on Oct. 7, the motives behind it, its general context related to the Palestinian cause, as well as a refutation to the Israeli allegations.’ A second item contains reflections by a senior Hamas leader on the attack & its aftermath
Trump’s executive order re-designates Yemen’s Houthis a “foreign terrorist organization.” He vowed to dismantle the group’s capabilities, a decision that seemed at odds with his proclaimed anti-interventionist stance, “America first” rhetoric. Critics argue this positions the US on a path to war with Yemen, a step many say aligns with Israel’s interests more than those of the US.
Harsh conditions in Gaza, as Trump admin halts almost all foreign aid (Israel is exempt); private US security contractors to run checkpoints in Gaza; countdown to UNRWA departure; West Bank under fire; Pope Francis stays in touch with Gaza; Lebanon news; Harvard; more.
Aid groups are running out of options; Israel blocks probe into Hamas rape allegations to avoid investigation of Israeli sexual crimes; ceasefire, or no ceasefire?; “Generals Plan” mastermind says military efforts won’t work; Israel kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank; Israel destroys Araqeeb village for 234th time; Amnesty Int’l suspends Israel branch; Ireland joins ICJ genocide case against Israel; Michael Moore on Gaza and pro-Israel propaganda
Humanitarian aid orgs describe Israel’s total siege on northern Gaza using words like “extermination,” phrases like “most child amputees in modern history” and “no food distribution in any form”
A year’s worth of The Electronic Intifada’s investigative reporting, extensive monitoring and translation of the Hebrew-language Israeli media, and more has revealed that during the 7th offensive, Israel expanded the use of its murderous “Hannibal Directive” – designed to prevent soldiers from being taken alive as prisoners of war – by killing many of its own civilians… In fact, “Hannibal” began less than an hour after the Palestinian offensive began…