Sexual assaults by Israeli forces come to light; Palestinian journalist killed; Kamal Adwan’s De. Hussam Abu Safia held in Ofer Prison; ceasefire reports; pursuing a war criminal in Italy; Jimmy Carter olive grove; new settlement units; extremist Israeli settler leaders to be ‘special guests’ at Trump inauguration; more.
Commentary: The flames I see consuming the Palisades carry echoes of Gaza’s suffering: homes turned to ash, landscapes transformed, and lives upended…
Death is everywhere in Gaza; unexploded munitions litter the enclave; a prisoner swap deal may be close; Palestinian Authority besieges Jenin; 1,000 Israeli soldiers’ names sent to Int’l Criminal Court
The hope is that Abu Safiya will not suffer the fate of his colleague, the former head of orthopaedics at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital. After four months of abuse at Ofer prison, Bursh was dumped by guards in its yard, naked from the waist down, bleeding and unable to stand. He died a short time later.
“The refusal of the New York Times to run paid ads that call for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza is an outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth” – AFSC
The US is quick to condemn the actions in Sudan and refer to them as genocidal. Rightly so, and justice is needed in Sudan, but where is this sentiment in Gaza?
America’s newest $8 billion contribution to an increasingly normalized genocide and its bloody, barbarous, macabre delusions will ensure more of the same.
‘Of 200 bodies, only 10 were confirmed as Hamas members’: IDF soldiers who served in Gaza tell Haaretz that anyone who crosses an imaginary line in the contested Neztarim corridor is shot to death, with every Palestinian casualty counting as a terrorist – even if they were just a child
![“Thank you, US [taxpayers], for enabling us to wage war” with another $8B – Day 456](https://israelpalestinenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1-5-t-610x410.jpg "“Thank you, US [taxpayers], for enabling us to wage war” with another $8B – Day 456")
Biden adds $8 billion worth of fuel to the fire burning in Gaza, West Bank; Hamas offers Israel a hostage deal; Israeli hypocrisy on display
Israel attacks more northern Gaza hospitals; what will happen without UNRWA?; Palestinian journalist killed; Israel isn’t the only problem in West Bank; Biden admin proposes $8B arms deal with Israel; lawsuit against Congress members for supporting genocide; health workers’ global day of action for Gaza