Israeli army admits to assassinating Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza; did Israel abduct 15 paramedics in Rafah?; waste piling up in Gaza City; Israeli court extends Dr Hussam Abu Safia’s detention; Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal released from Israeli jail; progressive groups urge Senate to reject Mike Huckabee as Israel envoy; Trump launches ‘October 7 Joint Task Force’; more.
As rubble removal continues across Gaza, concerns are mounting over airborne dust that may carry asbestos fibers, posing health risks, including asbestosis, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases, health officials in Gaza say.
Palestinian film director and Academy Award-winner Hamdan Ballal was violently attacked by what his colleague described as a “lynch mob” of Israeli settlers. He was then arrested by Israeli soldiers.
“His ability to cover one of the most brutal military campaigns in recent history was almost beyond comprehension,” said a colleague of Hossam Shabat
Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad had been taken from his family in the middle of the night, beaten by Israeli soldiers, imprisoned in Israel, where he was fed meager portions of rotten food in overcrowded conditions and isolated completely from his family for over 5 months
Israel has begun the final stage of its genocide. Palestinians are being forced to choose between death or deportation. What we are witnessing dwarfs all the historical assaults on Palestinians.
Settlers entered a Palestinian family’s home in the early evening claiming that they had purchased it. The Palestinian family went out for an Iftar meal and when they returned, they found that settlers had entered the house, and soldiers prevented the family from entering.
Malnutrition alert; Israel attacks north and south; report: Israel reportedly planning more aggressive invasion of Gaza; teen dies in Israeli prison; a step forward for Trump’s Gaza plan; more.
Pro-Palestine protesters at UCLA who were attacked by a pro-Israel mob allege that the school did little to stop nearly five hours of violence, and respond with a lawsuit.
Working at PEN American has given me a firsthand look at how liberal institutions suppress pro-Palestinian voices. I continued cataloging Palestinian censorship place after place…