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As Israel commits yet another war crime in Gaza, Biden still won’t acknowledge it’s happening –Day 242

[email protected] June 5, 2024 childhood malnutrition, f-35, famine, gaza police, international criminal court, Israel weapons, Lebanon, maersk, medical evacuation, Netanyahu, palestinian state, slovenia, war crime

Children going without food, bathrooms; in a bid for total lawlessness, Israel kills 8 Gaza police officers; thousands desperately need medical evacuation; Slovenia recognizes Palestinian state; Israel purchases F-35 fighter jets; Israel uses white phosphorous in Lebanon; Biden opines on Netanyahu’s war “strategy,” still can’t say “war crime”; US House passes bill calling to sanction ICC; more.

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Two more US officials resign over Biden administration’s position on Gaza war

[email protected] June 5, 2024 alex smith, Censorship, humanitarian aid to gaza, podcast, stacy gilbert

State Department officials say the administration is not telling the truth about Israel’s obstruction of aid to Palestinians in Gaza.

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Why Gaza’s Death Toll Is Probably Higher Than Reported

[email protected] June 5, 2024 epidemic, famine, humanitarian aid, Nakba, podcast

Starvation, unsanitary conditions, and bodies beneath the rubble have almost certainly contributed to a death toll much higher than what we have heard.

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Children of Gaza live amid sewage, trash, insects – and famine – Day 241

[email protected] June 4, 2024 ceasefire proposal, chris van hollen, famine, hostage deal, international court of justice, israeli hostages, palestinian state, podcast, pollution, sanctions, stacy gilbert, waste, West Bank

UNICEF says Gaza Children “need an immediate ceasefire”; desperation rips apart Gaza’s social fabric; Hamas says no new ceasefire proposal, but stands by previous one; UN experts call on global community to recognize Palestine; Israeli forces kill at least 5 Palestinians in West Bank; Israel conducts criminal investigations into 48 Gazan deaths; over 9,000 Palestinians have been “arrested” in West Bank since October 7th; 4 Israeli hostages dead, one by Israel; State Department veteran says administration submitted falsehoods to Congress; US senator calls for sanctions against Israeli minister…

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Gaza famine intensifies; Israeli government is on a collision course – Day 239

[email protected] June 2, 2024 ceasefire, chile, famine, genocide, hostage deal, humanitarian aid, Netanyahu, palestinian journalist, Rafah, unrwa, West Bank

Rafah is rubble, essentially without food, medical services; child dies of starvation; Jabalia in ruins; Israeli forces kill Palestinian journalist in Gaza, teenager in West Bank; ceasefire deal on the table, but Netanyahu wants total victory first; extremist ministers threaten to topple Israeli government; Netanyahu accepts invitation to speak before Congress; Finkelstein says Israel lobby dominates through wielding its wealth; Chile joins ICJ genocide case against Israel; …

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Stories of love, loss, and courage from Gaza

[email protected] June 1, 2024 forced disapearance, genocide, Rafah, refugee

More than anything else, the story of Palestine is the story of family. Read these accounts of life (and death) in Gaza from the Electronic Intifada.

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Ceasefire deal on the table, as Gazans survey the wreckage – Day 238

[email protected] June 1, 2024 blinken, ceasefire deal, ethnic cleansing, famine, hostage deal, Jabaliya, mass graves, Netanyahu, Rafah, rafah massacre

Biden presents ceasefire deal, Netanyahu says “non-starter”; Israel withdraws from Jabalia, leaving corpses, destruction, signs of ethnic cleansing in its wake; conditions in Rafah are “horrific and apocalyptic”; more mass graves discovered; Israel has made one third of Gaza “uninhabitable”; Blinken’s feeble commentary on Gaza’s famine; experts say Israel could have used smaller weapons, avoided mass casualties in Rafah last week; AND YET Congress invites Netanyahu to speak.

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Gaza’s Stolen Healers: Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention

[email protected] May 31, 2024 destroyed hospitals, detained medical staff, Dr. Adnan al-Bursh, Dr. Khaled Al Serr, gaza hospitals, healthcare workers, Israeli military, Israeli prisons, Ofer Prison, podcast, torture of detainees

According to the World Health Organization, at least 214 medical staff from Gaza have been detained by the Israeli military since October 7th. In early May, when Israeli authorities announced the death of well-known surgeon Adnan Al-Bursh, the world began to learn about the detention and alleged torture of Gazan medical professionals.

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Hostages of Israeli revenge in the Gaza Strip: Testimonies of 100 released Palestinian detainees reveal crimes of torture, cruel treatment

[email protected] May 30, 2024 abuse, arbitrary arrest, civilian detainees, detention centers, genocide, international obligations, Israeli military, podcast, testimonies, torture

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor documents the testimonies of about 100 released Palestinian detainees. These testimonies confirm that the Israeli authorities and army committed horrific crimes of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture, and inhuman and cruel treatment against thousands of Palestinian civilians who were arrested as part of Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip, ongoing since 7 October 2023.

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Israel’s latest offensives unleash ‘hell’ in Gaza, aid groups say

[email protected] May 29, 2024 childhood malnutrition, famine, humanitarian aid, humanitarian crisis, israeli bombardment, podcast, starvation, uprooted families, world food program

Fighting in the north and south has deepened Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and reversed recent gains by aid groups in staving off starvation and disease.

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