“I feel such pain in my heart after losing my dad,” said 12-year-old Gazal Basam at the camp for orphans. “I want to live like I did before the war, but I know life will never be the same again.”
In an emotional essay, former Palestinian negotiator Diana Buttu reacts to the ceasefire announcement, what it means for Palestinians, and what still worries her.
Israel killed 3 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday; no food aid yet; Palestinian killed in West Bank; Israeli media reports lies; Google sides with Israel again; more.
Israel kills 7 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, in spite of the ceasefire; Israel admits to restricting aid; Smotrich is talking about Gaza settlements again; ‘new Nakba’ in West Bank villages; Trump, Biden, Newsom
Hebrew-language Israeli media reports say there is a “secret clause” buried in the Gaza ceasefire agreement that would allow Israel to resume the war. Palestinians worry this is the pretext Netanyahu needs to get out of completing the deal.
Former US President Barack Obama has faced criticism for a social media post on the Gaza ceasefire that activists say dehumanizes Palestinians.
Pope Leo, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican State, praises journalists for risking their lives to report facts from conflict zones, including Gaza.
“There is nothing here that can be called life. We remain alive, struggling and enduring only for the sake of survival—nothing more. We have nothing.”
124 martyrs arrive at Gaza hospitals over the past 24 hours, 1 killed in Khan Younis; much to be sorted out in Gaza; Masafer Yatta faces major threat; Israeli prison officers abuse Palestinian detainees ahead of release; US troops arriving in Israel; more.
Israeli forces kill at least 19 Palestinians in Gaza, 1 in West Bank, on Friday, 463 known dead of starvation; aid trucks await Israel’s go-ahead; what is the “secret clause” in ceasefire agreement?; Israeli settlers disrupt olive harvest, right on schedule