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
Ceasefire is falling apart, as Israel stands ready to resume fighting with greater intensity, continue starving the people of Gaza.
Palestinians in Israeli prisons experience systematic torture, atrocities; Israel’s [terrible] new Gaza plan; Israel seeks 6-week extension of ceasefire phase one; Israeli army concludes it was defeated by Hamas on 7 October; Knesset bill to annex West Bank settlements near Jerusalem; Israelis spit on Christian churches; US approves $3 billion military sales to Israel amid ceasefire talks; man convicted by US court of murdering six-year old Palestinian boy in hate crime
Israel finally releases 600+ Palestinian prisoners after delay; Israel refuses to withdraw from Philadelphi corridor despite agreement; Israeli army’s 7 Oct probe further confirms use of Hannibal Directive on October 7th; Gaza reconstruction, new school year; Airbnb and Booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land.
60th Palestinian detainee dies; others show signs of severe torture; US eyes real estate takeover of Gaza under guise of ‘rebuilding’; House committee told to use Hebrew term for Israeli-occupied West Bank; pro-Israel campus news
Tallying detained healthcare workers in Gaza; polio vaccine campaign; B’Tselem: Israeli gov’t is trying to destroy human rights orgs; Israel makes up new ceasefire rules; Netzarim-like land corridor in West Bank; critically ill Pope Francis still talks to Gazan parish regularly; more.
Babies die from cold; Netanyahu poised to back out of three-stage ceasefire deal; garbage crisis in Gaza; Palestinian prisoner dies in Israeli custody; West Bank is becoming more and more like Gaza; NYTimes fails accuracy test – again; another Israeli official makes blatant call for genocide; Trump’s latest pro-genocide policy; calls for war crime investigation of Biden admin; Bernie Sanders tries to stop weapons sales to Israel.
Israel has arrested a large number of Palestinian women and children since October 7th, 2023 – many have never been charged, let alone tried for a crime.
Hamas halts peace talks after Israel retains Palestinian prisoners; Israel ready to restart fighting “at any moment,” plans to bar former prisoners from Al Aqsa Mosque, attacks Palestinian funeral; latest on Bibas saga
After release of Israeli hostages, Israel plays fast and loose with Palestinian prisoners and their families; polio vaccines resume; update on Tel Aviv bus bombings; Israeli violence in West Bank; is the UK spying on Hamas for Israel?