Oxfam says Israel is killing 250 Gazans a day; importance of the Int’l Court of Justice hearing on genocide; US and UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen; Israeli media reports: Israeli army ordered mass Hannibal Directive on 7 Oct; calls for investigation of Israel’s killing of journalists
A special bond between Palestine and South Africa; OCHA reports on Israel’s antagonism over humanitarian aid; deadly airstrike in Deir Al Balah; white-flag-waving grandmother killed; Israel’s bombing and climate change; Blinken claims don’t pass the smell test; ADL number-crunching; Palestinian prisoner annual report
Israel is “obligated” to bring food into the Gaza Strip; Gazan journalist killed; Israel approves 700 East Jerusalem housing units; Israeli Pres Herzog in genocide denial; Netanyahu wants cash from Emirates – the reply: “Ask Zelensky for money,”
Two more Palestinian journalists killed; Ha’aretz calls for probe into Israeli “friendly fire” on October 7th; humanitarian aid dismally slow; ignoring the whole point of Houthi resistance; South Africa’s genocide campaign picks up speed – except in Knesset; West Bank deaths; Israel top court says No to foreign journalists in Gaza; AIPAC news; Hezbollah leader killed
EuroMed Monitor reports on Israel’s profound damage to Gaza, torture of Gazan prisoners; Israeli public invited to conference on moving to Gaza; 8 Palestinians (including a toddler), 1 Israeli soldier killed in West Bank/E. Jerusalem; 2 more journalists killed, including son of Al Jazeera’s Wael Dahdouh, Blinken offers hollow condolences
Israel reportedly targeting random civilians, stealing 1,100 Gazan corpses from cemeteries; US senators critical of border policy for aid; 39 UPenn profs take propaganda trip to Israel; MSF evacuates hospital; Israeli settlers out of control; Chilean lawyers support Palestine; African countries deny discussing accepting displaced Gazans
Hunger, cold, and lack of basic necessities – plus Israeli bombardment put Gazans at risk; another journalist killed; Israel’s search for a place to send ethnically cleansed Gazans – and other post-war possibilities; West Bank death; Palestinian prisoners; MacDonalds boycott
A New York Times “investigation” claiming a pattern of rape by Hamas on October 7 lacks credibility & is renounced by main victim’s family and a major feminist organization
US in denial about genocide; HRW report on torture of Palestinian captives; another Biden appointee quits over Gaza; explosions in Iran kill over 100; Israel killed another Israeli hostage; Netanyahu mulls sending Gazans to Congo; refugee camp in West Bank under siege
With increasing focus on Iran, It’s important to understand the past history. This is especially valuable since some aspects are frequently misreported – and since Israel has a long history of trying to get the US to attack Iran as it did Iraq.