Tags: civilian casualties

15 Family Members Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza; Only Seven-year-old, His Mother Survived

The likely target of last week’s IDF strike in Gaza City was a Hamas Finance Ministry employee. He and his five daughters were killed. ‘Everyone was gone – my brother and his kids, my sister and hers, my husband and our children,’ his wife said.

Israel’s False Paramedics Story Exemplifies Its Information War Against Palestinians

There are countless examples of Israel’s use of false, yet often unquestioned, narratives to defend attacks against Palestinians. The lies have provided cover for Israel’s persistent violations of international law. Palestinians must be heard, Israel must be held accountable, before it is too late.

The Starvation of Gaza

American Conservative: Israel ramps up its terror campaign. Nothing has entered Gaza for 50+ days. 2 million people are on the brink. We’re witnessing Israel’s solution to the Gaza question—a humanitarian crisis engineered by the Israeli government to remove an entire people it has deemed the equivalent of locusts. 

Haaretz: Israel Preparing to Turn Rafah – One-fifth of Gaza – Into Part of Buffer Zone

The Israeli military reports that the area to be confiscated includes the city of Rafah and its surrounding neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian residents will compelled to leave and not allowed to return. 
If the plan is carried out fully, the people of Gaza will be confined to two distinct areas and surrounded by Israeli military zones.