Tags: civilian casualties

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.

In Gaza, We Now Ask: Will It Be the Cold, Hunger or Airstrikes That Kill Us?

Many Palestinians fled their tents amid airstrikes & icy storms, but where will they go? Where is safety? I saw children selling the simplest of sweets, their faces marked by exhaustion, just to buy a little flour. I asked them, “Aren’t you scared?” They answered: “If we don’t die from the bombing, we’ll die from this cold & hunger.”