Women, children, and seniors are among the injured and dead in Gaza, as Israel continues its bombardment of the blockaded population.
UPDATE from Gaza: Israeli attacks leave 24 Palestinians dead, over 200 injured
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UPDATE from Gaza: Palestinian death toll reaches 15; half of injured are children
Israeli airstrikes have killed 15 Palestinians; at least 140 Palestinians – more than half children, and many women – have been injured, including some who suffered life-threatening wounds. In only two days, Israel has targeted 650 homes and buildings. This is a developing story.
Gaza: Israeli attack kills 10 Palestinians, injures 48
Israel initiated airstrikes on Gaza residential neighborhoods Friday, with deadly results. This is a developing story.
Israel’s epidemic rate of medical permit denial for Gaza’s children
It’s been a problem for years, but it’s getting worse: Israel routinely denies travel permits for Gazan children needing advanced medical treatment; Israel also blocks entrance of advanced medical equipment to Gaza’s doctors.
After 15 years of blockade, 4 of 5 children in Gaza struggle with depression, grief & fear
A detailed report by Save the Children found Gazan children living in a perpetual state of fear, worry, sadness & grief, waiting for the next Israeli invasion…
Gaza: Israel’s ‘Open-Air Prison’ at 15
Human Rights Watch offers a scathing report on Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza – on the 15-year anniversary of Israel’s brutal blockade.
Israel ‘top priority’ is to discredit UN, Rapporteur says Israel commits apartheid
UN Special Rapporteur reports that Israel’s actions amount to apartheid… Israel is planning a campaign to discredit a UN investigation, concerned that it will refer to Israel as an “Apartheid state” and its findings could damage Israel’s reputation among progressives in the West…
One-minute video on Ukraine & Palestine
This short video shows the war on Ukrainians & the war on Palestinians, and the tragic suffering of both populations…
The World United for Sanctions on Russia. Why Can’t It Do the Same for Palestinians?
What Palestinians have been asking for over the last 50 years – international actions to stop an aggressive occupier – were implemented for Ukrainians within seven days. A parallel demand for such actions to benefit Palestinians sounds like a stale joke…
ADL changes its definition of racism to make Whoopi Goldberg ‘guilty’
The ADL has just changed its definition of racism following backlash over recent remarks by Whoopi Goldberg about racism and the Holocaust. This isn’t the first time the ADL has changed a definition for a political purpose…And it’s not the first time Whoopi has come under fire by Israel partisans – in 2012 she was attacked for a tweet about Gaza…