New info and stats about the ongoing situation – updated regularly – also provides background & history. (This is pinned to the top – see additional new posts below.)
Gaza-Israel: Latest news and statistics (the first 25 days)
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Israeli soldier: ‘We killed a little boy, but it was within the rules’
Former IDF soldiers reveal how the army authorizes strikes in Gaza knowing civilians will be killed, so long as the number is deemed low enough.
Human Rights Watch: apparent war crimes by Israel during May attack on Gaza
Human Rights Watch investigated several Israeli attacks that resulted in particularly high numbers of civilian casualties – with no evident military target – and determined that the incidents may have been war crimes. Other Israeli attacks during the conflict were also likely unlawful.
Israeli war planes vs Palestinian balloons, kites & rockets
Much essential information is frequently omitted from US news coverage, including the vast difference in weaponry used in the “Israel-Hamas wars” – see this detailed report and videos of the weapons used by Israeli military forces and Palestinian resistance groups.
WITNESS: Israel is provoking Hamas, putting ceasefire at risk
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in its sixth day. Will it hold? That may depend on Israel (and it doesn’t look promising).
Israel police storm al Aqsa Mosque following Gaza ceasefire
Within hours after a ceasefire with Gaza begins, Israeli security forces raided the al Aqsa mosque after Friday prayers, claiming they were responding to stone-throwing. Meanwhile, Gaza digs out of the rubble left after 11 days of Israeli airstrikes.
Rare Congressional event: 20 Dems debate Israel-Palestine
A special gathering of Democratic Party House members discussed Israel-Palestine… here’s what they said.
Israel kills children, doctors in horrific nighttime massacre
The massacre early Sunday was “one of the most horrific crimes” Israel has committed during its ongoing war against the people of Gaza, according to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.
Death toll from Gaza (65, including 16 children), Israel (7), and continuing updates
As Israel continues its attacks on Gaza, and Gazan resistance fighters retaliate, the death toll continues to rise; Israeli rhetoric grows more hawkish; the US stands solidly by Israel’s side.
Israel arrests Palestinian politicians ahead of PA elections
As Palestinian elections gear up, Israel has been arresting Palestinian politicians in an attempt to suppress Palestinians’ exercise of political sovereignty and self-determination.