The current situation in Gaza and Israel is not what mainstream media reports portray. Here is the factual context and chronology, including videos…
What is behind the latest Israel-Gaza violence?
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Israeli Missiles Kill Eight Palestinians, Including A Child, In Gaza
Israel’s bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip continues, killing at least 4 more children and 4 adults. At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in 2 days (8 of them youth) in Gaza and the West Bank.
UPDATE from Gaza: Israeli attacks leave 24 Palestinians dead, over 200 injured
Women, children, and seniors are among the injured and dead in Gaza, as Israel continues its bombardment of the blockaded population.
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 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.
Israel announces ceasefire in Gaza operation. Both sides claim victory.
After claiming “great accomplishments,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announces ceasefire in Gaza operation. This follows 11 days of airstrikes on the people of Gaza, leaving at least 232 Gazans dead. 12 Israelis were also killed. Both sides claim victory.
Tell Congress: NO MORE MONEY TO ISRAEL. PERIOD.
We can do more than shake our heads and wring our hands over the situation in Gaza. We can contact those who send our money to Israel and tell them NO MORE.
Updated casualty figures from Gaza, Israel; US blocks UN statement, Israel targets journalists
Israeli warplanes continue to pummel Gaza, Health Ministry now reporting a death toll of 87 Palestinians – 18 of them children – and 530 wounded. Israeli casualties largely unchanged: 7 deaths, several dozen injuries. Biden administration blocks UN statement aimed at reducing violence. Journalism groups condemn Israel’s targeting of journalists.
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.