Israel clearly prioritizes land over hostages, kills children playing in al Shati camp; Pentagon confirms US military will have boots on the ground in Israel; (illegal) booby-trapped robots; no rest for Lebanon; UNIFIL peacekeepers under attack again; Hezbollah rocket kills Israeli soldiers; another Palestinian dies in Israeli prison
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Israel abuses prisoners, asylum seekers, as it continues to pound Gaza – Day 344
Another Palestinian among 26 Gazans killed; Israeli keeps missing its target – a civil defense officer – but kills his entire family; famine, heavy rains, high tides threaten the besieged population of Gaza; the elderly are disproportionately dying in Gazan genocide; more detainees released in bad condition; Israel admits it likely killed 3 hostages whose deaths it blamed on Hamas; Palestinian Authority will take Israel to ICC over killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi; Israeli settler attack caught on video; Israel exploits African asylum seekers; Yemen missile reaches outskirts of Tel Aviv, survives interception; Israel’s latest “oopsie-daisy”; CodePink has plans for Netanyahu; more.
Gaza children vaccinated against polio, West Bank and Israel in chaos – Day 330
72K polio vaccines administered in central Gaza; Day 5 of Israel’s attack on Jenin “like an earthquake has struck the city”; Israel has killed 7 youths in a week in West Bank; renowned Gaza doctor still disappeared; Israeli forces killed near Hebron; Israel in turmoil after 6 hostages’ bodies recovered; Ben Gvir calls for death penalty for Palestinian prisoners; more.
No end in sight for Gaza bloodshed, 1,000 women & children imprisoned by Israel – Day 310
Israel’s claims about the school massacre refuted; 75th anniversary of Geneva Conventions – the Rules of War that no one follows; West Bank deaths; Iran attack could be imminent; West calls on Iran, but not Israel, to refrain from retaliation; 300 Israelis hold rally by Gaza border, demand Israelis re-colonize Strip; Israeli hostage executed in response to massacre; more.
As ceasefire moves closer, Netanyahu trying to “sabotage” deal; Gaza death toll passes 38,000 – Day 271
Netanyahu thwarts ceasefire; more people killed in Gaza; vital humanitarian aid at a standstill; pro-Israel influencers with millions of followers attend Israel-sponsored strategy conference in NY; Israel destroys 600-year-old mosque; largest Israeli West Bank land grab in three decades; Palestinian citizens of Israel are an “existential threat”; leaked document shows Israel’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gazans; more.
Gaza’s “lost generation of children” Day 252
Gazan children suffer loss of family members, education, health; 14 year old dies from starvation; US sanctions extremist settler group, mulls dismantling Gaza pier; Israel has killed more Israeli hostages; US House votes to block funding for Gaza reconstruction; boycotting is gaining ground; more.
Alarm over unexploded ordnance, depleted uranium in Gaza – Day 248
Gaza pier: futile – or worse?; Questions about Gazan journalist; Americans reject arming Israel; the dangers of unexploded ordnance & depleted uranium in Gaza; US’s support for a ceasefire; Israeli prisoners, like Gazans, are malnourished; Israeli forces kill 6 Palestinians in West Bank; more on Briahna Joy Gray firing…
Palestinians massacred in “rescue” operation lauded by US
While Israelis celebrated the release of 4 captives by the military, Palestinians mourned hundreds of people killed during the operation. Mangled bodies of men, women and children were strewn about… the floating pier built by the US appears to have been used in the raid… Feigning civilian status, as Israeli forces seem to have done, may violate int’l law… some captives said to have been killed during the assault
Children of Gaza live amid sewage, trash, insects – and famine – Day 241
UNICEF says Gaza Children “need an immediate ceasefire”; desperation rips apart Gaza’s social fabric; Hamas says no new ceasefire proposal, but stands by previous one; UN experts call on global community to recognize Palestine; Israeli forces kill at least 5 Palestinians in West Bank; Israel conducts criminal investigations into 48 Gazan deaths; over 9,000 Palestinians have been “arrested” in West Bank since October 7th; 4 Israeli hostages dead, one by Israel; State Department veteran says administration submitted falsehoods to Congress; US senator calls for sanctions against Israeli minister…
Israel’s national murder-suicide pact: Internalizing the “Hannibal Directive”
Speaking of 9-year old Emily’s short time in Palestinian captivity, Thomas Hand said that the Israeli military “had to do everything in its powers to destroy Hamas,” even if that meant killing his own daughter.