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Almost all of Gaza ‘totally and completely uninhabitable’ – Day 264

[email protected] June 27, 2024 AIPAC, BDS, caterpillar, destruction of gaza, home demolition, israel lobby, Jamaal Bowman, Lebanon, netanyahu speech to congress, palestinian prisoners, prisoner deaths

Israel deliberately bombs shelter centres, killing displaced people; 2,000 medical evacuations prevented by Rafah crossing closure; home demolition frenzy in West Bank; Palestinian prisoner deaths highest ever; Israel threatens could take Lebanon “back to the Stone Age”; Israeli VIPs urge Congress to “disinvite” Netanyahu; $25 milion buys an election for Israel; UC Berkeley pledges to expand antisemitism ed to all new students; Norwegian group divests from Caterpillar; more

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As Israel commits yet another war crime in Gaza, Biden still won’t acknowledge it’s happening –Day 242

[email protected] June 5, 2024 childhood malnutrition, f-35, famine, gaza police, international criminal court, Israel weapons, Lebanon, maersk, medical evacuation, Netanyahu, palestinian state, slovenia, war crime

Children going without food, bathrooms; in a bid for total lawlessness, Israel kills 8 Gaza police officers; thousands desperately need medical evacuation; Slovenia recognizes Palestinian state; Israel purchases F-35 fighter jets; Israel uses white phosphorous in Lebanon; Biden opines on Netanyahu’s war “strategy,” still can’t say “war crime”; US House passes bill calling to sanction ICC; more.

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Rafah’s displaced: ‘We read our last prayers every night’ – Day 131

[email protected] February 15, 2024 church of england, Fakhri Abu Diab, genocide, icj, israeli protesters, khan younis, Lebanon, Mohammad Ahmad Khdour, olive harvest, Pietro Parolin, settler violence, south africa, white phosphorus

Israeli protesters continue to block aid to Gaza; Khan Younis hospital in chaos; State of Palestine to present to ICJ report on Israel’s actions since genocide ruling; Gaza fishermen attacked; popular Gaza political analyst & family killed day after he appears on Al Jazeera; US investigating white phosphorus and 1-ton bombs used in Israel; US State Dept claims it expects a “quick, thorough, and transparent investigation” into the killing of 2nd American citizen in West Bank; Israel accuses South Africa of representing interests of the “Hamas terrorist organization”; Israel reportedly preparing for war with Lebanon; Pope’s 2nd in command condemns Israel’s actions – Israel calls his words “deplorable”; Church of England says Israel’s actions “can not be morally justified”; and more

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Israel denied 95% of fuel, medicine deliveries to north Gaza – Day 105

[email protected] January 20, 2024 Biden, field execution, Gaza, houthis, humanitarian aid, Israel, Keir Starmer, Lebanon, torture, West Bank

Shortages put infants, children at heightened risk; evidence of arbitrary field executions, torture of Gazans; UK Labor leader supports “inalienable right of Palestinian people”; American teen killed in West Bank; possible escalation in Lebanon in the offing; another strike on Houthis; Biden’s unrealistic expectations, Swiss investigating criminal complaint against Israeli president

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“Children eat rotten food, adults hunt cats: famine is coming for Gaza” – Day 85

Kathryn Shihadah December 31, 2023 ethnic cleansing, famine, gaza orphans, houthi, Lebanon, october 7, Right to Education, sexual violence

Gaza’s orphans; famine in the offing; the school and housing crises; NYT’s “investigation” into rape allegations falls short; free speech takes a hit in Berlin; Biden claims 2023 “accomplishments” include supporting Israel; longtime investigative journalist James Bamford exposes secretive operation

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Biden admin bypasses Congress for $147.5m weapons sale to Israel – Day 83

[email protected] December 29, 2023 aid to Israel, famine, Gaza, gilad erdan, humanitarian, Israel, Jerusalem, Lebanon, torture, West Bank

Biden admin bypasses Congress for 7.5m weapons sale to Israel – Day 83

Blinken avoids congressional oversight in weapon sale to Israel; Israeli military targets UN humanitarian aid convoy, historical sites, steals from Gazan homes; Gazan food insecurity is “catastrophic”; Israeli envoy threatens Lebanon; Gaza medical workers tortured, journalist killed; multiple incidents in West Bank; Friday worship disrupted in Jerusalem

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November 14: Today’s news on Palestine & Israel – Day 39

[email protected] November 14, 2023 ethnic cleansing, gaza hospital, hamas, humanitarian, Israel, israeli weapons, Lebanon

Gaza humanitarian & hospital updates, Israeli assaults, magnitude of Israel’s bombing, war crimes, West Bank news, ethnic cleansing

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Israeli & Lebanese analysts on Beirut blast & Israel

[email protected] August 7, 2020 Avi Benayahu, Beirut, Beirut blast, Gideon Levy, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon

Commentaries on the massive explosion in Beirut… Fingers point everywhere… Israeli hypocrisy… Prime Minister Netanyahu threatened Hezbollah in 2018: ‘Israel knows what you are doing and will not let you get away with it,’ notes the Israeli army said Hezbollah had a weapons store underneath the port of Beirut..

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“BREAKING: Israel Bombed Beirut” – Silverstein

[email protected] August 5, 2020 Beirut, Beirut explosion, Lebanon, Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein reports: “A confidential highly-informed Israeli source has told me that Israel caused the massive explosion at the Beirut port earlier today which killed over 100 and injured thousands. The bombing also virtually leveled the port itself and caused massive damage throughout the city…”

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Israel is trying to ‘suck America into’ Iranian war that could lead to world war — Lawrence Wilkerson

[email protected] March 6, 2018 Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, Lindsey Graham, Putin, Syria, wilkerson

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, speaks about the possible damage to the Middle East and beyond, if Israel gets its way. Israel needs the power of the US to go into attack mode against Iran’s proverbial “existential threat.” Contains a video of his speech.

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