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West Bank faces massive Israeli attack, as Gaza bleeds – Day 326

[email protected] August 29, 2024 al-aqsa mosque, namibia, polio, Rafah, sanctions, Sde Teiman, settler violence, West Bank, world food program

Massive Israeli raid enters second day, US has no comment; Israeli drone strike kills 13-year-old and 17-year-old Palestinian brothers in WB; Israel admits to response failure in recent settler attack; strikes on Gaza continue, as Israel withholds necessities; Israeli forces target World Food Program vehicle; satellite imagery shows vast destruction of Rafah; US sanctions a few more settlers; Israeli gang rape alleged perp is TV star; possible religious war looms over Al Aqsa, as Israel plans to fund settler visits; Namibia adheres to Genocide Convention; more.

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Gaza records first polio case in 25 years – Day 314

[email protected] August 17, 2024 arms embargo, ceasefire, DNC, freedom flotilla, from the river to the sea, humanitarian aid, icc arrest warrant, Jayson Gillham, Mark Smith FCDO, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, pogrom, polio, safe zone, UC Irvine, uncommitted movement

Polio epidemic begins; new flyers about Gaza to distribute; just 11 percent of Gaza for Gazans; Israeli settlers carry out pogrom; Gaza Freedom Flotilla drawing near; Israeli leaders mull how to dodge ICC arrest warrants; German courts grapple with the meaning of “from the river to the sea”; Dems want ceasefire and arms embargo, but will Kamala listen?; senior UK diplomat resigns over Gaza; “Blue Vote Red Line” movement continues to gather signatures; more

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Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 100 people as they pray – Day 307

[email protected] August 10, 2024 anti-boycott legislation, ben gvir, gaza school bombing, military aid to israel, netzah yehuda, palestinian journalists killed, polio, sexual violence, torture, war crime

Israel drops 6,000 lbs of bombs on Gaza school; US poised to send Israel $3.5 billion, including to extremist battalion; 2 more journalists killed; waiting for “inevitable” polio outbreak as Israel blocks vaccines; new possible war crime; water & sanitation systems in shambles; more on Israeli torture of Palestinian prisoners – as Biden admin shrugs; Israeli alleged rapist calls for support; yet another anti-boycott bill introduced in Senate; more.

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ActionAid describes Gaza as “one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world” – Day 296

[email protected] July 30, 2024 actionaid, ceasefire, Church of Saint Porphyrius, Druze, GUANTÁNAMO, humanitarian aid gaza, itamar ben gvir, majdal shams, palestinian prisoner, polio, prison rape, prisoner abuse

Polio epidemic in the offing for Gaza; ActionAid decries horrific conditions; OCHA describes intolerable humanitarian situation; Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City damaged by an Israeli airstrike; Netanyahu claims he is not stalling ceasefire talks – Hamas is; Majdal Shams claims and counterclaims, Druze plead for no retaliation from Israel; world leaders keep forgetting that Golan Heights is occupied; Israeli soldiers suspected of raping Palestinian prisoner arrested, sparking far-right riot; Palestinian detainees compare prison conditions to Guantanamo; Ben Gvir makes the region more dangerous for Palestinians.

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Israel attacks Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon with US, NATO weapons – Day 287

[email protected] July 21, 2024 aid to Israel, biden withdrawal, houthis, icj ruling, israel lobby, lebanon attack, nato, palestinians at the olympics, polio, Sir Alan Duncan, West Bank, yemen attack

Baby born after mother killed in Gaza; Israeli raids in West Bank tripled; Palestinians at the Olympics; Israel gets weapons from countries that have officially halted arms sales; Israel bombs Lebanon, Yemen; Israel’s privileged soldiers will be vaccinated against polio, as Gazans remain at risk; Netanyahu’s intransigent response to ICJ; UK minister calls out pro-Israel lobby; how much aid has the US given Israel since October 7th?; Biden’s withdrawal may be linked to Netanyahu’s visit; Germany criticizes Israel’s opposition to Palestinian state; more.

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