Human Rights Watch calls for sanctions on Israel; young Christian woman kidnapped by Israeli forces in West Bank, her whereabouts unknown; Tucker Carlson interviews Bethlehem pastor about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians; Israel mulls hostage-for-prisoner exchange; Turkey initiates restrictions on exports to Israel; Australia may recognize Palestinian state; “What crime is Israel hiding?” asks Foreign Press Association; US pier may cost up to $200 million…
Tags: West Bank
Israel faces possible embargo, war crime accusation, threats from Biden and Iran – Day 181
Times have been rough for Israel, thanks to a UN vote to halt arms sales, a Human Rights Watch war crime report, an angrier than usual Biden, a shake-up in the military ranks, and global scrutiny of AI targeting of people in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel killing of Gazans and West Bank Palestinians continues, released Gaza captives show signs of torture – and another October 7th “friendly fire” incident is identified
More aid workers killed in Gaza in a few weeks than in any of the last 26 years world wide – Day 180
Humanitarian aid crisis deepens as groups suspend services in Gaza, citing safety concerns; survival on 245 calories a day; Israeli doctor: legs amputated due to handcuff injuries is a routine event; journalist deaths; devastation at Al Shifa Hospital; re World Central Kitchen massacre: “every commander sets the rules for himself”; UN considers resolution to impose arms embargo on Israel…
Aid providers pulling out of Gaza, citing Israel’s failure to protect them (from itself) – Day 179
Israel makes humanitarian work deadly; airstrike on World Central Kitchen reportedly intentional; Palestinian doctors targeted; West Bank incarceration of Palestinians way up; Israel targets Al Jazeera News for closure; Gaza suffered about $18.5 billion in damages to critical infrastructure in the first four months of the Israeli bombardment; Islamophobia on the rise in US – tied to Gaza
Israeli strike kills American & aid workers with US charity from all over the world, and other atrocities – Day 178
US citizen & 6 other US nonprofit aid workers killed by Israel; nothing left of Al Shifa Hospital but debris & horror stories; journalist, West Banker killed; Rafah; Biden mulls $18 billion weapons transfer to Israel; new Israeli law targets Al Jazeera for shut-down; Israel bombs Iranian embassy in Syria, killing 7; Israeli land grab; Spain to recognize Palestine
Biden ok’s sale of fighter jets, thousands of one-ton bombs to Israel, again – Day 175
Israel to receive billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets from US; another flour massacre; Hannibal Directive; Israel wants US to pay for multinational aid distribution team; West Bank youth killed; “ecocide” in Gaza; Netanyahu reportedly rejects hostage deal; more
“Gaza has shattered humanity’s records for its darkest chapters” – Day 172
“Hellish’ conditions throughout Gaza; 3 Palestinians killed in West Bank; Hezbollah’s promise to leave Israel alone; US may take till May to decide whether Israel is in compliance with int’l law; Israel: “UN resolution means nothing”; post-UN resolution, post-ICJ decision, Israel has made no changes; US refuses to stop aid airdrops after 18 deaths; “there could have been milk”; UN confirms genocide charge; who is arming Israel?
7,000 truckloads of aid reportedly waiting at Gaza-Egypt border – Day 168
Thousands of tons of aid for Gazans out of reach; US Congress passes bill that eliminates funding for UNRWA, gives $4 billion to Israel; UNSC resolutions; EU unified in call for ceasefire; on World Water Day, water crisis in Gaza; Israel will invade Rafah with or without US; Israel may not be eligible for US military aid; West Bank land seizure…
Possible mass executions of Palestinians during Israeli siege of hospital – Day 167
Horrific scenes during 5th day of Israel’s siege on Al Shifa hospital; “ambiguous,” “hypocritical” US resolution in UN Security Council is vetoed; “even if the whole world is against us,” Rafah assault will happen; multiple Palestinian deaths in West Bank; Israel wants more US weapons, while UK considers weapons embargo; more money for Israel
Netanyahu wants to ethnically cleanse Gazans using US-made port – Day 166
Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing scheme; aid workers killed; Israel won’t coordinate rescue for injured; new film on October 7th; multiple Palestinians killed in West Bank; Netanyahu + Congress; Jack Lew’s laughable endorsement of Israel; Canada halts arms exports to Israel; campaign to get Israel boycott in FIFA; more