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vermes82 December 9, 2023, 1:30pm 1376

BBC News

Israel-Gaza: The status quo is smashed. The future is messy and dangerous

Even when the war between Israel and Hamas ends, there is no easy future, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says.

GagHalfrunt December 9, 2023, 2:28pm 1377

the Guardian – 9 Dec 23

Civilians make up 61% of Gaza deaths from airstrikes, Israeli study finds

Civilian proportion of deaths is higher than that in all world conflicts in 20th century, Haaretz newspaper says

the Guardian – 9 Dec 23

There is mass murder being carried out in Gaza and the world is just...

Right now, the global rules-based order doesn’t seem to matter, says Husam Zomlot, Palestinian ambassador to the UK

AP News – 8 Dec 23

Bloodshed, fear, hunger, desperation: Palestinians try to survive war's new...

In recent days, Israeli tanks have rumbled into southern Gaza, starting with Khan Younis. It marks a grim new chapter in the war that the Gaza Health Ministry says has already killed over 17,000 Palestinians and the United Nations estimates has...

Al-Ahram:
5,000 Israeli soldiers wounded since start of war in Gaza: Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot

+972 Magazine – 8 Dec 23

Palestinians recount abuse inside Israeli prisons

Newly released inmates detail cases of humiliation, torture, rape threats, and a prisoner beaten to death by Israeli forces in the weeks since October 7.

Est. reading time: 18 minutes

the Guardian – 9 Dec 23

Biden administration uses emergency authority to sell tank shells to Israel

The state department used an emergency declaration to sell $106.5m worth of ammo for Israel’s Merkava tanks

BBC News

Israel-Gaza war: Half of Gaza's population is starving, warns UN

Conditions in Gaza have made the delivery of food almost impossible, the UN World Food Programme says.

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GagHalfrunt December 10, 2023, 1:50pm 1379

the Guardian – 10 Dec 23

UN chief vows to go on seeking ceasefire in Gaza despite US veto

António Guterres says UN has no clear route map to stop conflict and world institutions are ‘caught in a time warp’

the Guardian – 10 Dec 23

‘I keep asking myself how will I die?’ Gaza residents in fear as battle for...

The Israeli military has launched a relentless bombardment of the city, which it claims is the Hamas command centre

the Guardian – 10 Dec 23

Sisi poised to win power again, but Egyptians’ minds are on Gaza

There’s no chance of a fair election on Sunday, but Egypt president’s weakness on Gaza is showing in a country racked by poverty, corruption and inflation

the Guardian – 10 Dec 23

Groundbreaking graphic novel on Gaza rushed back into print 20 years on

When Joe Sacco created Palestine no one knew what ‘comics journalism’ was. Now his pioneering book has eager new readers

Al Jazeera

‘Alarming’: Palestinians accuse ICC prosecutor of bias after Israel visit

While the ICC offers an alternative to Israeli courts, no arrest warrants have been issued against Israeli officials.

anon61221983 December 10, 2023, 8:33pm 1380

Also recommended by Sacco (which is mentioned in the article)…

en.wikipedia.org

Footnotes in Gaza

Footnotes in Gaza is a journalistic graphic narrative by Joe Sacco about bloody incidents between Israelis and Paletinians in Gaza during the Suez Crisis. It was published in 2009 by Henry Holt and Company in the U.S. and Jonathan Cape in the UK. The book describes the author's quest to get to the bottom of what happened in Khan Yunis and in Rafah in Gaza in November 1956. According to United Nations figures quoted in the book, Israeli forces killed 275 Palestinians in Khan Yunis on 3 November 1...

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GagHalfrunt December 10, 2023, 9:46pm 1381

the Guardian – 10 Dec 23

‘People will die in the streets’: Gaza dreads onset of winter as disease rises

Rain and storms scatter the tents of the displaced, healthcare has collapsed, and the fear is things are about to get even worse

the Guardian – 10 Dec 23

Biden under scrutiny after bypassing Congress to supply tank shells to Israel

Administration reportedly not carrying out continual assessments on whether war crimes being committed in Gaza

vermes82 December 11, 2023, 5:18am 1382

iHeart

The Right Wing Palestine Grifters Part 1: The Left Creates a Monster - It...

In the first of three episodes about the right wing grifters exploiting Israel's crimes in Palestine we look at the conditions on the left that made their rise possible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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GagHalfrunt December 11, 2023, 12:13pm 1383

the Guardian – 11 Dec 23

Israeli troops reach heart of Khan Younis as Hamas threatens lives of...

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on Hamas fighters to surrender

Middle East Eye

Palestinians in Bethlehem cancel Christmas celebrations amid Gaza devastation

Decorations, parades and usual shows of festivities will not go ahead this year as Christians mourn those killed in Gaza

uncaptured.media

Fresh testimony reveals how Israel killed captives in Kibbutz Be’eri on...

Hadas Dagan is the sole survivor of Israeli shelling of a house in Be’eri where 14 hostages were killed. She has withheld her testimony, until now.

Note that the source for this story is an interview on an Israeli television channel. The witness did not condemn the IDF for opening fire on the house.

anon97585346 December 11, 2023, 3:18pm 1384

Washington Post – 11 Dec 23

Israel used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus in Lebanon attack

An analysis of shell fragments shows Israel used U.S.-made white phosphorus munitions in an attack that a rights group says should be investigated as a war crime.

https://archive.ph/xrtIl

GagHalfrunt December 11, 2023, 3:42pm 1385

ReliefWeb

Deaths by starvation and disease may top deaths by bombs as families squeezed...

News and Press Release in English on occupied Palestinian territory about Food and Nutrition, Health and more; published on 9 Dec 2023 by Save the Children

vermes82 December 11, 2023, 5:57pm 1386

euronews

Israel trying to clear Palestinians from Gaza - UN agency head

An Israeli government spokesperson called these allegations "outrageous and false".

GagHalfrunt December 11, 2023, 7:55pm 1387

the Guardian – 11 Dec 23

Israel rejects claims it is trying to force Palestinians out of Gaza

WHO chief says Gaza’s health system is ‘on its knees and collapsing’ amid intensifying ground offensive

the Guardian – 11 Dec 23

Gaza ceasefire negotiations unlikely to restart for weeks, diplomats say

Second pause may rely upon Israel proving it has captured or killed some of Hamas’s senior operatives

the Guardian – 11 Dec 23

Gaza diary part 33: ‘These days I am afraid of checking my phone’

Ziad, a 35-year-old Palestinian, on new parents’ struggles, letting his cat mate, a visit to the pharmacy, and hearing the news that a friend has been killed

the Guardian – 11 Dec 23

Harvard professors defend president amid calls to resign after statements on...

Petition to Harvard Corporation, which has authority to fire Claudine Gay, urges it not to bend to lawmakers’ demands

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anon61221983 December 12, 2023, 1:02am 1388

FOREVER WARS – 11 Dec 23

College Students Could Never Give Hamas As Much Money As Netanyahu Did

Hey, Anti-Defamation League, I hear you're really concerned about who commits material support for terrorism! PLUS: A free screening of the groundbreaking documentary 'Israelism'!

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vermes82 December 12, 2023, 5:23am 1389

iHeart

The Right Wing Palestine Grifters Part 2: From Anti-Imperialist to Anti-Trans...

In part 2, Mia, Robert, and Garrison discuss how the injection of conspiracy culture and the structure of left media allowed leftist media figures to make hard right turns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GagHalfrunt December 12, 2023, 1:35pm 1390

the Guardian – 12 Dec 23

Israel says operation against Hamas could last months as heavy fighting...

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant says next phase of the war would see low-intensity fighting against ‘pockets of resistance’

the Guardian – 12 Dec 23

‘Hugely frustrating’: international media seek to overcome Gaza ban

Journalists stopped from entering via Israel and Egypt have to rely mostly on Palestinian insiders and social media

the Guardian – 12 Dec 23

‘I’m not just covering the news – I’m living it’: Gaza’s citizen journalists...

Plestia Alaqad went from Instagrammer to reporter after her footage of Israel’s assault on besieged enclave went viral

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vermes82 December 12, 2023, 1:40pm 1391

euronews

Hamas at 'breaking point', claims Israel

The EU's top diplomat has warned of an "apocalyptic" situation in the Gaza Strip, meanwhile.

GagHalfrunt December 12, 2023, 2:52pm 1392

Committee to Protect Journalists – 11 Dec 23

Father of Al-Jazeera's Anas Al-Sharif killed in Gaza after journalist...

Washington, D.C., December 11, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply saddened by the killing of the father of Anas Al-Sharif, a reporter and videographer for Al-Jazeera Arabic in northern Gaza, and reiterates its call for the protection...

Est. reading time: 3 minutes

anon61221983 December 12, 2023, 4:16pm 1393

This is the 3rd or 4th time they’ve said that, though. They keep claiming to be at the edge of victory, but then the war continues. If they really are so close to breaking Hamas, why is the war still going?

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GagHalfrunt December 12, 2023, 6:11pm 1394

the Guardian – 12 Dec 23

Injured Palestinians face potentially fatal delays in treatment, say aid...

Fears raised as WHO says ambulance staff detained at gunpoint, stripped and beaten by Israeli troops

the Guardian – 12 Dec 23

Biden warns Netanyahu that Israel attacks on Gaza are alienating allies

In indication of possible shift in tone from the White House, Biden called on Netanyahu to change his hardline government

the Guardian – 12 Dec 23

War has left Gaza economy at almost total standstill, says World Bank

Washington-based development organisation providing $20m for citizens suffering ‘multidimensional poverty’

the Guardian – 12 Dec 23

‘It connects people’: Palestinian chefs are using food to share their stories

Sharing recipes and making food from their homeland has become a means of asserting their identity and connecting with their people as the Israeli assault of Gaza continues

the Guardian – 12 Dec 23

‘If I must die, let it bring hope’: the power of poetry in the Palestinian...

Thousands of dollars have been raised around the world as writers unite in support of civilians in Gaza

the Guardian – 12 Dec 23

US increasingly alone in Israel support as 153 countries vote for ceasefire...

Vote highlights a stiffening consensus for a ceasefire in the war, which has killed more than 18,000 Palestinians

KathyPartdeux December 13, 2023, 3:04am 1395

Reuters – 13 Dec 23

United Nations demands humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The United Nations on Tuesday demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after more than three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly backed the move, which had been vetoed by the United States in the Security Council...

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