‘Ticking Time Bomb’: International Alarm as Poliovirus Found in Gaza Sewage
"Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster," Gaza's health ministry said.
ICJ on the Legal Consequences Arising From the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
By The International Court of Justice THE HAGUE, 19 July 2024. The International Court of Justice has today given its AdvisoryOpinion in respect of the Legal Consequences arising from the…
To a Starving Orphan Who Died Alone in Rubble
By Bill Hatch / CounterPunch Tales of infants and young children dying because they can’t get enough to eat and distraught parents robbed of their dignity because they can do…
ICJ Tells Israel to End Occupation of Palestinian Territories, Pay Reparations
In an advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice reaffirmed the Palestinian right to self-determination.
With Media Enamored by Presidential Race, Israeli Massacres in Gaza Get Even Deadlier
"We must not lose sight of what is happening in Gaza, where an unprecedented humanitarian crisis continues to get even worse," said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Testimonies From the Mawasi Massacre: 90 People Buried in the Sand
The Israeli army committed another massacre against displaced Palestinians in tent encampments, this time in the coastal Mawasi area, which Israel had designated as a "safe zone."
Glenn Greenwald: What Happened to Gaza in Liberal Discourse?
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update
Biden’s Gaza Aid Pier Fails
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Navy Times reports that the US aid pier at Gaza will be permanently decommissioned. The $270 million pier…
‘Horrific Massacre’: Israel Bombs Gaza School Used as Refugee Camp, Killing Dozens
"Schools have gone from safe places of education and hope for children to overcrowded shelters and often ending up a place of death and misery," said UNRWA's commissioner-general.
Why the Israeli Army Is Expanding Its Invasion of Gaza City
The Israeli army is besieging Gaza City a week after its Shuja'iyya invasion began. People are forced to sleep in the streets with nowhere left to go and residents say…
Israeli Campaign Against Gaza May Kill 186,000 or More — 8% of Population: The Lancet
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rasha Khatib, Martin McKee and Salim Yusuf, The Lancet calculate that 186,000 or more people may be killed* by…
War Has Forced Gaza’s Children to Grow Up Far Too Soon
“Instead of playing and jumping, he is thinking of how to help us survive,” one father says.
Israel’s Starvation Policy in Gaza Is Forcing People to Eat Tree Leaves
The state of hunger in Gaza has not ended. Its long-term health effects are starting to show.
Israel Has Forcibly Displaced 1.9 Million Palestinians in Gaza
Israel’s assault has displaced over 1 million people just since May, a UN human rights official said.