It is baffling that Democratic leadership has not yet gotten the message. Either Biden can go down in history as a 2-term President who was pro-union, fought #climatechange, & had record job growth... Or, he can be a 1-term Pres remembered for kowtowing to a murderous lunatic who runs a country with less than .03% of our population. #stopfundingisrael#gaza#Palestine
The Hill delivers a radar on story about New York Times' wrong reporting about allegedly mass rapes by Hamas.
NYT debunks its own reports, saying new video ‘undercuts’ Israeli claim of Hamas sexual assault. The NYT investigation was previously challenged by multiple media reports.
“The NYT continues to stand by an article that should — by any minimal standard of journalism — be retracted entirely.”
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered in San Franscisco, California, to try to block the USNS Harvey Milk, a US military vessel departing for the Middle East.
Several activists reportedly chained themselves to the gangway of the vessel.
The authorities refused to specify the exact destination of the vessel. But activists fear it might provide weapon supplies to the Israeli army.
Good to see President Biden strengthen Endangered Species Act protections for biodiversity and imperiled species. We want to see more, and as co-chair of the Endangered Species Act Caucus, I'll keep pushing to fix the damage Trump did to the ESA.
The world is watching. No #genocide happens without mass #ecocide too. Unforgivable decisions by #USgov - #warmongering government responsible for murdering my family members in #Vietnam & your government owes reparations for #WarCrimes. We never forgot. Neither will Palestinians or other victims of US funded #massacres on #humanity.
A group of protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza infiltrated Joe Biden's star-studded, $26 million fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Thursday evening.
One woman warned Mr Biden he had “blood on his hands” over his stance on the war in Gaza, the Daily Mail reports. Another shouted: “You’re out of your f---ing minds.”
The event was interrupted at least five times by demonstrators, according to US media.
Israeli military invaded the city of Jenin, causing widespread destruction and violence. They seized goods, wrecked a monument, and destroyed critical infrastructure.
Amidst the chaos, a teenager was shot and three men were killed by a drone strike.
Witnesses told AFP that the forces used bulldozers to destroy roads in Jenin and its refugee camp. In recent weeks, the Israeli occupation forces have escalated their raids.
Video shows Israeli forces killing unarmed Palestinians in Northern Gaza then burying them with a bulldozer.
Al Jazeera has obtained video showing Israeli forces in Gaza shooting and killing two unarmed Palestinians.
One of the men repeatedly waves what appears to be a piece of white fabric, to show they are not a threat.This is an international symbol of surrender.
Their bodies are then buried with an Israeli army bulldozer.
An ex-Israeli soldier talks to TRT German about Israel’s perspective on Palestine and Palestinians.
"Israel wants to wipe out Gaza. They want to make Gaza a parking lot for Israeli tourists who drive there to the beach," he said.
"I came to Germany as an Israeli 60 years ago. I felt morally superior to the Germans and now the moral superiority is gone. Israel is on its way to becoming a fundamentalist state," he added.
An Israeli air strike in Southern Lebanon has killed at least seven people. The attack hit the village of al-Habbariyeh.
Israel targeted a health center "allegedly" used by a Lebanese armed group. The people in the region say it was not a military target.
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon had already killed more than a half dozen medical personnel and rescue workers, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
Israeli soldiers have raided several cities across the occupied West Bank. At least three people have been killed - two of them teenagers and nine others injured in Jenin.
Bulldozers destroyed roads and facilities during the raid. Several other people were wounded in operations near Nablus.
The Israeli army has killed more than 450 Palestinians and injured more than 4,700 in the occupied West Bank since October 7.
Israeli forces have again targeted residential areas in Rafah. At least 12 people were killed in the latest attack on the city.
These attacks have struck Gaza's southern district, where over 1.4 million displaced Palestinians are attempting to shelter, despite a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The Israeli army has carried out airstrikes on over 60 targets across the Gaza Strip.
There've been almost daily raids across the Occupied West Bank by Israeli forces since the war began.
For many Palestinians in cities like Hebron, daily life has become a struggle. Even trying to reach the neighbourhood mosque is challenging.
Palestinians in Hebron are some of the most heavily monitored and controlled people on the planet. Year by year, the number of soldiers transferred to the occupied territories increases.
A video has surfaced showing Israeli forces assaulting a child in a shop in Hebron in the occupied West Bank two weeks ago.
Soldiers can be seen attacking the boy and forcing him to take off his shirt. After the video was published, the Israeli army raided the shop and confiscated the original footage.
At least 450 Palestinians have been killed and more than 7,700 arrested in the occupied West Bank since the war on Gaza began.
US Senator Chris Von Hollen emphasised during an interview with Face the Nation, that it would be a “huge mistake” to cut off funding for Unrwa in Gaza as it is the primary distribution system for food and aid.
"Netanyahu has wanted to get rid of Unrwa since at least 2017," he said.
Israel alleges that 10% of the agency’s roughly 13,000 workers in Gaza have ties to Hamas. Israel has not provided any evidence for its claims.
On a visit to the Rafah crossing, Antonio Guterres urges Israel to give people in Gaza unfettered access to humanitarian aid.
The line of blocked aid trucks stuck on Egypt’s side of the border with the Gaza Strip while Palestinians face starvation on the other side is a “moral outrage”, Guterres said.
During his speech, Israel fired on civilians waiting for aid southeast of Gaza City, killing 19 and injuring 23 civilians.
After 166 days of Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza, EU leaders called for a cease-fire, showcasing unanimity on the matter for the first time since October.
The 27 European Union countries have been divided on Israel’s war in Gaza and have failed to show a united front until now.
Some countries, such as Germany, have shifted their position on calling for a cease-fire.
Palestinians who’d been sheltering inside Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital have spoken of their traumatic experience, following Israel’s raid on the facility.
Israeli forces "claim" to have detained hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters including a number of security officials and commanders during its extended raid into Gaza's main hospital, the military's main spokesman said.
Israel has not provided any evidence for their claims.
A new report by the research group Forensic Architecture counters Israel's argument at the International Court of Justice that it followed humanitarian policies to safeguard civilian life in Gaza.
The report argues that what Israel says are humanitarian evacuations in Gaza actually amount to the forced displacement of Palestinians, which is a war crime.
An appearance by an IDF reservist, Shahar Peled, at Worcester State University, US, was met with protests and a temporary evacuation of the building.
Peled’s “desire to expose the truth,” has inspired him to travel “around the globe to share his story – a first-hand account of the atrocities he has seen.”
Attendees told that Peled made multiple false claims during the event, including that the attack resulted in “beheaded babies”.
Israel’s leading English-speaking government spokesperson, Eylon Levy, has been suspended following complaints from the British government.
The complaints were reportedly fueled by Levy’s response to a post by UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on X, where he criticised Cameron over stating that the UK had urged Israel to allow more aid into Gaza.
There are rumors that Netanyahu has been waiting for some time to get rid of Levy.
🇮🇱 An armed Israeli settler dressed in combat gear and face covering was filmed on Monday while he threatened to kill a Palestinian villager from Qawawis in the occupied West Bank if they refused to leave the land.
“Go away… Do you want us to kill all of you?” he said.
The settler claimed the land belongs to the Mitzpe Yair settlement, which is one of many illegal under international law in the occupied West Bank.
🇮🇱 Journalist Said Arikat inquired of US Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel whether Palestinians have the right to defend themselves against Israeli raids and assaults, while noting that Israel has distributed tens of thousands of arms to settlers for “self defence”.
“Do they have the right to defend themselves against such military assaults?” Arikat asked Vedant Patel.