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Most international aid agencies have decried the non-implementation of last week’s watered-down UNSC resolution asking for increased humanitarian assistance to Gaza. By Abdul Rahman Photo: UNRWA partners/X The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) warned once again on Thursday, December 28 that “Gaza is grappling with catastrophic hunger” and at least 40% of its population is at “the risk of famine.” Despite the UN Security Council resolution adopted last week, not enough aid is entering the besieged territory, the agency added. After failing to convince the US to vote for a resolution demanding immediate ceasefire and to avoid its veto, the UN Security Council agreed for a watered-down version of the resolution demanding increased humanit...

Israel’s war crimes Every time the UN can get more aid into Gaza, the Israeli bombardment of civilian areas intensifies, and the civilian deaths increase. By Vijay Prashad Image via IDF/X On the night of December 19, 2023, Israeli military forces surrounded the Al-Awda building in Gaza City’s Al-Remal neighbourhood. Four families were inside the building, including the Annan family, after whom the building is popularly known as the ‘Annan Building’. The Al-Remal area, along the Gaza coastline, was a middle-class area of apartment buildings. During the early days of the war, the Israelis cruelly bombed this residential area, turning this residential quarter into rubble. Some buildings—such as the Annan Building—remained intact and had become shelters for extended families. ...

Listen to hear Waters’ and Prashad’s reflections on democracy, capitalism, and the heroic struggle for Palestinian liberation. By Peoples Dispatch https://youtu.be/3XheLZn_FrE Roger Waters and Vijay Prashad reflect on the major developments of 2023 which they term one of the worst years in the history of humanity due to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Waters spent several months of this year touring Europe and the Americas in his “This is Not a Drill” tour and was met with backlash from the right-wing and zionist lobbies in most countries.

Gaza’s health situation worsens amidst relentless Israeli assaults Israel targets health infrastructure in central and southern Gaza, worsening the already grim state of healthcare delivery. by Peoples Health Dispatch Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, is one of the hospitals in Palestine to be most recently attacked by the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF). Following Israeli attacks that killed 31 people and injured at least 20 on December 27, another strike killed 10 and injured 20 more the following day. The attacks also hit floors hosting the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), resulting in damage to the dispatch system used by the PRCS to coordinate emergency responses. “The damage of this network, which is the only means of communic...

South Africa takes Israel to ICJ for crime of genocide in Gaza South Africa has urged the court to issue urgent interim measures including an immediate suspension of Israeli military aggression in and against Gaza. By Tanupriya Singh Photo: Fuad Khamash/PRCS South Africa has launched a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for crimes of genocide against Palestinian people in Gaza. The application was filed on December 29, the 84th day of the Zionist Occupation’s bombardment of the besieged Strip. “The acts and omissions by Israel…are genocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial, and ethnic group,” the 84-page-long application states. “The a...

Israeli Politician Says “Children of Gaza Have Brought This Upon Themselves” When children are explicitly framed as “not innocent,” all-out genocidal warfare is possible. By Jonathan Ofir , MONDOWEISS Injured Palestinian children sit in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital following Israeli airstrikes in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on October 18, 2023. It really is hard to imagine a more malicious statement than “the children of Gaza have brought this upon themselves” when children in Gaza are now being massacred by the hundreds. But this was actually said in a recent Knesset session. And it wasn’t someone considered an extreme right-winger, but a liberal centrist – Meirav Ben-Ari from Yair Lapid’s opposition party Yesh Atid. The full, over-three-hour session from Monday can be seen here....

Workers in national security-related positions fear retaliation if they question U.S. military support for Israel. By Julia Conley , COMMONDREAMS President Joe Biden joins Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2023. Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today!  Days after reporting revealed that State Department officials were cracking down on the use of any language in press materials that called for halting civilian casualties in Gaza, Biden administration staffers reported that a similar “culture of silence” has become pervasive across federal agencies since Hamas attacked Israel 11 days ago. Despite claims by the ...

Western support for Israel is not merely about Israel itself but is also about setting a new international norm.By Jamil Khader , TRUTHOUT Supporters of Palestine demonstrate outside of BBC Alba to condemn the recent fighting in Gaza on October 14, 2023, in Glasgow, Scotland. Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today!  In a viral post on X, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis ignited an intense debate about selective condemnation and moral outrage surrounding Israel’s massive bombardment of Gaza, which the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations described as “nothing less than genocidal.” Varoufakis stated: I condemn every killing with equal passion. What I refuse to ...