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Gaza Water and Health Crisis Deepens as Israel’s Bombardment Stretches into 11th Day Gaza’s humanitarian crisis has deepened after an 11th consecutive day of unrelenting attacks by Israel on the besieged Palestinian territory. Health officials say the latest Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire killed at least 71 people, including attacks on Rafah and three homes in Khan Younis. The strikes in southern Gaza killed and wounded civilians who had heeded Israel’s order to evacuate the northern half of the territory. Since October 7, Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed 2,800 people — over a third of them children — a figure that does not include an estimated 1,000 additional Palestinians trapped under rubble of homes and businesses. With no water allowed into Gaza, and no fuel ...

Euro-Med Monitor's Muhammad Shehada says this photo was posted by Israeli settlers who vowed there would be "no red lines, laws, or mercy" shown to West Bank Palestinians.  (Photo: Muhammad Shehada/X) With All Eyes on Gaza, Israeli Soldiers and Settlers Kill Dozens of West Bank Palestinians "Many Israeli settlers have openly called for Palestinians to be wiped off the map," said one advocacy group. "Now, Israel is giving them the guns to achieve that vision." BRETT WILKINS While the world watches Israel's military pulverize Gaza amid anticipation of an imminent ground invasion of the besieged strip, Israeli soldiers and settlers—who are receiving thousands of assault rifles from the government—have killed dozens of Palestinians in the illegally occupied W...

A man carries an Palestinian child injured in an Israeli attack at hospital in Rafah, Gaza on October 13, 2023.  (Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images) Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Civilian Convoy Kills 70—Mostly Women and Children: Report The alleged massacre followed an Israeli order for people in northern Gaza to evacuate to "save their lives" ahead of an expected massive ground invasion. BRETT WILKINS After warning 1.1 million Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion of the besieged enclave, Israeli forces reportedly bombed a civilian convoy on Friday, killing 70 people—mostly women and children—according to the territory's Interior Ministry. Interior Ministry spokesperson Iyad Al-Buzm said the convoy wa...

Demonstrators padlock their arms together in front of Rep. Nancy Pelosi's office in San Francisco on October 13, 2023.  (Photo: Jewish Voice for Peace/Twitter "We as American Jews believe that 'never again' means never again for anyone, and that includes Palestinians," said Jewish Voice for Peace. JULIA CONLEY As the Biden administration's intent to silence dissent against the United States' backing of the Israel Defense Forces' onslaught in Gaza became increasingly clear Friday night, at least 80 Jewish Americans and other supporters of Palestinians' human rights were arrested for protesting outside the homes and offices of a number of Democratic lawmakers, where they demanded the U.S. government join growing calls for a cease-fire. The U.S. group J...

Palestinians fleeing Israeli attacks take shelter at a UNRWA school in Khan Yunis, Gaza on October 14, 2023.  (Photo: Doaa Albaz/Anadolu via Getty Images). 'Humanity Must Prevail' in Gaza, Says UN Official as Refugee Shelters Become IDF Targets "Wars have rules," said the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. "Civilians, hospitals, schools, clinics, and UN premises cannot be a target." JULIA CONLEY The emergency relief coordinator for the United Nations on Saturday said that "humanity is failing" as officials in the United States and other powerful Western countries refused to hear the calls of a growing number of humanitarian groups, progressive lawmakers, and governments for a cease-fire in Gaza—allowing Israel to forge ahead with wh...

Children are seen crying because of Israeli raids on October 15, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.  (Photo: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) Officials in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. have attempted to "backtrack" on the widespread unconditional support that's been expressed in the last week for Israel's assault on Gaza. JULIA CONLEY The United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories expressed concern on Sunday that the international body has so far not publicly advocated for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, as rhetoric from the United States and other influential countries has offered tacit approval of an Israeli air campaign in the blockaded enclave where at least 2,670 Palestinians, including more than 700 children, have now been killed. Francesc...