Category: Gaza Siege

On Thursday, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the densely populated, destroyed, and besieged Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, mostly children…

On Wednesday, Day 306 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles, shells, and live fire killed and injured dozens, including children and women, across…

166th Palestinian journalist killed; child malnutrition in Gaza; another evacuation order; Gaza’s official death toll is way too low; news of Israeli torture and rape of Palestinian prisoners keeps coming,…

NEW YORK, Thursday, August 8, 2024 (WAFA) – The United Nations said that the killing and displacement of Palestinians by the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank continues unabated.…

If Americans Knew – IsraelPalestineNews: Israel hands over bags of decomposed bodies; Amnesty: Israel committing war crimes against Palestinian prisoners; US reportedly signs off on indefinite war; Hamas is in better…

The Palestinian Prisoner’ Society (PPS) and the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee have confirmed, Monday, the death of a Palestinian detainee from the Gaza Strip due to torture and medical neglect at…

Updated: On Monday, day 304 of Israel’s relentless assault on the entire Palestinian population of 2.24 million people in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their assault on the besieged…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced Monday that his country will submit its file to The Hague this Wednesday, to join the genocide case filed against Israel at the International…

GENEVA, Monday, August 5, 2024 (WAFA) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called today for an urgent de-escalation in the Middle East as tensions mount in the wake…

Forget a 10-month genocide in Gaza. Only when Israel can exploit the deaths of Syrians living under its military occupation are we supposed to start worrying about the ‘consequences’ of…

On Saturday, Day 302 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the besieged, destroyed, and starved Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians,…

Israel’s assassinations continue – with two more journalists; Palestinian sexual abuse victim returned to scene of the alleged crime; Hezbollah commander, children killed in Israeli airstrike on Beirut; Israeli military…

IsraelPalestineNews: Israeli airstrikes continue to kill in Gaza, Israeli soldiers torture two more Palestinian prisoners to death; Israel falsely accuses assassinated journalist of being in Hamas; Israel perpetrates over 3,400…

Updated: 08/02/2023: Thursday marks day 300 of Israel’s ongoing assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip (2.24 million people), and the Israeli assault continued without cease. Five…

On Tuesday, day 298 of the ongoing Israeli onslaught against the entire civilian population of 2.24 million Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli airstrikes targeted civilians in the al-Bureij and the al-Nuseirat…

Despite condemnation for having killed over 50 civilians, including many children in the bombing of a school on Saturday in Deir al-Balah, Israeli forces continued their assault on the entire…

On Sunday Day 296 of the ongoing genocide in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, Israel missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including many children and…

Calls to end the “unbearable cruelty” inflicted by Israel; death, crowding in Gaza’s shrinking “safe zones”; EU slams Israel over UNRWA “terrorist” label; targeted Israeli killing of a 13-year-old Palestinian…

On Friday, Day 294 of the ongoing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people in the destroyed and devastated Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured…

On Thursday, Day 293 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women,…

On Thursday, Day 293 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people in the destroyed, starved, besieged, and devastated coastal region, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of…

2 million Gazans are squeezed into 20% of their land, as Israeli bombers and snipers keep killing; UNICEF vehicles hit by Israeli gunfire; peace activists arrested in US Capitol; Israeli…

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 (WAFA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday that children are paying the highest price of the…

GENEVA, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 (WAFA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today voiced extreme concern over a possible mass outbreak of polio in the war-torn Gaza Strip, the UN…

On Tuesday July 23, 2024, day 291 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of 2.24 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued the relentless bombardment…

Baby born after mother killed in Gaza; Israeli raids in West Bank tripled; Palestinians at the Olympics; Israel gets weapons from countries that have officially halted arms sales; Israel bombs…

On Sunday, Day 289 of the Israeli military onslaught against the Gaza Strip, occupation warplanes and tanks bombarded several areas in Gaza, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians. NORTHERN GAZA…

Polio risk added to long list of crises in Gaza; Amnesty speaks out on Israeli torture, Oxfam speaks out on Israeli water weaponization; LA may hire ex-IDF soldiers to patrol…

On Thursday, July 18th, day 286 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli bombardment continued from the pre-dawn hours, through the morning, afternoon…

ICJ genocide ruling apparently meaningless to Israel, as Palestinian deaths, torture continue apace; Gaza pier debacle comes to an end; water crisis for Palestinian residents of Jerusalem; Israel demolishes high…

UN Press Release: Humanitarian Situation in Gaza ‘a Moral Stain on Us All’, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Stressing International Law Must Be Respected by All  Following are UN Secretary-General António…

On Wednesday, Day 285 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the besieged, destroyed, and starved Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians,…

On Tuesday, July 16th, day 284 of the ongoing Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip. At least 50 Palestinians were killed, and many more wounded.…

Throughout the morning, midday and night on Monday, day 283 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip, Israeli troops continued their bombardment and artillery…

Following a horrific massacre in which Israeli forces killed 90 civilians in al-Mawasi ‘safe area’ on Saturday afternoon, Israeli forces did not cease their relentless and ongoing bombardment of civilian…

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip have confirmed that the death toll of the Israeli massacres of displaced Palestinians in their tents in the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in…

At least 90 Palestinians were killed in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, and at least 20 were killed in al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, in two new…

Palestinian territory, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor – During its four-day incursion into the western parts of Gaza City, the Israeli army committed horrific atrocities against Palestinian civilians, including willful killings,…

On Thursday, the Israeli army continued the bombing of the devastated, destroyed, starved, and densely populated Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians across the coastal enclave. The Israeli…

Near zero medical services reportedly in Gaza City; malnutrition and cancer deaths, risks to lives of babies – all as aid trucks sit at the border; Gaza death toll likely…

Following an extremely violent morning on Saturday — day 274 of Israel’s assault on Gaza — in which Israeli forces bombarded a United Nations warehouse containing supplies to be distributed…

A senior Hamas official informed Reuters on Saturday that the revised agreement proposal with Israel includes the initiation of discussions for the release of Israeli prisoners, both soldiers and civilians,…

No respite for weary, starving Gazans; a released prisoner reports inhumane conditions, another prisoner dies in custody; a possible glimmer of hope in ceasefire talks; Israeli forces kill at least…

On Friday, Day 273 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in several areas of the devastated, starved, and destroyed Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continued the bombing and…

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: Palestinian Territory – Through persistent, systematic, and widespread targeting of the Gaza Strip’s water sources and desalination plants, Israel is using water as a weapon against…

On Thursday, Day 272 of the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the coastal…

On Thursday, Day 272 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the besieged, destroyed, and starved Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continued the bombing of various parts of…

On Wednesday, Day 271 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated, destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli army fired barrages of missiles and shells, and…

On Tuesday, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the devastated and destroyed coastal enclave, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including many women and…

In what has become the ‘new normal’ for the 2.24 million Palestinian civilians living in Gaza, the Israeli bombardment continued for the 270th straight day, killing civilians in tents, apartments…

Monday, day 269 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of 2.24 million Palestinians in Gaza, was another hot, dry day marked by continuous Israeli bombardment on the…

The Israeli authorities have released around 50 detainees from the Gaza Strip, including Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the Director of the Shifa Medical Center in Gaza, showing clear signs of…

Update 2 – 11:59 pm Sunday: Additional Israeli airstrikes continued through the afternoon and evening on Sunday, killing and wounding many more Palestinians. A number of civilians were killed and…

It’s day 267 of the genocide in Gaza. I try to go about my day, I go to the store, to the park, drive my car, do my work. But…

On Saturday, Day 267 of the ongoing Israeli onslaught on the Palestinians in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians…

The Palestinian NGO’s Network Rehabilitation Sector released a statement with a stark warning regarding the severe repercussions of the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The…

On Saturday, Day 267 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli army expanded the invasion and bombing of various parts…

Yet another malnutrition death; Gazans surrounded by sewage, garbage, insects; starvation setting in; out of 10,000+ medical evacuations needed, 19 permitted to leave; Gaza’s ambulance rescue service about to stop…

On Friday, Day 266 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip, the Israeli army bombarded various parts of the coastal enclave, killing…

On Wednesday, day 264 of the Israeli assault on the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinians were killed, and many others were injured, and dozens…

On Tuesday, Day 263 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured scores of Palestinians across…

by Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh [References at end] This was said 30 years ago: “This is a unique colonialism that we’ve been subjected to where they have no use for us.…

On Monday, day 262 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts…

On Monday, Day 263 of the ongoing genocide, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including…

According to the latest report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for the Occupied Palestinian Territories: The health system in Gaza has lost 70 per…

On Sunday, Day 261 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including women and children,…

Another child dies of malnutrition; dozens killed by Israeli airstrikes; US-built pier malfunctions yet again; West Bank youth dies after soldiers shot him in stomach; Palestinian used as human shield;…

The number of Palestinians killed Saturday in multiple Israeli bombings of a number of residential neighborhoods in Gaza City rose to 101, according to the Times of Gaza. Saturday marks…

Damning evidence of possible widespread Israeli friendly fire on October 7th; another Palestinian journalist killed; Israeli admission that Hamas isn’t going anywhere; teenager killed in West Bank; Israeli prison deaths,…

Israeli tanks have been moving in to Rafah, on day 259 of the Israeli assault on the entire population of 2.4 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. At least…

On Tuesday, day 256 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed, besieged, and starved Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians…

GAZA, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 (WAFA) – The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoner society (PPS) said “They, as Palestinian authorities specialized in prisoners’ affairs, have no…

On Tuesday, Day 256 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated Gaza Strip, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various areas of the destroyed…

On Monday, Day 255 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including many women and children,…

On Monday, day 255 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated, destroyed, and besieged Gaza Strip, Israel’s missiles, shells, and live rounds, killed and injured dozens…

On Sunday, Day 254 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, in several…

Palestinian Territory- EuroMed Human Rights Monitor: June 15, 2023: Since the start of its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip on 7 October 2023, Israel has made Palestinian journalists one of its primary targets and…

On the night of March 2 Israel wiped out four generations of my family. I barely survived the slaughter. It is now my responsibility to tell their story. by Reem…

Since dawn Saturday, Israeli airstrikes on homes east of Gaza City, killed at least 19 Palestinians and wounded dozens more. Palestinian ambulance crews recovered 5 Palestinians who were killed and…

On Friday, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the devastated, destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including children…

GAZA, Friday, June 14, 2024 (WAFA) – As fighting escalates in the south and center of Gaza, the toll on civilians is devastating, and the continued hostile operating environment make…

On Day 252 of the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells struck dozens of homes and buildings, killing and wounding scores…

On Thursday, Day 251 of the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, the army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the coastal region, killing and wounding dozens,…

On Wednesday, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the Gaza Strip, especially in Gaza City, Central Gaza, and the southern parts of the coastal…

GENEVA, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 (WAFA)– The World Health Organization (WHO) has documented 32 deaths attributed to malnutrition in Gaza, including 28 among children under 5 years old, WHO Director-General…

On top of genocide and famine, Israel is accused of the crime of extermination; US presence in Israel during Nuseirat attack; Blinken un-ironically calls on nations to donate for Gaza…

On Tuesday, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the devastated Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including many children and women. |Earlier…

Gaza pier: futile – or worse?; questions about murdered Gazan journalist; majority of Americans reject arming Israel; weapons to Israel: what we know and don’t know; the dangers of unexploded…

On Tuesday, Day 249 of the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, in several parts of…

On Monday, Day 248 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including…

On Sunday, Day 247 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army killed and injured dozens of Palestinians in several parts of the Gaza…

On Sunday, Day 247 of the ongoing Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army fired dozens of missiles and shells at several parts of the Gaza Strip amidst…

Updated: On Saturday, Day 246 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed dozens of Palestinians, and injured…

IsraelPalestineNews: Israeli bombing of Gaza surpasses that of WW2; Israel’s military added to a global list of entities that commit violations against children; the war’s dire toll on Gaza’s kids;…

In the latest Israeli airstrike, at least five civilians were killed on Friday evening in raids carried out by the Israeli occupation aircraft on the cities of Gaza and Rafah.…

On Thursday, Day 244 of the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army bombarded and shelled many areas in the coastal enclave, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians.…

On Wednesday, Day 243 of the ongoing onslaught on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells struck various parts of the Gaza Strip, killing at least 75…