IDF Gaza bombing ‘by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal’ Airwars has analyzed
Brett Wilkins
Common Dreams / December 13, 2024
"Save this for the next time you hear that the Israeli military does everything possible to avoid harming civilians, and that the level of civilian harm in Gaza is less than other comparable conflicts," said one advocate.
The world's foremost monitor of civilian harm...
Israel destroyed North Gaza hospital’s water tanks with remote-controlled robots
Sharon Zhang
Truthout / December 13, 2024
“Tonight was one of the most difficult nights we have faced,” the facility’s head said amid Israel’s months-long siege.
Northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital underwent its worst night yet of Israeli attacks on Friday, the facility’s director has said, with Israeli forces destroying most of...
‘Right to life’ – Ben-Gvir calls for restriction of movement in West Bank
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / December 13, 2024
Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has reiterated his call for “permanent checkpoints” on roads in the occupied West Bank to restrict the movement of Palestinians.
“I repeat my constant demand for permanent checkpoints on the roads of Judea and Samaria (the occupied...
‘The Bibi Files’, with leaked Netanyahu footage, can’t be seen in Israel – Israelis...
Jocelyn Noveck
AP / December 13, 2024
NEW YORK – Veteran documentarian Alex Gibney, who in a decades-long career has tackled many a thorny issue, wasn’t planning a film about Israel — until one day last year, when a stunning leak fell into his hands.
The leak turned out to be more...
‘Cloak of legality’ – UN Rights expert slams Israel’s ‘decades of impunity’
TPC Staff
Palestine Chronicle / December 13, 2024
“I think one of the striking features of the last 14 months is how Israel has used counterterrorism rhetoric to justify exceptional, extreme violence against Palestinians accompanied by a chronic dehumanization of the Palestinian people.”
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counterterrorism, Professor...
Syria faces crisis and Gaza heads toward famine, World Food Program official says
Edith M. Lederer
AP / December 13, 2024
UNITED NATIONS – The deputy executive director of the U.N. World Food Program has been on whirlwind visits to hotspots in the Middle East and Sudan to assess dire humanitarian situations and escalating demands for food from millions of people trapped or fleeing...
‘Thrice in four days’ – Israel denies WHO access to Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / December 13, 2024
“There is an absolute lack of medical supplies and consumables, there is a lack of surgical specialities that match the nature of the injuries” arriving at the hospital.
Israel has thrice denied the World Health Organization (WHO) access to the Kamal Adwan Hospital...
Dutch court rejects lawsuit from rights groups seeking to halt arms sales to Israel
Molly Quell
AP / December 13, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A Dutch court on Friday rejected a bid from human rights groups to block weapons exports to Israel and trading with the occupied territories, after finding there were sufficient checks already in place to comply with international law.
The ten organizations...
UN demands immediate Gaza ceasefire as Israel’s cabinet of horrors continues – 53 killed,...
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / December 12, 2024
Ann Arbor – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the Israeli military killed 53 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday. The Israeli Air Force intentionally targeted residential buildings in the north and the south of the Strip, in Beit Lahiya and in the...
Israeli attacks kill at least 28 people hours after UN demands ceasefire in Gaza
Guardian Staff
The Guardian / December 12, 2024
Refugee camp and aid convoy security personnel reportedly targeted amid food shortages and fears of famine in the region.
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 28 people in Gaza, including seven children, Palestinian health officials reported, as the region is gripped by food shortages...
