Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declines to endorse Kamala Harris
Edward Helmore
The Guardian / November 2, 2024
The Palestinian American ‘squad’ member has been critical of Harris and the Democratic party’s inaction on Gaza.
Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declined to endorse Kamala Harris at a union rally in Detroit, where the war in Gaza is the top issue for the largest...
US to deploy B-52s, warships to Middle East as aircraft carrier departs
Reuters / November 2, 2024
WASHINGTON – The United States said on Friday it will deploy B-52 bombers, fighter jets, refuelling aircraft and Navy destroyers to the Middle East, in a readjustment of military assets as the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group prepares to leave the region.
The Pentagon said in...
A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024’s most lauded docs – will it be...
Jake Coyle
AP / November 2, 2024
NEW YORK – Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in Adra’s village under Israeli occupation. The resulting film, “No Other Land,” has been hailed as one of the year’s most powerful...
Israel’s limited Iran attack reflects a dangerous regional agenda
Mitchell Plitnick
Mondoweiss / November 2, 2024
Even though Israel's much-anticipated strike on Iran was smaller than expected, the threat of a potential global war may actually be growing.
The much-anticipated Israeli strike on Iran on October 26 was not what everyone was expecting and fearing. Though it was a significant attack,...
Relatives of missing-presumed-incinerated endure ‘ambiguous loss’
Fedaa al-Qedra
The Electronic Intifada / November 1, 2024
Mahmoud Ahmad Salah,12, survived an airstrike on 7 December that wiped out his entire family in western Khan Younis.
Dozens of relatives were killed in the strike, but when identifying the bodies, Mahmoud noticed that his mother and brother were not among the...
[OCHA] Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help...
OCHA / November 1, 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME – We the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations urge, yet again, all parties fighting in Gaza to protect civilians, and call on the State of Israel to cease its assault on Gaza and...
Israel has all but ended medical evacuations from Gaza
Amba Guerguerian
Drop Site News / November 1, 2024
For the past 6 months, only 237 patients have been evacuated out of Gaza.
An increasing number of Palestinians in Gaza, including children, are dying as a result of Israel severely curtailing the number of medical evacuations it grants, according to the United...
Israel fights a seemingly endless war in Gaza’s most devastated region
Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel & Joseph Krauss
AP / November 1, 2024
JERUSALEM – More than a year into a war that has ricocheted across the Middle East, Israeli troops are still battling Hamas in the most heavily destroyed and isolated part of the Gaza Strip.
In northern Gaza, Hamas militants carry...
Israel says it kills one of Hamas’ last senior officials
Reuters / November 1, 2024
The Israeli military said on Friday it killed senior Hamas official Izz al-Din Kassab, describing him as one of the last high-ranking members of Hamas responsible for coordinating with other groups in the Gaza Strip, in an airstrike in Khan Younis.
The Palestinian group mourned the...
Israeli analyst says Netanyahu ‘putting his bets’ on Trump victory
Jake Johnson
Common Dreams / November 1, 2024
Israel's far-right prime minister, who continues to obstruct cease-fire efforts in Lebanon and Gaza, believes he "will be able to manipulate" former President Donald Trump, said commentator and journalist Akiva Eldar.
An Israeli political analyst said Friday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "praying...
