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Month: July 2014

Video: A Wounded Man Killed by a Sniper while Looking for His Family
ISM volunteers and local residents went looking for survivors and the bodies of family members in the Shujaiyya neighborhood, where hundreds of Palestinians were killed and wounded in what Palestinians already see as one of […]

Gaza’s Resistance Will Not be Crushed
By Ramzy Baroud On the 13th day of Israel’s so-called Operation Protective Edge, stories of entire families collectively pulverized, women and children keenly targeted by Israeli soldiers saturate the media. Until now, 430 Palestinians have […]

Gaza’s Shejaiya Carnage Fills Shifa Morgue
By Mohammed Omer “No, it’s not him” says the brother of Mohammed Al Mobayed, as he moves on to the next body searching for his brother. Half of the family is at reception, and the […]

Israel Claims Infiltration Plot Foiled, as Gaza Death Toll Passes 500
The Israeli army say they have intercepted two groups of Palestinian fighters who entered Israel via tunnels from the Gaza Strip on Monday morning. A military spokesperson said at least 10 fighters had been killed, […]

Hamas Says It Has Captured Israeli Soldier in Gaza
The Hamas-affiliated al-Qassam Brigades said on Sunday night that it had captured an Israeli soldier, the first since the release of Gilad Shalit in 2011. Al-Qassam Brigades said during a speech by spokesman Abu Ubaida […]

Mass Exodus from Gaza’s Shejaiya as Israeli Strike Kills over 100
Thousands were forced to flee their homes in northern Gaza Sunday after a night of fierce bombardment as Israel expanded their ground assault on day 13 of the deadliest violence in the enclave in five […]

On ‘Human Shielding’ in Gaza: Israeli Army Tried to Justify Striking Civilian Areas
By Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini All fighting within cities and all bombardments of urban spaces, even the most “precise and surgical”, is a potential death trap for civilians. Consequently, the permeation of war into […]

Report: Israeli Offensive Displaced more than 135,000 Gazans
The ongoing Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip have so far displaced more than 135,000 Palestinians and destroyed more than 2,00 homes, the Geneva-based Euro-mid Observer for Human Rights said on Sunday. The group […]

Mr. Obama, Spend One Night with Us in Shifa Hospital, It would Change History
By Mads Gilbert Dearest friends, The last night was extreme. The “ground invasion” of Gaza resulted in scores and carloads with maimed, torn apart, bleeding, shivering, dying – all sorts of injured Palestinians, all ages, […]

Suffocating Indoors Under the Rain of Israel’s Bombs
By Ayah Bashir Three weeks before this attack, I had the long-awaited chance to spend a week in the occupied West Bank and the 1948 territories (present-day Israel). I wanted to write about this marvelous […]

Thousands Flee Gaza’s Shujaiyya after Deadliest Israeli Attack in Years
Thousands were forced to flee their homes in northern Gaza Sunday after a night of fierce bombardment as Israel expanded their ground assault on day 13 of the deadliest violence in the enclave in five […]

Video: Footage from Israeli Massacre in Gaza’s Shujaiyya
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Video: Death Comes Early in Gaza
CNN International reports on the latest massacres in Gaza. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvO4NcjVymk&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop

Israeli Massacre in Gaza City
On the 13th day of the ongoing military offensive against the Gaza Strip, residents say invading Israeli forces committed “a new massacre” in the Shujaiyya neighborhood of Gaza City. At least 40 people have been […]

Escalation in Gaza as Land Operation Expands
Israeli airstrikes and heavy shelling have hit locations across Gaza over the past hour, following a statement Friday from the Israeli prime minister that he has ordered the military to prepare for an expansion of […]

When Reporting Becomes a Weapon of Mass Deception
By Dr. Mosheer Amer – Gaza Mainstream media pursues reporting that is antithetical to the promise of ethical journalism and contributes in prolonging the Palestinian-Israeli conflict “I want to apologize now and tonight for my […]

The Resistance Will Not Surrender: We Will Be Victorious or Die
By Dr. Ahmed Yousef – Gaza The blatant aggression against the Gaza Strip we are witnessing affects anyone who has a heart, as Israel’s destruction and barbarism are unprecedented and worse than any I have […]

Israel Begins Ground Invasion in Gaza, Clashes Reported
Israel has launched a ground offensive against Gaza, with reports saying that some troops have already been spotted in the northern parts of the Strip. Two Palestinians, including a three-month-old baby, have already been killed, […]

Now Is The Summer of Our Discontent
By Rafiq Kathwari My sister-in-law and I sat in the back seat of the Volkswagen as my older brother drove in soft rain through red lights to Maimonides. “Kicking,” she said, putting my hand over […]

Hamas, Israeli Officials Deny Ceasefire Reports as Brief Truce Ends
Contrary to a report from an Israeli official, Hamas says efforts are still continuing on a ceasefire agreement between the group and Israel to end the crisis in Gaza, but one has not been agreed. […]

Song: Ya Bai Miriam – For Ismail, Zakaria, Ahed and Mohamed
Song for 4 boys: Ismail, Zakaria, Ahed and Mohamed killed 16th July 2014 while playing football on the beach in Gaza. ‘Ya Bai Miriam – Oh Myriam’s father’. The singer is listed as El Funoun […]

Official: Israel-Hamas Ceasefire for Gaza Agreed
A ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel to end the crisis in Gaza has reportedly been reached, according to an Israeli official. Details of the ceasefire are emerging and follow several days of diplomatic shuttling […]

For Anas Qandeel, Who Won’t Be Posting His Grief – A Poem
By Pina Piccolo (Dedicated to Anas Qandeel, the boy that was killed in Gaza one hour after posting his fear and frustration in Facebook.) You weren’t killed by the Mighty Cliff that crumbled upon your […]

Those Killed Have Names
By Rana Abdulla Overnight the horror of this situation was added to by the news that an Israeli missile has killed 17 members of one family. Every day the rising death toll in Gaza along […]

The ‘Peace Process’ Dies again – A Poem
By Gary Corseri There is no “peace process.” There is peace… and the absence of peace— The gnawing hunger for it, The desperation of the vanquished. Does the peace dove fly with a shattered […]

Details Emerge of Israeli Naval Strike that Killed 4 Children
Four children were killed in Gaza City on Wednesday, medics said, in Israeli shelling witnessed by AFP journalists. All four were on the beach when the attack took place, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said, […]

Abbas to Meet Hamas Leaders in Cairo as Strikes Intensify
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to meet with Hamas leaders Khaled Meshaal and Moussa Abu Marzouq in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based Palestinian resistance […]

UN Agency Says Gaza Destruction ‘Immense’
The UN aid agency for Palestinians on Tuesday described the damage wrought by Israel’s air offensive on Gaza as “immense”, with more than 500 homes razed. “The level of human losses and destruction in Gaza […]

US Lawmakers Boost Funding for Israel’s Iron Dome
A Senate panel on Tuesday approved a 50 percent funding boost for Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system. The measure, if it becomes law, would provide $621.6 million for Israeli missile defense programs for the 2015 […]

11 Palestinians Killed in Gaza, Death Toll Passes 200
Israeli airstrikes killed eleven Palestinians since midnight, bringing the death toll in Israel’s military offensive to over 200 Palestinians. An Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis targeted a civilian car killing Omar Abu Daqqa, Ibrahim Abu […]