Israel Has “Systematically Violated” Laws Regarding Civilian Harm, UN Finds ( truthout.org )
Israeli forces have demonstrated a pattern of systematically targeting densely populated civilian areas across hundreds of attacks in Gaza that likely violate international wartime laws, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) found in a report released Wednesday....
Sanders: Supreme Court Is “Out of Control” and Must Be Reformed ( truthout.org )
Congo Still Fights to Control Its Own Resources 64 Years After Its Independence ( truthout.org )
21,000 Children Are Missing in Gaza, on Top of Over 15,000 Killed by Israel – Truthout ( truthout.org )
There are over 20,000 children in Gaza who are missing, Save the Children estimates, in addition to the over 15,000 children who have been killed amid Israel’s genocide and campaign of extermination....
Israeli Government Has Spent $8.6M on Campaign to Influence US, European Policy ( truthout.org )
A report by The Guardian released Monday reveals that the same group behind a covert Israeli social media campaign to influence U.S. politicians has also spent months coordinating with dark money groups, Israel advocacy organizations and lawmakers to spread pro-Israel sentiment between 80 different ongoing programs. The campaign...
Journalists’ Unions Organize to Provide Internet and First Aid to Press in Gaza ( truthout.org )
Tech Firms Prey on Poor Under Guise of Expanding Access to Financial Services ( truthout.org )
Ocasio-Cortez Calls on Congress to Crack Down on Supreme Court Corruption ( truthout.org )
World Food Programme Pauses Use of US Aid Pier in Gaza Due to Israeli Attacks ( truthout.org )
Released Gaza Hospital Director Says He Was Tortured in Israeli Detention ( truthout.org )
UN Warns It Will Have to Suspend Gaza Aid Operation If Israel Continues Endangering Humanitarian Workers ( truthout.org )
The letter called for Israel to open up channels for humanitarian workers to communicate with Israeli officials about ensuring their operations are safe from the Israeli military, a process known as deconfliction, the letter reportedly said. The talks between UN and Israeli officials are ongoing, and no final decision has been...
Israeli Attack on Rafah Tent Camp Kills Dozens, Wounds 50 ( truthout.org )
Iran Braces for Uncertainty After President Raisi’s Death ( truthout.org )
After Macron’s Gamble in France, History Is Repeating Itself ( truthout.org )
Israel Has Used White Phosphorus on 17 Towns in Lebanon Since October ( truthout.org )
50,000 Children in Gaza Need to Be Treated for Acute Malnutrition, UNRWA Says ( truthout.org )
“Complete Dehumanization”: Israel Killed Over 800 Palestinians in 11 Days ( truthout.org )
From June 1 to June 11, Israeli forces killed over 800 Palestinians and wounded over 2,400 as they carried out bombardments and raids across Gaza, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported. This is an average of over 72 Palestinians killed each day at the hands of Israeli forces....
Israeli Police Detain Palestinian Journalist Attacked by Settler Mob ( truthout.org )
Palestinians Ask Federal Court to Rule Biden Is Complicit in Israeli Genocide ( truthout.org )
“Genocide can never be a legitimate foreign policy choice,” plaintiffs argue in case against Biden, Blinken and Austin.
Hamas Wants Guarantees Ceasefire Will Actually Happen, While US Says Hamas Is Rejecting the Proposal ( truthout.org )
Following the UN Security Council vote to approve a three-phase ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. officials and other international allies of Israel are cynically placing blame on Hamas for a stall in current ceasefire negotiations — even as Israel has insisted on indefinitely continuing its massacre in Gaza and Hamas has said its main...
Day After UN School Attack, IDF Brags About Striking Another Refugee Camp School ( truthout.org )
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombed a UN school-turned-evacuation center in Al-Shati refugee camp, near Gaza City, as they carried out an intense series of bombardments on Friday. Palestinian officials have reported that three Palestinians were killed and 15 were injured....
UN Adds Israel to List of Child Killers and Maimers Due to “Unprecedented” Child-Killing Campaign in Palestine ( truthout.org )
UN Report Finds Israel Has Committed Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza ( truthout.org )
In a report released on Wednesday by the UN Commission of Inquiry that covers the period from October 7 to the end of 2023, the commission found that Israel has committed a large range of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza....
Israel Has Carried Out 464 Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care System Since October 7 ( truthout.org )
More than eight months into Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, the territory’s healthcare system is barely functioning, with the World Health Organization reporting this week that there have been 464 Israeli attacks on Gaza’s healthcare system since October 7, affecting 101 health facilities....