2025-08-12: Genocide Roundup

So far today: 2025-08-13 12:56am GMT

NEWS DESK (2025-08-12). UN Warns of Genocide: Gaza's Families Devastated by Starvation and Strikes. thinktank.pk The ongoing conflict in Gaza has plunged the region into an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with the United Nations and local authorities reporting catastrophic levels of starvation, violence, and loss of life. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, six Palestinians, including a young child named Mohammed Zakaria Khader, succumbed to malnutrition in a single 24-hour period, …

WSWS (2025-08-12). Australian government to "recognise" Palestine, as it continues to support Gaza genocide. wsws.org The announcement is a cynical attempt to deflect mass opposition to the ongoing war crimes, which will not stop Israel's attempt to exterminate the Palestinians.

Jake Johnson (2025-08-12). UN Experts Demand of US-Backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. indybay.org "We are leaving a state accused of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in charge of feeding the population affected by the genocide without oversight and with impunity," said dozens of United Nations special rapporteurs.

The Canary (2025-08-12). A direct action group is taking up Palestine Action's mantle against Israel's F-35 suppliers. thecanary.co On both 10 and 11 August, a direct action group called 'DISMANTLE' targeted two companies which enable Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people. DISMANTLE: a direct action group targets key supplier to Teledyne In the early hours of 10 August, the group targeted Stemmer Imaging of Tongham, Surrey. Stemmer are a key supplier to Teledyne, […] | By

Jamal Kanj (2025-08-12). The Killing of Journalists in Gaza: Israel's War on the Soul of Humanity. counterpunch.org After sealing Gaza off from international reporters and blocking the world's eyes from its genocide, Israel has moved to the next phase of its blackout strategy: hunting down Palestinian journalists inside Gaza. The goal is obvious: silence the last independent witnesses so that the genocide and starvation of an entire people proceed unseen, unrecorded, and unchecked by the global community.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-08-12). X's Grok AI suspended for acknowledging Israel committing genocide in Gaza. skwawkbox.org AI altered before being restored so that it no longer offends genocidal coloniser in the same way Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) temporarily suspended Grok, its AI chatbot today after supporters of Israel complained that it was telling users that Israel is committing genocide. When it came back online and was asked why it …

Phil Pasquini (2025-08-12). Bay Area Rise up for Gaza Targets Consulting Group. indybay.org "Bay Area Rise up for Gaza" protesters nosily occupied the street outside the office of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) located in the massive Two Embarcadero Center building. The protest called attention to the global management consulting firm's complicity in the ongoing Israeli genocide against Gaza…

newarab (2025-08-12). If Hannah Arendt lived today, she'd condemn the genocide in Gaza. newarab.com Two hours before dawn on an August day, the temperature in Gaza is already over 30 degrees and the humidity 88%. It'll be close to 40 before evening under a relentless sun. | But two hours before the daily death count begins, there's still time to awaken with a cotton mouth and a sweat-dried body; time to notice the piercing hunger that has come to define the days and nights of an unending tumult. | Soon, the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" will begin bargaining with the hungry — flour for a bullet, cooking oil for blood, dried beans for head and heart. | This week, the death toll from child starvation in…

Anthony Watts (2025-08-12). The Transylvanian Climate Story. wattsupwiththat.com Such weather variations often resulted in catastrophes, related directly or indirectly to the climate. These included 30 years during which the Black Death ravaged the land, 23 years or famine, and nine years during which locust invasions were recorded.

Editor (2025-08-12). Netanyahu's Plan To Occupy Gaza Violates World Court Ruling That Israeli Occupation is Illegal. scheerpost.com By Marjorie Cohn / Original to ScheerPost As the death toll of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip surpasses 61,000 and Israel continues to starve Gazans to death, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made clear that Israel plans to occupy all of Gaza. When asked in an August 7 appearance on Fox News whether Israel would "take …

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-08-12). Bombed Homes, Targeted Aid: Gaza Death Toll Climbs on Day 676. english.almanar.com.lb On the 676th day of the Israeli war, Gaza medical authorities reported fresh deaths from both bombardment and starvation as attacks on homes and aid-seekers intensified across the Strip. Nasser Medical Complex announced the death of a child from malnutrition, blaming "systematic Israeli starvation," the lack of medical treatment and a blockade it said has …

Editor (2025-08-12). The Dark History Of Forced Starvation As A Weapon Of War Against Indigenous Peoples. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | There is increasing evidence that widespread starvation, malnutrition and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths in Gaza, a group of United Nations and aid …

Staff (2025-08-12). Venezuela Files Expanded Evidence With ICJ Asserting Essequibo Sovereignty Claims. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez reported Monday, August 11, that a Venezuelan delegation submitted a new document to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) expanding, with additional evidence, the historical truth of the country's rights to Guayana Esequiba. | "This morning, August 11, 2025, a new document was submitted to the International Court of Justice with the absolute and complete truth about Venezuela's rights to Guayana Esequiba," she stated from the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Caracas. | Rodríguez explained that Attorney General Reinaldo Muñoz, Ambassador to the United Nations Samuel Mo…

Ed Sykes (2025-08-11). Bono fools no one with his 'pompous, insincere' message on Israel's genocide in Gaza. thecanary.co U2 singer Bono says that "uncertainty in the face of obvious complexity" long held him back from commenting on Israel's crimes in Palestine. (It didn't stop him taking Israel's side, apparently.) But as more and more experts call the apartheid state's assault on Gaza genocide, a 'pompous, insincere' message from Bono has impressed few. Back […] | By

Michael Powers (2025-08-11). Hawkeyes boycott genocide: Iowa City resolution condemns investment in Israel. peoplesworld.org IOWA CITY, Iowa— Iowa City may be a relatively small place in the U.S., but it's the latest city to throw its weight behind the movement to boycott genocide. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, the city council here, in a unanimous vote, passed a boycott of public investments in Israeli companies that are "complicit in the …

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