(2025-08-13). Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC mourns killing of Palestine Red Crescent Society staff member in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-13). Aug 1—4, Karbala, Iraq: Support for Palestine at Fourth Al-Aqsa Conference. indybay.org The Fourth International Al-Aqsa Call Conference opened on August 1, 2025, at Al-Zahra University for Women, affiliated with the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain in Karbala, under the theme "From Karbala to Palestine: A Journey of Sacrifice for Freedom and Dignity." ..
(2025-08-13). Saturday 8/23: Plant Sale for Palestine. indybay.org Eastshore Park (Oakland)…
(2025-08-13). Israeli strikes kill 24 in Gaza, including children in tents. newarab.com 
(2025-08-13). Israel's war spreads Guillain-Barré syndrome on Gaza's children. newarab.com 
In Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a condition once so rare that Gaza's doctors once saw one or two cases every couple of years, is now striking at a rate of over a hundred…
(2025-08-13). Grok suspended on X over posts accusing Israel of Gaza genocide. newarab.com 
Elon Musk's xAI chatbot, When asked about the suspension by users on X, Grok replied that it did indeed "state that Israel and the US are committing genocide in Gaza, based on ICJ rulings of plausible genocide, UN reports of deli…
(2025-08-13). 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…
(2025-08-13). Gaza Strip: Quicksand Dragging Gulf States into the Israeli Quagmire. uwidata.com By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt The Palestinian issue has long been a pivotal matter shaping the foreign policy of Gulf Arab states for decades. Official stances of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, expressed through statements by leaders and formal declarations, have consistently reaffirmed a steadfast position on this issue, which intertwines religious, …
(2025-08-13). CAIR Condemns Israeli Assassination of 5 Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza. indybay.org CAIR Condemns Israeli Assassination of 5 Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza, Calls on World Media to Stand with Their Palestinian Colleagues…
(2025-08-13). Israel in talks to expel Palestinians from Gaza to South Sudan. newarab.com 
Israel is in discussions with South Sudan about the possibility of expelling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country, a move that would be considered ethnic cleansing under international law. | Six people familiar with the matter confirmed the talks to The Associated Press. It's unclear how far the talks have advanced, but if implemented, the plans would amount to forcibly transferring people from one war-ravaged land at risk of famine to another. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to realise U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of transferring much of Gaza'
(2025-08-13). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC calls for an agreement between the parties to enable humanitarian action in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-13). Gaza suffering at 'unimaginable' levels: 26 foreign ministers. newarab.com 
Britain, Canada, Australia and several European allies said on Tuesday that In a joint statement by the foreign ministers of 24 countries, they warned famine was "unfolding before our eyes" and called for the authorisation of all international NGO shipments and the unblocking of humanitarian operations. | The statement urged Israel to open all crossings for food, water, medicine, fuel and shelter supplies. Israel denies responsibility fo…
(2025-08-13). Gaza doctor describes 'daily patterns' in Israeli maiming at GHF sites. aljazeera.com Ahmad Yousaf says injuries inflicted on Palestinians at GHF sites point to deliberate and indiscriminate violence.
(2025-08-13). Madonna urges the pope to visit Gaza 'before it's too late'. newarab.com 
The superstar posted her appeal to the pontiff on social media Monday, saying her son Rocco's birthday prompted her to make…
(2025-08-13). Thursday 8/14: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org
(2025-08-13). Netanyahu hints Gaza talks will focus on release of all captives. newarab.com 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hinted that ceasefire efforts in Gaza are now focused on a comprehensive deal that would release the remaining captives all at once, rather than in phases. | Arab officials told The Associated Press last week that mediators Egypt and Qatar were preparing a new framework for a deal that would include the release of all remaining captives in one go in return for a lasting ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces. | The long-running indirect talks appeared to break down last month. But a Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for ceasefire talks on Tuesday, Eg…
(2025-08-13). Israel, South Sudan in talks over forced transfer of Palestinians: Report. aljazeera.com Human rights groups have warned that expelling the population from Gaza would violate international law.
(2025-08-13). US defers to Israel on killing of Gaza journalists. newarab.com 
The United States on Tuesday declined to criticise Israel over the killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in the Gaza Strip, referring questions to its ally. | The Israeli military killed prominent Al-Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues on Monday near Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital. | "What I will tell you is that we refer you to Israel for information regarding al-Sharif," State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters. | She voiced respect for journalists who cover war zones but said that Hamas members have been "embedded in society, including posing as journalists", referring to Israel's a…
(2025-08-13). From full invasion to limited strike: Why Netanyahu changed course in Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Following strong resistance from Israel's Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has changed his original plan to take the whole Gaza Strip to a limited operation aimed at Gaza City.Zamir hasn't said why he made this choice, but experts think it has to do with the army's inability to carry out such a large-scale action without losing a lot of soldiers. The Israeli military is under a lot of stress after almost two years of heavy fighting on the ground in Gaza, which has caused a lot of damage and a blockade meant to starve the people there.Reports say that a lot fewer reserve sold…
(2025-08-13). Egypt says working with Qatar, US to revive 60-day Gaza truce. newarab.com 
Egypt said Tuesday it was working with fellow Gaza mediators Qatar and the United States to Egypt, Qatar and the United States have played a key role in mediating talks between Israel and Hamas since the "We are working very hard now in full cooperation with the Qataris and Ameri…
(2025-08-13). Israeli PM has 'lost the plot', says NZ's Christopher Luxon. asiapacificreport.nz By Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira, RNZ MƒÅori news journalist in Parliament New Zealand's Prime Minister says the war in Gaza is "utterly appalling" and Israeil Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost the plot". Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's comments came on a tense day in Parliament today, where the Green Party's co-leader Chlà∂e Swarbrick was "named" for refusing…
(2025-08-13). Worldwide condemnation of Israel's targeted murder of Palestinian journalist Anas al-Sharif. wsws.org The assassination of Al Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif in a targeted Israeli airstrike on a journalists' tent outside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Sunday has provoked a wave of mass anger and condemnation around the globe.
(2025-08-13). UN, media groups condemn Israeli strike on Gaza journalists. newarab.com 
Condemnations poured in from the United Nations, the EU and media rights groups Monday after an Israeli strike Dozens of Gazans stood amid bombed-out buildings in the courtyard of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City to pay their respects to
(2025-08-13). Australia's Albanese: Netanyahu 'in denial' over Gaza suffering. newarab.com 
Australia Prime Minister Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at next month's United Nations General Assembly, Albanese said on Monday, a move that adds to international pressure on Israel after similar announcements from France, Britain and Canada. | Albanese said on Tuesday the Netanyahu g…
(2025-08-13). How Gaza occupation could drain Israel's economy. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israel is getting ready for its first general strike on August 17. Families of prisoners and a number of social groups that want the war to end are leading the protests. Even more people are afraid that the conflict will get worse, which will hurt both people and the economy. At first, the Histadrut labor group was supposed to take part, but it pulled out for a number of reasons.The people who are organizing the strike say that keeping the war going will make the country's economic and social problems worse, in addition to the moral need to free the prisoners. Last week, the security cabinet agreed to…
(2025-08-13). MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime. asiapacificreport.nz Pacific Media Watch Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance has condemned the continued targeted killing of media workers in Gaza and the baseless smearing of working journalists as "terrorists", following the deaths of five Al Jazeera staff over the weekend. Al Jazeera journalists Anas Al Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed…
(2025-08-13). Israel deliberately obstructing aid, says former PM Helen Clark. asiapacificreport.nz By Niva Chittock, RNZ News WorldWatch presenter/producer Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark says she has witnessed Israel deliberately obstructing life-saving humanitarian aid into Gaza. Together with former Irish president Mary Robinson, Clark visited the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian territory this week. The two former world leaders are part of…
(2025-08-13). Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC appalled by harrowing videos of Israeli hostages in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-13). Trump officials call Gaza aid airdrops unrealistic: report. newarab.com 
But the option hasn't been seriously considered by Donald Trump's administration, U.S. officials and other sources say, even as One source said it is seen as an unrealistic option because ai…
(2025-08-13). La toma de Gaza, los repudios a Netanyahu y el papel de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel. cubadebate.cu El criminal de guerra que gobierna Israel aprobó junto a su gabinete de seguridad la conquista de la ciudad más importante y populosa de la Franja. Si ya fueron asesinados más de 60 000 palestinos, la masacre podría aumentar mucho más. Las Fuerzas de Defensa en realidad no son de defensa. Hace décadas que viven a la ofensiva contra los pueblos de la región.
(2025-08-13). Israel's dangerous push for a new status quo at Al-Asqa. newarab.com 
On 3 August, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir The visit is the far-right minister's fourth
(2025-08-13). The Two-State Solution Sham, And Other Reader Questions. caitlinjohnstone.com.au I'm just going to answer questions from readers for a while. | ‚ùñ | Lorna asks on Facebook, "Is the 2 state solution a solution …or a delusion?" | Israeli officials have been
(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
(2025-08-12). 'Whoever goes there dies': Gaza 'aid distribution' sites are deathtraps. therealnews.com 
"When they ran out of targets in Gaza, they resorted to killing civilians trying to get aid. The Americans and the Israelis are setting a trap for us." | "When they ran out of targets in Gaza, they resorted to killing civilians trying to get aid. The Americans and the Israelis are setting a trap for us." documentary,Gaza,Israel,Palestine,video,Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
(2025-08-12). Talk World Radio: A Victory for Students for Justice in Palestine. davidswanson.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio, we're talking about a successful lawsuit and impactful campus activism against genocide. Daniela Colombi is with Students for Justice in Palestine, an organization at the University of Maryland …
(2025-08-12). Stopping The Gaza Holocaust Is The First Step Toward A Healthy World. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Nicole on Facebook writes, "I would love to hear you explain how Palestine is the moral question of our time. Why it's so important. How it's related to every movement and should be a concern to everyone." | Palestine is the moral question of our time because the abuse of the Palestinians is the most glaring, in-your-face symptom of the imperial disease. You can see the effects of so many of the empire's abusive dynamics in how this thing is playing out, from rac…
(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.
(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 …
(2025-08-12). Israel Killed Journalists to Ensure Nobody Saw Its Atrocities, UN Experts Warn. truthout.org Israeli forces' killing of four Al Jazeera journalists and two freelance journalists on Sunday is part of Israel's "deliberate" campaign to eliminate and silence any potential witnesses to its "live-streamed genocide" in Gaza, especially ahead of its upcoming siege and ethnic cleansing of Gaza City, UN experts have warned. In a statement released Tuesday, UN Special Rapporteur for the freedom… |
(2025-08-12). Holocaust survivor Gabor Maté: Gaza genocide 'the worst thing I've seen in my whole life.'. therealnews.com 
"I was in Auschwitz 6-7 weeks ago," world-renowned author and physician Dr. Gabor Maté says, "at the very spot where my grandparents landed, before they were sent to the gas chambers, where my mother and I almost ended up in June of 1945. We came very close. And nothing in the world ever resembles the horror of Auschwitz, but the spirit of it, the inhumanity, the cruelty of it, the starving of people, the killing of starving people—that's going on right now, and the world is watching." In this urgent installment of our ongoing series "Not in Our Name" on The Marc Steiner Show, Marc speaks with Dr. Mat…
(2025-08-12). Israeli lobby pushes for ex-PA official to govern postwar Gaza. newarab.com 
A quiet, months-long effort is reportedly underway to position senior Palestinian businessman and former The proposal aims to bring in a Palestinian figure who would operate under
(2025-08-12). Silenced on the Front Line: UNRWA Condemns Killing of Five Journalists in Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb 
The commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has condemned 'Israel' after the deaths of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, saying the Israeli military is continuing to silence those reporting on atrocities in the besieged territory. Philippe Lazzarini, in a post on X on Monday, expressed horror at the killings of correspondents …
(2025-08-12). Western media has blood on its hands as Israel slaughters more Palestinian journalists. thecanary.co Mourners have carried out the funerals of assassinated Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Horrifying footage has shown journalists ripped to pieces, covered in blood and body parts, and later in white funeral shrouds stained with blood. Israel's repeated attacks on journalists are the height of impunity, and a brutal attempt to remove the people reporting on […] | By
(2025-08-12). The story of the last date in Gaza. electronicintifada.net How a small piece of dried fruit embodies a world of meaning.
(2025-08-12). Israel Has "Deliberate Strategy" of Killing Palestinian Journalists Like Anas al-Sharif: U.N. Expert. democracynow.org 
Global condemnation is mounting over the assassination of one of the most prominent journalists in Gaza, Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, along with four of his colleagues at the network and a sixth journalist — the freelance reporter Mohammed al-Khalidi. | The killing of al-Sharif and his colleagues is "really murder," says Irene Khan, U.N. special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression. "It is not killing in the context of war. It is a deliberate strategy to stop independent voices reporting."…
(2025-08-12). 45 US journalists are currently on a Israeli government-funded propaganda tour. thecanary.co In a move that perfectly encapsulates the moral bankruptcy of both Israel's public relations machine and much of the Western press, forty-five US journalists have descended on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories—not to witness the devastation in Gaza, but to take part in a choreographed tour designed, funded, and controlled by the Israeli government. […] | By
(2025-08-12). Weaponising Thirst: Gaza's Water Crisis and the Global Future of Water Security. moderndiplomacy.eu In August 2025, Gaza is not only running out of water but is also being deprived of it. The territory is under siege, battered by conflict, and cut off from essential supplies, and 2.3 million people are living far below the survival threshold for water access. This is more than a humanitarian crisis; it is …
(2025-08-12). Stripped of dignity: Gaza's disabled women in crammed shelters. newarab.com 
(2025-08-12). Palestinian Resistance Unveils Powerful Ops against Israeli Enemy in Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb 
A field commander in Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement,indicated that the recent partial withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from areas east of Gaza allowed the group's fighters to inspect the positions of explosive devices they had already planted. The commander announced that Al-Quds Brigades discovered the explosion and destruction …
(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 …
(2025-08-12). Denuncia Cuba asesinato de periodistas palestinos por el ejército de Israel. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, denunció este martes el reciente asesinato de seis reporteros de Al Jazeera y Sahat por fuerzas militares israelíes en Gaza.
(2025-08-12). Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly: Gaza Strip will be administered temporarily for six months under the supervision of 15 Palestinian technocrats in coordination with the Palestinian Authority. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-08-12). Slaying and Censoring the Journalists: The Murder of Anas al-Sharif. dissidentvoice.org "Assassination," wrote George Bernard Shaw in The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet, "is the extreme form of censorship". Such extremism visited Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues in Gaza City late on August 10. Resting in a tent located outside the main gate of Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital, he was killed alongside Al Jazeera …
(2025-08-12). Starvation Has Long Been Used as a Weapon of War Against Indigenous People. truthout.org 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 organizations have repeatedly warned. A July 29, 2025, alert by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a global initiative for improving food security and nutrition, reported that the "worst-case scenario of… |
(2025-08-12). RSF calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting after targeted Israeli strike kills six media professionals. asiapacificreport.nz Pacific Media Watch The Paris-based media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the Israeli military's "disgraceful tactic" to cover up war crimes in the wake of the killing of six journalists in Gaza on Sunday. It has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to stop the massacre of journalists,…
(2025-08-12). Eyewitness to Gaza's Death Traps: Whistleblower Anthony Aguilar In Conversation with Defending Rights Dissent. rightsanddissent.org Anthony Aguilar has made headlines for blowing the whistle on the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Now he's sharing his first-hand account of what he witnessed in Gaza with Defending Rights & Dissent. | A retired U.S. special forces officer, Aguilar worked for UG Solutions, a contractor that partnered with GHF, a U.S- and Israeli-backed NGO established ostensibly to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza. Yet according to the former Green Beret, these aid sites were "designed as death traps." He resigned after witnessing war crimes and is speaking out in hopes of halting the atrocities. | Aguilar sp…
(2025-08-12). Saeb Jundiya: from Palestinian football hero to a mirror of Gaza's suffering. thecanary.co More than a decade ago, crowds would chant "Saeb Jundiya" whenever he appeared on the pitch wearing the Palestinian national team captain's armband. He confidently directed his teammates, competed against continental teams, and stood in front of the cameras with the smile of a captain who knows the value of his jersey. Today, there are […] | By
(2025-08-12). Palestinians in Gaza City Fear More Displacement Under Israeli Occupation Plan. truthout.org The Israeli security cabinet approved a plan presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on August 8 to fully occupy the Gaza Strip and forcibly displace the residents of Gaza City from the north of the territory to the south. The news of the plan spread rapidly among those of us in Gaza, leaving us in a state of shock and despair. We had been following the updates in hopes of hearing… |
(2025-08-12). Greens co-leader Chlà∂e Swarbrick barred from NZ Parliament for rest of week after fiery Gaza speech. asiapacificreport.nz By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News acting political editor New Zealand Green Party co-leader Chlà∂e Swarbrick has been ejected from Parliament's debating chamber and told to leave for the rest of the week after a fiery speech about the war in Gaza. The incident occured during an urgent debate this afternoon which was called after the…
(2025-08-12). US defers to Israel on killing of journalists, declines condemn. newarab.com The United States on Tuesday declined to criticise Israel over the killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in the Gaza Strip, referring questions to its ally. | The Israeli military killed prominent Al-Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues on Monday near Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital. | "What I will tell you is that we refer you to Israel for information regarding al-Sharif," State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters. | She voiced respect for journalists who cover war zones but said that Hamas members have been "embedded in society, including posing as journalists", referring to Israel's a…
(2025-08-12). Headlines for August 12, 2025. democracynow.org Five More Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza as Israeli Attacks Kill 89 in a Day, World Leaders Condemn Israel's Assassination of Journalists in Gaza, Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund Divests from Israeli Companies, Citing Gaza Humanitarian Crisis, Trump Takes Control of Washington, D.C., Police Force and Deploys National Guard, Federal Court Hears Arguments Trump Violated Posse Comitatus Act by Deploying Troops to L.A., Advocates Call for Closure of Pennsylvania ICE Jail After Death of Immigrant, Advocates in El Paso Demand ICE Release DACA Recipient Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago, CDC Workers Deman…
(2025-08-12). VIDEO: Israel Plans to Seize Gaza City. ips-dc.org
(2025-08-12). Israeli Forces Kill 89 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that Israeli forces killed 89 Palestinians and wounded 513 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. The Health Ministry said that the bodies of 11 other Palestinians killed by previous Israeli attacks were also recovered. "A number of victims are still under …
(2025-08-12). Israeli Court Says Netanyahu to Testify 3 Times per Week. english.almanar.com.lb 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be required to testify three times a week in his corruption trial starting in November, the judges overseeing the case announced Tuesday, citing the need to speed up the process, according to Zionist media. The trial has been going on since 2020, and Netanyahu has been testifying twice a …
(2025-08-12). Netanyahu crowns himself 'King of Israel' & Arabs his minions. newarab.com 
(2025-08-12). Israeli Drones Attack South Lebanon Towns with Missiles, Bombs. english.almanar.com.lb 
According to Al-Manar reporter, an Israeli drone raided two fishermen at Naqoura seaport. The Lebanese health ministry issued a statement, announcing that the raid on Naqoura left two injuries. Al-Manar correspondent Israeli drones targeted Nomayreye town, South Lebanon, with a missile that did not explode. The reporter added that no casualties were recorded. Israeli drones dropped …
(2025-08-12). Norway fund expects to sell more of its Israeli holdings. newarab.com 
(2025-08-12). Israeli drone raid on Naqoura, South Lebanon, leaves two injuries: health ministry. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-08-13). Report: Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan. haaretz.com If implemented, plans would amount to transferring people from one war-ravaged land at risk of famine to another – raising human rights concerns…
(2025-08-13). Netanyahu: If other countries want to help Palestinians, they should open their doors. haaretz.com