(2025-08-24). Saturday 8/23: All Out for Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water St. Santa Cruz…
(2025-08-24). What does famine look like in Gaza? independent.co.ug 
GAZA, PALESTINE | Xinhua | A UN-backed report released on Friday confirmed famine in parts of the Gaza Strip, marking the first officially declared famine in the Middle East and raising alarms about worsening humanitarian conditions in the war-torn coastal enclave and possible political repercussions. How severe is the famine in Gaza? Could the UN report …
(2025-08-24). Sunday 8/24: Hikers for Palestine: Walk in Solidarity, Walk for Water. indybay.org Strawberry Creek Park, 1250 Addison Street, Berkeley.
(2025-08-24). Gaza health director: 289 dead from starvation, including 115 children. tehrantimes.com Munir al-Bursh, director of the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, told Al Jazeera that famine has claimed the lives of 289 people, including 115 children.
(2025-08-24). Egyptian army boosts forces on the border with Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Egyptian army has reinforced its presence on the eastern border with Gaza amid fears of the humanitarian and military repercussions if the Israeli forces attempted to control areas still outside its control in Gaza City and the north at any time, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported.Egyptian authorities expect that military operations will force approximately one million Gazans to flee Gaza City toward the southern part of the Strip, opening the door to deliberate Israeli attempts to push these civilians toward the Egyptian border.An informed source told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that this scenario is viewed in Eg…
(2025-08-24). Sherif Mansour on defending press freedom and Gaza documentary "Journalists Under Fire" tehrantimes.com Egyptian-American advocate discusses his role in Robert Greenwald's film and calls for stronger protections for journalists in conflict zones…
(2025-08-24). Situation in Gaza 'Beyond Catasrophe': MSF. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A senior official of medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) described the situation in Gaza as being beyond a "catastrophe".
(2025-08-24). Gantz offers political truce to help secure Gaza captives deal. newarab.com 
Israeli former defence minister Benny Gantz on Saturday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to forge a unity government along with members of the opposition in a bid to help release the captives held in Gaza. | Netanyahu's coalition government depends on support from far-right members who oppose ending the war and making any deal with Palestinian group Hamas. | Gantz, a rival of Netanyahu who nonetheless joined his government in the early days of the war, proposed a temporary coalition that would side-step far-right parties and strike a captive release deal. | "I am here on behalf of the hostages who h…
(2025-08-24). Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City. juancole.com by Dr Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor ) — History shows that famines are, for the most part, engineered. Be it through carelessness, selfishness or plain malice on the part of officialdom, creating the circumstances under which a population expires to hunger is a matter of construction. As the economist and Nobel Laureate …
(2025-08-24). Israel continues aid obstruction, kills dozens in Gaza camps. newarab.com 
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(2025-08-24). Israel kills scores in Gaza as Katz threatens total destruction. newarab.com 
On Saturday morning, Israeli forces killed at least 34 Palestinians across Gaza, with eight of them queuing up to urgently see…
(2025-08-24). Israel and the occupied territories: Intensification of hostilities threatens to worsen catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-24). "We refuse to stay silent" — Mass resignations shake Dutch government. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Netherlands' caretaker government is in a serious political crisis after all of the New Social Contract Party's (NSC) ministers and state secretaries said they were quitting on Saturday. The decision was made a day after Foreign Minister Kaspar Veldkamp resigned because the government had not imposed sanctions on Israel for its ongoing military offensive in Gaza since October 2023.Dutch broadcaster NOS says that the resignations include a number of high-ranking NSC officials, such as the acting Deputy Prime Minister, the acting Ministers of Interior, Education, and Health, and four other state secr…
(2025-08-24). Thursday 8/28: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org
(2025-08-24). Week in Pictures: From Israeli-made famine in Gaza to wildfires in Spain. aljazeera.com
(2025-08-24). Amnesty demands Israel stop Gaza assault after famine declared. newarab.com 
Amnesty International has called on the
(2025-08-24). Israel bars doctors from entering Gaza after giving testimony. newarab.com 
Israel's American physician Dr. Mimi Syed and Dr. Catherine Le Scolin-Quere from France were set to return to Gaza this week on Thursday to volunteer in hospitals amid the famine caused b…
(2025-08-24). Israeli attacks force 60 desalination plants to shutter in Gaza. newarab.com 
Sustained Israeli bombardment across the besieged Gaza Strip has destroyed at least 60 desalination plants in the enclave, making clean water hard to come by for civilians, amid already dire humanitarian conditions and a famine. | International aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) issued a statement confirming the damage to the desalination plants, adding that "Israel is deliberately depriving Palestinians of necessities to life, including food, water and healthcare". | Much of Gaza's essential infrastructure has been partially damaged or destroyed after 22 months of war. | According to MSF, the amount of…
(2025-08-24). Dutch government in crisis as ministers resign over Gaza policy. tehrantimes.com The Netherlands' caretaker government plunged into a political crisis as all ministers and state secretaries from the New Social Contract (NSC) party resigned on Friday following Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp's departure over the government's refusal to impose stronger sanctions on Israel regarding its military operations in Gaza.
(2025-08-24). At least 15,600 Gazans in need of urgent medical evacuation. newarab.com 
(2025-08-24). LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza; protesters across globe denounce Gaza City famine. aljazeera.com People protest around the world as Israel continues push to seize Gaza City where famine has been declared.
(2025-08-24). "Netanyahu knew everything" — leaked audio exposes pre-October 7 warnings. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Deep flaws in Israel's political and security leadership both before and after the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack have been exposed by recently leaked audio recordings that Israel's Channel 12 has released. These recordings include shocking details from former Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Aharon Haliva. | Haliva accused the government of being careless and causing political turmoil, confirming that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been given strategic warnings prior to the attack but did nothing. Haliva criticized the way the National Security Council and senior officials handled the war…
(2025-08-24). Israeli charged for plot to kill Attorney General. newarab.com 
(2025-08-24). Will the U.S. ignite an Iran—Israel war by destabilizing Iraq? thealtworld.com A new wave of instability in Iraq could be the trigger for an even larger confrontation in West Asia. With Washington's influence deeply entrenched in Baghdad, questions are being raised: is the U.S. deliberately trying to destabilize Iraq in order to ignite a direct Iran—Israel war? | In this critical discussion, we are joined by political analyst and Editor of The Cradle Sharmine Narwani to unpack the real motives behind U.S. policy in Iraq. We explore whether American interference is about maintaining control, protecting Israeli interests, or weakening Iran's regional influence. | How will Iraq's fragile…
(2025-08-23). DNC Vote on Israel Arms Embargo May Set Democratic Party's Course on Palestine. truthout.org During its summer meeting next week in Minneapolis, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will vote on two competing resolutions connected to Israel and Gaza. Resolution 18 calls for recognition of a Palestinian state, a ceasefire, an arms embargo, and a suspension of military aid to Israel. Resolution 3, which was introduced in response to Resolution 18, simply calls for a ceasefire… |
(2025-08-23). Within France Recognition of Palestine as a State: Is Disarming Hamas the Sole Answer? moderndiplomacy.eu Last July, on the 25th to be exact, Emmanuel Macron announced his stance to finally recognise the state of Palestine on his social media account X, making it an official public statement. There, Macron stated that he will declare the recognition formally this September, during the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. …
(2025-08-23). Demonstrators demand 'End the Siege of Gaza!'. workers.org 
Seattle Banging pots and pans, over 500 demonstrators took to the streets of Seattle on Aug. 17 to demand "End the Siege of Gaza!" Seattle, Aug. 17, 2025 (WW Photo: Jim McMahan) Among the speakers was a member of Healthcare Workers for Palestine, protesting the targeting of health care workers . . . |
(2025-08-23). Israel lobby group UKLFI investigated over 'vexatious and baseless' threats to silence Palestine support. skwawkbox.org 
The UK lawyer group 'UK Lawyers for Israel' (UKLFI) is under investigation after a formal complaint that it threatened supporters of Palestine with legal action in an attempt to silence or stifle them. The group, which is notorious for using its approach to force a hospital to take down art by Palestinian children and trying …
(2025-08-23). Tens of thousands of Palestinian children starving in Gaza tent camps. aljazeera.com Somia Abu Naja says her 12-year-old daughter's weight has plummeted to 20kg as extreme hunger grips the Gaza Strip.
(2025-08-23). Israeli attacks kill 51 in Gaza as more Palestinians die from starvation. aljazeera.com Health authorities say eight more people, including two children, die from malnutrition after famine declared in Gaza.
(2025-08-23). Starmer claims his 50% increase to bus fares has "cut costs for families" skwawkbox.org 
How shameless and out of touch can the 'son of a toolmaker' be? Keir Starmer can't make it to his social media to criticise Israel's confirmed overwhelming slaughter of civilians in Gaza or its use of banned weapons on Palestinian children. He can't resist keeping children hungry in this country, waging war on the poor, …
(2025-08-23). Israeli Forces Kill over 70 in Gaza As UN Warns of Famine 'Survival Crisis'. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said "a real child survival crisis" exists in Gaza as famine was officially declared, warning that it is "already too late" for many children.
(2025-08-23). Video: music teacher teaches Gaza kids to harmonise to the sound of Israeli drones. skwawkbox.org 
"In these moments, we forget the war" — heartbreaking and inspiring A music teacher in Gaza is teaching children how to harmonise over the sounds of the Israeli spy and bomb drones that constantly infest the air over Palestinian civilians, as a way to lift their minds out of the horror of war for a …
(2025-08-23). 25 Artists in Gaza Stage Exhibition of New Works Expressing Grief Amid Genocide. truthout.org As universities in Gaza resume online teaching after months of suspension due to the ongoing genocide, 25-year-old Mohaned Asayas, a student in the art department at Al-Aqsa University, said he struggled with the practical aspects of his art courses. "This is not only my problem but also that of all my classmates," he said, "as the war has destroyed most of our studios… |
(2025-08-23). The Case Against a Military Intervention to Stop the Gaza Genocide. dissidentvoice.org Have you read "The Case for Military Intervention to Stop the Gaza Genocide"? I don't mind promoting it to you, since I agree with most of it (and also consider most of it to do absolutely nothing to advance any case for military intervention to stop the Gaza genocide). The enormous problem we face is …
(2025-08-23). Terrorist pots and pans banned from Gaza protest. skwawkbox.org 
Proscription of kitchen implements soon to follow? The Met Police banned demonstrators taking part in last night's anti-genocide protest outside the embassy of fascist Israeli ambassador Tzipi Hotovely from bringing pots and pans to the protest, apparently on the basis that the noise might stop the embassy from carrying on its usual genocidal — and …
(2025-08-23). LIVE: Israel kills over 70 in Gaza as UN warns of famine 'survival crisis'. aljazeera.com Gaza's Health Ministry says at least 71 people were killed in the past 24 hours across the Palestinian territory.
(2025-08-23). Famine officially declared in Gaza. wsws.org The UN-affiliated body that monitors mass hunger has for the first time officially declared a famine in Gaza City and warned that other areas of Gaza will soon face famine.
(2025-08-23). Gaza famine "is Netanyahu's legacy" aljazeera.com Former UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness calls the Gaza famine a "sadistic obscenity" linked to Netanyahu's name.
(2025-08-23). Doctors Without Borders: Israel deliberately depriving Gaza of clean water. tehrantimes.com Israel is deliberately depriving Palestinians in Gaza of access to clean water by destroying infrastructure and blocking imports of essential treatment equipment, international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said, Anadolu reported.
(2025-08-23). Famine in Gaza "manufactured down to the calorie" aljazeera.com Dr James Smith calls the Gaza famine a predictable crisis, manufactured by the Israeli occupation.
(2025-08-23). Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he said, "It's not easy for me to say such a thing, but if there were almost 10,000 Hamas fighters among the 30,000 Palestinians killed, it's not a bad ratio for …
(2025-08-23). Dutch FM quits over Israel sanctions deadlock. jagonews24.com Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has resigned after failing to secure cabinet support for additional sanctions against Israel over its military onslaught in Gaza…
(2025-08-23). Doctors say Israel testing new, banned micro-cube shrapnel and heavy metal weapons on Gaza civilians. skwawkbox.org 
Bombs then marketed as 'battle-proven' as genocidal regime profits from its maimed and murdered victims The Israeli military is using at least two new types of weapon on civilians in Gaza, one designed to maximise deaths and injuries over the maximum area and the other to leave behind only minute chemical traces in its shrapnel …
(2025-08-23). This is what happens when money dies. aljazeera.com Israel has blocked the transfer of currency into Gaza; the result is catastrophic.
(2025-08-23). UNRWA: Famine in Gaza City can be stopped if Israel allows aid in. tehrantimes.com The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says it has warehouses full of food, medicines and hygiene supplies in Jordan and Egypt but is being blocked from bringing them into Gaza, the Guardian reported.
(2025-08-23). "Irrefutable evidence of crimes" – Hamas reacts to UN famine declaration. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – After UN agencies and foreign experts officially declared famine in Gaza, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) asked the UN and the UN Security Council to step in right away. People in the movement wanted the war to stop right away and the blockade on the area to be lifted.In a statement released on Friday, Hamas called for the full opening of Gaza's border crossings so that food, medicine, water, and fuel could keep coming in and out.The group said that the famine statement was an embarrassment to Israel and its supporters. They also said that it was proof to the whole world that crimes had been co…
(2025-08-23). In Gaza, Even the Cost of a Grave Has Become a Luxury. truthout.org As we live in Gaza under the fear of rockets and Israeli bombardment, and with looming threats of an invasion by the Israeli government in full view of the world, in our markets, residents are fighting yet another war — one against soaring prices. It is a war that has drained pockets, exhausted people, and turned daily life into a burden no less cruel than the bombing. The calls of street vendors… |
(2025-08-23). How can Israel engineer a famine in Gaza in the 21st century? aljazeera.com UN chief Antonio Guterres says famine in Gaza is 'a moral indictment and a failure of humanity itself'.
(2025-08-23). Israel's Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible. juancole.com By Leonie Fleischmann, City St George's, University of London (The Conversation) — The Israeli government has approved a plan for construction of a massive new settlement bloc in the controversial E1 area in the occupied West Bank. In reviving a project first proposed in 1994, which will comprise about 3,500 new dwellings in a line …
(2025-08-23). Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank. aljazeera.com Israeli destruction in al-Mughayyir near Ramallah is part of push to forcibly displace Palestinians, researcher says.
(2025-08-23). IRGC Vows Tough Response to Any New Israeli Aggression. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps warned the Zionist regime that any new act of aggression would trigger Iran's crushing response, even harsher than the blows dealt during the 12-day war in June.
(2025-08-23). Israel's definition of "a combatant is elastic" aljazeera.com "The Israeli government claims that they killed Hamas and other combatants…"
(2025-08-23). Serial Explosions Hit Power Grid in Occupied Territories. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Hebrew media outlets have reported a wave of explosions targeting high-voltage distribution transformers and power cabins in several Israeli cities, causing widespread blackouts.
(2025-08-23). Major Disruptions Hit Israeli Regime's Rail Network. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Israeli regime's railroad officials announced that train services on several major routes will be suspended for the coming weeks.
(2025-08-23). Le aspirazioni israeliane su Cipro. strategic-culture.su Negli ultimi tempi, diversi politici e analisti ciprioti (tanto di parte greca, quanto di parte turca) hanno lanciato l'allarme sulla crescente penetrazione israeliana nello strategico scalo del Mediterraneo orientale. Cerchiamo di capire quelli che sono i reali obiettivi di Tel Aviv con la sua volontà di espansione sull'isola. | Segue nostro Non è difficile trovare sui mezzi di informazione israeliani, o nelle pubblicazioni più spec…
(2025-08-24). Only Liars And Manipulators Say Gaza Isn't Starving. thealtworld.com 
Israeli news outlet Haaretz has Haaretz reporters were taken by doctors on video tours of hospitals in Gaza, conducting interviews with numerous medical personnel and obtaining many photos of civilians showing signs of extreme starvation. Throughout the report we encounter story after story of severely emaciated childre…
(2025-08-24). will never leave Gaza. War is part of the classic authoritarian. haaretz.com
(2025-08-24). Netanyahu is counting on Hamas to refuse his demands for deal, so takeover can begin. haaretz.com As the Israeli delegation departs for Cairo this week, Netanyahu, fearing Smotrich, Ben-Gvir and elections, will prevent Israel from showing any flexibility and continue piling on various demands to disrupt the negotiations…
(2025-08-23). the Thousands of Jews and Arabs rally in Tel Aviv against Gaza war, hunger. haaretz.com The protest, organized by the umbrella group for Arab citizens of Israel, was scaled back after police capped participation under threat of revoking approval. Demonstrators held images of starving children in Gaza, as a police officer warned: 'What happens in the village will not happen here in Tel Aviv'…
(2025-08-23). Gaza Health Ministry: 61 Palestinians killed, eight of hunger-related causes in past day. haaretz.com According to Gaza's health officials, two of the eight who died of starvation were children, and six others were killed while waiting for humanitarian aid…
(2025-08-23). IDF: Missile fired from Yemen likely broke up midair; debris fell in central Israel, no injuries. haaretz.com The police stated that they received reports of shrapnel in several further locations. Earlier on Friday, a drone launched from Yemen triggered sirens in several Gaza border communities. The IDF stated then that it successfully intercepted the drone after several attempts…
(2025-08-23). Why Hamas is backing the Gaza deal with Israel it rejected months ago. haaretz.com Hamas' agreement to a proposal similar to the so-called Witkoff plan, which it had previously insisted on strict conditions for, reflects political pressure from former allies and Gaza's utter destruction and exhausted population. So what does ending the war mean for them?
(2025-08-23). Israeli officer Ori Gerlic killed in Khan Yunis in explosion involving IDF device. haaretz.com Gerlic, 20, was the first Israeli soldier killed in Gaza this month, and over 70 others have died there in operational accidents…
(2025-08-23). U.K. firm used to fund pro-Qatar campaign by Netanyahu aides made millions. haaretz.com The firm serving as a conduit between Israel and Gulf projects said money came from several countries and not just from pro-Qatari campaign with Netanyahu's aides…
(2025-08-23). Secular Israelis must realize: The fate is no longer in our hands. haaretz.com Twenty-first century Israel is undergoing a process reminiscent of the era of medieval Muslim sultanates…