(2025-08-12). The New York Times Continues to Give Netanyahu the Benefit of the Doubt. counterpunch.org 
"Flush with newfound confidence and authority, Mr. Netanyahu seemed finally to have gained the political capital he needed to override opposition from his far-right government allies to reach a truce in Gaza." — The New York Times, August 5, 2025, p. 1, "With Fate in His Hands, Netanyahu Fumbles It." The New York Times, over
(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 …
(2025-08-12). Australia PM says Israel's Netanyahu 'in denial' over suffering in Gaza. aljazeera.com Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reveals details of phone conversation with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
(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). 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…
(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, …
(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). 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). 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.
(2025-08-12). Michael Burawoy: Palestine through a South African Lens. newleftreview.org In a draft text sent to NLR before his tragically early death, the sociologist reflects on the reasons for the starkly different outcomes of Afrikaner and Zionist settler colonialisms: in South Africa, a unified democratic republic, with all its problems; in Israel, ongoing war.
(2025-08-12). SKWAWKBOX just exposed Starmer and BBC complicity in Israel's assassination of Al Jazeera journalists. thecanary.co Independent media outlet SKWAWKBOX has spent over ten years holding the powerful and political to account. One perfect example is two articles he released on Tuesday 12 August, where it exposed not only Keir Starmer's government's complicity with Israel's assassination of five Al Jazeera journalists — but also the BBC's attempt to whitewash the Zionist […] | By
(2025-08-12). Milwaukee, August 14, 2025: ALL EYES ON GAZA! Protest Vigil. wibailoutpeople.org 
Milwaukee4Palestine MILWAUKEE! EMERGENCY RALLY AND MEMORIAL With a ground invasion of Gaza City looming, the occupation has deliberately targeted journalists in Gaza in an attempt to silence the voices speaking out. Among them was Anas Al-Sharif, whose assassination was part of a calculated effort to sever Gaza's connection to the world. The Israeli military later …
(2025-08-12). Kenyan MPs condemn Gaza atrocities, call for ceasefire and recognition of Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Kenyan MPs held a parliamentary debate on August 6 over the ongoing war in Gaza, with many legislators condemning the devastation inflicted on Palestinians and calling for urgent global action.
(2025-08-12). King of Jordan meets Saudi Crown Prince in NEOM. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Jordan's King Abdullah II arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Jordanian Royal Court announced. He was accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II. | The Saudi Crown Prince welcomed King Abdullah upon his arrival in NEOM, where the two leaders held a private meeting focused on unfolding developments in the region. Discussions are set to address the ongoing Israeli military assaults in Gaza, described as part of broader plans to fully occupy the besieged enclave, as well as intentions for the complete annexation of the West B…
(2025-08-12). With murder of Al Jazeera crew, Israel seeks to silence Gaza. newarab.com 
Sunday evening in The Israeli army openly admitted it had targeted al-Sharif, labelling him a Hamas opera…
(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). 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). 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 …
(2025-08-12). Slaying and Censoring the Journalists: The Murder of Anas al-Sharif. Binoy Kampmark. globalresearch.ca "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 …
(2025-08-12). Thursday 8/14: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org
(2025-08-12). Milwaukee Rise For Gaza! Protest Car Caravan August 17, 2025. wibailoutpeople.org 
(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). Over 100 Children Have Died of Severe Hunger Amid Israeli Siege: Gaza Health Ministry. scheerpost.com By Brad Reed / Common Dreams The Gaza Health Ministry announced on Monday that more than 100 children in Gaza have died of severe hunger during Israel's siege of the territory. As Al Jazeera reported, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said that a total of 222 Palestinians have died from hunger during the siege, including 101 children. The vast majority …
(2025-08-12). Saturday 8/23: Plant Sale for Palestine. indybay.org Eastshore Park (Oakland)…
(2025-08-12). Israel kills 12 in Gaza as world denounces attack on journalists. newarab.com 
At least 12 people have been killed in Gaza since dawn, as international outrage mounts over an Israeli air strike that killed five Al Jazeera journalists, further The death toll in Gaza has risen to 12 since dawn, following an Israeli airstrike on two houses in Al Jazeera English has also report…
(2025-08-12). Trump signals support for Israel's Gaza occupation plan. newarab.com 
US President In a phone interview with US website Axios on Monday, Trump said it would be "very rough" to retrieve the remaining captives because Hamas would "not let them out amid the current situation", possibly referring to stalled ceasefire negotiations…
(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). Norway sovereign fund drops investments in 11 Israeli companies. newarab.com 
Nicolai Tangen, chief of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages the fund, said the decision was taken "in response to extraordinary circumstances". | "The situation in Gaza is a ser…
(2025-08-12). Video: BBC asks if it's 'proportional' for Israel to kill 5 journalists when it was only targeting 1. skwawkbox.org 
Obscene journalism and more regurgitation of Israel's narrative by 'UK' state broadcaster as smear campaign continues The BBC asked last night, in a segment on Israel's murder of Gaza journalist Anas al-Sharif and four colleagues, whether it was 'proportional' for Israel for Israel "to kill five journalists when you were only targeting one" — as …
(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.
(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). Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC appalled by harrowing videos of Israeli hostages in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-12). Al-Sharif killing part of 'Israeli policy to silence Gaza media'. newarab.com 
(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). 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). Three-quarters of UN members support Palestinian statehood. dawn.com PARIS: Three-quarters of UN members have already or soon plan to recognise Palestinian statehood, with Australia on Monday becoming the latest to promise it will do so at the UN General Asse ≠mbly next month. | "Australia will recognise the state of Palestine at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, to contribute to international momentum towards a two-state solution, a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages," Prime Minister Ant ≠h ≠ony Albanese said in a statement. | The
(2025-08-12). Israel's takeover plan of Gaza: What comes next for Hamas. newarab.com 
Since the most Israel's response to Hamas's deadly attacks that month, which killed 1,200 Israelis, quickly escalated into a
(2025-08-12). UK spy-plane was over Gaza as Israel murdered 6 journalists. skwawkbox.org 
Flights are known to be providing intel directly to Israeli military An outsourced spy plane operating for the UK from the RAF's Akrotiri base in Cyprus was almost certainly operating over Gaza, despite attempts to hide its flight path, just thirty minutes before an Israeli airstrike that murdered six journalists in the early hours of …
(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). Who was Anas al-Sharif, the journalist killed by Israel in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2025-08-12). VIDEO: Israel Plans to Seize Gaza City. ips-dc.org
(2025-08-12). Chris Smalls's Gaza Mission Part of Long History of Black-Palestinian Solidarity. scheerpost.com By Sonali Kolhatka / Truthout "Black and Brown [people] always stood together in struggles from the beginning of time," said Christian Smalls, explaining his pro-Palestinian activism. The Amazon Labor Union leader spoke to me on July 24, 2025, from the Handala, a ship bound for Gaza bearing medical supplies and baby formula. "Palestinians, they are right in our communities. They …
(2025-08-12). Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC mourns killing of Palestine Red Crescent Society staff member in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-12). Thunberg to join flotilla in biggest attempt to break Gaza siege. newarab.com 
Thunberg said that she and the Soumoud crew will be "launching the biggest attempt ever to break the illegal Israeli siege over Gaza with dozens of boats sailing from Spain" on 31 August. | "We will meet doze…
(2025-08-11). IPI condemns killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza. geo.tv 
The image shows commotion after a strike from Israel. — Reuters/FileThe International Press Institute has strongly condemned Israel's targeted killing of five Al Jazeera journalists, including prominent correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, in Gaza.In a statement posted on…
(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…
(2025-08-12). Hiroshima lives on — in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org This year marks another solemn anniversary of the atomic bombings — 80 years since the US dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Over 120 national representatives gathered in Hiroshima this year to solemnly declare their pro-peace positions. Among them are delegates from Israel and, for the first time, Palestine. The irony could not be starker: in just the past 20 months, Israel has dropped
(2025-08-12). Israeli lobby pushes for ex-PA official to govern postwar Gaza. newarab.com 
(2025-08-12). 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…
(2025-08-12). Israeli military gear crisis unveiled amid Gaza invasion plan. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A report from the Hebrew newspaper Maariv has found major, previously unknown flaws in the Israeli military that are connected to their plans to fully occupy the Gaza Strip. The results show that there is a lack of tools and damage after two years of constant fighting.The story says the problem isn't just with the backup troops, but with a lot of military equipment that is needed for operations. Tanks have been taken out of service because their engines broke down after they had been used for too many hours. Armoured personnel carriers, helicopters, and planes have also been used for too long compared…
(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). Wednesday 8/20: Gaza: Doctors Under Attack — Film Screening & Dialogue with Healthcare Workers. indybay.org University of California, San Francisco, Cole Hall Auditorium, 94143…
(2025-08-12). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC calls for an agreement between the parties to enable humanitarian action in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-12). Protests held worldwide over Israel's murder of Al Jazeera Gaza journalists. aljazeera.com Global protests target Israel and media outlets who have 'made excuses' after killing of five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza.
(2025-08-12). Community Organizer Slams "Fascist ICE Agents" After Arrest of U.S. Citizen Documenting Raids. scheerpost.com By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now! As immigration raids and arrests continue to terrorize communities across the United States, we look at grassroots efforts to fight back. ICE has faced widespread backlash over the arrest of community advocates swept up while documenting raids across the country, many of them U.S. citizens. In Los Angeles, nurse and community …
(2025-08-12). Racist Rupert Lowe tries to come for 'foreign nationals' claiming DWP benefits. thecanary.co 
Former Reform MP and perpetual racist Rupert Lowe has crashed into another social media storm after his comments on Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit claimants. Lowe unleashed a series of tweets scaremongering and fanning the flames of anti-immigrant sentiment: Of course, it's entirely lost on multi-millionaire Lowe that immigrants, regardless of nationality, are […] | By
(2025-08-12). Chad: 20-Year Sentence for Opposition Leader. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Demonstrators in Paris, France wave Chadian flags during a rally calling for the release of Succès Masra, May 31, 2025. | © 2025 Umit Donmez / Anadolu via AFP | (Nairobi) — The guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on August 9, 2025, on Succès Masra, leader of Chad's main opposition party, is the culmination of a trial based on politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said today.Masra, the former prime minister, is an ardent critic of President Mahamat Idriss Déby. The criminal court in Ndjamena found Masra guilty of spreading racist and xenophobic messages and…
(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
(2025-08-11). Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif said Israel would execute him. And they just have. thecanary.co 
The following article contains graphic images some readers may find distressing Last night the Israeli occupation murdered five Al Jazeera journalists and two others in their tent outside Gaza's largest hospital Al Shifa: The drone strike was a deliberate, targeted attack, which led to the murder of Al Jazeera Arabic correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed […] | By
(2025-08-11). Anas Al-Sharif: Gaza loses the eyes that conveyed its tragedy to the world. thecanary.co Anas Al-Sharif grew up in the heart of Gaza, where days are measured by the number of endless battles. He was not born with a camera in his hands, but he came into life amid billowing smoke, scattered ruins, and the sounds of the radio repeating the names of the martyrs at the break of […] | By
(2025-08-12). One former Netanyahu aide implicates another during police Qatargate questioning. haaretz.com Eli Feldstein, a former spokesperson for Netanyahu, implicates fellow aide Yonatan Urich in a pro-Qatar influence campaign while being questioned by Israel police…
(2025-08-12). EU condemns Israeli killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, chief diplomat says. haaretz.com