(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). Netanyahu's Plan To Occupy Gaza Violates World Court Ruling. popularresistance.org 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 control of all of Gaza," Netanyahu replied, "We intend to." | The Israeli Occupation Forces say they already control about 75 percent of Gaza. The remaining 25 percent includes Gaza City, Khan Younis, and many neighborhoods and refugee camps in central Gaza. | Israel's occupation of Gaza flies in the face of the July 19 ruling of the Inter…
(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). Netanyahu says he's devoted to 'Greater Israel' plan. newarab.com 
Israeli Prime Minister In an interview with Israel's i24NEWS on Tuesday, Netanyahu said he felt "very much" connec…
(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). 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). South Sudan Rejects Report That It's in Talks With Israel About Taking in Palestinians from Gaza. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, South Sudan rejected a report from The Associated Press that said it was in talks with Israel about the possibility of taking in Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip, calling the claim "baseless." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have been clear that their ultimate goal for Gaza is the …
(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 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). A Shield of Lies: Netanyahu's Battle Against the World. dissidentvoice.org It was a sign of someone desperate that his message has failed to take wing and make its way to better lands. With the strategy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Gaza Strip sundered and falling over, leaving only a thick butcher's bill (over 60,000 deaths for starters), extraordinary suffering and humanitarian catastrophe, …
(2025-08-13). US congressman meets Sharaa in Damascus after flying from Israel. newarab.com 
US Congressman Abraham Hamadeh has held talks with Hamadeh, a Republican who represents Arizona's 8th District in the US Congress, described his six-hour visit to Damascus on Sunday as a "historic step", being the first time in decades that an American official travelled directly from Tel Aviv to Damascus. | According to a statement issued by Hamadeh, he d…
(2025-08-13). Jordanians outraged by gourmet food festival while Gaza starves. electronicintifada.net Drones lit up Amman's skies as global chefs hosted five-course dinners.
(2025-08-13). Starvation chronicles in Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
"I'm mostly tired of expecting the world to end this," Malek texts me from his tent encampment in Khan Younis. "I need to sleep. I have to wake up early to go look for food."
(2025-08-13). Gaza mother 'destroyed' after image used to deny starvation. newarab.com 
Palestinian-Canadian Faiza Najjar was able to leave Gaza last year, but could not bring her four adult daughters with her. She watched from a distance as food shortages in the territory worsened. | From Canada, where she lives with her six other children, Najjar pursued a months-long effort to get those she had left out of She finally embraced her daughters and seven grandchildren when they arrived at Toronto's airport last month. | But when clips of the emotional reunion were posted on social media, pro-Isra…
(2025-08-13). 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.
(2025-08-13). Is the Regional Zionist Project Going to Include Occupation of Cyprus? orinocotribune.com
(2025-08-13). Israel has 'deliberate strategy' of killing Palestinian journalists like Anas al-Sharif, warns UN expert. asiapacificreport.nz Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I'm Amy Goodman, with Juan González. Global condemnation is mounting over Israel's assassination of one of the most prominent journalists in Gaza, the Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, along with four of his colleagues at the network and another freelance journalist. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is…
(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). 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). Daily Patterns in Israeli Maiming at GHF Sites Revealed. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An American pediatrician in Gaza said the injuries inflicted on Palestinian aid seekers at sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) suggest that Israeli forces have shot the men and boys deliberately, by targeting specific body parts on specific days.
(2025-08-13). New York protests over killing of Al Jazeera staff in Gaza and US blackout. aljazeera.com Protesters in New York City rallied outside The New York Times over the killing of Al Jazeera journalists including Anas…
(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). The Hunt For Anas Al-Sharif's Killers. popularresistance.org By any measure, Anas Al-Sharif should still be alive. | On the morning of 10 August 2025, the 28-year-old Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent was doing what he had done since the first days of the Gaza onslaught—reporting from the frontlines, armed only with a camera and a press vest. Outside the main gate of Al Shifa Hospital, in one of the last corners of northern Gaza where journalists could still work, Al-Sharif was filing footage of bombardments that shook the streets around him. Moments later, a missile struck the tent where he and his colleagues were sheltering. | Seven people died instantly. Among them:…
(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). NZ lawmaker ejected again from parliament for Gaza comment. newarab.com 
(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). Israeli strikes kill 24 in Gaza, including children in tents. newarab.com 
(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). Milwaukee, August 17, 2025: Rise Up For Gaza! wibailoutpeople.org 
(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). Israeli Forces Kill 123 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Israeli forces killed 123 Palestinians and wounded 437 over the previous 24-hour period as the IDF is intensifying strikes on Gaza City and areas to the north. Heavy US-backed Israeli attacks have continued throughout the day on Wednesday, and medical sources told Al Jazeera that at least 45 …
(2025-08-13). Voices of Resistance: Gaza women's diaries of life and loss. newarab.com 
(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). Slaying and Censoring the Journalists: The Murder of Anas al-Sharif. counterpunch.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
(2025-08-13). 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). Saturday 8/23: Plant Sale for Palestine. indybay.org Eastshore Park (Oakland)…
(2025-08-13). Demonstrators in SF highlight Gazan journalists killed by Israel. newarab.com 
(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). 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). 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). Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike. CPJ Staff
(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). Gaza First Amendment Alert (8/13/25). rightsanddissent.org Gaza Humanitarian Foundation subcontractor speaks out: | An employee with UG Solutions, which partnered with Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a U.S- and Israeli-backed NGO established ostensibly to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, has been speaking out about the organization whose aid sites he says were "designed as death traps." | Anthony Aguilar, a retired U.S. special forces officer, has been speaking to…
(2025-08-13). Israeli strikes kill 55 in Gaza, including children in tents. newarab.com
(2025-08-13). IDF Chief Says He's Approved Plans for the 'Conquest of Gaza'. news.antiwar.com IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Wednesday that the Israeli military has approved plans for the "conquest" of Gaza as Israel is planning a significant escalation of its genocidal war. "This morning, we approved plans for the conquest of Gaza, and now we are in Lebanon. At the same time, we are …
(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). 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). The West is in panic as Israel's plan for 'full control' of Gaza heralds a new Nakba. dissidentvoice.org [First published by Middle East Eye] If you thought Western capitals were finally losing patience with Israel's engineering of a famine in Gaza nearly two years into the genocide, you may be disappointed. As ever, events have moved on — even if the extreme hunger and malnourishment of the two million people of Gaza have not …
(2025-08-13). 'No Place is Safe': Mother Describes Life Under Siege in Gaza Strip. bylinetimes.com 
Since journalists are not allowed into Gaza freely, to hear what is happening there we must speak directly to those living amid the rubble. | According to the International Federation of Journalists, at least 195 journalists and media workers, including 181 Palestinians, have been killed since 7 October 2023, making this the deadliest war against reporting in recent history. | So we have interviewed a mother and nurse, Alaa Jaber. | Alaa has with her, in a battered tent in near Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, her two children; Ayla (2 years, six months) and Muhammed (1 year, six months). She is also with her hus…
(2025-08-13). 'BBC's Language Around "Palestinian Journalists" Is an Egregious Double-Standard'. bylinetimes.com 
(2025-08-13). Thursday 8/14: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org
(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). Denmark to participate in aid airdrops over Gaza. newarab.com 
Denmark will take part in "We have decided to participate in an airdrop over Gaza," Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told public broadcaster DR. | "There is currently an open window until the end of August, during which Israel has allowed access to its airspace," he added. | He noted that the method was "by no means an optimal way to deliver emergency aid". | "It is a kind of…
(2025-08-13). Gaza talks: Hamas in Egypt, Israel could send team to Qatar. newarab.com 
A delegation from the Hamas official Taher al-Nunu said the delegation, led by Khalil al-Hayya, would discuss with Egyptian officials the latest developments related to what he called the Gaza genocide, as well as the si…
(2025-08-13). Chatbot Grok stirs confusion over suspension after Gaza claims. dawn.com AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday offered conflicting explanations for its brief suspension from X after accusing Israel and the United States of committing "genocide" in Gaza, as it lashed out at owner Elon Musk for "censoring me". | Grok, No official explanation was provided for the suspension. Upon reinstatement, the…
(2025-08-13). 50 terrorists killed in 4-day Balochistan operation: ISPR. dawn.com • 47 killed while trying to infiltrate from Afghanistan, three neutralised in subsequent operation; PM, president laud forces
| • Nine personnel martyred in ambush near Iran border; attack on police station repulsed
| • FO welcomes US decision to declare BLA, Majeed Brigade as foreign terrorist groups
| • Police vehicles targeted in Sibi, Quetta | QUETTA: Security forces have gunned down 50 terrorists over the past four days, as they foiled an attempt by militants to cross over from Afghanistan into Balochistan's Zhob distri…
(2025-08-13). Venezuela: Jorge Rodríguez Denounces Fascist Infiltrators Within Leftist Ranks. orinocotribune.com The president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, warned about the presence of fascist infiltrators who camouflage themselves as leftists and Chavistas, citing the case of Martha Lía Grajales, an operative of María Corina Machado, accused by the Public Ministry of inciting hatred, conspiracy with a foreign government and criminal association. | During the regular session on August 12, Rodríguez called for the repudiation of fascism and rejected lukewarmness in the Bolivarian Revolution. | He also emphasized that those who identify as leftists must unequivocally condemn fascism. "If you're on t…