Daily Archives: December 27, 2024

2024-12-27: News Headlines

SKWAWKBOX (2024-12-27). Breaking video: Kamal Adwan doctor's final dramatic message as Israelis invade N Gaza's last hospital. skwawkbox.org 'I wish everyone safety. If fate allows we'll speak to you again. Please forgive us if we fell short in anyone's rights' Doctors have been forced out of the last real medical facility in northern Gaza, the Kamal Adwan hospital, after occupation forces invaded the hospital, arrested some staff and forced out others at gunpoint …

Tareq S. Hajjaj, Mondoweiss. (2024-12-27). The Defiant Last Stand Of The Doctors Of Kamal Adwan Hospital. popularresistance.org Patients are trying to sleep inside the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. But just outside, they can see a remote-controlled robot carrying explosives sent by the Israeli army. It's only a matter of time before the bomb is detonated. Tanks and bulldozers move around the hospital and in front of its entrances all day long. The sounds of explosions and bullets do not stop. | Inside the hospital, there is a constant state of panic. With each new explosion or round of fire, patients flee from one wing of the hospital to another, crowding in the narrow hospital corridors to sleep like sardines, hoping t…

Sharon Zhang (2024-12-27). Israel Orders Total Evacuation of North Gaza Hospital, Sets Facility Ablaze. truthout.org Israeli forces have totally besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza, evacuating all staff and patients and setting the facility ablaze, after months of nonstop attacks. On Friday, the facility's director, Hossam Abu Safiya, said that Israeli forces began burning all of the facility's operational departments while staff and patients were still… |

WSWS (2024-12-27). New York Times reveals Israeli extermination order authorizing killing 20 civilians for each "combatant" wsws.org On Thursday, the New York Times published a detailed account reporting the existence of official Israeli military documents authorizing the killing of 20 non-combatants for every "pre-emptive" attack on a single presumed Hamas supporter, with the ratio in some cases reaching 100 to one.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-12-27). Israeli Troops Launch Violent Incursion Into New Areas Of Lebanon. popularresistance.org Israeli forces stepped up their ongoing violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon on 26 December, pushing troops deeper into south Lebanon and kidnapping a Lebanese citizen. | "The Israeli enemy continues to violate the ceasefire agreement, attack Lebanon's sovereignty and citizens, and destroy southern villages and towns," the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) said in a statement on Thursday. | "In this context, on 12/26/2024, Israeli enemy forces penetrated several points in the areas of Qantara, Adshit al-Qusayr, and Wadi al-Hujayr.

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-12-27). Israel Is Killing Civilians In Gaza On Purpose, And It's Not Even Debatable. caitlinjohnstone.com.au

Michel Moushabeck, Truthout. (2024-12-27). Palestinians Endure Another Christmas Of Genocide And Displacement. popularresistance.org Over the past 14 months, I have watched in horror as fellow Palestinians in Gaza have been subjected to Israel's relentless bombardment — targeting refugee camps, residential neighborhoods, schools, hospitals, universities and bakeries — and forced to live the nightmare of homelessness in leaky tents without food, water or medical care. I have listened to friends and family in the West Bank and East Jerusalem talk about their despair and describe the daily terror they are subjected to at the hands of the Israeli military and armed settlers, whose aim is to get them to leave their homes and land.

Mike Ferner, Counter Punch. (2024-12-27). Bringing Gaza Home. popularresistance.org In Ft. Wayne, Indiana, this September, I was arrested with a long-time activist friend, Cliff Kindy, for blocking the entrance to a Raytheon Corp. facility. We both requested jury trials and the dates were set for mid-December and early January. Prosecutors dropped the charges in each case and the trials did not happen. | For my defense, I planned to bring Gaza home to jurors from Allen County, home to Ft. Wayne, with wire service photos and by extrapolating the effects of the U.S.-Israeli genocide in Palestine to their own county.

Janine Jackson (2024-12-27). 'That Amnesty Is Claiming This Is Genocide Is Profound and Necessary': CounterSpin interview with Iman Abid on Israeli genocide. fair.org

Amos Harel (2024-12-27). As some Israeli officers seem to push systematic destruction in Gaza, Hamas regroups. haaretz.com In tent camps, Palestinian teenagers are undergoing training in firearms, rocket-propelled grenades and explosives ‚ñ Defense Minister Katz is good at undercutting the IDF chief of staff, whose personnel crisis is deepening…

presstv.ir (2024-12-27). Israeli forces raid Kamal Adwan Hospital after killing 53 in airstrikes. presstv.ir Israel has conducted new airstrikes on Kamal Adwan Hospital in the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least 50 people, including staff members.

newarab (2024-12-27). Israel bombs Yemen, kills dozens at Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital. newarab.com Israeli air strikes hit The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether they knew at the time that WHO chief The strikes targeting the airport, military facilities and power stations in Houthi ar…

newarab (2024-12-27). Israeli forces burn Gaza's Kamal Adwan hospital. newarab.com Israeli forces on Friday raided the In separate incidents across Gaza, Israeli strikes killed at least 25 people, medics said. One of those strikes on a house in Gaza City killed 15 people, medics and the civil emergency service said. | The Palestinian health ministry said contact with staff inside the facility,…

Yossi Verter (2024-12-27). All for his wife: The timing of Netanyahu's latest attack on the media is no coincidence. haaretz.com On behalf of his expat wife in Miami, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at the media – while air force pilots were risking their lives over the skies of Yemen ‚ñ On behalf of Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz was dispatched to thwart the hostage deal and a few other things ‚ñ And who is the minister who gives weaklings a bad name?

UMMID (2024-12-27). Probe against Sara Netanyahu for harassing witness in corruption case. ummid.com After allegations that Sara Netanyahu is harassing a witness in the Israeli Prime Minister's corruption trial and his political opponents, Attorney General of Israel has asked Police to open an investigation.

Felicity Arbuthnot (2024-12-27). Video: "Wiping Gaza Off the Map": Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine's Maritime Natural Gas Reserves. globalresearch.ca There is an unspoken "Big Money Agenda". Netanyahu's objective is not only to exclude Palestinians from their homeland, it consists in confiscating Palestine's multi-billion dollar Gaza offshore Natural Gas reserves…

truthout.org (2024-12-27). Israeli Citizenship Has Always Been a Tool of Genocide — So I Renounced Mine In its genocidal campaign to erase Palestine's Indigenous people, the state has weaponized my very existence, my birth and identity — and those of so many others.

Ali Salam (2024-12-27). Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian Near Jenin. imemc.org Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian young man, on Thursday night, in the town of Ya'bad, west of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces shot and killed the young man, Zain Ali Tawfiq Atatreh, 18, after invading Ya'bad town and opening fire on citizens. The Palestinian Red …

Robert Inlakesh (2024-12-27). Suitcases of Qatari Cash: Unpacking Israel's Role in 'Funding Hamas'. mintpressnews.com

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-12-27). Israel Is Killing Civilians In Gaza On Purpose, And It's Not Even Debatable: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Just so we're all clear, it is a fully established fact that the IDF is directly, deliberately …

Staff (2024-12-27). Headlines for December 27, 2024. democracynow.org Israel Forces Evacuation of Northern Gaza Hospital After Attack That Killed 50, Watchdog Finds 75,000 in Gaza at Risk of Famine, Buries Report After U.S. Ambassador to Israel Objects, Israel Bombs Yemeni Capital and Port City of Hodeidah, Killing 6 and Wounding Dozens, Famine Spreads as Fighting Escalates in Sudan, Prompting Exodus of Refugees, More Than 10,000 Asylum Seekers Have Died at Sea Attempting to Reach Spain in 2024, CDC Warns Sample of First Severely Ill U.S. Bird Flu Patient Contains Troublesome Mutations, South Korean Parliament Impeaches Acting President 2 Weeks After Former President's Ouster…

tn.ai (2024-12-27). Iran Condemns Israeli Attacks on Yemen. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson strongly condemned the Zionist regime's military strikes against Sana'a International Airport, Al-Hudaydah Port facilities, and Yemen's energy production infrastructures.

Editor (2024-12-27). Across the Middle East, the BDS Movement Is Thriving. scheerpost.com

Maxime Duriez (2024-12-27). Complaint filed against Franco-Israeli soldier: the French judiciary must open an investigation. fidh.org

Editor (2024-12-27). Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds. mronline.org Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people.

presstv.ir (2024-12-27). 'Hypersonic' Yemeni missile hits Tel Aviv after Israeli airstrikes. presstv.ir Air raid sirens have sounded over a large part of the Israeli occupied territories following a missile attack from Yemen which targeted Tel Aviv early Friday, causing Ben Gurion airport to shut down.

presstv.ir (2024-12-27). Yemen pledges 'crushing response' to Israeli airstrikes. presstv.ir Yemeni officials say the Israeli strikes will not make them withdraw their support for Palestine.

presstv.ir (2024-12-27). Israel launches three raids on Lebanon in fresh truce breach. presstv.ir Israeli forces have staged a fresh round of aggression on eastern Lebanon in blatant violation of a truce agreement that went into effect on November 27.

presstv.ir (2024-12-27). UN chief: Israel strikes on Sana'a airport, power plants 'alarming'. presstv.ir The UN Secretary-General has condemned the deadly Israeli airstrikes on Yemen that targeted critical civilian infrastructure, including Sana'a International Airport and power stations.

presstv.ir (2024-12-27). Yemenis rally in massive numbers for Gazans after Israeli strikes. presstv.ir Yemeni demonstrators have reaffirmed their unwavering support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid the bloody Israeli onslaught.

presstv.ir (2024-12-27). Settler fatally stabbed; five Israeli soldiers killed, injured in Jabalia. presstv.ir An Israeli settler has been killed in an alleged stabbing attack in Herzliya in northern Tel Aviv, with the occupying regime's media reporting the apprehension of a Palestinian youth.

aljazeera (2024-12-27). WHO chief says he was metres away from Israeli attack on Yemen airport. aljazeera.com Houthi media says three people killed in the attacks on the airport and three killed after Israel hit city of Hodeidah.

aljazeera (2024-12-27). Israel attacks Yemen's main airport while UN health chief boards flight. aljazeera.com Israel attacked Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on Thursday.

Isabelle Ponet (2024-12-27). Debt cancellation in the land of Canaan in the first millennium BC. cadtm.org The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the struggles for debt cancellation and the role of debt in political, social and geostrategic conflicts throughout history.
| Social justice, in particular in regard to the cancellation of debts that keep the poor enslaved to the rich, is a leitmotif in the history of ancient Israel.
| The Deuteronomic (…) | – | / |

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-27). Lebanese Army units and UNIFIL forces patrol Wadi Hujeir area, removing the earthen barriers raised by the Israeli enemy during yesterday's incursion: media reports. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-27). Lebanese Brigadier General Warns of New Status Quo as Israeli Enemy Escalates Violations. english.almanar.com.lb Brigadier General Mounir Shehadeh, former Lebanese government coordinator with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), has raised concerns over ongoing Israeli enemy violations since the ceasefire was declared. He warned that these actions reflect Israeli efforts to impose a new status quo on Lebanon and its resistance. Exploiting International Cover In an interview …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-27). Israeli media: Israeli Minister of War received two internal investigations from the Israeli army regarding the October 7 operation. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-27). Israeli media: Investigations revealed that the Israeli captain killed in the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza was wounded during clashes with Palestinian fighters in the area. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-27). Israeli occupation forces carry out an operation of blowing up houses in Naqoura town, South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-27). Israeli occupation forces carry out an operation of blowing up houses in Mays Al-Jabal town, South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-27). US' Hochstein Heads Campaign to Eliminate Flow of 'Iranian Money' into Lebanon: Report. english.almanar.com.lb 'Israel' continues its bombing and destruction in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement, citing "secret guarantees" from the United States allowing it to maintain security and military dominance in the area, Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on Friday. This approach raises political tensions and concerns in Lebanon, as the slow Israeli withdrawal and damage to border …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-27). Video| Al-Manar Reporter Inspects Wadi Hujeir Area, South Lebanon, after Withdrawal of Israeli Occupation Forces. english.almanar.com.lb Al-Manar correspondent in South Lebanon, Ali Shoeib, inspected on Friday Wadi Hujeir area, South Lebanon, after the withdrawal of the Zionist occupation forces. The main highway which links several towns in South Lebanon was vandalized and bulldozed by the Israeli occupation forces that destroyed restaurants in the area. 'Israel' continued to violate the ceasefire agreement …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-27). Israeli media: The attack in Sanaa now is not Israeli. english.almanar.com.lb

Amir Tibon (2024-12-27). Grief and gaslighting: How the raw pain of a fallen soldier's family shocked Israel and exposed IDF arrogance. haaretz.com Gur Kehati, a 20-year-old soldier, was killed in one of the most controversial incidents of the Israel-Hezbollah war, an incident that now haunts the military's senior command and has become the center of a polarizing national scandal…

Amos Harel (2024-12-27). Before Israel can deter the Houthis, it must decide how to act against Iran. haaretz.com Thursday's series of attacks — the second in a week — required planning and resources, but it won't end the Israel's confrontation with the Houthi rebels in Yemen. With Iran, which is unusually weak, the situation is different, but much depends on the policies of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump…

Bar Peleg (2024-12-27). Case dropped against women who distributed flyers at Israeli lawmaker's synagogue. haaretz.com The three women were arrested in September on suspicion of trespassing, after distributing flyers calling for the release of the hostages at the Herzliya synagogue. Their lawyer: 'Their false arrest is a badge of shame for the Israel Police'…

Yaniv Kubovich (2024-12-27). Israeli officer killed in northern Gaza fighting, IDF announces. haaretz.com Major Hod Shriebman, 27 from Tzofit, is the 823rd fallen soldier since October 7 of last year…

Nir Hasson (2024-12-27). 'I have no doubt that captivity shortened Hanna's life … she couldn't take it anymore'. haaretz.com Bracha Shalev, whose husband and son were murdered in Nir Oz on October 7, lost her friend from the kibbutz, Hanna Katzir, this week. ' I have a neighbor who was in captivity and I can't look her in the eye. She hasn't come back; she's still in the tunnels'…

Vera Weidenbach (2024-12-27). Now's the time for Israelis to rediscover Hannah Arendt. haaretz.com The German-Jewish philosopher's concept of practicing inner dialogues and developing skepticism helps to make judgment calls in difficult times — and there is no more difficult time than now…

newarab (2024-12-27). Ceasefire in Lebanon: One month on, Israel 'preparing to stay'. newarab.com One month after the Meanwhile, the

newarab (2024-12-27). Israeli strike kills 50, including five medics at Gaza hospital. newarab.com At least 50 Palestinians, including five medical workers, were killed after Israeli warplanes targeted a building near the The attack occurred in the early hours of Thursday in the "There are nearly 50 martyrs, including three of our medical staff, under the rubble of a building opposite…

newarab (2024-12-27). Israel's army kills five Palestinian journalists, ending dreams. newarab.com On Thursday, the "Ayman Al-Jadi, a cameraman; Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan, a reporter; Fadi Hasouna and Mohammed Al-Lad'ah, both of them video editors, and Ibrahim Al-Sh…

newarab (2024-12-27). Lebanon ceasefire: What dangers do Dahiyeh's residents face. newarab.com It's been a month since a Dahiyeh — the Arabic word for suburb and the name given to the area south of the Lebanese capital — was hammered by weeks of Israeli strikes. Streets which once never slept in the densely populated suburbs have been left in ruins, after buildings were reduced to rubble within seconds during the offensive. | Cl…

newarab (2024-12-27). Israel planning 'major attack' on Houthi targets in Yemen. newarab.com

Jessica Corbett (2024-12-27). WHO Chief Survives Israel's Bombing of Sanaa Airport That Killed 4 People. truthout.org As part of Israel's assault on various countries across the Middle East, Israeli fighter jets on Thursday bombed multiple sites in Yemen, including Sanaa International Airport, killing multiple people and threatening the life of a leading United Nations official. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and colleagues were at the airport, wrapping up a trip… |

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-27). Partido palestino acusó a Estados Unidos de complicidad en asesinatos israelíes. radiohc.cu La Habana, 27 dic (RHC) El Frente Popular para la Liberación de Palestina (FPLP) acusó hoy a Estados Unidos y a otras potencias occidentales de ser responsables por los asesinatos de periodistas en los territorios ocupados durante ataques israelíes.

Moayyad Ahmad (2024-12-27). Palestine: The food, land, and water crisis in the context of the Zionist extermination of the Palestinian people in Gaza. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-12-27). Gaza hospital says four babies die of 'severe temperature drop'. newarab.com The chief paediatric doctor at a southern Gaza hospital confirmed that four babies had died of "severe temperature drop" this week as the war-ravaged Palestinian territory grapples with The fourth baby died within 72 hours of the first in Gaza, with medical sources saying the infant died due to exposure to the cold. | Dr.

newarab (2024-12-27). Pro-Palestine activists removed from US university government. newarab.com For the first time in the school's history, Student president Alifa Anam Chowdhury and Vice President Elias Atkinson, both pro-Gaza activists, were found guilty of dereliction of duty based on Chowdhury's four unexcused absences from assembly meetings and Atkinson's failure to hold the required twice-monthly meetings. | This was after a seven-day student judicial hearing, which lasted over…

Nadia B. Ahmad (2024-12-27). Biden's National Strategy on Islamophobia Is an Insult to Victims of US Policy. truthout.org On December 12, 2024, the Biden administration released its National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate. The document is a moral obscenity that should insult the intelligence and dignity of every self-respecting person of conscience in America. The breathtaking hypocrisy of releasing this document while U.S.-funded bombs obliterate Palestinian civilians in Gaza defies… |

Victoria Valenzuela, Scheer Post. (2024-12-27). Biden Commutes The Sentences Of All But Three On Federal Death Row. popularresistance.org President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, reclassifying sentences of all but three men to life without parole. This follows months of activists calling on Joe Biden to commute all federal death sentences. | The three remaining on death row were convicted for mass shootings: Robert Bowers who killed 11 Jewish worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, Dylann Roof for the 2015 shooting that killed nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, for the 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed thre…

editor (2024-12-27). Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution refuses to implode. onlineopinion.com.au The Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) to end 100 years of conflict between Arabs and Jews refuses to implode – despite the best efforts of the United Nations and world media.

The Media Line Staff (2024-12-27). Attorney General Orders Probe Into Sara Netanyahu After Corruption Case Report. themedialine.org

Editor (2024-12-27). 'We Will Leave When the Last Palestinian Leaves': The Defiant Last Stand of the Doctors of Kamal Adwan Hospital. scheerpost.com

Patrick Bond (2024-12-27). From South Africa to Syria, rising perils for Palestine solidarity. cadtm.org

Michael Arria (2024-12-27). Educators sound alarm over ADL presence in schools. mondoweiss.net The Drop the ADL from Schools campaign seeks to challenge the role the Anti-Defamation League plays in promoting anti-Palestinian racism in K-12 schools across the U.S.

Editor (2024-12-27). The West Bank's Men of the CIA—Why Is the PA Killing Palestinians in Jenin? scheerpost.com

newarab (2024-12-27). Palestinian Authority officer killed in Jenin Camp clashes. newarab.com

newarab (2024-12-27). Remembering the pioneering Arab visual artists we lost in 2024. newarab.com As we come to the end of 2024, we look back on the distinguished lives and careers of Arab visual artists who passed away this year, leaving behind a legacy of creativity and experimentation. | From Gulf and Levant artists who defended the Palestinian cause to experimenting with abstraction, here are the stories of eight regional artists we lost in 2024. | Hussein Madi (1938 — 2024): | A renowned modernist of the Lebanese art scene,

newarab (2024-12-27). CAIR voices concern over anti-Palestine bias at US universities. newarab.com The Council on American-Islamic Relations have issued an advisory to prospective students and their families over US universities they consider "institutions of particular concern" due to their treatment of those This comes after repeated instances of clashes between pro-Palestinian student protesters demonstrating against In…

newarab (2024-12-27). Morocco sentences 13 pro-Palestine activists for boycott protest. newarab.com A After a year-long trial, the Salé Court of First Instance convicted 12 activists, all members of the Moroccan Front Against Normalisat…

Editor (2024-12-27). Bloodstained hypocrisy: Biden's bombs are louder than his words on Islamophobia. mronline.org On December 12, the Biden administration released its National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate. But as Biden speaks of "countering hate," he continues to expedite the shipment of weapons that are being used to kill Palestinians.

newarab (2024-12-27). Knesset advances bill banning Palestinian grads from teaching. newarab.com

SKWAWKBOX (2024-12-26). Video: 5 Palestinian journalists murdered as they slept in their 'PRESS' van. skwawkbox.org Israel's campaign to silence voices exposing its genocide continues horrifically Journalists Ayman Al-Jadi, Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan, Muhammad Al-Ladah, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali and Fadi Hassouna were murdered last night as they slept in their 'Al-Quds Al-Youm' channel press van, which was clearly marked 'PRESS' on the sides and top, in the Nuseirat refugee camp. Israel has …

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Israel kills 5 Palestinian journalists in front of Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza. presstv.ir Gaza health authorities say new Israeli strikes have killed more than several people, including five journalists.

M. Reza Behnam, Consortium News. (2024-12-26). Deception And Politics From Washington To Tel Aviv. popularresistance.org In these difficult times, the voice of the late Palestinian-American scholar, Edward Said is ever present, "Writing is the final resistance we have against the inhuman practices and injustices that disfigure human history." | For more than fourteen painful months Israel has passed off its inhuman actions against the people of Gaza as "defensive." | We are to believe that the massacre of tens of thousands of civilians and attacks on its Arab neighbors are somehow Israel's "right." Championed by the Biden administration, Tel Aviv has grown ever more bold and barbaric in its efforts to crush the resistance and expan…

Sharon Zhang, Truthout. (2024-12-26). Palestinian Americans File Lawsuit Against United States. popularresistance.org A group of Palestinian Americans is suing the U.S. government for failing to evacuate American citizens and legal residents stranded in Gaza amid Israel's genocide, saying that the U.S. is violating constitutional protections afforded to all Americans by discriminating against Palestinians and leaving them stranded. | The group of nine Palestinian Americans, either themselves stuck in Gaza or whose family are stranded there, accuse the government of violating the Fifth Amendment, promising equal protection, "by depriving Plaintiffs of the normal and typical evacuation efforts the federal government extends to Ame…

Ramzy Baroud, Counter Punch. (2024-12-26). Why Is The Palestinian Authority Killing Palestinians In Jenin? popularresistance.org Following a ten-day siege, the Palestinian Authority began, on December 14, a violent raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. | The PA security forces used similar tactics as used by the Israeli occupation forces in their routine attacks on the area. | The camp, which is a mere half a square kilometer in size, hosts an ever-growing population of 24 thousand refugees, mostly the descendants of Palestinians ethnically cleansed by Zionist militias during the great catastrophe, or Nakba, of 1948. | The raid began with a tight siege, followed by an attack from multiple directions that resulted in the…

Staff (2024-12-26). Headlines for December 26, 2024. democracynow.org Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill Dozens, Including Five Journalists; Three Babies Freeze to Death, Russia Launches Massive Christmas Attack on Ukraine's Energy Grid, Azerbaijani Airlines Crash in Kazakhstan Leaves Behind 38 Dead, 29 Survivors, Turkey's Erdoƒüan Threatens to "Bury" Syrian Kurds Unless They Lay Down Arms, Dozens Killed in Violence Across Mozambique Following Disputed Election Result, Gunmen Kill 2 Haitian Journalists Covering Reopening of Port-au-Prince Hospital, Judge Voids Arkansas Law Criminalizing Booksellers and Librarians Providing "Harmful" Books to…

Hagar Shezaf (2024-12-26). IDF prevented victims of a West Bank drone strike from reaching hospital, relatives say. haaretz.com Two womens' homes were struck, and the IDF admits they were not the intended targets. 'We couldn't get her out of the camp for about two hours because of the lockdown,' says family member. 'They didn't allow the ambulance to enter'…

SKWAWKBOX (2024-12-26). Video: 5 Palestinian journalists murdered as they slept in their 'PRESS' van. skwawkbox.org Israel's campaign to silence voices exposing its genocide continues horrifically Journalists Ayman Al-Jadi, Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan, Muhammad Al-Ladah, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali and Fadi Hassouna were murdered last night as they slept in their 'Al-Quds Al-Youm' channel press van, which was clearly marked 'PRESS' on the sides and top, in the Nuseirat refugee camp. Israel has …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-26). Video| Large-scale Israeli Aggression Targets Yemen, Sayyed Houthi Highlights Enemy's Failure. english.almanar.com.lb Multiple Israeli air raids on Yemen targeted on Thursday Sanaa and Hodeidah governorates, according to Yemeni media outlets. Meanwhile, the Zionist reports indicated that the enemy attacked certain targets in Yemen. The airport in the capital, Sanaa, and the adjacent Al-Dailami Air Base were targeted on Thursday along with a power plant in the port …

Ali Salam (2024-12-26). Israeli Soldiers Execute a Palestinian Man Near Tulkarem. imemc.org Israeli forces executed a Palestinian young man, on Wednesday, after besieging and bombing his home in the town Qaffin, northeast of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources announced, on Wednesday evening, that the young man, Ahmad Mahmoud Khaled Amarneh, 25, was shot and killed by occupation forces after they …

Amir Tibon (2024-12-26). Why Netanyahu's poison machine is targeting this hero of October 7. haaretz.com Netanyahu's loyal supporters have taken to tarring leftist MK and former general Yair Golan, the only Israeli opposition leader combating the prime minister's populist politics with with sharp elbows and an aggressive posture…

Ali Salam (2024-12-26). Israeli Drone Strike Kills a Palestinian Child, Injures a Young Man, Near Tubas. imemc.org A Palestinian child was killed and a young man was critically injured by an Israeli drone strike, on Wednesday, in the town of Tammun, south of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. On Wednesday morning, Najeh Bani Odeh, the head of the Tammun Municipal Council, announced that the child, Rayan Hussam …

Avi Steinberg (2024-12-26). Israeli Citizenship Has Always Been a Tool of Genocide — So I Renounced Mine. truthout.org I recently entered an Israeli consulate and submitted papers to formally renounce my citizenship. It was an unseasonably warm fall day and office workers on break were lounging by the pond in Boston Common. The night before had seen a particularly gruesome series of aerial attacks by Israel on refugee tent camps in Gaza. Even as Palestinians were still counting bodies or, in many cases… |

Staff (2024-12-26). Reporte de la BBC revela cómo Facebook e Instagram restringen noticias que los periodistas palestinos publican desde Gaza. cubadebate.cu Facebook ha restringido la capacidad de los medios de comunicación palestinos para llegar a su audiencia durante la guerra entre Israel y Hamás, según una investigación de la BBC. Tras un análisis exhaustivo de los datos de Facebook, descubrimos que desde octubre de 2023 los medios de los territorios palestinos (Gaza y Cisjordania) habían sufrido una fuerte caída en su cuota de audiencia.

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). IRGC: Yemeni attacks change Israel's calculations amid regime's joy over Syria. presstv.ir An IRGC commander says Ansarullah's prompt missile attacks have changed the Israeli regime's calculations.

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Yemen parl. condemns 'shameful' silence of Arab states on Israeli crimes in Gaza, Syria. presstv.ir The Yemeni parliament has denounced the "shameful" silence of Arab and Muslim countries amid Israel's heinous crimes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Protesters gather in Jordan in solidarity with Palestinians. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Friday, condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Iran: Israel's attack on journalists' vehicle in Gaza amounts to 'war crime'. presstv.ir Iran condemns Israel's killing of five journalists in Gaza as war crime.

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). 'Hell of the hell': UNRWA blasts Israel's months-long deadly siege on northern Gaza. presstv.ir The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says northern Gaza has been going through "the hell of the hell" amid Israel's bombing campaign.

PCHR (2024-12-26). PCHR: "Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 5 Journalists In Targeted Strike" imemc.org

Aseel Saleh (2024-12-26). Israel kills five journalists in a clearly marked press van in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org

Dave DeCamp (2024-12-26). US-Funded Group Removes Report Warning of Famine in North Gaza After Complaint From US Ambassador. news.antiwar.com The Famine Early Warning Systems Network, a project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has removed a report from its website that warned it was "highly likely" famine is occurring in northern Gaza after a complaint by the US ambassador to Israel. The report noted that Israel has imposed a "near-total blockade …

Dave DeCamp (2024-12-26). Israel Launches Another Round of Airstrikes on Yemen, Killing at Least 4. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Israeli warplanes carried out another round of airstrikes against Yemen, targeting the capital, Sanaa, and several ports, killing at least four people. The Israeli attacks on the Yemeni capital included strikes on the Sanaa International Airport, which killed three people and injured 16 others, according to Yemeni media. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head …

Dave DeCamp (2024-12-26). Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 5 Journalists and 5 Hospital Workers. news.antiwar.com Israeli attacks in Gaza on Thursday included a strike on a vehicle that killed five journalists and strikes near the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, which killed at least five medical workers. Early Thursday morning, an Israeli strike hit a vehicle clearly marked "press" that killed five journalists for the TV channel Al Quds …

Lina Hamdouna (2024-12-26). Small acts of care keep us alive. electronicintifada.net Israel has failed to destroy the spirit of solidarity.

Rasha Abou Jalal (2024-12-26). Israeli attacks on fertility clinics destroy dreams. electronicintifada.net Would-be mothers share their stories of loss and hope for a better tomorrow.

Taghreed Ali (2024-12-26). Traditional midwifery returns in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Even the old methods of delivering babies are undermined by Israel's genocidal violence that has left Gaza's health sector in tatters.

APR editor (2024-12-26). Cardinal David slams Israel, says Jesus would have been born in Gaza. asiapacificreport.nz By Victor Barreiro Jr in Manila Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, bishop of Kalookan, has condemned the state of Israel on Christmas Eve for its relentless attacks on Gaza that have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. "I can't think of any other people in the world who live in darkness and are always in the…

Pacific Media Watch (2024-12-26). Five journalists killed by Israeli air strike near hospital — media watchdogs condemn killings. asiapacificreport.nz Pacific Media Watch Five Palestinian journalists have been killed in a new Israeli strike near a hospital in central Gaza after four reporters were killed last week, reports Al Jazeera citing authorities and media in the besieged enclave. The journalists from the Al-Quds Today channel were covering events near al-Awda Hospital, located in the Nuseirat…

krish-rad_ind (2024-12-26). Sheltering in churches, Gaza's Christians face another Christmas under fire. 972mag.com

middleeastmonitor (2024-12-26). Can Palestinians and Israelis coexist in a single democratic state? middleeastmonitor.com How would such a state guarantee the security of its citizens.

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Israel kills 5 Palestinian journalists in front of Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza. presstv.ir Gaza health authorities say new Israeli strikes have killed more than several people, including five journalists.

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Hamas calls for action against Israeli settler incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque. presstv.ir Hamas has called for action against the increasing raids by Israeli settlers on al-Aqsa Mosque and throughout the West Bank.

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir again storms al-Aqsa Mosque. presstv.ir Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir makes another intrusion into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds.

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Israel launches deepened incursion into Lebanon despite truce. presstv.ir Israeli forces have launched deepened incursion into some areas of Southern Lebanon in violation of the November 27 ceasefire agreement, kidnapping a Lebanese man.

aljazeera (2024-12-26). Five journalists killed in Israeli strike near hospital, authorities say. aljazeera.com Journalists from Al-Quds Today were covering events at al-Awda Hospital when vehicle was struck, according to reports.

aljazeera (2024-12-26). Three babies freeze to death in Gaza refugee camp amid Israeli blockade. aljazeera.com Father of three-week-old victim Sila Mahmoud al-Faseeh says family slept on cold sand in tent exposed to bitter winds.

aljazeera (2024-12-26). Video: Israeli attack kills five journalists inside press vehicle in Gaza. aljazeera.com Five Journalists from Al-Quds Today channel have been killed by an Israeli military strike on their broadcasting van.

aljazeera (2024-12-26). Israeli public focused on hostages as famine looms in Gaza. aljazeera.com "The Israeli public is overwhelmed with the issue of the hostages."

aljazeera (2024-12-26). The US won't reign in Israel in Gaza. aljazeera.com International relations professor Hassan Barari says the US will allow Israel to continue causing hunger in Gaza…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-26). Al-Manar correspondent reports withdrawal of Israeli vehicles, bulldozers which had incurred into Wadi Hujeir and Wadi Slouqi area. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-26). Yemeni media: Israeli aggression targets Sanaa and Hodeidah governorates in Yemen. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-26). Israeli media: Dead and injured soldiers were evacuated from Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-26). Zionist media: Israeli army raises alert in anticipation of Yemeni response. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-26). Lebanon: Double Standards Emerge among Resistance Critics amid Continued Israeli Threats. english.almanar.com.lb The debate over Lebanon's resistance has resurfaced as critics, including politicians, media figures, and activists, accuse it of pursuing foreign agendas contrary to national interests. This rhetoric, amplified during times of conflict, contrasts sharply with the same critics' tolerance of western influence in Lebanon's political affairs, particularly the selection of its new president. Critics argue …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-26). Hezbollah Reaffirms Full Solidarity with Yemeni People against Israeli Aggression. english.almanar.com.lb Hezbollah strongly condemned on Thursday the large-scale Israeli aggression on Dear Yemen with American-British involvement, which targeted civilian, economic and vital facilities. In a statement, Hezbollah considered that the Zionist campaign is a blatant violation of international and humanitarian laws, an attempt to pursue its arrogance as well brutality, and persistence on its open wars …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-26). Hezbollah firmly denounces new Israeli aggression on Yemen: An outcome of the enemy's failure in face of the Yemeni military strikes. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-26). Yemeni health ministry: Israeli aggression left 4 martyrs and 18 injuries. english.almanar.com.lb

Noa Shpigel (2024-12-26). Knesset advances bill barring Palestinian university graduates from teaching in schools. haaretz.com A new law would enable the Education Ministry to block graduates from receiving teaching licenses and employment certificates. 'Courses at these institutions include antisemitic content … and serious incitement,' says an explanatory note…

Omer Benjakob (2024-12-26). Israeli hackers flock to Barcelona as spyware industry shifts. haaretz.com Squeezed between the war and tough restrictions at home, elite Israeli hackers are relocating to the EU and Spain to set up or join a new crop of firms selling exploit, now the hottest item in the world of cyber surveillance…

Rachel Fink (2024-12-26). 'An image that also screams': Young unknown photographer wins prestigious Israeli photojournalism prize. haaretz.com As part of the annual event, a panel of judges name several winners for outstanding works from among the selected entries, among them Haaretz's Moti Milrod and Olivier Fitoussi…

Staff (2024-12-26). War, grief and anger: Israel in 2024, through the eyes of Haaretz photographers. haaretz.com The sounds of explosions, protest and anguish reverberate through the images that Haaretz photographers captured during this year of military and political conflict, from deserted towns and hostage rallies to the battlefield…

Staff (2024-12-26). Israeli reservist killed in central Gaza combat, IDF announces. haaretz.com The Israeli army is investigating whether Captain (Res.) Amit Levi's death resulted from gunfire, and the source of the fire…

newarab (2024-12-26). Bear Grylls targeted by pro-Israelis for 'Palestinian Mary' post. newarab.com British adventurer Bear Grylls has been the latest target of Israel supporters after calling In a "Maryam, a young, poor and no doubt terrifi…

newarab (2024-12-26). Israel expands use of dystopian technology in the West Bank. newarab.com The Israeli Army Radio said last week that the army recently began equipping itself with dozens of technological systems to deploy at the entrances to settlements and key points under the pretext of what it…

newarab (2024-12-26). Israeli army stops West Bank strike victims reaching hospital. newarab.com The According to Haaretz, two Palestinians, identified as Khawla Abdullah, 53, and Bara'a Al-Sheikh Ali, 21, were killed in the drone attack with the Israeli army later admitting they were not…

newarab (2024-12-26). Israeli far-right minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque. newarab.com Israel's extremist National Security Minister On the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the pro-settler far-right politician, notorious for inciting violence against Palestinians, declared his visit a 'prayer for the safety of soldiers' and 'victory in the war' in Gaza. | He also posted a picture of himself on the social media platform X with the mosque i…

newarab (2024-12-26). Israeli probe finds air defence failures during October 7 attack. newarab.com A leaked According to the findings, Israeli Air Force (IAF) Chief Tomer Bar admitted that his forces were 'not effective enough' in responding to the surprise assault launched by Palestinian resistance factions. | According to Channel 12, the investigation details how the Israeli Air Force scrambled to re…

newarab (2024-12-26). Journalists among 10 killed as Israeli strikes continue in Gaza. newarab.com At least 10 people were killed, including five journalists, and more than a dozen wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza early on Thursday, medics from the Gaza health authorities said. | Five people were killed and 20 wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, the medics reported. They warned the death toll could rise as many people remained trapped under the rubble. | In a separate incident, five journalists were killed when their vehicle was struck in the vicinity of Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat in central Gaza, the enclave's health authorities said. | The journalists worke…

newarab (2024-12-26). Lebanon says Israeli air strike hits target in east. newarab.com Lebanon's state media said an Israeli air strike targeted the The truce went into effect on November 27 after more than a year of hostilities that began with the outbreak of Both sides…

newarab (2024-12-26). UNIFIL urges timely Israeli pullout from s. Lebanon under truce. newarab.com Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a US-brokered 60-day ceasefire that calls for a phased Israeli military pullout after more than a year of war, in keeping with a…

UMMID (2024-12-26). 5 Journalists killed in Israeli bombing near Gaza hospital. ummid.com In what is recorded as the highest journalist causalities in a single day, as many five Al-Quds TV Channel reporters were killed in an Israeli bombing near al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza Thursday December 26, 2024.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-12-26). Lebanese Army denounces Israel's violation of ceasefire. plenglish.com The Armed Forces issued a statement condemning Israel's attacks on the sovereignty of Lebanon and its citizens and the destruction of villages and towns in the south of the nation. | The Ministry of Defense increased the level of alert and readiness at the Qaaqaaiyet El-Jisr checkpoint due to Israeli movements from Taybeh towards Aadchit El-Qsair and Qantara, and stated that the army leadership is monitoring the situation in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) and the mechanism for monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire. | The Armed Forces blocked access to Wadi al-Hujeir from the…

Jason Ditz (2024-12-26). Midway Through Ceasefire, Israeli Army Moves Deeper Into Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Thursday marks the 30-day mark in the 60-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel. While plainly obvious that IDF military operations never really ceased, Israel is now openly talking about staying in Lebanon past the 60-day pullout deadline. Even more concerning, Israel has pushed the offensive deeper into southern Lebanon, seizing the town of Wadi al-Hujeir …

Sharon Zhang (2024-12-26). 3 Newborn Babies Freeze to Death in Israel's "Humanitarian Safe Zone" in Gaza. truthout.org Three newborn babies have frozen to death in Israel's designated "humanitarian safe zone" in Gaza over the past two days, as Israeli authorities block the entry of nearly all cold weather supplies into the besieged enclave. The Gaza Health Ministry's head, Munir al-Bursh, shared on social media that the babies were exposed to "extreme cold" in their tents on the beach in Al-Mawasi in south… |

Sharon Zhang (2024-12-26). Israeli Forces Bomb Press Van in Gaza, Killing 5 Palestinian Journalists. truthout.org Israeli forces targeted and killed five journalists in a strike in central Gaza on Thursday, reportedly setting their vehicle ablaze as they were sleeping inside it. The journalists, with the al-Quds Today TV channel, were near the al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat refugee camp when Israel struck their van. Photos and videos circulating on social media showed that the van was clearly marked as a… |

Brett Wilkins (2024-12-26). At Least 3 Palestinian Babies Freeze to Death in Gaza Amid Israeli Blockade. indybay.org At least three Palestinian infants have frozen to death in Gaza in recent days amid winter temperatures and inadequate shelter due to Israel's 446-day U.S.-backed assault and blockade of the besieged coastal enclave | ùôéùôûùô°ùôñ ùôàùôñùôùùô¢ùô§ùô™ùôô ùòºùô°-&u…

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur (2024-12-26). Israeli commander broke the bones of a 4-year-old Palestinian child with his bare hands. indybay.org Stories like the Israeli commander ùóØùóøùó≤ùóÆùó∏ùó∂ùóªùó¥ ùòÅùóµùó≤ ùóØùóºùóªùó≤ùòÄ ùóºùó≥ ùóÆ &…

Raghad Salameh (2024-12-26). Journalist documents moment Israeli four-wheel drive tries to run her over in West Bank. indybay.org "ùòº ùô¢ùôûùô°ùôûùô©ùôñùôßùôÆ ùô´ùôöùôùùôûùôòùô°ùôö ùôôùôöùô°ùôûùô&…

Dave DeCamp (2024-12-26). Israel Builds a 'Beachside Resort' in Gaza for IDF Soldiers. news.antiwar.com The Israeli military has built a "beachside resort" on the coast of the northern Gaza Strip where IDF soldiers occupying the Palestinian territory can relax and take a break from waging a genocidal war. According to the Israeli news site Ynet, the "retreat" was built alongside a water desalination plant that provides 60,000 liters of …

Staff (2024-12-26). Meet State Dept. Official Michael Casey, Who Resigned over Gaza After U.S. Ignored Israeli Abuses. democracynow.org After a 15-year career in the Foreign Service, Michael Casey resigned from the State Department in July over U.S. policy on Gaza and is now speaking out publicly for the first time. He was deputy political counselor at the United States Office for Palestinian Affairs in Jerusalem for four years before he left. Casey says he resigned after "getting no action from Washington" for his recommendations on humanitarian actions for Palestinians and toward a workable two-state solution. "We don't believe Palestinian sources of information," Casey says about U.S. policymakers. "We will…

Staff (2024-12-26). Ataque aéreo israelí mata a cinco periodistas palestinos en la Franja de Gaza. cubadebate.cu Este nuevo episodio de la guerra comenzó cuando militantes dirigidos por Hamás lanzaron un ataque sorpresa a través de la frontera el 7 de octubre de 2023, dirigido contra bases militares y comunidades agrícolas cercanas. El ataque mató a unas 1.200 personas, en su mayoría civiles, y provocó el secuestro de unas 250 personas.

aljazeera (2024-12-26). Babies in Gaza die of hypothermia as living conditions worsen. aljazeera.com Doctors say three Palestinian babies have died of hypothermia in a displacement camp in southern Gaza.

Mike Ferner (2024-12-26). Bringing Gaza Home. counterpunch.org In Ft. Wayne, Indiana, this September, I was arrested with a long-time activist friend, Cliff Kindy, for blocking the entrance to a Raytheon Corp. facility. We both requested jury trials and the dates were set for mid-December and early January. Prosecutors dropped the charges in each case and the trials did not happen. For my

newarab (2024-12-26). Gaza's Christian children mark Christmas with no gifts or joy. newarab.com While Dozens of Christian children gathered with their families in the Holy Family Church's courtyard in Gaza City to perform the holiday prayers. Katalia Habis…

Al Mayadeen English (2024-12-26). With purple lips and blotchy skin: Baby girl freezes to death in Gaza. indybay.org Sila's father, Mahmoud al-Faseeh, described his three-week-old daughter's lifeless body as "stiff as wood". | x.com/swilkinsonbc/status/18718322131318… | video: 16s…

Nadia B. Ahmad (2024-12-26). Bloodstained hypocrisy: Biden's bombs are louder than his words on Islamophobia. mondoweiss.net On December 12, the Biden administration released its National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate. But as Biden speaks of "countering hate," he continues to expedite the shipment of weapons that are being used to kill Palestinians.

Dr. Jacques R. Pauwels (2024-12-26). Remember World War I, The 1914 Christmas Truce. "The Power of Peace in the Time of War". In 2024, "Let It Happen Again" in Solidarity with Palestine. Abolish All Wars. globalresearch.ca

Hanna Hanania (2024-12-26). Bethlehem: When Will the Peace of Christmas Come Home? globalresearch.ca [First published by Global Research on December 27, 2022] | As mayor of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, I have the privilege of lighting the Christmas tree in Manger Square and attending Midnight Mass at one of the world's oldest churches, …

UMMID (2024-12-26). Corporal Hasan: The Last Guard of Al-Aqsa. ummid.com Corporal Hasan stood guard at Masjid al Aqsa for approximately 65 years since the Ottomans retreated from Palestine.

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