2024-02-24: News Headlines

Ahmed Alqarout, Mondoweiss. (2024-02-24). Israeli Lies About A 'Land Bridge' To The Gulf Show Blockade Is Working. popularresistance.org Since the beginning of its genocidal war on Gaza, Israel's supply lines have been jeopardized. After Israel closed all its borders to imports headed to Gaza and struck the Rafah crossing to put it out of order, Hamas attacked the ports of Ashkelon and Ashdod, which were used to import oil and supplies used in the war machine, after which Israel had to halt port operations and shift ships to Eilat. | As the genocide in Gaza continued unabated, Yemen took part in the war by blockading Eilat's port, which forced Israel to relocate its supply lines to the port of Haifa on the Mediterranean Sea. Last month, Iraq annou…

newarab (2024-02-24). Egypt expanding wall on Gaza border amid Rafah assault fears. newarab.com Egypt is expanding a Videos emerged this week that allegedly show another stretch of fencing close to the Gaza border being constructed, amid fears that a planned Israeli assault on Rafah City could force hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into Egypt. | There have been reports that Cairo is clearing a 16 sq km border area to make room for the expec…

Mohamed Hashem (2024-02-24). War on Gaza: Scotland's Humza Yousaf calls on UK government to end arms sales to Israel. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Scotland's Humza Yousaf calls on UK government to end arms sales to Israel | Israel's western allies are facing increasing pressure to stop export licences as situation deteriorates in Gaza ahead of planned Israeli ground offensive on Rafah | | Humza Yousaf's call com…

David Cronin (2024-02-24). Bloodthirst of Israel lobby can't be quenched. electronicintifada.net European Leadership Network claims that Rafah attack is necessary.

Anna Lekas Miller (2024-02-24). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 141: Israel attacks civilian shelter in Deir el-Balah as ceasefire talks continue in Paris. mondoweiss.net Israeli forces attacked a building in Deir el-Balah where more than 120 people were sheltering, killing at least 24. Medical staff at nearby Al Aqsa Hospital expect many more casualties and are struggling to deal with the influx of wounded civilians.

Alison Glick (2024-02-24). Of families, mills, and gardens. mondoweiss.net "It is true that there are many people who prefer to flee and search for a safe place outside the Gaza Strip, but this is not the case for the majority of people…It is not easy to start life again away from a homeland that you love."

Salma Mousa (2024-02-24). In a continuous return to Jerusalem: a eulogy for Mustafa al-Kurd. mondoweiss.net Mustafa al-Kurd left an indelible mark on Palestine's genre of "committed singing," contributing to the music of the First Intifada through his "Give Me the Plow and Sickle," among other classics.

Editor (2024-02-24). Zionism and the annihilation of Gaza: The problem in Palestine is not political, but ideological. mronline.org All of this—the language of genocide, the genocide itself and the threats of committing a greater genocide—is rooted, not in a rational political theory, but in Zionism.

newarab (2024-02-24). Ignoring ICJ, Israel accelerates genocide by targeting UNRWA. newarab.com Despite the What it did rule, however, is that South Africa's accusation of

Mark P. Fancher, Black Agenda Report. (2024-02-24). Israel — Imperialism's MVP (Most Valuable Proxy). popularresistance.org In one of its finest moments, the African Methodist Episcopal Church recently issued a statement calling "on the United States Government to immediately withdraw all funding and other support from Israel." The statement goes on to accuse the U.S. of supporting "mass genocide," and it proclaims that "[t]he tools of empire, colonialism, and domination will not solve the problems they created." | As might be expected, the statement sent shock waves through Israel. The AME church is not alone in its public opposition to U.S. support for Zionist crimes. Many Black churches have drawn a line and proclaimed that their c…

newarab (2024-02-24). Bassem Youssef tells Arab-Americans: Abandon Biden over Gaza. newarab.com "The Democrats are blackmailing us. It's like if you don't vote for Biden, Trump will come. So what has Biden done for us? I coined a new name for Biden: Joe Geriatric Genocide Biden. The guy is not even good enough to be a genocide guy. He…

Cathrin Schaer, Al Jazeera. (2024-02-24). German Lawyers Sue Scholz, Alleging Complicity In Gaza Genocide. popularresistance.org Berlin, Germany — A group of lawyers is filing a criminal complaint with the German federal prosecutor against senior German politicians, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accusing them of "aiding and abetting" the genocide they say is being committed by Israel in Gaza. | The case against several members of the country's Federal Security Council, which directs national security policy and authorises weapons exports, was announced on Friday. | In addition to Scholz, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Economics Minister Robert Habeck, Finance Minister Christian Lindner and others stand accused.

Ali Abunimah (2024-02-24). German leaders face criminal complaint over Gaza genocide. electronicintifada.net Berlin is providing political and military support to Tel Aviv's extermination of Palestinians.

teleSUR (2024-02-24). "Israel Commits Genocide in Gaza": President Lula Says Again. telesurenglish.net Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva affirmed at an event in Rio de Janeiro yesterday that "what the Israeli Government is doing to the Palestinian people is not war, it is genocide because it is killing women and children". | RELATED: | "This is genocide. Thousands of dead children, thousands missing. It's not soldiers who are dying, but women and children in hospitals. If this is not genocide, I don't k…

WSWS (2024-02-24). San Francisco artists protest Israeli massacres in Gaza by "vandalizing" their own works. wsws.org The artists unfurled a banner that read "Stop Funding Genocide." Several of them went to work on their own art pieces, using fake blood as well as paint.

newarab (2024-02-24). Netanyahu's post-war Gaza plans vows to close UNRWA. newarab.com

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-02-24). JOHNSTONE February Issue: Exposing The Ugly Reality Of War Crimes. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The February edition of JOHNSTONE is now available and ready to order or download, with this month's issue again focused on the destruction of Gaza and the plight of Julian Assange.

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-02-24). Israel Supporters Are Some Of The Worst People In The World. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Yesterday I It's just about the most awful thing you can imagine, tiny children being so traum…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2024-02-24). Blindfolded protestors deliver poignant ceasefire message to High Peak MP. leftfootforward.org 'Mr Largan asked why we had semi-naked men blindfolded and kneeling on the ground, as though he had no idea of the relevance to Gaza.'

Staff (2024-02-24). US veto on ceasefire: US -Europe and Israel doing to Palestinians what Nazis did to Jews. muslimmirror.com By Latheef Farook A ten year old boy who lost his hand to Israeli bombing cried asking his mother" I do not have a hand now and how would I play ? What could the the starving mother who lost her husband and the three children to Israel bombing could say.?Wiping her tears she could …

newarab (2024-02-24). Israel strikes shelter in Gaza's Deir el Balah killing 24. newarab.com Overnight Alongside strikes on Deir el-Balah, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israel carried out The strikes come after…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-24). Israeli Aggression Against Gaza Continues for 141st Day. english.almanar.com.lb The ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip has continued for the 141st day, with the resistance showing no signs of backing down. Muhammad (2 months old) died today in Kamal Idwan Hospital due to malnutrition. Israel continues to cut off water and food, including infant formula milk, from two …

newarab (2024-02-24). Death by dialysis: The slow death of Gaza's kidney patients. newarab.com

Editor (2024-02-24). Netanyahu's Post-War Plans for Gaza Call for Military Occupation 'Without Time Limit'. scheerpost.com

teleSUR (2024-02-24). Israel Studies Draft Truce in Gaza. telesurenglish.net The ministers of Israel's war cabinet will vote tonight, according to all forecasts and by telephone, whether or not they support a still very abstract draft for a possible truce in Gaza. | RELATED: | According to Israeli media sources knowledgeable about the negotiations, last night there were "significant advances" in the negotiations for a possible truce and exchange of Palestinian political prisoners for Israeli h…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-24). Video Shows Hezbollah Precise Missile Attack on Israeli Military Command's Headquarters in Kiryat Shmona. english.almanar.com.lb Hezbollah military media released a video which shows the Islamic Resistance operation targeting the command headquarters of the Eastern Brigade 769, affiliated with the Israeli enemy army, at Kiryat Shmona barracks. The Islamic Resistance announced that, in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in solidarity with their courageous and honorable …

newarab (2024-02-24). Palestine to call for Israel arms ban at UN after Gaza veto. newarab.com Palestine will present a draft resolution to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) calling for an The Palestinian Ambassador to the UN

UNHROHC (2024-02-24). UN Experts: Arms Exports To Israel Must Stop Immediately. popularresistance.org Geneva — Any transfer of weapons or ammunition to Israel that would be used in Gaza is likely to violate international humanitarian law and must cease immediately, UN experts* warned today. | "All States must 'ensure respect' for international humanitarian law by parties to an armed conflict, as required by 1949 Geneva Conventions and customary international law," the experts said. "States must accordingly refrain from transferring any weapon or ammunition — or parts for them — if it is expected, given the facts or past patterns of behaviour, that they would be used to violate international law.

newarab (2024-02-24). Arab proposal for Gaza could see Hamas-PLO integration. newarab.com Arab states are formulating a plan for The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) said the US was holding talks with Arab states, which it did not name, regarding the day after the war, in parallel with Washington informed Israe…

newarab (2024-02-24). MSF: Children in Gaza as young as five want to die. newarab.com

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-02-24). The West only observes Israel's crimes, they say in Türkiye. plenglish.com Ankara, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) The president of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, stated today that Western governments and the United Nations Security Council are limited to observe the crimes perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

newarab (2024-02-24). 'Mass chaos among Israeli army in Gaza', says former general. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-24). UK banks accused of funding Israel's war on Gaza. newarab.com Pro- On 15 February, protestors stormed the Manchester offices of Bank of New Yo…

newarab (2024-02-24). UK Islamophobia: Anti-Muslim bigotry 'soars due to Gaza War'. newarab.com Anti-Muslim hate incidents in the UK more than tripled following the outbreak of the Tell MAMA That was the largest recorded number of cases in a four-month period, said a statement from the organisation, which was set up to monitor and rep…

bwitanek (2024-02-24). Tammy and Andy Might Think They Are Running But They Are Sure Not Hiding Their Genociding! Feb 24 9 Am Rowan University! fightbackbetter.com View this post on Instagram A post shared by SJ for Gaza (@sjforgaza)…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-24). Day 141: Palestinian Resistance Continues Heroically Confronting Zionist Aggression on Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb The Zionist massacres against the civilians in Gaza have continued to occur for the 141st consecutive day amid an international silence and complicity. During the past 24 hours, the health ministry in the Strip reported 104 martyrs and 160 injuries, raising the total aggression toll to more than 29500 martyrs and around 70,000 injuries. Israeli air …

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-02-24). Former Israeli PM criticizes Netanyahu's war-mongering policies. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) Partners of the messianic coalition led by Israel, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, want a total regional war, the Gaza Strip is only the first step, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denounced.

albawaba (2024-02-24). Contrary to expectations, Antony Blinken criticizes Israeli plans! albawaba.com ALBAWABA – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently voiced his displeasure of Israel's intended development of settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying that such acts are inconsistent with international law, during a press conference while on a visit to Argentina.In the press conference, which he co-hosted with his Argentine counterpart Diana Mondino, Blinken answered queries about Israel's intentions for additional settlement growth as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "post-war Gaza" initiative. Blinken stressed that any proposed strategy must uphold basic values, such as keeping Gaz…

Tom Tanuki (2024-02-24). Australian media's greatest crime against Gaza is ignoring it. independentaustralia.net

Editor (2024-02-24). By deliberately derailing the Gaza vote, Starmer shames democracy and betrays humanity. mronline.org Wednesday was a day of shame for the House of Commons. Few powers around the world are more important in supporting Israel's genocidal attack on the Palestinians of Gaza than Britain.

Ahmed Aziz (2024-02-24). Sexual abuse and beatings: A Palestinian mother's ordeal in Israeli custody. middleeasteye.net Sexual abuse and beatings: A Palestinian mother's ordeal in Israeli custody | A woman abducted by Israeli forces from a school in Gaza recalls her harrowing experience in detention | | A Palestinian woman stands at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, 14 Dec…

newarab (2024-02-24). MSF: Children in Gaza as young as five say they want to die. newarab.com

Agence France-Presse (2024-02-24). US opposes Israel 'reoccupation' of Gaza or any shrinking of Palestinian territory. scmp.com The remarks by top US diplomat Blinken came in response to a proposal by PM Netanyahu to give Israel's army 'indefinite freedom' to operate in post-war Gaza.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-24). Palestinian Authority Rejects Netanyahu's Post-war Gaza Plan. english.almanar.com.lb The Palestinian Authority Foreign Ministry, based in the occupied West Bank, has categorically rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reported plan for…

Editor (2024-02-24). Ralph Nader: What the Mass Media Needs to Cover Re: Israel/Gaza Conflict. scheerpost.com

albawaba (2024-02-24). Retired Israeli general reveals catastrophic state of army in Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – An Israeli general who is now retired says that the Israeli army is in chaos and that the media doesn't show this: Israeli general Yitzhak Brik, who is now retired, said that getting the supplies and help with logistics that Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip need for the war is "a complete chaos."Brik told the Israeli newspaper Maariv that he has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu many times that the army doesn't have enough troops or the right tools for war, and that soldiers haven't had training in five years.Brik said that they have gotten a lot of complaints from soldiers since October 7th. He…

newarab (2024-02-24). Pro-Gaza 'From the River to the Sea' projected onto Big Ben. newarab.com

WSWS (2024-02-24). Netanyahu outlines plans for de facto Israeli annexation of Gaza. wsws.org The plan envisages Israeli military buffer zones inside Gaza on all its borders transforming the enclave into a giant prison campaign overseen by a Palestinian puppet regime composed of representatives acceptable to Israel.

WSWS (2024-02-24). Netanyahu outlines plans for de facto Israeli annexation of Gaza. wsws.org The plan envisages Israeli military buffer zones inside Gaza on all its borders, transforming the enclave into a giant prison camp overseen by a Palestinian puppet regime composed of representatives acceptable to Israel.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-02-24). Lebanon condemns illegal construction of Israeli settlements. plenglish.com Beirut, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) The Lebanese Foreign Ministry condemned the illegality of the construction of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories, which hinder a just, comprehensive and lasting peace.

newarab (2024-02-24). Syrian Baath Party official 'kidnapped by Israel' at border. newarab.com

Editor (2024-02-24). Israel lobby and its media enablers threatening academic freedom on campus. mronline.org Universities must be places where criticisms of official discourses, dominant worldviews can be voiced without fear of reprisal.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-24). Israeli media: Two missiles fell in Admeet area, Western Galilee. english.almanar.com.lb

INFOsperber (2024-02-24). Ruchama Marton: A voice from Israel against hatred and revenge. pressenza.com It is 20 years now that we accompanied the Mobile Clinic of Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHR‚ÄëI) on a mission in the West Bank and the Negev for our documentary film "1000 Women and a Dream".* Back then, we portrayed Israeli psychiatrist Ruchama Marton, who has been campaigning against Israel's claims to power and in favour of equal rights for all people living between Jordan and the Mediterranean since her military service in the 1950s. She founded PHR‚ÄëI in 1988 in response to the lack of healthcare in the occupied territories. | By Gabriela Neuhaus | Since then, mixed t…

Hekmat Aboukhater, MintPress News. (2024-02-24). Deconstructing H.R. 3202: Israel's Persistent Role In Sanctioning Syria. popularresistance.org On February 13, the U.S. House of Representatives deliberated on Resolution 3202, the "Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023." The following day, the House passed the bill with a 389 to 32 bipartisan majority. Now, the bill moves on to the Senate, where it will most likely pass with similar bipartisan support and a ringing endorsement from President Biden once it reaches his desk. | The bill was pushed with a veneer of Syrian support represented by the advocacy of the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF) and the Syrian American Council (SAC) — Syrian opposition groups in the U.S. While its aims seem, at…

newarab (2024-02-24). Two paramedics killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon. newarab.com Two paramedics were killed in an The paramedics worked for the Islamic Health Association, a Hezbollah also announced the death of one of its fighters from Blida on Thursday, but it did not specify whethe…

newarab (2024-02-24). Nova festival-goer wrongly killed by Israeli forces on 7 Oct. newarab.com

RT (2024-02-24). Defund UN and Give Cash to Israel — US Lawmaker. dissidentvoice.org US Representative Matt Gaetz speaks at the CPAC conference on Friday in suburban Washington. © Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images US Representative Matt Gaetz has called for withdrawing from the UN and cutting off funding to the global body to free up money to support Israel's war effort against Hamas. Speaking at a Conservative Political …

newarab (2024-02-24). Israel to build 3,300 new settlement homes after attack. newarab.com

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-24). US-British Airstrikes Target Yemen's Hudaydah Province. english.almanar.com.lb In a bold move, the United States and the United Kingdom have launched fresh airstrikes on positions in Yemen's western province of Hudaydah. The strikes were declared as a response to ongoing attacks by Yemeni Armed Forces on Israeli-affiliated commercial vessels in the Red Sea. According to Yemen's official Saba news agency, multiple airstrikes hit …

Martha Grevatt (2024-02-24). Palestine solidarity wins at UC Davis. workers.org University campuses have become a major battlefield for the Palestine solidarity movement in the U.S. Students and faculty who support Palestinian liberation have been subjected to doxxing, university discipline, arrest, firings and more. School administrators, even if they are not anti-Zionist, have been removed simply for not being strong enough . . . |

newarab (2024-02-24). Record number of Palestinians displaced in West Bank: report. newarab.com Palestinians were displaced from Around 4,000 Palestinians were displaced last year from policies impleme…

newarab (2024-02-24). The Palestinian woman running for Jerusalem's city council. newarab.com

Clotilde Bigot (2024-02-24). World Report] New centres to bring emergency care closer in the West Bank. thelancet.com Increased violence and tightened security have further hampered access to care for many in the West Bank. Clotilde Bigot reports from Ramallah.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-02-24). Agencia de ONU para refugiados de Palestina está al borde del colapso. telesurtv.net La suspensión de la ayuda de 16 países donantes significa que sin nuevos fondos, las operaciones de la Unrwa en toda la región de Oriente Medio se verán gravemente comprometidas.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-02-24). Continúa Gaza bajo fuego del ejército israelí por mar, aire y tierra. radiohc.cu Ramala, 24 feb (RHC) Decenas de palestinos murieron o resultaron heridos en las últimas horas como consecuencia de la campaña del ejército israelí contra la Franja de Gaza, que entró hoy en su día 141.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-02-24). Exigen ante CIJ fin inmediato de crímenes israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net El representante de Omán, Abdullah Al Harthi, dijo que el mundo asiste "desde hace cuatro meses a una de las peores atrocidades y actos de genocidio de los tiempos modernos".

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-24). Presidente de Brasil acusa a Israel de no hacer guerra sino genocidio. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que está a favor de la creación de un Estado palestino libre y soberano.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-24). Siria alerta sobre las políticas agresivas de Israel. telesurtv.net Ammar Al-Ersan insistió en que Israel debe se juzgado y condenado por sus atrocidades.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-02-24). Expertos de la ONU piden embargo global de armas a Israel. telesurtv.net Señalaron que EE.UU. y Alemania son con gran diferencia los principales exportadores de armamento a Israel, con un aumento de sus envíos desde el inicio de la ofensiva el 7 de octubre.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-02-24). Hezbolá ataca sede de administración local israelí. telesurtv.net En un comunicado, la milicia chií precisó que lanzó dos drones con explosivos contra las oficinas del ente, situadas a diez km de la frontera con Líbano.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-24). Realizan multitudinaria marcha en solidaridad con Palestina en Yemen. telesurtv.net Mediante un comunicado, bendijeron a los líderes políticos que calificaron a EE.UU. y Reino Unido como entidades hostiles a la nación yemení.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-02-24). Continúan manifestaciones en apoyo a Palestina. telesurtv.net En Yemen, una vez más, miles de personas salieron a las calles para exigir el fin de los ataques contra Palestina por parte de Israel.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-02-24). Concluye visita de Hamás a Egipto para negociaciones de tregua. telesurtv.net Esta prevista una reunión este viernes en París, Francia, entre el jefe de los servicios de inteligencia de Estados Unidos, Israel y Egipto, además del primer ministro de Catar.

teleSUR, nbb, DRL (2024-02-24). Ataques israelíes contra Gaza dejan decenas de muertos y heridos. telesurtv.net En Rafah, al sur de Gaza, aviones de combate israelíes bombardearon dos casas, resultando en la muerte de cinco civiles y heridas a otros…

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-24). Avanzan negociaciones para posible tregua en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net En la negociación participaron el director del Mosad, David Barnea; el jefe del servicio de la inteligencia interior (Shin Bet), Ronen Bar, y representantes del Ejército.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN, JDO (2024-02-24). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Suman ya 140 días de ataques constantes de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-02-24). Denuncian a Alemania por contribuir al genocidio en Palestina. telesurtv.net La organización de abogados y activistas propalestinos, Law for Palestine, destacó la responsabilidad de Alemania y otros países en prevenir el genocidio.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN, JDO (2024-02-24). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Son más de 130 días de ataques constantes de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2024-02-24). Más de 29.500 personas asesinadas por ataques israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net Durante las últimas 24 horas las fuerzas de ocupación cometieron diez masacres con un saldo de 104 muertos y 160 heridos.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2024-02-24). Israel bloquea más de 18.000 toneladas de alimentos para Gaza. telesurtv.net Desde inicios de este mes de febrero la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) ha denunciado el bloqueo de la ayuda humanitaria en el puerto mentado.

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-24). Palestine, South Africa activists to address Ecosocialism 2024. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-24). Actors and doctors talk about building the Palestine campaign at work. greenleft.org.au

Labor Video Project (2024-02-24). Biden & Pelosi Protested in San Francisco's Pacific Heights for Supporting Gaza Genocide. indybay.org Hundreds rallies in San Francisco's Pacific Heights to protest Biden and Nancy Pelosi for their support for Israel's genocide in Gaza. Biden was in town to get contribution from the billionaires. There are over 80 in Pacific Heights and the Bay Area.

Doro-Chiba (2024-02-24). Stop the war in Ukraine! 2/24 Shinjuku anti-war demonstration Against Genocide In Gaza. indybay.org As part of a global day of action on the 2nd year anniversary of the Ukraine war actions are taking place in Japan and throughout the world.

Merve Berker (2024-02-24). 'If That's Not Genocide, I Don't Know What Genocide Is': Brazilian President Says On Gaza. indybay.org "It is a genocide. Thousands of children are dead and thousands are missing. Soldiers are not dying. Women and children are dying at the hospital," he said at an event in Rio de Janeiro, adding: "If that's not genocide, I don't know what genocide is."

Angela (2024-02-24). Friday 2/23: Palo Alto: Silent vigil for ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine. indybay.org 855 El Camino, Palo Alto, CA | corner of Embarcadero and El Camino, on the public sidewalk just outside Town & Country Village, in front of the big lamppost "sign"

haberler (2024-02-24). Trachtenberg: Israel Has Launched 'Genocidal Campaign Of Extermination' In Gaza. indybay.org Barry Trachtenberg, the Rubin presidential chair of Jewish history at Wake Forest University in the state of North Carolina, said following the attacks on Oct. 7 by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, that Israel has employed extremely disproportionate violence against the civilian population in the Palestinian enclave, noting Israeli leaders held all Palestinians living in Gaza responsible for the attacks.

Hank Pellissier (2024-02-24). Thursday 2/29: "Let Gaza Live" – RACCOON event at Ferry Building Plaza. indybay.org Ferry Building Plaza – between the two monuments…

Rania Abu Shamala (2024-02-24). Academic From Gaza: We Started At Islamic University In Tents, We May Have To Start Again. indybay.org "We have the will and faith in our ability to resume the educational process immediately after the war ends, and we have done so before," he said. "I was at the Islamic University (at its founding in 1978), and we started there from tents, and we can return from tents again."

UCLP (2024-02-24). Travis Base Major Transport Base For Weapons To Israel & Ukraine. indybay.org Travis AFB is the largest military transport base of weapons to Israel and Ukraine. There will be an international day of action on the 2nd anniversary of the war in Ukraine at this base on 2/24/24…

Angela (2024-02-24). Friday 2/23: Virtual Teach-In: How Palestine & the U.S. Immigration Industrial Complex are Connected. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-24). Saturday 2/24: San Diego Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…

Angela (2024-02-24). Wednesday 2/28: USCPR Phone Zap: Honoring Black-Palestinian solidarity. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-24). Sunday 2/25: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | Santa Rosa, CA…

Angela (2024-02-24). Saturday 2/24: Virtual event: In Water & Light: Poetry Vigils for Palestine. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-24). Saturday 2/24: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Jews Step Forward" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2024-02-24). Sunday 2/25: Monterey: Community Art Build for Palestine. indybay.org Windows on the Bay Park, Del Monte Beach, Monterey…

Angela (2024-02-24). Saturday 2/24: Stanford Rally for Palestine. indybay.org Meet at Bishop Auditorium | Stanford, CA…

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Mexicans rally in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir Hundreds of protesters take to Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma avenue in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire in the territory.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Gazans mourn 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes. presstv.ir Palestinians in Rafah mourned 10 people who were killed overnight in Israeli airstrikes on southern and central cities of Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Conditions worsen for displaced Palestinians in Rafah neighborhood. presstv.ir Israel prepares for its ground invasion of Rafah.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). US aircraft aiding Israeli war of genocide: Hamas. presstv.ir Hamas says the United States carries out reconnaissance missions over the Gaza Strip to help out the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against the territory.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Feb. 23: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation. presstv.ir Amid Israeli genocide in Gaza, Palestinian and regional resistance groups continued their operations against the regime and its Western backers on Friday, February 23.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Brazil's outspoken Lula stands ground, asserts Israel committing genocide in Gaza. presstv.ir Brazil's president repeats his recent assertion that the Israeli regime is committing genocide in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Iran's Leader slams US for 'brazenly vetoing' Gaza truce resolution. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has denounced the US for "brazenly vetoing" a UN Security Council resolution to stop the ongoing Israeli genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Israel announces plan for 3,300 settler units amid Gaza genocide. presstv.ir The cabinet of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to build more than 3,300 new settler units in the occupied West Bank.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Four Norwegian universities cut ties with Israeli institutions over Gaza genocide. presstv.ir Four Norwegian universities have decided to suspend ties with Israeli universities they deem complicit in the Israeli regime's genocidal war in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). South Africa urges countries to testify at ICJ against Israel. presstv.ir "As South Africans, we see, hear, and feel deep within ourselves the inhumane discriminatory policies and practices of the Israeli regime," Ambassador Vusimuzi Madonsela said.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). UK Parliament vote on ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the British Parliament demanding their representatives endorse a Scottish National Party call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Jordanians take to the streets in support of Gazans. presstv.ir Crowds in Jordan took to the streets of Amman protesting in support of Palestinians in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Palestine rejects Netanyahu's post-Gaza war plan, says Gaza part of future state. presstv.ir Palestine has categorically dismissed Netanyahu's 'day-after' post-Gaza war plan, stressing that the blocked Palestinian territory will be part of a future independent state with al-Quds as its capital.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Two more Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. presstv.ir Two more Palestinian journalists have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, pushing the death toll of press members targeted by Israel since October 7 to 132.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Yemenis come out in their millions in solidarity with war-hit Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir Millions of Yemenis rally across the country again to display support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who are enduring a genocidal Israeli war.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Palestinians dying of hunger as world watches in silence: Gaza official. presstv.ir "The suffering of citizens in Gaza and the north is worsening daily, as thousands of them are waiting to die either due to hunger or Israeli targeting."

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Hezbollah conducts new strikes against Israeli military sites. presstv.ir The missile strikes are carried out in solidarity with the Palestinians of the besieged Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). IRGC chief commander: We believe in Gaza's victory. presstv.ir The IRGC's chief commander says the Islamic Republic believes in the Palestinian resistance's victory in the face of the Israeli regime in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Destruction, Gazans bury loved ones in Nuseirat refugee camp. presstv.ir Gazans in the refugee camp of Nuseirat inspect the damage and bury their dead after a strike.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). FM: Iran, Pakistan need to implement recent security agreements. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Iran and Pakistan should implement agreements to broaden security and anti-terror cooperation.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Arms exports to Israel must stop immediately: UN experts. presstv.ir A group of UN experts has warned that any arms exports to Israel that would be used in Gaza are likely a violation of international law and must stop immediately.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Iran: Israel's rejection of Palestinian state exposes its 'ugly face'. presstv.ir Iran has says Israel's rejection of a Palestinian state disproves the occupying regime's previous claims about peace with Palestinians and resolution of the decades-long conflict.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Arms transfer to Israel must stop immediately: UN experts. presstv.ir UN experts say any transfer of weapons to Israel is likely to violate international humanitarian law.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). US, UK launch new airstrikes on Yemen in support of Israel. presstv.ir The US-British military coalition has conducted multiple strikes against targets in Yemen's strategic western province of Hudaydah, with no further details about any casualties quickly available.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Indian port workers will not handle Israel-bound cargo. presstv.ir Indian ports and dock workers unions from various major ports called on their members not to handle any of the ships carrying weapons and other military equipment to the Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Further escalation if Israel restricts Al-Aqsa Mosque entry, Hamas warns. presstv.ir "Let our enemy know that souls are boiling … [our] anger is imminent," Hamas stated.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Iranian lawmakers at Baku event urge economic sanctions on Israel. presstv.ir It was the 14th plenary session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) in the capital of Azerbaijan.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Madrid. presstv.ir Around 3,000 people attended the demonstration, according to the government delegation.

presstv.ir (2024-02-24). Iraq says West Asia won't be stable without resolution of Palestine issue. presstv.ir President Abdul Latif Rashid says it is imperative to realize the rights of the Palestinians to self-determination and independence.

teleSUR (2024-02-22). Venezuela: Death Toll Rises to 16 in Bolivar Mine Collapse. telesurenglish.net The death toll after a mine collapse in the town of La Paragua, Angostura municipality, has risen to 16, the governor of the Venezuelan state of Bolivar, Angel Marcano, announced on Thursday. | RELATED: | According to Marcano, the teams continue with the rescue work in the illegal mine La Bulla Loca, as well as the integral support to those affected. | Madelein García, teleSUR correspondent, confirmed from the scene of the ac…

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2024-02-18: News Headlines

albawaba (2024-02-18). Israel-Hamas tensions: Stalled talks and threats of incursion. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said Hamas won't stop fighting until Israeli troops leave Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that Israel needs to continue its operation in Rafah, Gaza's south, or risk losing against Hamas.Netanyahu also mentioned that talks with Hamas in Cairo, urged by US President Joe Biden, stalled because Hamas demands were unacceptable. He said any deal with Palestinians must come from direct talks without conditions.Netanyahu told Biden that Israel won't agree to a Palestinian state after October 7th, seeing it as a reward for past events. Israeli forces are gea…

Staff (2024-02-18). Rafah Border Crossing,Egypt and Israeli genocide. muslimmirror.com By Latheef Farook The Rafah Border Crossing is the sole crossing point between Egypt and Palestine's Gaza Strip. It is located on the Egypt—Palestine border. Under a 2007 agreement between Egypt and Israel, Egypt controls the crossing but imports through the Rafah crossing require Israeli approval. If Rafah Border crossings is opened and trucks are …

Sam Husseini, Consortium News. (2024-02-18). Imperiled Gazans Do Have Somewhere to Go. popularresistance.org Many professing solidarity with Palestinians — including alleged legal experts — being slaughtered in Gaza have said they have "nowhere to go." | It's not true. | They do. | Somewhere they actually should go. | Their homes in what is now Israel. | The majority of families of Palestinians in Gaza were forced there by Israel in 1948. | See this great thread by Hanine Hassan: | "Who told you that the 1.5 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in Rafah have nowhere left to go? My family, now in Rafah, has a home in Jaffa, from which we were expelled by a fascist German family. The majority of our peopl…

newarab (2024-02-18). Gaza: Is Egypt building safe zone for Rafah Palestinians. newarab.com Egyptian engineering teams have begun new construction in the city of Both the Egyptian side and Gazan sides are called Rafah [City], split by the Rafah crossing through which aid and people flow into Gaza, but is currently closed.

Staff (2024-02-18). Rafah Border Crossing,Egypt and Israeli genocide. muslimmirror.com By Latheef Farook The Rafah Border Crossing is the sole crossing point between Egypt and Palestine's Gaza Strip. It is located on the Egypt—Palestine border. Under a 2007 agreement between Egypt and Israel, Egypt controls the crossing but imports through the Rafah crossing require Israeli approval. If Rafah Border crossings is opened and trucks are …

DPA (2024-02-18). Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu insists on Rafah military offensive 'to settle score', will not bow to international pressure. scmp.com Netanyahu also said a future peace settlement with the Palestinians would not be dictated by international parties.

albawaba (2024-02-18). UN court denies South Africa's request for more Gaza action. albawaba.com The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rejected South Africa's request to order Israel to take more steps to protect Palestinians in Gaza from a possible attack on Rafah, a city near the Egyptian border.South Africa, which has accused Israel of violating the Genocide Convention by its military campaign in Gaza, had asked the court to impose new measures in light of Israel's preparations for a major operation in Rafah.PRESS RELEASE: the

Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-18). Nasser Hospital in Gaza stopped operating given Israeli attacks. plenglish.com Ramallah, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) The Nasser Hospital, located in the south of the Gaza Strip, stopped operating as a result of attacks and blockade by the Israeli Army, as denounced by the World Health Organization (WHO).

newarab (2024-02-18). Israel bombards Gaza, Nasser hospital still under siege. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-18). Israel pounds Gaza, makes arrests at Nasser Hospital. newarab.com Israeli forces carried out arrests in Gaza's largest functioning hospital, health officials and the military said on Saturday, as airstrikes hit across the enclave and rain battered Israeli forces raided the "Occupation forces detained a large number of medical staff members inside Nasser Medical Comple…

Anna Lekas Miller, Mondoweiss. (2024-02-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 133: Israel Cuts Electricity To Hospital. popularresistance.org A dire situation at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis is unfolding as Israel continues its raid on the largest functioning medical facility remaining in the Gaza Strip. | "We are forced to transfer all the patients and the wounded to the hospital's old building," Dr. Nahed Abu Taima, the Director of the Nasser Medical Complex told Al Jazeera. | "Electric power was cut off from the entire medical complex," he continued, describing how the raid is impacting the 450 patients at the hospital, many of whom are in critical condition. "Many patients in ICUs and those on oxygen supply, and also those on dialysis are lef…

ToBlome, Popular Resistance. (2024-02-18). Report Back From Shut Down Travis Action: No US Weapons for Genocide. popularresistance.org A growing coalition of peace & justice organizations from Northern California are collaborating to nonviolently impede the U.S. role in Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. The newly formed campaign, called "Shut Down Travis," is organizing regular actions to peacefully impede "business as usual" at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, where U.S. weapons are transported to Israel. It began on December 28, when activists, working together, successfully closed down all 4 gates for 1-4 hours ea. at Travis AFB. NO US WEAPONS for GENOCIDE! 14 activists were ultimately arrested at two gates, and later cited and r…


Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-18). AME church calls on Joe Biden to stop genocide in Gaza. plenglish.com Washington, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) The Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church -the nation ¥s oldest predominantly Black denomination- asked President Joe Biden to immediately stop all US aid to Israel and the extermination the Palestinian population is currently facing up.

albawaba (2024-02-18). ICJ to hold hearings on the consequences of Israeli occupation. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Starting on Monday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will start hearing sessions on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories since 1967, with a record 52 countries likely to provide evidence.United States, Russia, and China along with several other countries will be addressing judges in a week-long session at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.Despite the ICJ resolutions not being legally binding, the opinions coming out at the end of the case brought forward by South Africa will have its toll on Israel as international pressure mounts up over the brutal…

newarab (2024-02-18). Israel out to destroy UNRWA, says agency chief. newarab.com Israel is waging a concerted campaign aimed at destroying Philippe Lazzarini said calls for his resignation were part of the Israeli government's push. | "Right now we are dealing with an expanded, concerted campaign by Israel aimed at destroying UNRWA," he told the Swiss newspaper group Tamedia. | "It is a long-term pol…

newarab (2024-02-18). Ireland to give UNRWA 20 mln euros. newarab.com Ireland announced 20 million euros ($21.46 million) in support for the UNRWA, which provides healthcare, education and other services, has been pitched into crisis since Israel alleged that 12 of its 13,000 staff in Gaza were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Isr…

newarab (2024-02-18). Gaza ceasefire talks 'not really promising': Qatari PM. newarab.com Talks between Israel and Hamas to agree to a "I believe that we can see a deal happening very soon," Qatar's Prime Minister "Yet the pattern in the last few days is not really very promising. We…

SKWAWKBOX (2024-02-18). Unite's Graham slammed for silence over Gaza. skwawkbox.org GS silence and ongoing ban on Unite banners at Gaza demos infuriates officials and members as Unite Scotland passes ceasefire motion Unite members and officials are infuriated by union general secretary Sharon Graham's continued silence over Gaza, with even previously ardent supporters demanding to know why she is completely absent from the fight for peace …

Agence France-Presse (2024-02-18). Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks 'not really promising', Qatar PM says. scmp.com Time is 'not in our favour', said Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, a key mediator in the Gaza truce negotiations.

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-18). Berlinale Workers Call For "Immediate Ceasefire" In Gaza & Round On Leadership: "We Want To Hold The Festival To A Higher Standard" expose-news.com

albawaba (2024-02-18). Global celebrities unite in support of Gaza: Calls for peace amidst conflict. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Famous people from all over the world are still showing their support for Gaza. Actors like John Cusack and musicians like Yusuf Islam are speaking out against the attacks happening there.John Cusack posted on his social media, asking for the violence to stop and for peace for everyone involved. But his post got taken down, which he didn't like.Yusuf Islam talked about the Super Bowl in the US, saying it's hard to enjoy it knowing what's happening in Gaza.American rapper Saul Williams spoke out on his social media, urging for a ceasefire and accusing Israel of committing mass killings. He believes Isra…

Sewar Elejla (2024-02-18). Israel wages war on reproductive rights in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Joe Biden preaches gender equity, while enabling a massive assault on women's health.

newarab (2024-02-18). Israel bombs Gaza as US threatens to block new UN resolution. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-18). US envoy: Gaza police officers guarding aid killed by Israel. newarab.com David Satterfield, the US State Department envoy for the Middle East, said on Friday that In an

albawaba (2024-02-18). After eating McDoanld's! Nadine Nassib Njeim denies supporting Israel. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Lebanese actress Nadine Nassib Njeim was heavily rebuked after posting a photo of herself enjoying a McDonald's meal right before her flight.Pro-Palestinian activists lashed out at the beauty pageant titleholder and accused her of supporting Israeli occupation amid the ongoing bloody war in Gaza, during which over 28,000 people have been killed since Oct. 7.Activists have been boycotting loads of brands and fast food chains that have been sending free meals to the Israeli military or announcing support for Israeli occupation such as McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, and Nestle. Lebanese actress Nadine…

newarab (2024-02-18). Recognising Palestinian state not a taboo for France: Macron. newarab.com French President Emmanuel Macron says recognising a France and the EU have long supported a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, but as part of a negotiated settlement. With talks long stalled and Israel's war on Gaza deepening, some European countries are voicing support for recognizing a Palestinian state sooner. | "Recognising a Palestinian state is not a taboo for Fra…

newarab (2024-02-18). UN vote expected next week on Algerian resolution for Gaza. newarab.com Senior Western diplomatic sources expect a vote next week at the UN Security Council on

newarab (2024-02-18). Hiroshima pro-Palestine group call for end of Gaza silence. newarab.com Japanese pro-Palestine organisers have campaigned in The activist group Hiroshima-Palestine Vigil Community was

Pepe Escobar, The Cradle. (2024-02-18). Axis Of Resistance: From Donbass To Gaza. popularresistance.org During my recent vertiginous journey in Donbass tracking Orthodox Christian battalions defending their land, Novorossiya, it became starkly evident that the resistance in these newly liberated Russian republics is fighting much the same battle as their counterparts in West Asia. | Nearly 10 years after Maidan in Kiev, and two years after the start of Russia's Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine, the resolve of the resistance has only deepened. | It's impossible to do full justice to the strength, resilience, and faith of the people of Donbass, who stand on the front line of a US proxy war against Russia.

Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-18). Egyptian President reiterates rejection of Palestinian displacement. plenglish.com Cairo, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday reiterated his government's categorical rejection of the Palestinian displacement to the Sinai Peninsula as a result of the Israeli aggression over Gaza, an official source revealed.

newarab (2024-02-18). Hamas warns of talks pullout unless Gaza aid increased. newarab.com "The movement intends to suspend negotiations until aid is brought into northern Gaza," a senior source in the Palestinian group told AFP. | "Negotiations cannot be held while hunger is ravaging the Palestinian people," he said, asking not to be identified as he is not authourised to speak on the issue. | Talks have been held in the Egyptian capit…

newarab (2024-02-18). Israel tones down criticism of Vatican's Gaza remarks. newarab.com Israel on Thursday toned down its criticism of the Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin had said on Tuesday that Israel's military response to the Hamas militant group was disproportionate and caused "carnage". | A day later, Israel's embassy to the Holy See lashed out at Parolin's "deplorable statement" an…

newarab (2024-02-18). New York governor apologises after Gaza destruction remarks. newarab.com New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday apologised for remarks she made at a Jewish philanthropy event in New York City that went viral on social media and which suggested "If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I'm sorry, my friends, there would be no Canada the next day," Hochul said in a portion of her speech on Thursday at an event for the United Jewish…

newarab (2024-02-18). US plans to send weapons to Israel, WSJ reports. newarab.com The Biden administration is preparing to send bombs and other weapons to Israel that would add to its military arsenal even as the U.S. pushes for a The proposed arms delivery includes MK-82 bombs and KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munitions that add precision guidance to bombs, and FMU-139 bomb fuses, WSJ reported, adding that the value of is estimated to be "tens of millions of dollars." | The proposed delivery i…

People's Dispatch. (2024-02-18). Constituents Mount Pressure Against US Senator Chuck Schumer. popularresistance.org On February 15, Pro-Palestine activists staged a day-long picket outside of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's office in midtown Manhattan. Schumer is one of the chief supporters of Israel in the US government, which itself is the single largest funder of the Zionist state. Schumer has been spearheading the effort in the Senate to pass massive military aid to Israel, and was recently behind a successful effort to pass a USD 95 billion foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. This bill included USD 14 billion for the state of Israel. The bill is now set to be voted on by the House of Representatives.

albawaba (2024-02-18). Was Maher Assad targeted in Israeli strike in Syria. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Maher Assad, a Syrian general and commander of the Syrian Army's elite 4th Armoured Divisio, was allegedly killed in an Israeli attack on Syria, unconfirmed reports emerged online.The rumor began after a post on X (formerly Twitter) was made by the famous controversial Israeli journalist Edy Cohen claiming that Maher Assad, brother of Syrian President Bashar Assad, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on Damascus. Choen claimed in his post that the bombing, which allegedly killed Maher Assad, targeted sites in the Damascus countryside, specifically the Dimas area, west of the capital, near the Syri…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-18). Torture and confinement: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison. plenglish.com Ramallah, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) The Commission for Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs on Sunday condemned the increased torture and confinement practices by the Israel Prison Service (IPS) since October 2023.

Larry Johnson (2024-02-18). Will Israel Invade Southern Lebanon? sonar21.com There is a lot going on in the world that is generating fear in the West because they have lost control of the narrative and the battlefield. Ukraine's retreat from Avdeevka has exposed the lie that the Russian military is a spent force comprised of coerced, untrained, poorly supplied conscripts. This has left NATO scrambling to try to find a way to keep Ukraine in the fight, but Ukraine's Army is being ground into dust and its morale is flagging. | But that is not where the real danger lies. Israel is signaling that it will invade southern Lebanon and fight Hezbollah. This is insane. Israel reminds me of t…

Gilbert Achcar (2024-02-18). Israel's Genocidal War After Four Months. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-02-18). Jordanians form human chain to block trucks into Israel. newarab.com Hundreds of Jordanian protesters The protest took place near the Na'ima Bridge on the highway to the city of Irbid, northern Jordan this week, with further direct action continuing into Friday. | This route is used by trucks heading to the Sheikh Hussein Bridge, which connects the country to Israel. | The…

newarab (2024-02-18). Hezbollah's Nasrallah promises Israel 'will pay in blood'. newarab.com The speech came after a week of intensified cross-b…

Jeremy Salt (2024-02-18). Genocidal DNA: Depravity, Evil and Cowardice in the "West" as well. dissidentvoice.org (L) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: via President Biden Twitter Page) Western moral cowardice feeds this war as much as the arms flown or shipped into Israel by the US in a continuous cycle. Everything that needs to be said has been said. Some of the worst crimes since 1945 are being committed …

newarab (2024-02-18). Pro-Palestine activists send Nancy Pelosi a special delivery. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-18). Pro-Palestine groups file charges against German politician. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-18). Hamas chief met deposed Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan. newarab.com Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh met with deposed Fatah movement leader Mohammed Dahlan, a senior member of But Mohammad Nazzal told Alaraby TV on Friday that he would not reveal details of the meeting, as he called for general Palestinian elections once the He said Hamas was not in favour of a political rupture, adding that the group will not close its doors to direct talks with a…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-18). Thousands of American people call for solidarity with Palestine. plenglish.com Washington, Feb 17 (Prensa Latina) While corporate media in the United States barely (or sometimes) mention it, demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine remain today at the center of attention of like-minded groups and social movements across the United States.

newarab (2024-02-18). Ben-Gvir calls for Palestinian Al-Aqsa ban during Ramadan. newarab.com

teleSUR, YSM (2024-02-18). Sudáfrica agradece orden de la CIJ sobre civiles en Rafah, Gaza. telesurtv.net La CIJ ha aceptado que la incursión del Ejército israelí en Rafah haría "aún más peligroso lo que ya es un desastre humanitario".

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-18). OMS alerta que hospital de la ciudad palestina de Khan Yunis ha dejado de funcionar. telesurtv.net El director general de la OMS, advirtió que alrededor de 200 pacientes permanecen en el complejo médico Nasser del sur de la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-18). Líder de Hamás exige un alto al fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net El movimento palestino insiste en que debe parar el genocidio que lleva a cabo el Estado sionista en Gaza.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-18). Lula da Silva defendió el acercamiento de su país a àÅfrica. telesurtv.net El presidente brasileño también defendió la creación de un Estado palestino libre y que tenga plena representación en la ONU.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-18). Palestina reclama sanciones globales contra Israel por genocidio. radiohc.cu La Habana, 18 feb (RHC) El primer ministro palestino, Mohammad Shtayyeh, reclamó en Adis Abeba sanciones para Israel por violar de forma sistemática las leyes internacionales y obligarlo así a detener su agresión contra la Franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-02-18). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Son más de 130 días de ataques constantes de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-02-18). Exigen en Israel comicios anticipados y canje de rehenes con Hamás. telesurtv.net Reportan significativas protestas contra Netanyahu en Tel Aviv, Jerusalén y Cesarea, durante la 19 jornada de movilizaciones.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-18). Ataques contra la Franja de Gaza dejan 75 muertos en 24 horas. telesurtv.net Según el Ministerio de Salud palestino en la Franja de Gaza, al menos 10 civiles palestinos murieron en la noche del sábado en el centro de la ciudad de Gaza.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-02-18). Rechazan a nivel global genocidio de Israel contra civiles palestinos. telesurtv.net El segundo Día Mundial de Acción por Palestina comprendió movilizaciones masivas a nivel global en contra de los crímenes de guerra sionistas.

Arvind Dilawar (2024-02-18). Israel Counting All Men Killed in Gaza as Militants. counterpunch.org Last month, The Wall Street Journal published an article on the disparities between estimates by the Israeli military of the number of Palestinian militants killed in Gaza and estimates by US intelligence agencies of the same. Although the article focuses on the Israeli military's over-estimations, it also shares two revealing figures: | 1. According to the Health Ministry of Gaza, which does not distinguish between civilians and militants, at least 8,000 Palestinian men were killed by the Israeli military in Gaza; | 2. According to the Israeli military, its forces killed 9,000 militants in Gaza. | The only possi…

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-18). As Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, protesters demand Labor cut ties. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-18). Victoria's ties with Israel's defence industry protested. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-18). Health worker: 'Everyone with a conscience must come together to stop Israel's ethnic cleansing'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-18). Round-the-clock People's Picket for Palestine sets up at Prime Minister's office. greenleft.org.au

Al Jazeera (2024-02-18). Genocide Joe to Send 1,000 MK-82 Bombs to Israel to Massacre Palestinians in Rafah. indybay.org The proposed arms delivery includes about a thousand each of MK-82 500-pound (227kg) bombs and KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) that turn unguided munitions into precision-guided bombs … The assessment also dismisses potential human rights concerns, saying "Israel takes effective action to prevent gross violations of human rights and to hold security forces responsible that violate those rights".

Ralph Nader (2024-02-18). What Laws Is the State Department Violating by Shipping Weapons to Israel? indybay.org What laws are being violated by the State Department daily as it approves ships and cargo planes full of weapons of mass destruction to be used in Israel's war crimes and genocide against hundreds of thousands of Gaza's civilians, mostly children and women?>

Angela (2024-02-18). Friday 2/16: Palo Alto: Silent vigil for ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine. indybay.org 855 El Camino, Palo Alto, CA | corner of Embarcadero and El Camino, on the public sidewalk just outside Town & Country Village, in front of the big lamppost "sign"

Angela (2024-02-18). Monday 2/19: SF: Mass Rally for Palestine. indybay.org Civic Center Plaza | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2024-02-18). Thursday 2/22: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineThursday…

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Mexicans rally in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir Hundreds of protesters take to Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma avenue in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire in the territory.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Gazans mourn 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes. presstv.ir Palestinians in Rafah mourned 10 people who were killed overnight in Israeli airstrikes on southern and central cities of Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Ignoring humanitarian repercussions, Netanyahu vows to roll into Rafah. presstv.ir The Israeli regime's prime minister vows to carry out a ground invasion against the refugee-packed city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). ICJ to hold hearings on decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestine. presstv.ir The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to hold as of February 19 hearings on the legal consequences of Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Thousands take to Berlin streets to demand Gaza ceasefire. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Berlin demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and the suspension of arms supplies to Israel.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Hundreds protest against Israeli war on Gaza inside New York's Museum of Modern Art. presstv.ir Hundreds of Protesters rally at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Netanyahu is 'still playing games' on Gaza truce talks: Hamas official. presstv.ir A senior Hamas official says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "still playing games" on Gaza ceasefire talks.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Algeria pushes for UNSC resolution on Gaza truce; US vows to veto it. presstv.ir Algeria requested the UN Security Council to vote on a draft resolution that demands an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, a move the US – a council veto power —has pledged to veto.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). NGO raises alarm about Israel's 'enforced disappearance' of Gazan abductees. presstv.ir NGO raises the alarm about Israel's continued "enforced disappearance" of the Palestinians, whom the regime's forces would kidnap from the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Israeli military, intelligence bodies admit Hamas will survive onslaught on Gaza Strip. presstv.ir Israeli military and intelligence institutions have warned the regime's high-ranking authorities that the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement will survive the unrelenting onslaught against the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Anyone over 4 in Gaza 'deserves' to starve, says former Mossad official. presstv.ir Former Mossad official, Rami Igra, says all Palestinians in Gaza over the age of 4 deserve to face Israel's collective punishment policy of withholding food and humanitarian aid.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Israel turns Gaza hospital into 'military base': Health ministry. presstv.ir Israeli forces reportedly turn the largest functioning hospital in the Gaza Strip into a "military base."

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Hundreds rally in front of Foreign Ministry in Madrid against Israeli attacks on Gaza. presstv.ir Hundreds of people staged a protest in front of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid on Monday night to denounce the last offensive that Israel launched in southern Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Arab countries 'increasingly restricting' US action against Iran amid Gaza war: Report. presstv.ir A number of Arab countries are reportedly "increasingly restricting" the United States and its allies from conducting attacks from their soil against Iran.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Congress on winter vacation, leaving Biden's aid for Ukraine, Israel in limbo. presstv.ir There is an increasingly vocal desire to end American war mongering abroad and to focus American money, energy, and, attention, on domestic problems.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Thousands in Morocco protest ties with Israel. presstv.ir Thousands of Moroccans again took to the streets of their capital to call for an end to their country's ties with Israel.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Israel was behind attacks on major gas pipelines in Iran: Report. presstv.ir Israel carried out covert attacks on two major natural gas pipelines inside Iran this week, according to a report by the New York Times.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Hezbollah: No option but armed resistance to fight off Israeli aggression. presstv.ir Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem said his fellow resistance fighters are attempting to liberate mankind.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Madrid. presstv.ir Around 3,000 people attended the demonstration, according to the government delegation.

presstv.ir (2024-02-18). China: Palestinian statehood key to end world's 'longest-lasting injustice'. presstv.ir "We should call for proper settlement of the question of Palestine, which has been lingering on for more than 70 years," Foreign Minister Wang said.

Editor (2024-02-18). Feb 18, 2024. sitrepworld.info Dmitri Shostakovich — Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47-2. Allegretto Scott Ritter: Israel will be Defeated as IDF Loses Control of its War in Middle East — (Video) A reformed PLO that includes Hamas is the only hope, by Mitchell Plitnick George Galloway and Miko Peled discuss clear demands to save Palestinians from total genocide (Video) Day 134: Biden claims to push for temp ceasefire, as US authorizes more weapons to Israel, by Anna L Miller Global Action Day — Millions Rally for Gaza HRW: World Court to Review 57-Year Israeli Occupation Academics form national group to advo…

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