- WATCH: Witnesses say emergency workers were targeted after trying to help injured in al-Mawasi - Malaysia pledges $1m to UNRWA - One dead, four children wounded in Israeli attack on Gaza City - ‘A funeral every 15 minutes’ after al-Mawasi attacks - EU’s Borrell calls for independent probe into al-Mawasi attack
- UNRWA: 453 attacks on our facilities since October 7 - Israeli army bulldozes cemetery in Gaza City - MSF says facing ‘critical’ medical supply shortage in Gaza - Thousands in prison facing horrific torture and abuse: Hamas - Hezbollah chief: ‘We will continue fighting until needed’
“You can’t compare that to those who resist and defend themselves with weapons that look primitive in comparison. If we had the capabilities to launch precision missiles that targeted military targets, we wouldn’t have used the rockets that we did,” he shot back. “Does the world expect us to be well-behaved victims while we’re getting killed? For us to be slaughtered without making a noise? That’s impossible.”
“Palestinians have, for decades, tried every possible avenue to shake off this oppression, this unrelenting, violent colonizer. So this was going to happen sooner or later. It was inevitable that something was going to come to a head, particularly in Gaza,”
"Hamas has emphasized that its aim on October 7 was to shatter the status quo and compel the U.S. and other nations to address the plight of the Palestinians. On this front, informed analysts say, they succeeded."
"The sculpture is still partially encased in soil — its left side with the chlamys (cloak) draped over the shoulder has not been fully excavated — but it is already evident that this was the work of a master. It is carved from a single block of marble and its style dates it to the 2nd century A.D. "
- Israeli forces return to Shujayea area for third time: Monitors - LISTEN: Israel targets Rafah area; pressure mounts on Israeli PM - Israeli troops feel ‘entitled’ to abuse Palestinian civilians, says military veterans - Gaza war suffering receives little attention from Trump, Biden in debate
Horrific! Targeting a tent camp full of displaced people, in an area that Israel said was "safe". And Israel calls this justified and legal. And even worse, the US continues to support Israel.
@aral Playing the racism card? That's disappointing. Especially because you have no idea whatsoever what race I am, you made an assumption. Which could be seen as racist too, perhaps.
Confirmation from a different source. it is not at all unusual to wish to see news confirmed from other sources.
- PLO thanks countries who recognise Palestinian statehood - Ireland will recognise Palestinian state: Irish PM - Map of countries which recognise Palestine
also... - Only 30-35% of Hamas fighters killed since October 7: Report
@aral Hum, that's not *quite* what is reported in that article. What it reports, via very indirect sources, is that (a) the US might defund the UN, and (b) that the *UN* might cut the food program.
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