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THREAD: Palestinians are dying from Israel’s deliberate starvation. We should all be speaking to our communities about what’s going on and how we can help. Here’s what you can say.
“To be Palestinian is to suffer both the injustice of watching your people die and not being able to stop it. But, to be Palestinian is to also never surrender, to carry your name and your country in your blood.”
On the Right to Return, forever and always
Before October 2023, I never imagined that I could come to understand how a child’s skull opens after being crushed by a building, or the way blood pools,
ow.ly
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Israel has brutally tortured and killed so many Palestinians that countless families have been forced to endure the trauma of sorting through numerous images of brutalized bodies in an attempt to identify and bury their loved ones.
In Gaza, a woman searches for her husband and brother among the corpses
Israa al-Areer's searches through bodies returned by Israel for husband and brother missing since start of war on Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
As temperatures continue to drop in Gaza, Israel is refusing to provide Palestinians in Gaza with the tents & mobile homes it agreed to in the ceasefire.

“There must be swift action to bring in all the necessary supplies to save people’s lives.”
'We hate winter': Palestinians face the rain without shelters as Israel blocks tents
In violation of the ceasefire, Israel continues to block tents from entering Gaza, leaving displaced families to face a harsh winter
ow.ly
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Israel damaged or destroyed 95% of Gaza’s schools, destroying 240,000 books and 16,000 master’s and doctoral theses from The Islamic University alone.

Israel’s attacks on Gaza’s schools amount to scholasticide—it must be held to account.
Gaza’s Students Kept Studying Amid the Rubble. Now Universities Hope to Rebuild.
Palestinian students learned remotely, with flickering internet, through two years of Israel’s genocide. Now universities need funding to rebuild.
ow.ly
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Israeli military broke into the home of a 78-year-old Palestinian woman, assaulted her, and then prevented her from being taken to a hospital for an hour until she was pronounced dead.

Israel shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy on the same day.
Israeli West Bank raids leave Palestinian boy and grandmother dead
Seventy-eight-year-old Haniyeh Hanoun suffers fatal shock during Israeli storming of her family home
www.middleeasteye.net
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Israeli military and settlers have carried out 2,350 attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank in the last month alone.

This is ethnic cleansing. Israel is attempting to make the West Bank unlivable for Palestinians in order to steal their land.
Israeli army, settlers strike 2,350 times in West Bank last month: Report
‘Cycle of terror’ spikes as Higher Planning Council set to advance plans to build 1985 new settlement units.
www.aljazeera.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Israel’s genocide and illegal blockade have caused a severe water shortage in Gaza.

Even before Israel began its bombardment in 2023, Israel’s blockade ensured only 10% of Gaza had access to clean and safe drinking water.
Gaza Strip faces a severe water shortage, despite ceasefire
Israel's destruction of wells and continued restrictions on fuel supply hinder recovery of Gaza's water system, with the Strip only receiving 15 percent of its water needs
www.middleeasteye.net
November 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“In targeting Palestine advocates or investigations, Trump and his allies are building on groundwork previously laid by pro-Israel organizations, who have spent decades pushing such moves.”
Trump’s widening war on the left started with Palestine
The Trump administration’s recent efforts to target left-wing groups started with attacks on the Palestine movement, following the strategy established by pro-Israel organizations that worked for deca...
mondoweiss.net
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Despite the circumstances, Gaza hosted the very first Gaza International Festival for Women’s Cinema last month.

“There was a need for an artistic platform that represents Palestinian women and enables them to tell their stories to the world through their own lens.”
In a tent in central Gaza, a women’s film festival is born
Held over six days last week, the inaugural International Festival for Women's Cinema was ‘an affirmation that Gaza loves life despite the genocide.’
www.972mag.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
YouTube deleted thousands of videos displaying Israeli war crimes from the accounts of prominent Palestinian human rights groups.

“YouTube is furthering the Trump administration’s agenda to remove evidence of human rights violations and war crimes.”
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Israeli military is continuing to violate the ceasefire by attacking Palestinians in Gaza and carrying out demolitions of buildings, despite the desperate need for shelter.

"As winter approaches in Gaza, people are increasingly in need of shelter and warmth.”
Israel continues to strike Gaza and block entry of tents despite truce deal
Winter is set to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis faced by Palestinians across the ravaged territory
www.middleeasteye.net
November 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A UN agency found that this has been the most violent olive harvest season for Palestinians in the West Bank since 2020.

Backed by the Israeli military, violent Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians at least 126 times in 70 towns since the start of the olive harvest.
Israeli army, settlers target Palestinian olive harvesters in West Bank
Attacks on Palestinians have intensified during the harvesting season as Israel pushes measures to annex the territory.
ow.ly
November 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“It’s no coincidence that the attacks on students and immigrants on campus began with those speaking out against the genocide in Palestine.”
Repression of Palestine Solidarity on Campus Enabled Anti-Migrant Escalation
Faculty are forming support networks to connect with each other to protect students and end the genocide in Palestine.
truthout.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“I knew the bombing was very close to our location, so I covered my eyes and ears and sat on the ground to avoid seeing or hearing the same horror we’ve experienced over the past two years.”
Israel’s repeated ceasefire violations are part of its strategy to keep waging war on Gaza
Here’s Israel’s strategy to continue the war on Gaza: find a pretext, no matter how baseless, use it to kill dozens of civilians and fighters, stop fire and claim you’re honoring the ceasefire. Then d...
mondoweiss.net
November 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
As of October 28, Israel has carried out 52 shootings and 55 shellings across Gaza, killing 226 people.

Israel is routinely breaking the ceasefire in Gaza. It must be held accountable for its continuous killing of Palestinians.
Full list of Israel's ceasefire violations in Gaza
Middle East Eye details Israeli attacks, arrests and aid blockades since last month's truce
ow.ly
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Dr. Mihir Chaudhary, an American trauma surgeon who recently volunteered in one of Gaza’s last functioning medical centers, reflects on his time in Gaza with Leila Fadel on @npr.org
U.S. doctor reflects on the 'incredible strength' of the Palestinian detainees he met
Dr. Mihir Chaudhary, an American trauma surgeon, treated Palestinian detainees recently released by Israel. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to him about his time in Gaza.
www.npr.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Israel is continuing to block essential supplies from entering Gaza with its illegal siege, leaving more than 350,000 Palestinians with chronic health issues in need of medication and at risk of death.
Gaza patients dying as medical supplies remain low, hospital chief warns
Director of al-Shifa hospital says only 10 percent of required supplies have entered the territory since the ceasefire
www.middleeasteye.net
October 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Israel broke the ceasefire in Gaza, killing over 100 Palestinians, including 46 children, in just one day.

The US must stop providing Israel with weapons to kill Palestinians with impunity.
The Aftermath of a Massive Wave of Israeli Airstrikes that Killed Over 100 Palestinians
“Every time we wake up in this nightmare—they surprise us with the nightmare of returning to war.”
www.dropsitenews.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Israel is still holding 16-year-old Palestinian American Mohammed Ibrahim captive.

“My son is a U.S. citizen. I’m a U.S. citizen. But our passports make no difference. If they wanted Mohammed out, they could have done it.”
Why is a 16-year-old Palestinian American boy still being held in an Israeli prison?
Florida teen Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim is accused of throwing stones at Israeli vehicles. His family has not spoken with him since his West Bank arrest in February.
www.latimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“One prisoner was sick, and the other prisoner started calling for a doctor to help him, but the [Israeli] guards came inside and started hitting him to wake him up. Instead of getting a doctor, they beat him up. He died.”
Palestinians say bodies and detainees returned by Israel show signs of torture and abuse
As part of the latest ceasefire deal, Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees and the bodies of nearly 200. Many of the dead show what Palestinian officials and relatives ...
www.pbs.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“The attacks by settlers and the Israeli military on olive trees are part of a wider assault on Palestinian life in the occupied West Bank. The intention is to deprive Palestinians of income and drive communities from the land through intimidation.”
Why are Israeli settlers destroying the Palestinian olive harvest?
Trees are being burned and farmers assaulted in the West Bank amid repeated attacks on a way of life
ow.ly
October 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Israeli military has been systematically using Palestinian women as human shields, a practice it calls “mosquito protocol.”

“Women have been used as human shields in Jabalia camp as part of a broader plan to empty the area of its residents.”
Palestinian women share how Israeli forces used them as human shields in Gaza and the West Bank
Throughout the Gaza genocide, testimonies have documented the Israeli army’s use of Palestinian women as human shields. These are not isolated acts by rogue soldiers but a systematic practice known to...
ow.ly
October 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s medical system means Palestinians injured by Israel’s attacks can’t get the care they need. Many have requested medical evacuation, which Israel rarely approves. Over 13 months, at least 740 Palestinians have died awaiting Israel’s approval for their medical evacuation
740 Palestinians in Gaza Have Died Waiting for Medical Evacuation, WHO Says
There are still 15,600 Palestinians, many with conditions like cancer, awaiting a medical evacuation, officials say.
ow.ly
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Israel broke the ceasefire in Gaza killing more than 100 people, including 46 children, in violent air strikes yesterday and today.

This brings the total number of Palestinians that Israel has killed since the ceasefire took effect to at least 211.
Why did Israel launch air strikes on Gaza, then ‘resume’ truce?
Trump has backed Israel through numerous violations of the ceasefire, which has yet to enter its crucial second phase.
www.aljazeera.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Israeli military killed 3 Palestinians in the West Bank today. Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 2023, including 213 children.

From the West Bank to Gaza, the US must stop giving Israel weapons to kill Palestinians.
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Jenin raid involving air strike
Defence Minister Israel Katz vows to keep troops in northern West Bank refugee camps following latest attack
www.middleeasteye.net
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM