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Former US Colonel Steve Gabavics told The New York Times the US government shrugged off evidence that an Israeli soldier intentionally shot Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist and US citizen aje.io/7ubuuv
Colonel says US watered down report on Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing
Former Colonel Steve Gabavics says evidence Israeli soldier intentionally shot journalist shrugged off by US government.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Israeli destruction in al-Mughayyir near Ramallah is part of push to forcibly displace Palestinians, researcher says.
Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank
Israeli destruction in al-Mughayyir near Ramallah is part of push to forcibly displace Palestinians, researcher says.
bit.ly
August 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Health authorities say eight more people, including two children, die from malnutrition after famine declared in Gaza.
Israeli attacks kill 51 in Gaza as more Palestinians die from starvation
Health authorities say eight more people, including two children, die from malnutrition after famine declared in Gaza.
bit.ly
August 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Somia Abu Naja says her 12-year-old daughter’s weight has plummeted to 20kg as extreme hunger grips the Gaza Strip.
Tens of thousands of Palestinian children starving in Gaza tent camps
Somia Abu Naja says her 12-year-old daughter’s weight has plummeted to 20kg as extreme hunger grips the Gaza Strip.
bit.ly
August 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Reports of starvation in Gaza raise the questions: Why the hesitation in labeling it a famine? And who are the authorities with the power to make that call?
What does it take for a famine to be declared in Gaza?
Reports of starvation in Gaza raise the questions: Why the hesitation in labeling it a famine? And who are the authorities with the power to make that call?
n.pr
August 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Israel steps up its plan to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee as starvation continues to rise aje.io/oqj6yy
Israel intensifies Gaza City attacks, forcing starving Palestinians to flee
UN warns of man-made famine in Gaza as starvation deaths rise, Israel steps up plan to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza.
aje.io
August 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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A baby girl and her parents have been killed in the al-Mawasi area, once designated a ‘safe zone’ by Israel.
Israeli attack kills baby girl in Gaza as more Palestinians die of hunger
A baby girl and her parents have been killed in the al-Mawasi area, once designated a ‘safe zone’ by Israel.
bit.ly
August 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Israeli military advances plans to take over the northern city and forcibly displace more than a million Palestinians.
Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza City, kills 7 people at Al Ahli Hospital
Israeli military advances plans to take over the northern city and forcibly displace more than a million Palestinians.
bit.ly
August 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
n.pr
August 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Palestinians say Israeli forces killed scores of people trying to reach food aid in Khan Younis on Tuesday in the deadliest attack of recent weeks on hungry crowds attempting to get food in Gaza.
As Israel turns its focus to Iran, the death toll mounts in Gaza -- and hunger deepens
Palestinians say Israeli forces killed scores of people trying to reach food aid in Khan Younis on Tuesday in the deadliest attack of recent weeks on hungry crowds attempting to get food in Gaza.
n.pr
June 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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1. Trump's tax cuts overwhelmingly help the rich
2. His spending cuts are targeted at the poor
3. Tariffs cost the poor a larger share of their income

Roll these three regressive policies together and you get the largest redistribution from poor to rich in American history.

The anti-Robin Hood.
June 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Video shows crowds of Palestinians rushing into an aid distribution center which had been set up by the Israeli military and a U.S.-based company in an attempt to control the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
May 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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UK, France and Canada say they will take ‘concrete actions’ if Israel doesn’t end ‘intolerable human suffering in Gaza’.
Israeli forces kill 84 in Gaza; Canada, France, UK threaten sanctions
UK, France and Canada say they will take ‘concrete actions’ if Israel doesn’t end ‘intolerable human suffering in Gaza’.
bit.ly
May 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Listen to "The Headlines," which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.
Qatar Woos Trump, and Israeli Officers Privately Admit Gazans Near Starvation
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Israel is annihilating Palestinian children. Amer Rabea was one of them | Ahmad Ibsais
Israel is annihilating Palestinian children. Amer Rabea was one of them | Ahmad Ibsais
This US citizen was shot by Israeli forces in April. There was no warning, no investigation but worst of all – no outcry from the west
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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This casual phrase might seem harmless but it misunderstands what autism really is and can do real harm to autistic people.
Everyone isn’t ‘a little bit autistic’ – here’s why this notion is harmful
This casual phrase might seem harmless but it misunderstands what autism really is and can do real harm to autistic people.
tcnv.link
May 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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"The fact that conservatives are rallying around her speaks to the victimhood mindset that’s gripping today’s Republican Party.” — MSNBC’s Ja’han Jones
How Calling a Child the N-Word Made One Woman $700,000
The Shiloh Hendrix GiveSendGo campaign exposes the right’s patronage system for public displays of racism.
newrepublic.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Gazans are fighting over the last cans of food, malnourished mothers are struggling to make milk for their thinning babies, and doctors have begun counting down the days before the slow deaths by starvation begin to happen en masse.
Starvation looms as Israel's total blockade on Gaza enters its third month
Thousands of children in Gaza have now been admitted to hospitals for malnutrition, but even as they waste away, doctors’ options for treating them have depleted.
nbcnews.to
May 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Gaza rescuers say three babies among 11 killed in Israel strike
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
Gaza rescuers say three babies among 11 killed in Israel strike
Overnight Israeli strike in Gaza kills 11, including 3 babies, as conflict continues to escalate.
www.thehindu.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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The United Nations calls for “concerted” action to stop the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza as Israel’s total blockade enters its 60th day.

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April 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Six more Palestinians have been killed and others injured when Israeli forces bombed a house in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City.

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April 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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An Israeli attack has left al-Ahli Arab Hospital, the last functioning hospital in north Gaza, nonoperational, forcing critically ill patients onto the streets.

Here’s a list of major Israeli attacks on Gaza's healthcare system since October 2023 aje.io/10seah
April 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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The US now faces a higher risk of inflation and rising unemployment due to President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said just days after their implementation.
April 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM