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Gaza ceasefire in jeopardy as Trump casts doubt on phase two and three
Hamas official tells MEE that group remains committed to agreement but ‘manipulation’ of truce may cause it to collapse.
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In Gaza ‘never again’ happened again as the powerful looked on
Following the ceasefire, Toufic Haddad reflects on the complicity & failures of global powers & institutions. We must keep mobilising against Israel’s crimes.
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Trump reiterates plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza following Netanyahu meeting at White House
On Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump in The White House during his second term. During the meeting, Trump doubled down on previous suggestions to remove Palestinians from Gaza.
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The life expectancy of Palestinians fell by 11.5 years in the first three months of the genocide: The Fifth Newsletter (2025)
The U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza has led to a precipitous loss in the population’s life expectancy. Even as the ceasefire allows aid to enter Gaza, this profound demographic loss will take generations to revert.
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Trump says ‘clean out that whole thing’ as part of his plan for Gaza
The U.S. president suggests that Jordan and Egypt should take in more Palestinians from Gaza.
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‘Banality of evil’: Artist turns Gaza settler dream into disturbing installation
Gil Mualem-Doron’s fake ads for villas in Gaza are actually based on a real Israeli estate agent advertising property on Gaza’s beachfront.
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Israel tightens its grip on Jenin and the wider West Bank
Gazans sift through 50 million tons of rubble, finding 200 bodies.
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‘Beaten before release’: Israeli treatment of Palestinian prisoners casts shadow on celebrations
Former detainees recounted abuse, violence and humiliation, even up to a few hours before they were released.
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The day after the ceasefire: Boycotts, sanctions and divestments must intensify
After 15 months of the most horrific live-streamed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Israel has been forced into an interim ceasefire. How long it will last is anyone’s guess but Israel’s contempt for any restraining agreements doesn’t offer much hope.
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Statement by the Communist Party of Israel on the ceasefire agreement in Gaza
Communist Party of Israel & Hadash: The agreement and ceasefire are important and welcomed, but it cannot be sufficient.
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Palestinian filmmakers are doing the impossible to capture their stories
Palestinian creator and producer Rashid Masharawi discusses ‘From Ground Zero,’ a collection of twenty-two films by Palestinian filmmakers in Gaza.
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Targeting doctors and hospitals.. Killing life in Gaza
The latest is the martyrdom of 31-year-old Thabat Ibrahim Muhammad Salim, a volunteer doctor at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, on 5 January, 2025.
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Genocidal president, genocidal politics
When news broke over the weekend that President Biden just approved an $8 billion deal for shipping weapons to Israel, a nameless official vowed that “we will continue to provide the capabilities necessary for Israel’s defense.”
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Washington funnels more than $22 billion in military support to Israel’s genocidal war machine since October 2023
Over all, Washington has provided the regime with $310 billion in military and economic aid, which has been regularly adjusted for inflation, according to the Council on Foreign Relations, an American think tank.
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Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds
Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people.
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Bloodstained hypocrisy: Biden’s bombs are louder than his words on Islamophobia
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.
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Israel ‘wiping Gazans out of existence’
Aid group accuses Tel Aviv of deliberate ethnic cleansing in latest damning report.
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Only our enemies commit war crimes
A half-baked report highlights the double standard U.S. officials use for Israel.
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Pentagon confirms ‘around 2,000’ U.S. troops deployed in Syria
Washington quietly doubled the official number of troops present inside Syria at an unspecified point before the fall of Damascus.
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Israel-Palestine Documentary ‘No Other Land’ soars above controversy
After being denounced by German government officials following its February premiere in Berlin, the film has become one of the year’s most acclaimed works.