Israeli bombardment from the air, land, & sea continues to be reported across much of the Gaza Strip, resulting in further civilian casualties, displacement, & destruction of houses & other civilian infrastructure. Ground incursions & heavy fighting also continue to be reported, especially in Jabalya & eastern Rafah. Rafah Crossing remains closed. Kerem Shalom Crossing is barely operational if at all.

This week has been increasingly horrific as Israeli troops moved into Rafah and up to 300,000 Palestinians fled (again). Humanitarian aid has stopped with the closure of the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings. There is continued obstruction to aid, more evidence for widespread starvation.

This week has seen more hopeful up and down negotiations for a cease-fire and continued horrific deaths & injuries in Gaza with evidence of a imminent ground invasion of Rafah. While more humanitarian aid is getting in, there is continued obstruction to adequate aid, more evidence for widespread starvation. Nonviolent campus protests are spreading with repeated aggressive police responses.

This week saw the discovery of mass graves at destroyed hospitals, and continued obstruction in aid to starving Gazans. We also witnessed the Iranian attack on Israel & the Israeli attack on Iran. Suppression of speech on Palestine continues in both Israel & the US. Positive signs are the explosion of campus protests in the US & the growing documentation of the genocide.

As the Israeli government threatens an all out assault on Rafah, increasing the risk of further massacres & genocide, starvation is rising, multiple countries move to defund & destroy UNRWA, & Iran launched an attack on Israel threatening a regional war, this is a time to make your voices heard.

As the Israeli government threatens an all out assault on Rafah, increasing the risk of further massacres & genocide, starvation is rising & multiple countries move to defund & destroy UNRWA, this is a time to make your voices heard. The killing of aid workers has helped focus world attention on the humanitarian catastrophe.

Intense Israeli bombardment & ground operations as well as heavy fighting between Israeli forces & Palestinian armed groups continue to be reported across much of the Gaza Strip, resulting in further civilian casualties, displacement, & destruction of houses & other civilian infrastructure, in particular, health care facilities.

Intense Israeli bombardment & ground operations as well as heavy fighting between Israeli forces & Palestinian armed groups continued to be reported across much of Gaza, particularly in southeastern Gaza City & areas surrounding Al Shifa Hospital. This has resulted in further civilian casualties, displacement, & destruction of houses & other civilian infrastructure.

Israeli bombings and killings continue as well as widespread Palestinian resistance and flailing cease-fire talks. The accusation of sexual violence by Hamas is a serious charge that must be meticulously investigated, but the propaganda wars persist. This is important review: Here’s what Pramila Patten’s UN report on Oct 7 sexual violence actually said: