UN calls for humanitarian ceasefire amid urgent efforts to avoid Gaza famine
António Guterres says Palestinian people ‘remain stuck in a non-stop nightmare’ as Israel stands accused of blocking aid
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Israeli forces kill two Palestinian boys in Nour Shams refugee camp
17-year-old Abdullah Mahmoud Mohammad Qaisi (left), and 17-year-old Iyad Nidal Azmi Kanouh (right) were killed by Israeli forces during an incursion into Nour Shams refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. (Photos: Courtesy of the Qaisi and Kanouh families)
Unicef official tells of ‘utter annihilation’ after travelling length of Gaza
James Elder describes children on the brink of death and families desperate for clean water, food and shelter
U.S. Said It Was Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire, But Its U.N. Resolution Didn’t Say That: Phyllis Bennis
At the U.N. Security Council, China and Russia have vetoed a U.S. draft resolution on the war in Gaza. The U.S. resolution appeared to call for a ceasefire, but it was written in a way to make the resolution unenforceable. Our guest Phyllis Bennis says this was mere “wordplay” and a “convoluted” attempt by the Biden administration to play both sides, as it comes under increasing internal and external criticism over its close relationship with Israel. Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and an international adviser to Jewish Voice for Peace. She has written several books on U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East. When it comes to dissent over U.S. support of Israel, “the pressure is mounting in ways that I’ve certainly never seen,” she says, adding that it’s imperative for the public to continue pushing for more action, as “it’s crucial that the weapons sales be cut” and a real ceasefire be reached immediately.
The spiraling absurdity of Germany’s pro-Israel fanaticism
As repression of Palestine solidarity penetrates every sector of life, the state’s liberal self-image is fast becoming a story Germans can only tell themselves.
World Bank report finds imminent risk of catastrophic famine in Gaza Strip
Findings come as UN secretary general calls on Israel to give unconditional access to Gaza for aid relief
Gaza’s catastrophic food shortage means mass death is imminent, monitor says
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without an immediate ceasefire and surge of food to areas cut off by fighting, the global hunger monitor said on Monday.
‘Man-made famine’ charge against Israel is backed by mounting body of evidence
Prospect of Israel facing war crimes charges has moved closer after UN condemnation of Gaza aid restrictions
US and UK doctors in Washington to warn of IDF’s ‘appalling atrocities’ in Gaza
Doctors who have returned from volunteering at besieged hospitals to tell officials aid is meaningless without a ceasefire
Israel government continues to block aid response despite ICJ genocide court ruling, says Oxfam
International community resorts to sea routes and air drops rather than challenge Israel for systemically undermining unfettered access of relief