‘People are terrified’: Gaza’s main hospital overflows with the living and the dead Staff say Dar Al Shifa facility is at breaking point as corpses pile up and thousands of people seek shelter there The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023
Biden will head to Israel and Jordan as concerns mount that Israel-Hamas conflict will spread Biden administration officials and other world leaders are growing concerned that the Israel-Hamas war could expand into a regional conflict. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 17, 2023
Israel-Hamas war latest: IDF admits it may try ‘something different’ to ground invasion in Gaza Biden to visit Israel as UN warns of real catastrophe facing Palestinians in Gaza The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
Australian citizens in Palestine raise fears about Dfat efforts as rescue buses cancelled Buses had been scheduled to take Palestinian Australians from Ramallah in West Bank to Jordan but they did not go ahead The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2023
'Gaza is being strangled': why Israel's evacuation order violates international law In conflicts around the world, evacuations have long been used to rescue people from serious harm. During the second world war, for instance, thousands of children across Europe were sent to rural areas or abroad under evacuation schemes initiated by governments and child welfare agencies. The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023
Decades of underfunding, blockade have weakened Gaza's health system − the siege has pushed it into abject crisis For the wounded, injured and sick in Gaza, there is seemingly no escape. On Oct. 17, 2023, news broke that at least 500 patients, staff and people seeking shelter from Israeli bombs had been killed in an explosion at a hospital, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave. The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023
Biden to visit Israel as war with Hamas continues, Blinken says More than 4,000 people have been killed in war and over a million have fled their homes in Gaza The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
Biden is set to visit Israel. But a planned stop in Jordan has been canceled President Biden called off meetings in Jordan after an explosion at a busy hospital killed hundreds of people. President Mahmoud Abbas declared days of mourning for the victims. WEKU · Oct 17, 2023
NZ joins international call for Gaza aid corridor The incoming and outgoing New Zealand governments have come together to support aid for Israel and Palestine during the Gaza crisis. AAP · Oct 17, 2023
What the papers say – October 17 The conflict in Gaza continues to dominate the news cycle. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
Jewish groups rally at White House urging Biden to push for Gaza ceasefire At least 30 people reportedly arrested, with protestors accusing Israeli government of planning genocide The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2023
Number of Australians stuck in Gaza reaches 45 as Israel prepares for ground invasion Richard Marles says the government is working with other countries on humanitarian corridors out but it remains an ‘extremely difficult’ situation The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023
Viral hate and misinformation amid Israel-Hamas crisis renew fears of real-world violence A six-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by a landlord fearing a ‘day of jihad.’ Watchdogs and civil rights groups are warning platforms and politicians against Islamophobic and racist rhetoric The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Progressive Democrats bring resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war Thirteen lawmakers call on Biden administration to facilitate de-escalation and send humanitarian aid into Gaza The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023 Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 11 Hundreds feared dead or injured after Gaza hospital strike; Biden to meet regional leaders
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 Teen sisters among Britons missing from Israel as Gaza aid efforts continue The girls, named only as Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, disappeared from their home in Kibbutz Be’eri after it was stormed by militants.
Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2023 US lawmakers introduce resolution urging ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib slams Biden administration for failing to call for de-escalation in Israel’s war in Gaza.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 Waiting for news, families of Israeli hostages in Gaza tell stories of their loved ones They range from babies to the elderly
Salon · Oct 16, 2023 Israeli diplomat claims no Gaza "crisis" "Gaza is being strangled and it seems that the world right now has lost its humanity," UN official says
Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2023 Israeli forces killed Abu Akleh ‘without justification’, UN inquiry says UN-mandated body says Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh victim of ‘excessive and disproportionate force’.
Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2023 Gaza’s dire humanitarian crisis explained Israel’s strikes and blockade are pushing Gaza’s essential services and resources to the brink of collapse.
Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2023 UN begins shipping aid for Gaza to Egypt amid uncertainty The UN says it needs guarantees and security before it can stockpile significant amounts of aid at the Rafah crossing.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023 Labor senator condemns Israel’s military action in Gaza – as it happened This blog is now closed.
Salon · Oct 16, 2023 State Department: Don't say "cease-fire" Diplomats told not to say "end to violence/bloodshed" and "restoring calm"
The Conversation · Oct 16, 2023 Egypt's Rafah crossing is a lifeline to Palestinians living in Gaza – but opening it is still unresolved Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip – after a devastating Hamas attack on Israel – has caused alarm in Egypt. Egypt shares a 12km-long border with Gaza and controls the main exit point – the Rafah crossing – for the approximately 2 million people living there.