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Gaza a ‘living hell’ after heavy winter rains drench makeshift tents

Conditions deteriorate amid floods, escalating food shortages and waves of disease

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023

CPJ Seeks Investigation of Alleged Israel Defense Forces Targeting of Journalists

Press advocacy group cites reports suggesting killing of Reuters journalist was war crime

Multichannel News · Dec 13, 2023

Gaza war: how Hezbollah has opened a second front inside Israel

While the attention of the world has focused on Israel’s assault on Gaza over the past two months, following Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, one aspect of the Middle East conflict not getting a great deal of news coverage has been the continuing battle with Hezbollah in south…

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2023

Injured Palestinians face potentially fatal delays in treatment, say aid agencies

Fears raised as WHO says ambulance staff detained at gunpoint, stripped and beaten by Israeli troops

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023

Understanding how Israel uses 'Gospel' AI system in Gaza bombings

A group of independent journalists have spent weeks investigating how Israel uses artificial intelligence to carry out air strikes in Gaza. Officially, the IDF has said little more than admitting it uses an AI system known as "Habsora", or "The Gospel" in English. The journalists' research raises the question of…

France 24 · Dec 12, 2023

‘Hugely frustrating’: international media seek to overcome Gaza ban

Journalists stopped from entering via Israel and Egypt have to rely mostly on Palestinian insiders and social media

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Israeli Army Encircles Last 2 Hamas Strongholds; Houthis Attack Norwegian Tanker

On Day 67 of the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Israeli army continued to implement intensified ground operations across the Gaza Strip. In the north, the defense minister said Israeli troops surrounded the two remaining Hamas strongholds.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023

An Interesting Decision from Last Year on a Security Clearance for an American-Israeli Joint Citizen

I expect that the situation in this case was quite similar to that faced by many Americans who are also citizens of allied foreign nations.

Reason · Dec 11, 2023

Italy, France and Germany called on the EU to impose ad hoc sanctions against Hamas and its supporters – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2023

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Hamas Warns Remaining Hostages Doomed Unless Israel Meets Its Demands

On Day 66 of the Israel-Hamas war, Hamas issued a stark warning over the fate of the remaining hostages in Gaza, demanding that Israel get back to the negotiation table and meet its requirements.

International Business Times · Dec 11, 2023