Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a live-fire training exercise aboard dock landing ship USS Carter Hall, Persian Gulf, 19 September 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Defense. – Photo: 2023 By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS | 18 October 2023 (IDN) —The ongoing battle between Israel and Hamas is overwhelmingly one-sided—the most powerful military in the Middle East, armed …
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As the war enters its third week, the crisis, under the purview of the American-Israeli alliance, has the potential to escalate into a disaster for Gaza and an eruption of conflicts across the region Egyptians shout slogans and wave national flags as they take part in a demonstration against Israel atrocities in Gaza outside the Syndicate of Journalists …
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A view of destroyed Al Amin Muhammad Mosque hit by Israeli airstrike, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip on October 20, 2023 [by Abed Zagout/Anadolu via Getty Images] Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip have destroyed five more mosques, bringing the total number to 31 since 7 October, the Gaza-based Endowments and Religious Affairs Ministry said. The …
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As Israel prepares for its ground invasion to decrease Gaza’s territory, it is also cracking down on dissent harder than ever, including on journalists, reports Elizabeth Vos. Rockets fired from Gaza, 2014. (IDF/Flickr) By Elizabeth VosSpecial to Consortium News Further attacks on sheltering civilians loom as Israel prepares a ground offensive in northern Gaza: Tel Aviv has ordered Al-Quds hospital and five UNRWA schools …
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Around 43 Palestinians were buried in a mass grave, among them mothers still clutching onto their children A mass burial takes place for 43 unidentified Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing (Palestinian Ministry of Health) By Nadda Osman Unidentified mothers, still clutching onto their children, were among 43 Palestinians buried in a mass grave on Saturday in the besieged Gaza …
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A pro-Palestinian sign is held high during an “International Day of Action for Palestine”, in New York, USA, on 13 October 2023 [Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images] by Ibrahim Hewitt I have been re-reading Gaza in Crisis, written in 2010 by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe, because what is being played out in Gaza looks and feels all too …
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