October, 2023

• 30 October

  Israel-Palestine war: Gaza’s civil defence forced to leave hundreds of victims under rubble

  

    Overwhelmed rescue crews say no choice but to save the wounded, leaving many of the dead under collapsed buildings   Palestinians carry a dead child, found under the rubble of a destroyed house after Israeli air strikes on Gaza City, 24 October 2023 (AP) By Maha Hussaini in Gaza, occupied Palestine As Israel‘s air strikes on the Gaza Strip continue to claim overwhelming …

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• 30 October

  In Gaza, the hospital was our last place of sanctuary. Then Israel bombed it by Ghada Abed

  

    As Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza enters its fourth week, the constant targeting of hospitals has forever shattered the perception of them as the last remaining safe zones   Palestinians wounded are brought to receive medical care at Al-Shifa Hospital after Israeli airstrike on El_Nasan building in Gaza City, on 27 October, 2023 (Reuters)Israel’s targeted attack on al-Ahli al-Arab Hospital on 19 …

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• 30 October

  The Gaza manifesto: Why America’s old Middle East is crumbling

  

    Protesters raise a sign condemning French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in Amman on October 27, 2023 [KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images] by Dr Ramzy Baroud History will not forgive those who have remained silent, exhibited or expressed ‘balanced’ positions – …

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• 29 October

  Palestinian suffering and human rights charade

  

    How much more ironic can it get than when there is a call for the resignation of the United Nations Secretary General on the very day the world body celebrates its founding? The UN Secretary General from Portugal while condemning the nonstate actor Hamas for drawing first blood in the latest cycle of bloodletting in West Asia, referred to …

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• 29 October

  Gaza destruction would be disaster for decades – Lavrov

  

    The Russian foreign minister has called for a ceasefire and humanitarian programs in the Palestinian enclave to save the population FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a pressconference in Rome, Italy, on February 18, 2020 ©  Getty Images / Antonio Masiello A ceasefire and humanitarian programs are needed in Gaza to save the population, which has been blockaded without …

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• 29 October

  5,000 US troops involved in Gaza offensive – Iranian media

  

    The report by Tasnim News Agency comes as the Pentagon has moved additional military assets into the Middle East FILE PHOTO: US Army soldiers prepare to go on patrol from a remote outpost in northeastern Syria, May 25, 2021. ©  John Moore / Getty Images Several thousand US troops have taken part in Israel’s ground operation in Gaza, the Iran-based Tasnim …

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• 29 October

  Israel-Palestine war: Hundreds of thousands protest in London to demand Gaza ceasefire

  

  Aerial footage shows large crowds in central London, hours after Israel’s military widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip   Protesters hold placards and wave Palestinian flags as they walk through central London during a “March For Palestine” on 28 October 2023 (MEE/Mohammad Saleh)  By Mohammad Saleh in London Hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestine supporters poured onto the streets of …

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