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Israel destroyed or damaged 92% of homes in Gaza. Now it’s blocking tents from entering Gaza to shelter 2 million Palestinians from the harsh winter—as it has for 4 years in a row.
That policy killed at least 11 Palestinian children in Gaza last year by exposing them to hypothermia.
Israel weaponises cold weather against Palestinians in #Gaza for fourth year, continues to ban shelter supplies
euromedmonitor.org/a/7128
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Today, while walking through the area, I came across children no older than 15 dismantling destroyed and bombed homes with their bare hands and simple hammers, when they should have been at school.
Can you imagine children this young spending their days among rubble and remnants of war, risking their lives to extract pieces of metal and sell them for a small amount of money, simply to feed their families?
They are doing exhausting and dangerous work that requires heavy machinery and specialized workers. These children have been forced to leave school and take on the responsibility of supporting their families before they have even had the chance to enjoy their childhood.
How did it come to this, that 15 year old children are living this reality? Where should children their age be instead?
Talk about these children. Write about them. Give them the attention they deserve and shine a light on what they are going through. Their stories deserve to reach the world.
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+972 Magazine stands in solidarity with our friend, colleague, and contributor Abed Abou Shhadeh, who was arrested last night in Jaffa by Israeli police and the Shin Bet. No reason was provided for his arrest, and a gag order has been imposed that bars media from reporting on it.
Exactly this. Israelis need to understand that the change in attitudes to Israel is not about antisemitism; it’s not about Brits, Europeans or Americans failing to grasp realities in the Middle East. It’s because we see what Israel is doing to Palestinians - and want it to stop.
Dear Israeli friends. Here's the view from New York. Like many of you, I want nothing more than to see Netanyahu gone. But this is not nearly enough. After the huge win by the Democrats here, some people (Lapid, etc.) are posting that, basically, "if we get rid of Netanyahu and just smile more, close our mouth when we eat, and explain things better to our American friends, all be well." It will not. Until and unless there is a dramatic change in Israeli policies in Gaza and the West Bank, and a serious commitment to a Palestinian state, nothing will change. Our current policies are ugly. Lipstick won't help. You don't believe me? Just wait a couple of months.
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Settlers move into Palestinian homes near Jericho, as residents reportedly flee haaretz.com/west-bank/2026-1…
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Support the important work of @MedicalAidPal. They're one of the most impressive charities working with Palestinians and they need all the support they can get
In May 2025, Yaqoub's family home in Gaza was bombed by Israeli forces, killing both his parents.
He and his brother Murad were pulled from the rubble with severe, life-changing injuries and trauma.
Read Yaqoub's story: ow.ly/48ig50ZXtQI
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“Continued denial of treatment, rehabilitation, and appropriate education risks turning the harm these children face now into lifelong deprivation.”
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Israeli military activity past 24 hours seen as an escalation - multiple drones over Beirut southern suburbs &city center; stun grenade dropped close to #Lebanon army checkpoint north of occupied village of Mansouri; first targeted assassination in 2 months -
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🚨 Eight settler families move into eight homes in the Palestinian city of Jericho. This is the first entirely new Israeli enclave to be set up inside a West Bank city since Hebron in 1968.
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Millions of dollars of food grown in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has been shipped to Australia labelled as “produce of Israel”, a new analysis of trade data has shown. Israel’s settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law.
theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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“Since the start of 2023, Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed at least 1,341 Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. [...] Ongoing Israeli military operations in three refugee camps in the north of the territory have rendered 30,000 Palestinians homeless.”
In Al-Mughayyir, a village of roughly 3,000 Palestinians east of Ramallah, residents now find themselves virtually under siege. The community is surrounded by at least 11 settler outposts, some of them established in land designated as Area B.
972mag.com/israel-government…
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One of the most horrific scenes in human history has been leaked.
The footage reveals endless destruction across Gaza, with entire neighborhoods wiped out.
A moment the world should never forget.
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Smotrich literally describes himself as a "proud fascist homophobe"
Ben Gvir leads a supremacist party called "Jewish Power" & has multiple criminal convictions of terrorism
Yet BBC presenter is offended by calling those guys extremist
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US Democrat sources tell us they watched Britain's Israel sanctions and saw how popular they were.
Informal talks are now taking place between Democrats and Labour amidst expectations of a "strong relationship", we understand.
Peter Oborne @OborneTweets and I write for MEE:
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‘The money didn’t work’: Big Tech’s $600mn midterm campaign falls flat ft.trib.al/Mf5ildQ
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In Al-Mughayyir, a village of roughly 3,000 Palestinians east of Ramallah, residents now find themselves virtually under siege. The community is surrounded by at least 11 settler outposts, some of them established in land designated as Area B.
972mag.com/israel-government…
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7. Will the EU finally abandon its endless wait-and-see approach and, emboldened by the US midterm results, demand what should be obvious: the immediate eviction of these settlers from Jericho?
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Some points about today's settler takeover of homes in Ein a-Dyuk al-Tahta, near Jericho.
Settlers establish outpost inside Palestinian city of Jericho, on border of PA-run area timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e… via @timesofisrael
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This is 14-year-old Katya.
She was killed yesterday by a Russian drone strike on a private home in the village of Khotiv, in Kyiv region. 💔🕯
She had her whole life ahead of her, but russia decided to cut it short.
