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Cutting Off Lifeline for Starving Gazans, Israel Seizes Control of Rafah Crossing
"This has devastating impacts for the people of Gaza who are already on the verge of famine," said the UNRWA's director of planning....
Michael Laxer
May 7, 20243 min read
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'Unlawful and Catastrophic': IDF Begins Forced Evacuation of Rafah
The head of one humanitarian group called the Israeli military's directives "a serious violation of international law." Smoke from an...
Michael Laxer
May 6, 20243 min read
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UN human rights chief calls for international investigation into Gaza mass graves, deplores the "harrowing killings of children and women in Rafah"
Bodies being exhumed outside of the Nasser Hospital -- image via the Palestinian People's Party In a statement on April 23, United...
Michael Laxer
Apr 23, 20242 min read
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UN Staffer Among Dozens Killed, Injured by Israeli Attack on Rafah Food Center
"The United Nations, its personnel, premises, and assets must be protected at all times," stressed the head of UNRWA—which says that 400...
Michael Laxer
Mar 13, 20243 min read
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The World Declares “Hands off Rafah!”
Mass "Hands off Rafah" march in Venezuela March 2 -- image via X By Global News Service Over 100 protests took place on March 2 across...
Michael Laxer
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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South Africa demands ICJ intervene to prevent mass famine in Gaza
Image via Palestinian People's Party Various Sources In another urgent appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) South Africa...
Michael Laxer
Mar 7, 20241 min read
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Huge crowds rally across Cuba in solidarity with Gaza and Palestine
Tens-of-thousands of Cubans -- led in Havana by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist...
Michael Laxer
Mar 2, 20241 min read
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The World Must Act to Prevent the Invasion of Rafah
If the international community does not finally develop the will to stop Israel, this horrific crime will, by far, prove worse than all...
Michael Laxer
Mar 1, 20244 min read
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On March 2, the World Will March to Stop Israel’s Genocidal Assault on Rafah
Israel is threatening to carry out a full-scale invasion of Rafah, a tiny section of Gaza where 1.5 million Palestinians are now packed,...
Michael Laxer
Mar 1, 20245 min read
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Israel Bombs Mosque, Homes in Rafah as Aid Leaders Warn 'Famine Is Looming'
"No amount of humanitarian response will make up for the months of deprivation that families in Gaza have endured." The ruins of...
Michael Laxer
Feb 22, 20243 min read
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Israel Declares War on Rafah, the Last Safe Zone in Gaza
Men walk along a street ravaged by Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February, 2024 (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP)...
Michael Laxer
Feb 14, 20241 min read
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There Is No Place for the Palestinians of Gaza to Go
Scene of apocalyptic destruction in Gaza -- image via the Palestinian People's Party By Vijay Prashad On February 9, 2024, Israel’s prime...
Michael Laxer
Feb 13, 20245 min read
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South Africa calls on ICJ to urgently intervene to prevent Israeli attack on Rafah
South Africa has urgently requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene and halt Israel’s planned assault on Rafah, a...
Michael Laxer
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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"Are They 'Hamas'?" 12,300 Children Killed by Israeli Forces in Gaza
Gruesome new data shows that kids make up around 43% of the death toll from Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip. Children in Gaza -- image...
Michael Laxer
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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Palestinian Groups Warn of Catastrophe as Israeli Forces Close in on Rafah
"Such an attack could result in an unprecedented loss of Palestinian lives," the organizations said. By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams A...
Michael Laxer
Feb 5, 20243 min read
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