Month: October 2023

By Dan Williams and Nidal al-Mughrabi October 30, 2023 — 5.47am (The Age) ( https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/israel-tanks-in-gaza-as-war-on-hamas-deepens-palestinians-at-breaking-point-20231030-p5efy7.html ) Jerusalem/Gaza: Israel signalled intent to encircle Gaza’s main city on Sunday, publishing pictures of battle tanks on the Palestinian enclave’s western coast 48 hours after ordering expanded ground incursions across its eastern border. Israel’s self-declared “second phase” of a three-week war against… Continue reading Israel tanks in Gaza as war on Hamas deepens, Palestinians at breaking point

Tony Burke says people have right to grieve Gaza deaths and backs flying Palestinian flag in Australia Albanese government minister Tony Burke has backed a Sydney council’s decision to raise the Palestinian flag until a ceasefire is declared in the Israel-Gaza conflict, saying people had a right to grieve what they saw happening to Palestinians.… Continue reading The Guardian

Two boys shot in the chest, only one survivor. This is life in the West Bank West Bank: If you want to see the violence, the anger that is always ready to erupt here in the West Bank, this is where you come. A petrol station on the outskirts of Ramallah on a Friday afternoon.… Continue reading Herald Sun

The country was founded with the same use of civilian murder now applied by Hamas. Calling them uniquely ‘barbaric’ is propaganda to permit war crimes. Crikey | Guy Rundle | Oct 27, 2023 They worked room to room in the workers’ quarters in the hot Palestine night air, pulling out men and shooting them point… Continue reading The fire last time: Terror, Zionism and the birth of Israel

Israel uses ‘sponge bombs’ on Hamas tunnels Dominic Nicholls LONDON: Israel is preparing to use novel ‘‘sponge bombs’’ in its fight against Hamas through the network of tunnels under Gaza. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has been testing the chemical bombs, which contain no explosives but are used to seal off gaps or tunnel entrances… Continue reading Israel uses ‘sponge bombs’ on Hamas tunnels

As the world watches the horror unfold in Gaza, there’s another Israeli conflict happening that’s being visually ignored. Jamie Seidel@JamieSeidel 4 min read October 26, 2023 – 6:11AM Palestinians say Israel is using the war on Gaza as a distraction to escalate arrests and destruction in the occupied West Bank. As Israel unleashes hundreds of raids against… Continue reading ‘Shadow war’ taking place in West Bank as world watches Gaza

The UN’s chief is at the centre of diplomatic tension with Israel, but all sides have been critical of the global body’s struggles in the continuing conflict. Published On 25 Oct 202325 Oct 2023 Israel and the United Nations are locked in a bitter spat, after UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday night said… Continue reading What has the UN done and said on the Israel-Palestine conflict?

(The Sydney Morning Herald, 26/10/2023) ( https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/israel-bombs-southern-gaza-as-world-leaders-seek-pause-in-fighting-20231026-p5ef2v.html ) By Farrah Tomazin US President Joe Biden says he has no confidence in the death toll Palestinians are using in Gaza, noting that innocent people being killed is the price of waging a war. Speaking at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the… Continue reading US President doubts Palestinian death toll numbers

(The Sydney Morning Herald, 26/10/2023) ( https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/israel-bombs-southern-gaza-as-world-leaders-seek-pause-in-fighting-20231026-p5ef2v.html ) Gaza/Jerusalem: Israel stepped up bombings of south Gaza, killing many Palestinians, officials said on Wednesday, as violence flared elsewhere in the Middle East and a showdown loomed at the United Nations over aid for the besieged enclave. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled from north to south in… Continue reading Israel bombs southern Gaza as world leaders seek pause in fighting