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Palestinians in Gaza will have to wrestle with the enduring trauma of genocide.Under the buzzing of Israeli drones and warplanes, Jihan Abu Mandeel watched her five young children play with toy animals in their tiny, makeshift tent in Deir Balah, Gaza. It was a brief moment of childhood amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in the besieged enclave.United Nations experts and the International Association of Genocide Scholars have recognised the genocide, saying Israel has obliterated almost every source of life in Gaza, damaging or destroying 90 percent of buildings by razing hospitals, universities and entire neighbourhoods.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1…
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward’s wealth has been boosted by his contract extension with Al-Nassr.Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to reach billionaire status, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which has valued the Portugal great’s net worth at an estimated $1.4bn.The 40-year-old striker’s financial ascent comes after he signed a new contract with the Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr in June reportedly worth more than $400m.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Lazio Ultras arrested after 2026 Winter Games corruption attemptlist 2 of 3Italy to propose global ceasefire for 2026 Winter Olympicslist 3 of…
The US pundit’s ‘dead Gaza baby’ joke was not a slip of the tongue but a window into a media culture that trivialises Palestinian suffering and deflects responsibility.Last Friday, during an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, CNN commentator and former Obama adviser Van Jones claimed that Iran and Qatar are running a disinformation campaign to manipulate young Americans into caring about Gaza. To make his point, he crudely imitated what he said appears on their social media feeds: “Dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, Diddy, dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby.” The audience…
Only a decolonised plan centred on Palestinian sovereignty can bring lasting peace to Gaza.United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan offers some constructive proposals on hostages, humanitarian aid, and reconstruction. Yet it is marred by an unmistakable colonial framework: Gaza is to be overseen by Trump himself, with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other outsiders cast as trustees for Palestinian governance, while Palestinian statehood is deferred indefinitely.This logic is not new. It repeats the century-long Anglo-American approach to Palestine, beginning with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, when the UK acquired the Mandate over Palestine, and…
Pulled from the rubble in Gaza and southern Lebanon, two boys are rebuilding their lives together.Beirut, Lebanon – They wait, smiling mischievously, their eyes bright at the sight of two wrapped Spider-Man notebooks.Ali, the bolder of the two despite being only three years old, tears his open at once.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘It is a bloodbath’: Australian medic describes situation at Gaza hospitallist 2 of 3Medicine is being invented in Gazalist 3 of 3I survived the Gaza genocide only to witness firsthand Western complicityend of listSix-year-old Omar fumbles, one-handed, with the plastic, his cheeks reddening with…
Two years of genocide have made left my three-year-old niece traumatised. Fear and anxiety shape her childhood.In Gaza, children do not merely experience fear amid the constant bombardment and death. Fear has come to redefine the simplest concepts in every aspect of their lives.When my three-year-old niece, Rose, touched a wall for the first time, it was as if she were touching something alien – something that didn’t belong to her world. Her tiny hand reached out hesitantly, then recoiled suddenly, as if struck by an electric shock.“Will it fall?” she whispered, trembling.She thought the solid wall would collapse, just…
Just 14 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are partially functioning, WHO says, as Israel continues to bomb amid ceasefire talks.A World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Gaza has described harrowing scenes amid efforts to supply hospitals, many decimated or fully destroyed by Israel’s genocidal war, with essential medical and humanitarian supplies.“When we were in Gaza City two days back to al-Ahli Hospital bringing in the most needed trauma supplies – IV fluids, saline, IV antibiotics, also some lab equipment and food for patients and staff etc – bombardments were all over the place where we were,” Rik Peeperkorn, WHO’s representative for…
The Israeli military has intercepted and boarded several boats sailing towards Gaza.The Gaza Freedom Flotilla said the Israeli military has attacked its convoy of boats and intercepted several vessels as they were sailing towards Gaza.The flotilla said the military had attacked The Conscience – a boat carrying 93 journalists, doctors and activists – before it attacked and intercepted three smaller boats.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Italy’s Meloni says ICC complaint accuses her of Gaza genocide complicitylist 2 of 4Muslims in India’s poll-bound Bihar battle ‘Bangladeshi infiltrator’ taglist 3 of 4Burkina Faso’s military gov’t arrests European NGO workers…
The smallest belongings can become the most powerful relics. As Palestinians are forced to flee again and again within the Gaza Strip and beyond, people carry personal items that hold deep meaning. In this episode, we explore the stories behind those objects in the midst of a war many are calling genocide.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2The Take: Two years after October 7 – Israel’s reckoninglist 2 of 2The Take: With Gaza in ruins, will US media name the crime?end of listThe Take is nominated for the Signal Awards in the Best Daily Podcast category. While we…
A complaint lodged with the world court points to the Italian government’s role supplying lethal weapons to Israel amid its war on Gaza.Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been accused of “complicity in genocide” in a complaint lodged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Rome’s support for Israel as it bombards Gaza.Meloni made the statement during an interview with state television company RAI, in the first public comment on the situation, which has not been confirmed by the international court.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Pro-Palestine protesters target Italy training for Israel World Cup tielist…