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Mar 6, 2026

MECA Food Parcels in Gaza
Middle East Children’s Alliance, February 19, 2026
aid, blockade, Gaza, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), project, starvation, take action
Israeli strikes kill at least 21 in Gaza as Rafah patient crossings halted
William Christou, The Guardian, 4 Feb 2026
blockade, Gaza War, Israel, Rafah, travel
2026.02.05: Gaza’s Digital Economy Under Siege
Online, 10 AM CT
blockade, calendar, digital, economy, Gaza War, Israel
There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
annexation, arms, assassination, blockade, Board of Peace, censorship, civilians, cold, colleges & universities, colonialism, encampments, ethnic cleansing, Europe, free speech, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, genocide, Ghassan Kanafani, Global Sumud Flotilla, Hannibal Directive, hasbara, Hiba Abu Nada, hospitals, hostages, ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jared Kushner, journalists, Mahmoud Khalil, Ms. Rachel, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, prisoners, propaganda, rain, Refaat Al-Areer, Rumeysa Ozturk, starvation, Trump, United Nations (UN), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United States, war crimes, West Bank, Zionism
‘Wet tent syndrome’ is killing Gaza’s infants
Michal Feldon, +972 Magazine, January 26, 2026
aid, blockade, children, cold, Gaza, Israel, rain, refugees
The world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again
The Guardian editorial, 2 Jan 2026
aid, blockade, Gaza War, Israel
Israel Bans Aid Groups For The Same Reason It Bans Journalists
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, DEC 31, 2025
aid, blockade, doctors, Doctors Without Borders, Gaza War, health, Israel, nurses
2025.12.27: Rescreening of the Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
blockade, calendar, children, Gaza War, Israel, paramedics, war crimes
2025.12.20: World Premiere of Short Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
blockade, calendar, children, film, Gaza War, Israel, online, paramedics, war crimes
Freedom Flotilla Coalition Announces Expanded 2026 Sailings to Gaza
Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), Dec 10, 2025
aid, blockade, colonialism, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel, Thousand Madleens, Trump, United Nations (UN), United States
2025.12.11: Film Severed, Sumud, and Disability Justice in Palestine
Online, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT
blockade, calendar, disability, film, Gaza, Gaza War, health, Israel, justice, online, Severed
2025.11.08: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza War, Israel, protest, United States, West Bank
2025.11.03: Hear from journalists abducted from Gaza aid flotillas
Online, 11 AM CT
blockade, calendar, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel, journalists, online
🇵🇸 Don’t Forget Gaza
Zeteo First Draft, Oct 28, 2025
aid, blockade, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza War, hostages, Israel
Palestine Updates
Drop Site Daily, Oct 28, 2025
blockade, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza War, genocide, hostages, Israel, West Bank
2025.10.31: Ahmed Abu Artema on WORT
A Public Affair, WORT 89.9 FM, 12 pm, Live at 89.9 FM, streaming, or archived
Ahmed Abu Artema, Arab, audio, blockade, calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, United States
2025.10.11: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, ceasefire, Gaza War, Israel, protest, United States, West Bank
Freedom Flotilla: Thousand Madleens to Gaza Tracker
Freedom Flotilla, Oct 3, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel
Adalah attorneys meet with Global Sumud Flotilla captives in Israel
Adalah, Oct 3, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel, violence
As Israeli Forces Seize Final Sumud Boat, Another Flotilla Sails Toward Gaza
JESSICA CORBETT, Common Dreams, Oct 03, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel
Global Sumud Flotilla Tracker
Monitoring the fleet sailing to break the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza
aid, blockade, Gaza War, genocide, Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel, starvation
2025.10.04: Support the Flotilla and Feed Gaza Now Protest
Capitol Square at State Street, 10 am
blockade, calendar, Gaza War, genocide, Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel, Madison, protest, starvation
What the Wounds are Telling Us
Maud Effting and Willem Feenstra, De Volkskrant (The People’s Newspaper, Amsterdam), 13 September 2025
aid, blockade, children, civilians, doctors, Dr. Adil Husain, Dr. Ahlia Kattan, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Dr. Goher Rahbour, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, Dr. Mimi Syed, Dr. Nick Maynard, Dr. Nizam Mamode, Dr. Salih el Saddy, Dr. Sarmad Tamimi, Dr. Thaer Ahmad, Dr. Victoria Rose, Gaza War, hospitals, Israel, Nurse Jack Latour, war crimes
Global Sumud Flotilla Set for Latest Attempt to ‘Break Israel’s Illegal Siege on Gaza’
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Aug 29, 2025
aid, blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel, starvation
2025.08.31: Join CODEPINK & World Beyond War in a Madison Flotilla!
James Madison Park, 614 E Gorham St, Madison, 3 PM
aid, blockade, calendar, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel, Madison, protest, solidarity
Egypt Isn’t Starving Gaza – Israel Is
MUHAMMAD SHEHADA, ZETEO, AUG 28, 2025
aid, blockade, Egypt, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, Rafah
Egyptian Officials In New York Beat Two Gaza Protesters, then Police Arrested the Protesters
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, August 22 2025
blockade, Egypt, Gaza War, Israel, protest, Rafah, United States, violence
Israel Is Forcing Parents in Gaza to Watch Their Children Die of Hunger
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, AUG 22, 2025
blockade, children, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, war crimes
2025.08.24: Sweet Corn Sale for Gaza Aid!
Madison Mennonite Church, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 6:30 – 7:15 pm
aid, blockade, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, starvation
Mass starvation in Gaza is the great horror of our age
Patrick Cockburn, The i Paper, July 25, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, war crimes
Only 1.5% of Gaza cropland left for starving Palestinians due to Israel’s war, UN says
Nina Lakhani, The Guardian, 6 Aug 2025
blockade, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, United Nations (UN), war crimes
2025.08.12: Eyewitness to Gaza’s Death Traps: GHF Whistleblower Anthony Aguilar
Online, 2:30 PM CT
aid, Anthony Aguilar, blockade, calendar, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, war crimes
2025.08.12: Join Gaza phone bank with Cynthia Nixon, Denée Benton, and Morgan Spector
Online, 9 AM CT
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, Congress, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, United States, war crimes
July 2025 Roundup: A Litany of Palestinian Death
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Aug 4, 2025
antisemitism, Awdah Hathleen, B’Tselem, blockade, Columbia, donors, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem Declaration, Mohammad Shalabi, Netanyahu, Rachel Corrie, Rashid Khalidi, Saif Musallet, Shireen Abu Akleh, starvation, West Bank, Yinon Levi
Top UNICEF Official Says Gaza Children ‘Being Starved’ by Israel
Jon Queally , COMMON DREAMS, August 2, 2025
aid, blockade, children, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, United Nations (UN), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United States
‘Clearly Emaciated’: Former Green Beret Recounts Horrors at ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’ Aid Sites
PREM THAKKER AND TEAM ZETEO, AUG 02, 2025
aid, blockade, civilians, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, United States
Milwaukee Solidarity Flotilla shows support for letting aid into Gaza
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jul 29, 2025
aid, blockade, CODEPINK, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Handala, Israel, starvation
OUR GENOCIDE IS HAPPENING NOW
B’Tselem, July 2025
B’Tselem, blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, war crimes
Israeli Human Rights Group Says Israel Is Committing Genocide. Why Did It Take 22 Months?
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, JUL 28, 2025
B’Tselem, blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, war crimes
Israel Detains, Chokes, and Beats Up Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls
Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic, July 29, 2025
aid, Amazon, Black, blockade, Chris Smalls, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Handala, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, unions
Adalah Demands Immediate Release of 21 Activists Aboard the ‘Handala’
Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, 27/07/2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Handala, Israel, starvation
Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza Aid Flotilla and Take 20 Crew Members Captive
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JUL 26, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Handala, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation
Desperate for Fuel in Gaza
MARK HERTSGAARD, THE NATION, JULY 24, 2025
blockade, fuel, Gaza War, health, hospitals, Israel
Israel Is Now Blaming the UN for Its Famine. Here’s the Reality.
RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE NEWS, JUL 24, 2025
aid, blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, United Nations (UN)
Israel is Starving Gaza to Death
Visualizing Palestine, Jul 24, 2025
aid, blockade, children, civilians, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, war crimes
Hudia’s Diary
Dec 2023 – Jul 2025
Al Mawasi, blockade, Gaza War, genocide, Hudia, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jennifer Loewenstein, Rafah, refugees, starvation
Palestinians Are Collapsing in Gaza’s Streets From Israeli-Imposed Starvation Campaign
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, JUL 21, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation
“Precisely Designed Mass Starvation”: Aid as Weapon in Israel’s War on Gaza
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 21, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation
Iron Dome Is Not a Defensive System
Dylan Saba, Jewish Currents, May 25, 2023
arms, blockade, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), United States
UNRWA says food for Gaza’s ‘entire population’ waiting at border
Al Jazeera, 19 Jul 2025
blockade, Egypt, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
2025.07.20: The Freedom Flotilla Is Sailing Again!
Online, 12 PM CT
aid, blockade, calendar, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), online, Robert Suberi
Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank
Alana Wise, NPR, JULY 12, 2025
blockade, citizen, Israel, murder, settlers, United States, violence, West Bank
VFP Signs On to Congressional Letter Opposing the Weaponization of Aid and Starvation in Gaza
Veterans for Peace, July 4, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Mark Pocan, Rashida Tlaib, starvation, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Veterans for Peace, war crimes
‘Starving a Generation’ in Gaza
Defense for Children International – Palestine with Doctors Against Genocide, June 24, 2025
aid, blockade, children, Gaza War, Israel, starvation
The Global March to Gaza ended in violence. Activists remain undeterred
Jenna Martin, Prism, Jun 25, 2025
aid, blockade, Egypt, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, March to Gaza, Palestine
Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza”
Emad Mekay, Jewish Currents, Jun 23, 2025
aid, blockade, Egypt, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, March to Gaza, Palestine
Israel ‘disappeared’ 377,000 people in Gaza, half of them children: report
The New Arab, Jun 24, 2025
aid, blockade, children, civilians, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, Israel, violence, war crimes
2025.06.25: ‘Global Palestine: What is Happening to the Middle East and Where is it Headed?’
Online, 12-1:30 pm CT
Abraham Accords, Arab, blockade, calendar, colonialism, Gaza War, Iran, Israel, Mouin Rabbani, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Zionism
Demand NYT Report on Israel’s Crimes! No War With Iran!
CODEPINK, Jun 18, 2025
arms, blockade, Francesca Albanese, Gaza War, Iran, Israel, media, United States
Egypt’s Crackdown on the Global March to Gaza
AHMED DAHABY, DROP SITE NEWS, JUN 14, 2025
aid, blockade, Egypt, Gaza War, Israel, March to Gaza
Thousands head to Egypt in bid to break Israel’s Gaza blockade
Nadeen Ebrahim and Annoa Abekah-Mensah, CNN, June 12, 2025
aid, blockade, Egypt, Gaza War, Israel, March to Gaza
The Global March to Gaza advances towards the Rafah Crossing
GAZA, Palestinian Information Center, 9-June-2025
aid, blockade, Egypt, Gaza War, Israel, March to Gaza
A Thief with a Ship with a Palestinian Flag
JorgeOMau, Jun 9, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel, law, Madleen
BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JUN 08, 2025
blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madleen
Israeli Forces Ram and Board ‘Madleen’
Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Jun 8, 2025
blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madleen
2025.06.12-19: Global March to Gaza
Egypt to Gaza
blockade, calendar, Egypt, Gaza War, March to Gaza, nonviolence, peace, solidarity
2025.06.08: Rep. Delia Ramirez on the Block the Bombs Act
Online, 3 PM CT
arms, blockade, calendar, Congress, Gaza War, Israel, online, United States
As Israel Slaughters Gazans, US House Progressives Push ‘Block the Bombs Act’
JESSICA CORBETT, COMMON DREAMS, Jun 05, 2025
arms, blockade, Congress, Gaza War, Israel, Mark Pocan, taxes, United States, war crimes
Drones are hovering over the ‘Madleen’ now – Track her!
Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Jun 4, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Greta Thunberg, Israel, Madleen, war crimes
Your Voice and Action Can Help Safeguard the ‘Madleen’
Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Jun 2,, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Greta Thunberg, Israel, Madleen, war crimes
‘The World’s Silence Is Deadly’
TEAM ZETEO AND GRETA THUNBERG, MAY 31, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel, Madleen, Palestine, solidarity, starvation, war crimes
Video Shows Girl Trying to Escape Inferno
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, May 26, 2025
blockade, children, civilians, Ehud Olmert, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, Israel, Netanyahu, war crimes, Witkoff
2025.05.22-06.30: 40-day Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza
Veterans For Peace, May 23, 2025
aid, blockade, calendar, fast, Gaza War, hunger strikes, Israel, solidarity, starvation, Veterans for Peace
Mennonite Action Madison Speaks Out Against Christian Nationalism And U.S. Policy In Palestine
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
blockade, Christian, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), nationalism, Palestine, protest, starvation, United States
2025.05.22-06.30: 40 Days Solidarity Fast For Gaza
Sami Awad, Nonviolence International, May 20, 2025
aid, blockade, calendar, fast, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Gaza War, hunger strikes, Israel, Nonviolence International, Sami Awad, solidarity, starvation
Civil Society Groups Call for Diplomatic Convoy to Get Aid Into Gaza
JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS, May 19, 2025
aid, blockade, civilians, Gaza War, Israel, NGOs, starvation, war crimes
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Call Baldwin, Pocan as Israel Escalates
May 19, 2025
aid, blockade, Congress, Gaza War, Israel, Mark Pocan, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Tammy Baldwin
All Eyes on Deck: Demand An Independent Investigation into the Attacks on the ‘Conscience’
THE FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION, MAY 14, 2025
blockade, civilians, Conscience, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), war crimes
2025.05.29: Gaza and the West Bank, A Struggle for Survival Amid Genocide
Midvale Community Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd, 7:00 pm
blockade, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Madison, starvation, violence, West Bank
This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza
Sean Carroll, New York Times, May 6, 2025
aid, blockade, civilians, Gaza War, Israel, refugees, starvation, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Greta Thunberg on the “Conscience” and the Gaza Blockade
gazafreedomflotilla, May 3, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Greta Thunberg, Israel
Malta was asked by Israel not to let Gaza aid ship in
Times of Malta, May 6, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel, Malta
“Conscience” blast was ‘external strike with loitering munition’, experts believe
Herman Grech, Matthew Bonanno, Times of Malta, May 5, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Why was a Gaza-bound aid ship attacked near Malta?
Neville Borg, Times of Malta, May 6, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha amongst 2025 Pulitzer winners
Middle East Eye Staff, 6 May 2025
blockade, Gaza War, Israel, Mosab Abu Toha, Palestine, Pulitzer Prize
Gaza Aid Ship Bombed, Echoing 2010 Flotilla Attack
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, MAY 2, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
A Message on the Freedom Flotilla Attack
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition, May 2, 20225
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel
Peace Activists Are Shut Out From Getting Aid Into Gaza
A PUBLIC AFFAIR, WORT 89.9 FM, MAY 2, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza
SAM MEDNICK AND RENATA BRITO, AP, May 2, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Freedom Flotilla Boat Attacked by Drones
gazafreedomflotilla, May 1, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Israel Faces World Court Hearings Over Gaza Aid
Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, April 28, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, United Nations (UN), United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
World Food Programme warns of mass starvation in Gaza
Jon Shelton with AFP, Reuters, April 25, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, Israel, starvation
Israel Preparing to Seize Ethnically Cleansed Rafah for Permanent Buffer Zone
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Apr 09, 2025
blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Katz, Nakba, Netanyahu, Palestine, Rafah, Trump
With Bakeries and Kitchens All But Shut Down, Desperate Hunger Engulfs Gaza
HAMZA M.SALHA, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 09, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, Israel, starvation
2025.03.31: Direct from Gaza: Mosab Abu Toha
Online, 8:00 PM CT
blockade, calendar, Gaza War, Israel, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Mosab Abu Toha, online, poetry
Nightmare: Gaza’s Rafah under siege again as Israeli forces attack
Sally Ibrahim, The New Arab, 24 March, 2025
ambulances, blockade, civilians, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), paramedics, Rafah, refugees, Tal-Sultan, war crimes
Israel’s return to war is a prelude to mass expulsion
Ben Reiff, +972 Magazine, March 18, 2025
blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Hamas, hostages, Israel, Trump
New UN report accuses Israel of sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians
MONDOWEISS PALESTINE BUREAU, MARCH 14, 2025
blockade, Gaza War, genocide, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), United Nations (UN), war crimes
Why Hamas just agreed to release an Israeli-American captive
QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, MARCH 14, 2025
blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, Gaza War, Hamas, hostages, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Netanyahu, prisoners, United States
U.N. Commission and U.S. Surgeons Accuse Israel of Genocide and Torture
Democracy Now!, March 13, 2025
blockade, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, genocide, health, hospitals, nurses, paramedics, torture, United Nations (UN)