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Jul 20, 2026
The West Bank is witnessing the most intense crackdown since the days after Oct 7
GOOD SHEPHERD COLLECTIVE, APR 10, 2026
How to cross a road under apartheid
HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, FEB 03, 2026
Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel
DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 2, 2025
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This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza
Sean Carroll, New York Times, May 6, 2025
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News Graveyards: How Dangers To War Reporters Endanger The World
Nick Turse, Watson Institute For International And Public Affairs, April 1, 2025
Why Hamas just agreed to release an Israeli-American captive
QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, MARCH 14, 2025
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Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas for new ceasefire proposal
TIA GOLDENBERG AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 2, 2025
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Thousands Head North
On Demand News, Jan 27, 2025
Israel Invades Jenin Days After Signing Gaza “Ceasefire”
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS AND MARIAM BARGHOUTI, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 21, 2025
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My Israeli Neighbors Are Rejoicing: Trump Will Make Israel Great(er)
DIARY FROM A PALESTINIAN IN ISRAEL Diana Buttu on how Trump’s ‘Israel first’ Cabinet picks…
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Gaza Security Forces Ambush Gang Accused of Looting Aid with Israeli Support
The gang members are “operating in cooperation with the Israeli forces” to target aid convoys,…
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Israel has all but ended medical evacuations from Gaza
For the past 6 months, only 237 patients have been evacuated out of Gaza AMBA…
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Israel claims there’s a secret Hezbollah bunker underneath a Beirut hospital
But no-one else can find it By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran, Cherine Yazbeck, and Orly…
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Israel is turning northern Gaza into a killing cage
With international media coverage shifting to potential war with Iran, Israel is intensifying its campaign…
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Palestinian Journalist Mujahed al-Saadi Violently Arrested by Israeli Forces in Home Raid
Al-Saadi is being held in administrative detention at Megiddo, a prison known for abuse SHARIF…
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Israelis urge Netanyahu to accept U.S. ceasefire deal as Hamas gives its response Hezbollah has…
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“It is a narrow strip of beach on the coast that lacks the basic infrastructure—like…
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Israel continues to close Rafah crossing as Biden threatens to halt arms shipments Ceasefire talks…
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