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![A family in a maroon car drive with their belongings tied to its roof](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0828-lebanon-family-400x300.jpg)
Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon Since October 7 Have Displaced Over 100,000 People
Israel’s cross-border strikes have already killed hundreds of civilians. Now, Lebanese people fear there’s more to come.
![A Palestinian boy raises his arm into the air as Israeli soldiers inspect what he is carrying during a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on August 28, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0828-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Israel Launches Major West Bank Raid as Israeli Minister Vows Gaza-Like Attack
Israel is cutting off the northern West Bank, destroying roads, surrounding hospitals and implementing curfews there.
![A person exits a room with the text "THIS SITE SAVES LIVES" painted on the wall in both English and Spanish](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0828-overdose-site-400x300.jpg)
Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives, But Politics Stand in the Way
We can save lives and reduce public drug use, but partisan politics are keeping a crucial intervention out of reach.
![Sen. Bob Mendez speaks at an AIPAC conference](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0828-aipac-stage-400x300.jpg)
AIPAC Planned to Spend $100M on Elections This Year. It Already Surpassed That.
AIPAC money has already helped pro-Israel Democrats defeat two of the most vocal opponents of Israel's war on Gaza.
![People sit in a small greenspace that they've carved out of parking lot asphalt to write and commune with eachother](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0828-media-lot-2-400x300.jpg)
Movement Media Organizations Are Coming Together to Build Power
The Movement Media Alliance is a coalition working to build a journalism of accountability based on social justice.
![French President Emmanuel Macron waves as he is seen in attendance on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 2, 2024, in Nanterre, France.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-macron-400x300.jpg)
Macron Refuses to Appoint Left-Wing Prime Minister, Sparking Call for Protest
The decision has made the left furious, saying that Macron is bucking democratic norms to refuse the left power.
![Advocates hold signs during a news conference on Medicare Advantage plans in front of the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-medicare-advantage-400x300.jpg)
After Industry Uproar, Feds Killed Plan to Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling
The issue is at the center of a DOJ civil fraud case against UnitedHealth Group pending in federal court.
![Officials of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) play with the children who were adversely affected by Israeli attacks near a school for Palestinian refugees in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on July 4, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-unrwa-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Government Is Buying Attack Ads Under Google Searches for “UNRWA”
Users searching for “UNRWA” or “UNRWA USA” have been served a link to Israel’s government website vilifying the agency.
![A Palestinian woman, who specializes in conservation, restoring and digitizing manuscripts and rare books, works at a laboratory within the Eyes on Heritage institute, in Gaza City, on July 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-books-400x300.jpg)
Librarians Resist Israel’s Efforts to Destroy Palestinian Cultural Heritage
A global network of librarians and archivists is organizing in solidarity with their Palestinian colleagues.
![A group of attendees listen to a speaker during the #ProtectTransKids rally outside Orlando City Hall on June 1, 2021, in Orlando, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-trans-rights-400x300.jpg)
Appellate Court Clears Way for Florida to Enforce Its Gender-Affirming Care Ban
The order reverses a July ruling that blocked the ban while the case went through appeals.