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![Afnan al-Hashim is pictured at the apartment she rents in Cairo.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0805-gazans-displaced-01-400x300.jpg)
Trauma of Palestinians Who Fled Gaza for Egypt Is Compounded by Legal Woes
The tens of thousands of Palestinians now in Egypt may be safe from Israel’s bombs, but are still stuck in legal limbo.
![A Palestinian stands on the rubble of destroyed buildings as he looks at the a pool of stagnant water in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 19, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0805-gaza-w-400x300.jpg)
There Are Over 100,000 Cases of Hepatitis B in Gaza, Report Says
Hepatitis B can cause lifetime liver problems, including cancer, and is spread through bodily fluids like blood.
![Supporters for Vice President Kamala Harris are pictured at a campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 30, 2024, on the left; supporters for former President Donald Trump are seen at a campaign event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 31, 2024, on the right.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0805-harris-trump-supporters-a-400x300.jpg)
Don’t Let the Electoral Circus and Its Side Shows Weaken Your Political Will
In the coming months, let’s stay focused on the conditions that shape our lives and how we can alter those conditions.
![Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0805-mike-johnson-400x300.jpg)
The GOP Plans to Win the 2024 Election — at the Ballot Box or in Court
While the usual election rituals play out nationwide, a shadow fight is already unfolding in battleground state courts.
![Elon Musk attends a speaking event during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 on June 19, 2024, in Cannes, France.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0805-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
Michigan Secretary of State Investigates Elon Musk’s Pro-Trump Super PAC
America PAC is accused of “misleading voters” because of how it collects personal data of swing state residents online.
![U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to press at the airport in Prince George's County, Maryland, on August 1, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2164271447-1-400x300.jpg)
Biden Admin Stays Quiet as Israel Pushes Region Closer to All Out War
As the election dominates news cycles, Biden continues to sit on his hands after assassinations in Iran and Lebanon.
![During a break in the rain farm workers drain lettuce fields of flood water as an atmospheric river storm slams California in Salinas, California, on Friday March 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1248014517-400x300.jpg)
How US Disaster Response Leaves Farmworkers to Fend for Themselves
A new report shows how data gaps end up putting vulnerable communities at even more risk in the wake of disasters.
![A nurse at a pregnancy crisis center run by the Christian faith-based non-profit Wellspring Life Ministry in Severna Park, Maryland, shows a model of a human embryo in the early stages of pregnancy while speaking to AFP on June 13, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1258907211-2-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Abortion Centers Have Received $500M More in State Funding Since “Dobbs”
The centers, which are not regulated as health facilities, typically attempt to discourage patients seeking abortions.
![Minnesota Governor Tim Walz awaits the arrival of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2076704089-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Pushes for Gov. Tim Walz as VP Pick Ahead of Minneapolis Rally
Sanders said he believes Walz could “speak up and take on powerful corporate interests,” as Harris's running mate.
![Activists from Palestine Action lock on and lay in the middle of an access road to Discovery Park, a business estate in Sandwich, U.K., on April 15, 2024. Instro Precision, a company owned by Israeli arms company Elbit Systems, operates a factory producing sights for Israeli sniper rifles. This action was part of the A15 coordinated global economic blockade for Palestine.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2147847027-400x300.jpg)
Voting Won’t End US Support for Gaza Genocide. We Must Target Its Perpetrators.
Real hope for change lies in those organizing for a free Palestine, not the US leaders who are responsible for genocide.