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![A view of a destroyed building as security forces and health care crew arrive on site following an Israeli military strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on July 30, 2024, in Lebanon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0730-beirut-400x300.jpg)
Israel Bombs Beirut in Escalation of Attacks
Experts have previously warned that Israel and Hezbollah are on the brink of war.
![Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump (center) and Republican vice presidential candidate, Sen. J.D. Vance, appear 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/2024/07/2024_0730-trump-vance-400x300.jpg)
Analysis: At Least 5 Project 2025 Contributors Espouse White Supremacist Views
Trump has embraced Project 2025 as a blueprint for how he will govern if he wins the White House.
![Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance speaks with media gathered outside the Park Diner on July 28, 2024, in St Cloud, Minnesota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0730-jd-vance-400x300.jpg)
Clip of J.D. Vance Calling for Regulation of Travel for Abortion Resurfaces
Vance has struggled in recent weeks to fend off questions about past sexist and anti-abortion statements.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during a Turning Point USA Believers Summit conference at the Palm Beach Convention Center on July 26, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0730-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Media Deal With GOP Donor Poses Conflicts of Interest
The deal could give an energy magnate access to a future president and an advantage in extracting favors from Trump.
![Silhouette of a Palestinian searching for his belongings after Israeli attack struck Khadija School, which also served as a field hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on July 27, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0729-gaza-school-400x300.jpg)
Israel Bombs Girls’ School in Gaza, Killing 30 and Wounding Over 100
The school was sheltering roughly 4,000 Palestinians and was also acting as a field hospital.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during a Turning Point USA Believers Summit conference at the Palm Beach Convention Center on July 26, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0729-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Criticized for Promise to Supporters That They Won’t Have to Vote Again
“He is announcing that he will be a dictator,” one historian said about Trump's words.
![Delta Airlines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0729-delta-airline-400x300.jpg)
Delta Caved to Harassment Over Palestine Flag Pins, But Workers Are Fighting Ban
Delta Airlines banned all non-US flag pins after passengers harassed two employees for wearing Palestinian flag pins.
![Palestinian children carrying empty containers walk near stagnant wastewater, on their way to a food distribution point in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on July 19, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0729-gaza-water-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Health Officials Declare Polio Epidemic in Gaza
Israel’s assault is risking the resurgence of a type of polio that was declared eradicated a decade ago.
![Palestinians, including children, evacuate the area with their belongings after the Israeli army announced an operation to be organized at the Bureij refugee camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on July 28, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0729-gaza-evacuation-400x300.jpg)
“Ethnic Cleansing Tactics”: 86 Percent of Gaza Is Under Evacuation Orders
The “safe zone” in al-Mawasi, which Israeli forces have attacked many times, is completely full, aid groups say.
![A stop sign is seen in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on June 1, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0729-supreme-court-400x300.jpg)
Biden Pushes 3 Reforms for SCOTUS, Including Term Limits and Ethics Enforcement
“What is happening now is not normal,” Biden said, referring to the court’s far right rulings and ethics scandals.