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![A Palestinian child pushes his bike next to a street and past shops damaged by bulldozers during an Israeli raid in the center of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1008-wet-bank-400x300.jpg)
As Israel Extends Its Genocide Into the West Bank, It Targets and Kills Children
Israel is killing scores of Palestinian children, Defense for Children International-Palestine’s Miranda Cleland says.
![A Florida Army National Guard loader moves debris from the Pass-a-Grille neighborhood ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall on October 7, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1008-florida-400x300.jpg)
Climate Crisis Made Ocean Heat Driving Milton Up to 800 Times More Likely
Sea surface temperatures where Milton developed “are at or above record-breaking highs,” Climate Central observed.
![U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/20241007-blinken-400x300.jpg)
Report: Blinken Signed Off on Israeli Policy to Attack Humanitarian Aid Trucks
The policy was formulated as civil society in Gaza was crumbling due to Israel’s bombings and aid blockade.
![People line up to view oral arguments on the first day of a new term of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on October 7, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1007-scotus-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Emergency Abortion Care Rule in Texas
The Supreme Court’s denial of a writ of certiorari for the case did not include an explanation.
![A photograph, taken during an embed with the Israeli military and reviewed by their censorship office prior to publication, shows Israeli military APC moving next to destroyed building amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1007-idf-400x300.jpg)
US Has Sent Record $18B in Military Aid to Israel in Past Year — at a Minimum
This staggering figure represents only part of the total amount of military assistance sent to Israel for its genocide.
![Demonstrators rally in solidarity with the people of Gaza and Lebanon in Times Square on October 5, 2024, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2176078535-400x300.jpg)
Movement Media Are Fighting for Palestinian Liberation and Against Censorship
One year into Israel’s genocide in Gaza and colonial expansion, media that tell the truth face censorship or worse.
![House Speaker Mike Johnson arrives to speak at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on October 1, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1007-mike-johnson-400x300.jpg)
Johnson Refuses to Acknowledge Legitimacy of 2020 Election in Weekend Interview
The speaker of the House coordinated dozens of Republican lawmakers to sign an amicus brief to overturn the 2020 race.
![A Palestinian man looks from a damaged building at a dirt road lined with rubble in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City on October 7, 2024, on the first anniversary of the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1007-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Israel Has Killed, Wounded or Rendered Missing 10 Percent of Gaza Population
Israel has killed 42,000 Palestinians and injured over 100,000 in a year — according to the most conservative counts.
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Israel’s Occupation and Wars Have Fueled Resistance Movements
“We never hear about the right of Palestinians ... or the right of Lebanese to self-defense,” says Rima Majed.
![Demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace protest Israel's genocidal war on Gaza at the Cannon House Office Building on July 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2162567436-400x300.jpg)
As a Rabbi, Taking Direct Action Against Genocide Is Part of My Sacred Practice
As I observe the High Holidays, I join with the grassroots movement of Jews who are recommitting to resisting genocide.