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![A man holds one of the injured children of Palestinian cameraman Mohammed Alaloul following an Israeli strike on the Al Maghazi refugee camp in Deir Al Balah in the central Gaza Strip, at the Al Quds hospital on November 5, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1109-gaza-a-400x300.jpg)
As Its Health Care System Collapses, Infectious Diseases Are Surging in Gaza
Experts warn that more deadly illnesses may spread due to 95 percent of residents' forced reliance on unsanitary water.
![The flag of the United Nations is pictured in front of the UN building on September 26, 2018, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1109-united-nations-400x300.jpg)
UN Report Details Rampant US Human Rights Violations at Home and Abroad
Two-thirds of U.S. breaches of the civil and political rights covenant involve racial discrimination.
![Locals and civil defense teams conduct search and rescue operations after an Israeli attack hit a family residence in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on November 7, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1107-gaza-d-400x300.jpg)
“Ceasefire” Shouldn’t Be a Controversial Word
The world watches in horror as U.S. leaders — defying protesting constituents — normalize the genocide of Palestinians.
![Movement Memos - A Truthout Podcast - Banner image includes photos of pro-Palestinian protest marches. Featuring host Kelly Hayes and guests: Rasha Abdulhadi, Nadine Naber, Iman Abid, Mike Merryman-Lotze, Leanne Simpson, Shane Burley, Brant Rosen and more.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1106-mm-g-5-400x300.jpg)
Vigil for Palestine: We Mourn and Consider What Solidarity Demands of Us
“Our goal is to stop a genocide,” says Palestinian organizer Rasha Abdulhadi.
![Jewish Voice for Peace protesters call for a ceasefire in Gaza outside the Statue of Liberty.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/Statue_JVP_11.06.2023_004_CREDIT_ZACHARY_SCHULMAN_ig_zacharyschulmanphotography-400x300.jpg)
Jewish Voice for Peace Takes Over Statue of Liberty in Protest for Ceasefire
“As long as the people of Gaza are screaming, we need to yell louder,” artist and activist Nan Goldin said at the event.
![A Palestinian holds the body of a child wrapped in a shroud as another stands next to him, outside a hospital following Israel's bombardment of Gaza City's eastern suburb of Shujaiya, on November 4, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1763868264-400x300.jpg)
As a Journalist In Gaza, All I Can Do Is Write the Stories of the Dead
All around us our loved ones are being killed, leaving behind only memories. Here are just three of their stories.
![Civilians conduct search and rescue operations and debris removal work at the heavily damaged buildings after Israeli attacks at Al Bureij Refugee Camp as Israeli attacks continue on the 27th day in Gaza City, Gaza, on November 2, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1103-gaza-a-400x300.jpg)
Israel Bombed 4 UN Schools-Turned-Shelters in Just 24 Hours, Relief Agency Says
The UNRWA called for a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the face of the devastation.
![Leaked Israeli Intelligence Ministry Document Proposes Expelling Gazans to Egypt](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/SEG1-Yuval-Doc-SPLIT-400x300.jpg)
Leaked Israeli Intel Ministry Doc Proposes Expelling Gaza Palestinians to Egypt
The plans have confirmed Palestinian fears that Israel’s ultimate goal is their ethnic cleansing from Gaza.
![Palestinian journalists cover the destroyed Jala Tower, which was housing international press offices, following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1102-press-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Journalists’ Union Says Western Media Is “Facilitating Genocide”
“Even by the low standards” set amid decades of Israeli apartheid, the group said, current coverage has hit “a new low.”
![Ta-Nehisi Coates Speaks Out Against Israel’s Segregationist Apartheid Regime](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/SEG2-GUEST-Ta-NehisiCoates-400x300.jpg)
Ta-Nehisi Coates Speaks Out Against Israel’s “Segregationist Apartheid Regime”
“As a journalist, you can’t behold evil and then return and not speak on it. And segregation is evil,” Coates says.