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![Insufficient Aid Trickles Into Gaza as Egypt Says No to Palestinian Refugees](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/SEG3-Rafah-Border-Sharif-SPLIT-400x300.jpg)
Insufficient Aid Trickles Into Gaza as Egypt Says No to Palestinian Refugees
Independent journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous discusses Egypt’s response to Israel’s attempts to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
![Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Chicago on October 23, 2023, to demand political leaders call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Dozens of Jewish activists were ticketed and forcibly removed by police after blocking rush hour traffic at a major intersection for over two hours.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1024-protest-1-400x300.jpg)
Protests Intensify Across US as Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 5,000
Activists blocked rush hour traffic in Chicago on Monday in the latest direct action against genocide.
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Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer Describes Surviving Israel Bombing His Home
Raji Sourani and his family are staying with relatives, but he says they refuse to leave Gaza despite the bombardment.
![Demonstrators wave Chilean and Indigenous flags during a protest in Chile](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1185061919-400x300.jpg)
Lessons From Chile: Organizing in Times of Political Upheaval
The U.S. left has much to learn from the successes and failures of Chile's 2019 uprisings.
![Food Not Bombs volunteers distribute free food and supplies at a protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1230708950-400x300.jpg)
West Palm Beach Activists Face Charges for Sharing Food With Unhoused Community
Florida has the third-largest unhoused population in the country, with 27,487 people experiencing homelessness.
![An aerial view shows destroyed buildings in al-Zahra city in Gaza on October 20, 2023, following Israeli bombardment. The Israeli Air Force has already dropped more than 6,000 bombs on Gaza, one of the most densely populated areas in the world.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1020-gaza-destroyed-buildings-400x300.jpg)
Israeli and US Leaders Must Be Held Accountable for the Genocide of Palestinians
Netanyahu and Gallant are committing genocide in Gaza. Biden and Blinken are aiding and abetting Israeli genocide.
![Israel Helped Start Hamas to Weaken Palestinian Hopes for Statehood](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/seg1-Baconi-Hamas-400x300.jpg)
Israel Helped Start Hamas to Weaken Palestinian Hopes for Statehood
Israel has a long history of enabling Hamas while designating them as terrorists to maintain tight control over Gaza.
![A Pro-Palestine supporter holds a placard saying "No Pride In Apartheid" during a rally in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 16, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1019-protest-400x300.jpg)
Law Firms Rescind Job Offers From Pro-Palestine Students at Harvard, Columbia
Attorneys have condemned the retaliation against pro-Palestine law students by law firms.
![Gaza Death Toll Nears 3,800 as Israel Amasses Tanks on the Border](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/guest-Mustafa-400x300.jpg)
Gaza Death Toll Nears 3,800 as Israel Amasses Tanks on the Border
The game is clear: They want complete ethnic cleansing of the Gaza Strip, says Palestinian physician Mustafa Barghouti.
![Palestinians flee their homes to safety amid debris of destroyed buildings after an Israeli airstrike on the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza Strip on October 16, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1019-gaza-child-400x300.jpg)
Human Rights Watch Warns Gaza Siege Puts Over 1 Million Children at “Grave Risk”
The group also says a new aid agreement “falls short of meeting the needs of Gaza's population.”