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![Palestinians inspect the rubble of a municipality building after Israeli airstrikes in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on October 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1013-gaza-2-400x300.jpg)
Even as US Jews Mourn Israeli Dead, We Must All Decry US-Backed Genocide in Gaza
As a rabbi, I see clearly how the Jewish community is faced with a profound moral challenge. We must oppose genocide.
![Israel Orders 1.1 Million Palestinians to Evacuate Northern Gaza Amid Bombing & Siege](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/seg1-muhammad-400x300.jpg)
Aid Groups: Israel’s Evacuation Order Will Cause Untold Human Suffering in Gaza
People are uploading their wills and last words to their social media accounts, says Gaza writer Muhammad Shehada.
![Two Palestinians in Gaza Describe Horror on 6th Day of Israeli Bombing](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/SEG1-Guests-Split-War-Horror-2-400x300.jpg)
Two Palestinians in Gaza Describe “Horror” on 6th Day of Israeli Bombing
“Within days we will have nothing in Gaza,” says Yousef Hammash of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
![A man wails after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 9, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1012-gaza-c-400x300.jpg)
There’s No Path to Ending Bloodshed If Palestinian Rights Continue to Be Denied
The U.S. must stop enabling Israel’s brutal collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza.
![Palestinians evacuate a neighborhood in Gaza City on October 11, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1012-gaza-b-400x300.jpg)
Gazans Fear Israeli Army Is Preparing for Mass Ethnic Cleansing to Egypt
U.S. officials have started to discuss the possibility of thousands of families fleeing through the Rafah crossing.
![A Palestinian youth carries bread amid the rubble of the city center of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip following Israeli shelling on October 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1012-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War Against the Palestinian People
A full-scale ground offensive on Gaza is imminent, even as Palestinians are already suffering collective punishment.
![Movement Memos, a Truthout podcast - banner image featuring guests Ahmad Abuznaid and Antony Loewenstein with host Kelly Hayes](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1011-movement-memos-400x300.jpg)
Israel’s Tools of Occupation Are Tested on Palestine and Exported Globally
“This will only grow and worsen,” says author Antony Loewenstein.
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As Israel Prepares to Launch Ground Invasion of Gaza, Is Ethnic Cleansing Next?
Western government leaders, including Biden, are participating in dehumanizing Palestinians, says Mustafa Barghouti.
![Relatives and colleagues of Palestinian journalists Saeed Al-Taweel and Mohammad Sobh, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes, mourn in Gaza Strip on October 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1010-gaza-press-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Journalists Targeted, Killed Amid Israel’s Onslaught on Gaza
Free press advocates have called for the perpetrators of crimes against Palestinian journalists to be held accountable.
![A view of debris of a municipality building after Israeli airstrikes in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on October 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1010-gaza-b-400x300.jpg)
What Preceded the Killings in Israel and Gaza Was Not “Peace” — It Was Apartheid
Israel’s plan to treat Palestinians in Gaza as “human animals” and starve them reflects the conditions of apartheid.