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![Palestinians flock to a truck carrying drinkable water, as they face the threat of hunger and thirst in Rafah, Gaza, on December 11, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0103-gaza-w-400x300.jpg)
80 Percent of Global Famine Is Currently in Gaza, UN Expert Warns
“In my life, I’ve never seen anything like this in terms of severity, in terms of scale, and then in terms of speed.”
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Harvard President’s Resignation Part of Larger War on Education, Professor Says
We’re witnessing a campaign to destroy the U.S.’s capacity to address its past and present, says Khalil Gibran Muhammad.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to the press outside the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0103-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders: “No More US Funding” for Israel as It Wages “Illegal” Assault on Gaza
The senator is calling on Congress to reject a bill to send $10 billion in military funding to Israel.
![An Israeli tank fires shells](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0103-israel-tank-400x300.jpg)
Critics Slam US Officials for Decrying Displacement in Gaza While Arming Israel
The State Department said it “rejects” suggestions that Gaza's Palestinian population should be permanently evicted.
![Kids ride bikes alongside a damaged building in Jenin refugee camp following days of Israeli raids, on December 31, 2023, in Jenin, West Bank.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0102-west-bank-400x300.jpg)
As Israel Razed Gaza, It Also Fueled Record Death Toll in West Bank in 2023
Last year’s death toll in the West Bank was more than triple the previous recorded high set in 2022.
![Palestinians search through building rubble for survivors following Israeli strikes on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 25, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0102-gaza-y-400x300.jpg)
With 70 Percent of Gaza Homes Destroyed, Biden Approves $147M Israel Arms Sale
As many as 80 percent of buildings in northern Gaza have been destroyed, a recent analysis found.
![South Africa Files Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice over Genocidal War on Gaza](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/SEG1-GUEST-ICCProtest-SPLIT-400x300.jpg)
Israel Rebuffs South Africa’s International Court of Justice Case Filing
International human rights lawyer Francis Boyle, who has had previous success at the court, discusses the case.
![Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends an inauguration ceremony of the new civilian guard unit and the handing out of M5 automatic assault rifles.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0102-ben-givr-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Ministers’ Comments About Mass Evictions in Gaza Alarm Observers
The remarks follow Netanyahu reportedly saying that he wants “voluntary migration” of Palestinians from Gaza.
![A little girl sits in a makeshift shelter made of a clear plastic curtain.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0101-Palestinian-Child-400x300.jpg)
“Flour to Make Bread Is Not for You,” Says Palestinian Mother Surviving in Gaza
A mother describes starvation, dirty water and pre-planned trips to the bathroom as she survives in Gaza with her child.
![A teddy bear is seen among the rubble of an almost completely collapsed building after an Israeli attack on Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on December 30, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1886216880-400x300.jpg)
Biden Again Bypasses Congress to Sell More Arms to Israel
“Do they think not enough Palestinian children are being orphaned or killed in Gaza?” asked one journalist.