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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.
![Sen. John Fetterman speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on September 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1024-john-fetterman-400x300.jpg)
Former Staffers Call Out Fetterman Over His Support for Israel’s War on Gaza
The group said Sen. John Fetterman’s opposition to a ceasefire “has felt like a gutting betrayal.”
![Rep. Ro Khanna speaks with reporters after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol on January 8, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1024-ro-khanna-400x300.jpg)
Activists Occupy Ro Khanna’s Office, Urge Him to Back Ceasefire Resolution
The sit-in came days after his political director resigned over Khanna's refusal to support a ceasefire in Gaza.
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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.
![A woman sobs while holding a child amidst the rubble of homes destroyed by Israeli airstikes](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1023-palestine-child-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Airstrikes Killed 400 in Gaza Over the Past 24 Hours
The intense bombardment comes as Israel prepares for what's expected to be a large-scale ground invasion of Gaza.
![Protesters hold a demonstration in support of a cease-fire against the Palestinians in Gaza near The Mall on October 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1023-ceasefire-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Hundreds of Staffers in Congress Demand Lawmakers Call for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire
Those calling for peace “have been drowned out by those beating the drums of war,” the letter writers note.
![A man carries a rescued child amid rubble from an airstrike in Gaza](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1737954736-400x300.jpg)
Israel Bombs South Gaza After Ordering Over 1 Million Palestinians to Flee There
“The situation is catastrophic, catastrophic, catastrophic,” said the director of a UNRWA shelter in Khan Younis.
![Heavily armed Israeli police stand over two Palestinian men who are lying on the ground with their hands on their head outside of their car](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1718686850-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Police Persecute, Harass Palestinian Citizens of Israel Amid War on Gaza
“It’s a witch hunt,” said one Palestinian lawyer in Jerusalem.
![President Joe Biden in front of Israeli and American flags](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1731066078-400x300.jpg)
Two-Thirds of American Voters Want US to Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza
Most members of Congress have refused to support a ceasefire in Gaza as Israel wages a genocidal war on Palestinians.