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![A woman carries a dead body of a child to the morgue of the Suheda al-Aqsa Hospital as Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip continue in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on October 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1723113255-400x300.jpg)
“I Lived All My Life as Collateral Damage,” Says Palestinian Activist
Activist Majed Abusalama calls for strikes and mass action across the globe to stop Israel's genocide of Palestinians.
![A Palestinian man carrying a child runs following an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1723110917-400x300.jpg)
Gaza Is a Prison Under Siege. This Is My Letter to the World Outside.
Ahmed Abu Artema, a founder of the Great March of Return, on facing Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza.
![U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual policy summit Grand Hyatt on June 5, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1496130105-400x300.jpg)
The Real US Intelligence Failure? Letting Israel Turn Gaza Into a Prison.
For years, U.S. officials have known that dire conditions in Gaza would lead to violence. They did nothing.
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) looks on as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives statements to the media after their meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 12, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1719688057.jpg)
Amid Gaza War, US Officials Told Not to Use Words Like “De-Escalation/Ceasefire”
As Israel bombarded Gaza, State Department staff were told to avoid phrases like “end to violence” and “restoring calm.”
![Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a rally hosted by Club 47 USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on October 11, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1719486188-400x300.jpg)
Donald Trump and Stephen Miller Exploit Gaza Crisis to Push Muslim Travel Ban
Immigrant rights groups say Trump's escalating rhetoric is increasing the risk of white nationalist violence.
![People carry their belongings around destroyed buildings and debris at the Al-Karama neighborhood after an Israeli airstrike that has been going on for five days in Gaza City on October 11, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1013-gaza-a-400x300.jpg)
Israel Orders Mass Evacuation of Over 1 Million Palestinians in Northern Gaza
The order comes as many fear that a ground invasion of Gaza by Israeli forces is imminent.
![Jordanian protesters march at the downtown in front of the Husseini Mosque, raising the Jordanian and Palestinian flags, demanding an end to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the protection of civilians, on October 13, 2023, in Amman, Jordan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1013-gaza-protest-400x300.jpg)
Across the Middle East, Mass Protests Erupt Over Israel’s Assault on Gaza
The demonstrations followed Israel’s evacuation order ahead of an expected ground invasion.
![Rep. Rashida Tlaib arrives at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol Building on September 19, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1013-rashida-tlaib-400x300.jpg)
Republican Moves to Censure Rashida Tlaib for Call to Stop Israeli Apartheid
Rep. Jack Bergman targets the only person of Palestinian origin in the House with the resolution.
![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.