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![A Palestinian boy stands next to sacks of flour at the distribution center of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on January 29, 2025.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2195949991-400x300.jpg)
As Israel’s UNRWA Ban Sets In, Palestinians Worry About Political Repercussions
The ban on the agency threatens Palestinian essential services. Some say it could also be a precursor to annexation.
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on February 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_0207-netanyahu-400x300.jpg)
Netanyahu Gifts Trump a Golden Pager, Seemingly Celebrating Lebanon Attack
The pager attack killed dozens, including at least two young children, and injured thousands across Lebanon.
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Hundreds in Chicago Protest Israel’s Gallant, Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity
Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is wanted by international authorities for crimes against humanity.
![Palestinians watch smoke billowing following an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on June 6, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_0206_gaza-s-400x300.jpg)
Report: Israel Leveled Entire Blocks in Gaza When Unable to Locate Target
The strategy was used to “compensate” for a lack of intelligence on a target, an investigation has found.
![Displaced Palestinian children sit on a sand mound overlooking tents set up amid destroyed buildings in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on February 6, 2025.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_0206_gaza-c-400x300.jpg)
Gaza Is Not for Sale — No Matter What Trump Says
Trump’s absurd plan to annex Gaza will never be tolerated by Palestinians.
![U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the media during a joint news conference with Guatemala's President Bernardo Arevalo at the Culture Palace in Guatemala City on February 5, 2025.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_0205_marco-rubio-400x300.jpg)
Rubio Says Trump’s Plan to Expel All Palestinians From Gaza Is “Very Generous”
The secretary of state’s remarks came as Trump faced widespread backlash for his proposal.
![A woman holds a child near the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza Strip on January 30, 2025.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_0205_palestine-r-400x300.jpg)
Trump Holocaust Memorial Pick Says Palestinians Are “Fundamentally Evil”
Palestinian rights advocates called the Holocaust Memorial Council member’s remarks “unhinged, racist, and genocidal.”
![Rep. Rashida Tlaib is pictured at Greater Grace Temple on November 4, 2019, in Detroit, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_0205-tlaib-400x300.jpg)
Tlaib Slams Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan: “Palestinians Aren’t Going Anywhere”
Trump “can only spew this fanatical bullshit because of bipartisan support in Congress for funding genocide,” she said.
![Palestinian children throw up peace signs and smile while in the back of a truck](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_0205-palestinian-children-400x300.jpg)
Palestinians Reject Trump’s Plan to Relocate Them Outside of Gaza
“When a city is destroyed, its people return to it to rebuild it; they do not leave it,” said one resident.
![Palestinians search building rubble in a ruined neighborhood of Gaza's southern city of Rafah on January 20, 2025, as residents return following a ceasefire deal a day earlier between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_0204_gaza-rb-400x300.jpg)
Gaza Officials Update Death Toll to Over 61,000, Adding Thousands Presumed Dead
The true death toll is likely even higher when including deaths caused by Israel’s humanitarian blockade.