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![Palestinian children, sitting in a destroyed house, look at ruins during the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the village of Khuza'a near the border fence between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip on November 28, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1128-gaza-r-400x300.jpg)
A “Pause” Isn’t a Ceasefire — and a Ceasefire Isn’t an End to the Siege of Gaza
A lasting peace can only be achieved when the legitimate rights and grievances of Palestinians are addressed.
![Jeremy Scahill: Israel’s Lethal Lie About Al-Shifa Hospital as Hamas Base Was Co-Signed by Biden](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/SEG2-Scahill-Shifa-Tunnels-1-400x300.jpg)
Jeremy Scahill: Biden Must Be Accountable for Cosigning Al-Shifa Hospital Lie
Scahill deconstructs the narrative around Gaza’s largest hospital as Israel detains the head of the facility.
![Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks to supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders at a campaign event in Clive, Iowa, on January 31, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1128-rashida-tlaib-400x300.jpg)
Pro-Israel Lobby Offers $20M to Another Senate Candidate to Run Against Tlaib
AIPAC is seemingly fighting tooth and nail to remove the only Palestinian American from Congress.
![A woman carries a baby through a rubble-strewn street](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1127-west-bank-400x300.jpg)
Israel Poised to Vote on Budget Plan That Funds Illegal Settlements in West Bank
Israel's war cabinet is expected to approve the proposal, which also allocates funds to arming "civilian guard squads."
![Palestinian citizens inspect the effects of destruction caused by air strikes on their homes in the Khuza’a area on November 27, 2023, in Khan Yunis, Gaza.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1127-gaza-a-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Forces Have Still Killed Palestinians Amid 4-Day “Ceasefire”
Officials announced on Monday that the pause will be extended by two days.
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Incarceration Is a Central Tool of Israel’s Oppression of Palestinians
Over 7,000 Palestinian political prisoners remain inside Israeli prisons, says a lawyer with a prisoner advocacy group.
![People in black shirts reading "NOT IN OUR NAME" and "CEASEFIRE NOW" protest on Manhattan bridge](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1107-manhattan-blockade-400x300.jpg)
1,500 Protesters Block Manhattan Bridge Demanding Lasting Gaza Ceasefire
The protest came on the third day of a negotiated four-day pause in hostilities between Israel and Hamas.
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Israeli Hostages Released in Ceasefire Swap Amidst Delays and Tensions
As Qatar and Egypt mediate release of Israeli hostages in historic swap, Gaza aid concerns and delays persist.
![Haleed Naci and his family cook food among the rubble and debris of their family house destroyed by Israeli attacks in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on November 25, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1801180136-400x300.jpg)
For Palestinians in Gaza, a Temporary Ceasefire Means Realizing What We’ve Lost
“The truce, for us, turned our house into a funeral home," said Shahd Matar, whose brothers were killed in an airstrike.
![Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1123-rashida-tlaib-400x300.jpg)
AOC Calls Out $20 Million Offer to Unseat Tlaib as “Corruption of Our Politics”
Hill Harper rejected the offer from a businessman to drop out of his senate race to run against Rep. Rashida Tlaib.