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![Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives for a press conference in Tel Aviv, on October 17, 2023, after an overnight meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1025-blinken-400x300.jpg)
Report: Blinken Urged Qatar to Censor Al Jazeera Coverage of Gaza Genocide
The outlet has been a crucial source of on-the-ground reporting from Gaza.
![Ofer Cassif holds a poster bearing the Palestinian flag as he participates in an outdoor demonstration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1025-ofer-cassif-400x300.jpg)
Israel Is Arming Fascist Militias to Suppress Dissent, Knesset Member Warns
Leftist Israeli Knesset member Ofer Cassif warns Israel is carrying out an annexation-oriented “subjugation plan.”
![Bernie Sanders looks bewildered while holding a microphone](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1025-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Over 300 Former Staffers Call on Sanders to Lead Ceasefire Resolution in Senate
They urge him to support ending U.S. military funding for Israeli war crimes, occupation and settlement expansion.
![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.
![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.