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![People wave Palestinian flags outside of the BBC headquarters during an outdoor demonstration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1018-bbc-protest-400x300.jpg)
Media’s Selective Moral Outrage Manufactures Consent for Palestinian Genocide
Western support for Israel is not merely about Israel itself but is also about setting a new international norm.
![Protestors block access to Pennsylvania Ave. near the White House during a demonstration to support Gaza on October 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1018-gaza-ceasefire-400x300.jpg)
Jewish Voice for Peace Holds Massive Rally at Capitol for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire
Israel's government "is on the brink of genocide against Palestinians," a member of the group organizing the event said.
![Scores of injured people are being taken to Al-Shifa Hospital following an Israeli airstrike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 17, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1017-gaza-hospital-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Officials Say Israel Bombed Gaza City Hospital, Killing at Least 500
The bombing, for which Israel denied responsibility, came as hospitals across the region are on the verge of collapse.
![Displaced Palestinian families from the northern and central Gaza Strip evacuate toward southern Gaza on October 13, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1017-gaza-evacuation-400x300.jpg)
Israel May Have Breached International Law With Gaza Evacuation, UN Office Says
Palestinian officials have said that hospitals across Gaza only have 24 hours of fuel reserve left for their generators.
![Digital billboard with an image of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy Wadea Al-Fayoume, reading: Dehumanization Through Propaganda Breeds Hate Crimes](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1017-hate-crime-400x300.jpg)
Prosecutors: Alleged Killer of 6-Year-Old Muslim Boy Listened to Far Right Radio
Right-wing figures have spent the last weeks stoking violence against Muslims and Palestinians.
![Human Rights Lawyer in Gaza: Why Should We Be ‘Good’ Victims of War Crimes?](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/seg1-raji-gaza-jabalia-400x300.jpg)
Human Rights Lawyer in Gaza: Why Should We Be “Good” Victims of War Crimes?
The director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza refuses to move south after Israel’s evacuation order.
![Civil defense teams and residents launch a search and rescue operation around the buildings that were destroyed after Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip, in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on October 17, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1017-gaza-b-400x300.jpg)
Israel Increases Airstrikes on Supposed “Safe” Zones on 11th Day of Bombardment
Ahead of Biden’s visit to Israel, a crisis looms with less than 24 hours of water, electricity and fuel left in Gaza.
![U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, and Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant make brief statements to the media at the Israeli Ministry of Defence on Tel Aviv, on October 16, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1016-blinken-gallant-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Defense Minister: Military Campaign in Gaza “Will Be a Long War”
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant made the comment alongside U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
![Rep. Cori Bush, left, speaks alongside Rep. Ayanna Pressely during a rally against qualified immunity with the family and supporters of Andrew Joseph III at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1016-cori-bush-ayanna-pressley-400x300.jpg)
House Progressives’ New Resolution Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Palestine
It also demands the Biden administration "promptly send and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza."
![Ambulances carrying victims of Israeli strikes crowd the entrance to the emergency ward of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on October 15, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_10167-gaza-ambulances-400x300.jpg)
Hospitals in Northern Gaza Call Israel’s Evacuation Order an “Impossible” Task
Moving patients in critical care out of the region means risking their lives, hospital administrators say.