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Israel Is Currently Imprisoning at Least 240 Children From West Bank, Group Says
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society says that many children have been subjected to torture while imprisoned.
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Israel’s Arms Exports Hit Record of $13B in 2023 Amid Gaza Genocide
Israel is notorious for “testing” military equipment on Palestinians before selling it to the world.
![Children wait for food being distributed at a camp for internally displaced people where they live due to the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on June 11, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_06-17-gaza-children-food-line-400x300.jpg)
50,000 Children in Gaza Need to Be Treated for Acute Malnutrition, UNRWA Says
Thousands of children have been cut off from nutrition care due to Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health care system.
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Israel Plots West Bank Settlement Expansion as More States Recognize Palestine
The announcement comes amid an unprecedented wave of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
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93 Nations Support ICC as Israel Faces Charges for War Crimes in Gaza
The 93 countries cited separate statements from the International Criminal Court defending its mandate for independence.
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Israel Killed My 13-Year-Old Son. There Is No Father’s Day in Gaza.
When Israeli war planes dropped a bomb on our house, Abdullah ran toward me and said “Dad.” It was his last word.
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93 Countries Back ICC Probe Into Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
The US has been working behind the scenes to block the ICC from issuing arrest warrants targeting Israeli officials.
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Divesting From Israel’s War Isn’t Naive. Students Did It With Fossil Fuels.
The success of the fossil fuel divestment movement shows why divestment is such a powerful and threatening demand.
![U.S. soldiers stand on the pier as the USAV SP4 James A. Loux casts off from Joint Base Langley-Eustis during a media preview of the 7th Transportation Brigade deployment in Hampton, Virginia, on March 12, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0614-pier-400x300.jpg)
US Slated to Suspend Gaza Pier Operation for Fourth Time in One Month
The pier has only been operational for 10 of the 28 days since it was built.
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Israel Used US Bombs in May Attack on “Safe Zone” in Rafah That Killed 45
The Boeing-made bombs were dropped on a camp specifically built for displaced people in recent months.