Truthout
Palestine
![Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash with police as they clear an encampment after students occupied the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall at the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, on May 15, 2025.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_0214-Gaza-Encampment-400x300.jpg)
Princeton Students Behind Gaza Solidarity Encampment Head to Trial
Despite intimidation from the university, the activists are defending their right to protest for Palestinian liberation.
![Palestinians receive humanitarian aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Khan Younis.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2197204664-400x300.jpg)
I Would Not Have Survived Without UNRWA
The attack on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees is an attack on Palestinian existence.
![A young boy walks alone through a street filled with rubble and debris, in Gaza City on February 10, 2025.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_02-14-gaza-child-400x300.jpeg)
Gaza Life Expectancy Slashed Nearly in Half by Israel’s Genocide, Study Finds
Researchers said this estimate is conservative, as it doesn’t include deaths to factors like starvation and disease.
![Israeli soldiers walk along a road as displaced Palestinian families evacuate their homes in Jenin, West Bank, on January 23, 2025.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_02-13-west-bank-400x300.jpeg)
Israel Has Detained 380 Palestinians From West Bank Since Gaza Ceasefire
Israel is detaining Palestinians at a high rate as it’s supposed to be releasing people as part of the ceasefire deal.
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_02-13-aid-gaza-400x300.jpeg)
Hamas Says It Will Release Israeli Captives After Palestinians Report Aid Surge
Israel had threatened to resume the bombings and attacks if Hamas withheld three captives set to be released Saturday.
![Displaced Palestinians wave as they cross the Netzarim Corridor towards the north following the withdrawal of Israeli troops in central Gaza, on Monday, Febuary 10, 2025.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_02-12-palestinians-returning-400x300.jpeg)
Poll Finds Strong Majority of US Voters Reject Trump Plan to “Own” Gaza
Trump has said that forcibly expelled Palestinians would not have the right to return under his plan.
![U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 2025.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_02-11-trump-netanyahu-400x300.jpeg)
UN Experts Warn Trump Plan to “Own” Gaza Would “Shatter” International Order
Trump’s plan “would return the world to the dark days of colonial conquest,” the group said.
![A protestor holds a Palestinian flag with the words "Gaza" and "Sudan" as US rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during Super Bowl LIX Chiefs vs Eagles Apple Music Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 9, 2025.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_02-11-super-bowl-400x300.jpeg)
Super Bowl Performer Who Waved Sudan, Palestine Flag Released Without Charges
The protester said in interviews that his Muslim faith inspired him to speak up on the national stage.
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/seg4-Mohammed-Book-400x300.jpg)
Palestinians Face “Impossible Demand” to Be “Perfect Victims,” New Book Argues
“We should shift our focus and scrutinize the perpetrators, the oppressors, the colonizers,” says Mohammed El-Kurd.
![A protester holds a cardbord sign reading "STOP ARMING ISRAEL" during an outdoor demonstration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_0210-disarm-israel-sign-400x300.jpg)
Israel Shuts Down Two Palestinian Bookstores in Occupied East Jerusalem
Human rights advocates and diplomats have condemned the raids and the arrests of the shops' owners.