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![A woman carries a dead body of a child to the morgue of the Suheda al-Aqsa Hospital as Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip continue in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on October 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1723113255-400x300.jpg)
“I Lived All My Life as Collateral Damage,” Says Palestinian Activist
Activist Majed Abusalama calls for strikes and mass action across the globe to stop Israel's genocide of Palestinians.
![A Palestinian youth carries bread amid the rubble of the city center of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip following Israeli shelling on October 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1012-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War Against the Palestinian People
A full-scale ground offensive on Gaza is imminent, even as Palestinians are already suffering collective punishment.
![A view of destroyed buildings and debris at the Al-Rimal neighborhood after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip on October 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1010-gaza-400x300.jpg)
IDF Official Admits Israel’s Goal in Bombing Gaza Is to Inflict Severe Damage
“The emphasis is on damage and not on accuracy,” Israel Defense Forces official Daniel Hagari said.
![A view of destruction after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on October 9, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1009-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Israel Announces Total Blockade of Gaza Strip
Israel's defense minister pledged to block food, fuel and electricity, steps that experts decry as a clear war crime.
![Julian Assange Supporters Hold A Night Carnival To Call For His Release](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1465133980-400x300.jpg)
Julian Assange Is “Dangerously Close” to Extradition for Revealing US War Crimes
This is the first time a publisher has been charged under the Espionage Act for disclosing government secrets.
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Kissinger Responsible for More Civilian Deaths in Cambodia Than Previously Known
Henry Kissinger celebrates his 100th birthday as survivors and family members of deadly campaigns continue to grieve.
![U.S. Air Force F16 fighter jets fly in formation during U.S.-Philippines joint air force exercises dubbed Cope Thunder at Clark Air Base on May 9, 2023, in the Philippines.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1488520723-400x300.jpg)
A New Report Finds That the “War on Terror” Led to More Than 4.5 Million Deaths
Destruction of key infrastructure, including hospitals and other health care facilities, fueled mortality.
![Karim Ahmad Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, visits Kyiv and territories which were occupied by Russia in Ukraine, April 14, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1239995150-400x300.jpg)
ICC Charges Putin With War Crimes While US and Israeli Leaders Enjoy Impunity
The U.S. celebrates the charges against Putin, but pressures the ICC to refrain from prosecuting Israelis and Americans.
![President George W. Bush addresses military personnel and coalition forces at U.S. Camp Arifjan, 35 miles south of Kuwait City, on January 12, 2008.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0320-bush-iraq-400x300.jpg)
For 20 Years, Team Bush Has Escaped Prosecution for Their War Crimes in Iraq
One year after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes.
![People walk by the rubble of partially-destroyed apartment buildings](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0227-ukraine-damage-400x300.jpg)
Russian War Crimes Have Hardened Ukrainians Against Peace Talks, Activist Says
A Kyiv-based activist says Russia's mass attacks on civilians have bolstered many Ukrainians' resolve to keep fighting.