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![Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0614-rafah-400x300.jpg)
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.
![A Palestinian girl with her knees in bandages holds a piece of dough to her chest as she walks along a street in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip on June 13, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_06-13-child-food-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Half of Gaza Cropland Damaged as WHO Warns of “Catastrophic Hunger”
Over 8,000 children under the age of 5 have been diagnosed with acute malnutrition, the WHO chief said.
![A displaced Palestinian boy is splashing his face with water in front of his tent during a heatwave in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 11, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0613-gaza--400x300.jpg)
UN: Israel Committed at Least 5,700 “Grave Violations” Against Children in 2023
Israel was the single largest contributor of grave violations against children across the globe last year.
![Palestinian men walk along a narrow street past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on June 11, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0612-gaza-a-400x300.jpg)
UN Report Finds Israel Has Committed Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza
Crimes against humanity are typically considered the most serious violations of international law.
![Palestinians inspect debris a day after a massacre carried out by the Israeli military in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 9, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0611-nuseirat-400x300.jpg)
The IDF’s Nuseirat Raid May Amount to a War Crime, UN Human Rights Office Says
“All they cared about was carrying out the operation, even if it was at the expense of all these lives,” said a witness.
![Palestinian children search through the rubble of their home a day after an operation by the Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0610-gaza-400x300.jpg)
White House Labels Israel’s Attack That Killed 274 Palestinians as “Successful”
Israeli forces stormed the dense civilian area of Nuseirat and shot Palestinians on sight, survivors said.
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Palestinian American Political Analyst Calls Nuseirat Raid a “Massacre”
Omar Baddar discusses the political and humanitarian impact of the raid and his outlook on ceasefire negotiations.
![Palestinians inspect a container damaged by an Israeli attack outside a UNRWA school near Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on June 7, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0607_unrwa-400x300.jpg)
Day After UN School Attack, IDF Brags About Striking Another Refugee Camp School
Israeli forces carried out the strike on the Al-Shati UN school just after killing at least 40 in an attack on Nuseirat.
![An Israeli strike illuminates the sky above the southern Lebanese village of Khiam late on April 17, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0606-israel-lebanon-400x300.jpg)
Israel Has Used White Phosphorus on 17 Towns in Lebanon Since October
Officials have said at least 173 in Lebanon have been injured by white phosphorus exposure in the past eight months.
![A view of destruction at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school sheltering thousands of people, in Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Gaza, on June 6, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0606-unrwa-400x300.jpg)
Report: US Bombs Used in Israeli Massacre of 40 in Gaza Refugee Camp
The targeting of the UN school-turned-shelter is a “blatant” violation of international law, one UN official said.