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![A Palestinian man walks on a street torn up by bulldozers during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestine, on September 1, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2168981680-1-400x300.jpg)
Israel Has Built an Economy Fueled by Genocide at Home and Abroad
With the help of the US, Israel exports instruments of oppression abroad, while testing them against Palestinians.
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Israel’s Latest Attacks on Lebanon Mark Significant Escalation, Journalist Warns
Rami Khouri discusses the latest developments, as well as the drawn-out ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
![Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Zibqin in southern Lebanon, on August 25, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2167483474-400x300.jpg)
Israel Launches Massive Attack on Lebanon, Pushing Region Toward All-Out War
Israeli leaders appear eager to spark a regional war as the US-backed assault on Gaza continues with no end in sight.
![Famine in Sudan: Activist Marine Alneel Says International Community Must Act](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/Seg3-faminedisplacedsplit-400x300.jpg)
Activist: Pay Attention to the Sudanese People and Not the 2 Warring Parties
You can’t end the famine through the same factions that “are killing us and causing us to starve,” says Marine Alneel.
![Lebanese civil defence workers extinguish a fire following an Israeli air raid on the town of Shamaa (Chamaa) in southern Lebanon on August 1, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0802-lebanon-400x300.jpg)
Don’t Believe the Rampant Disinformation Over Israel’s Escalation in Lebanon
The US is misrepresenting the strike on Majdal Shams and even the geography and political status of where it took place.
![An internally displaced woman carries aids in sacks after collecting from a group at a camp in Gadaref on May 12, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0801-south-sudan-400x300.jpg)
Famine Officially Declared in Sudan, Affecting Half a Million People
The threshold for an official famine declaration is extremely high, showing the urgent need for action.
![A young boy recovering from measles is bought into a clinic by his mother for mid-upper arm circumference measurements on November 29, 2023, in Rotriak, South Sudan. The young boy was found to have severe acute malnutrition and was referred to a medical center for treatment.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0730-sudan-400x300.jpg)
More Than Half of Sudan’s Population Could Suffer From Malnutrition by September
Famished people are reportedly boiling leaves, as well as eating grass, peanut shells and even dirt.
![Bread is distributed for free at a charity bakery in Omdurman city, Sudan, on July 24, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162726912-1-400x300.jpg)
Sudan Faces Famine as Military Blocks Aid Amid Civil War
Experts also warned that both sides were engaged in killings and arrests targeting lawyers, doctors and activists.
![J.D. Vance Slams Biden’s Support for Iraq War But Pushes Hawkish Policies](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/SEG2-GUEST-Trump-JD-SPLIT-400x300.jpg)
J.D. Vance Slams Biden’s Support for Iraq War But Pushes Hawkish Policies
Vance is “very aligned with Trump,” says Matt Duss, former adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders.
![Eklas Omar Kafi, 24, has her arm measured for a malnutrition checkup at the medical center in the Tiamushro camp for internally displaced persons in Kadugli, South Kordofan State, on June 17, 2024. More than 10 million people have been displaced within Sudan, according to figures released on June 11, 2024, by the International Organization for Migration.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0711-sudan-400x300.jpg)
From Regional Uprisings to Reactionary Regimes: How Sudan Relates to Palestine
Leaders of Sudan’s counterrevolutionary forces have expressed affinity with Israel and have used Israeli-made weapons.