I am Osama, a 33-year-old husband and father of three children from Gaza. Our home was burned to the ground, and with it, my ability to work in construction vanished as violence continues.
“Exclusive: The Metropolitan Police Service has reversed its decision to close a war crimes probe into UK nationals who fought for Israel amid the Gaza genocide, it can be revealed.
The 240-page referral was first submitted by the Public Interest Law Centre (#PILC) and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (#PCHR) in August 2025”
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“The move comes after British-Palestinian human rights campaigner Lubna #Speitan, who is represented by PILC, threatened judicial review proceedings against the Met”
„The devastation (…) has left the Gaza Strip needing an estimated $71.4bn to recover, according to the UN-EU-World Bank Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment ( #RDNA ) released in April.
“Reconstruction is not only a humanitarian task; it is a political one. (…) Our consultations across Gaza carried one unmistakable message: nothing about our future without us” (…).“
L'ONU dénonce une recrudescence des frappes israéliennes ce mois-ci. Au moins 57 Palestinien•ne•s ont été tué•e•s par ces dernières entre le 13 et le 20 juillet.
Depuis le cessez-le-feu non respecté d'octobre 2025, l'armée israélienne a tué 1100 Gazaoui•e•s.
Neuf mois après l’entrée en vigueur d’un cessez-le-feu entre Israël et le Hamas dans la bande de Gaza, l’espoir de vivre en sécurité semble s’éloigner pour les civils palestiniens.
Mamdani’s call to arrest ICC-wanted Netanyahu over the Gaza genocide has exposed divisions among House Democrats, with some backing his remarks while others arguing that the mayor lacks the legal authority. Republicans called him a ‘Muslim terrorist’.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s call to arrest ICC-wanted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza genocide has exposed divisions among House Democrats, with some backing his remar...
We say it and repeat it over and over again There is no reconstruction, no removal of rubble, and no entry of sufficient aid. What only happens is the removal of rubble from the streets to open them to vehicles and passers-by, and the entry of a limited and formal number of aid that has no real impact... The reality is catastrophic, winter is approaching, the tents are worn out, and they are supposed to be replaced with caravans #Gaza #Palestine #IAmSeen
"UN: Israeli Ceasefire Violations May Constitute War Crimes as Gaza Death Toll Mounts
The UN rights office warned Israeli attacks continue killing civilians despite the Gaza ceasefire, raising concerns over war crimes and atrocities.
Key Developments
The UN documented dozens of civilian deaths during the past week despite the ceasefire. Most recorded killings occurred outside Israel’s self-declared “yellow line.” The UN warned the attacks raise concerns of war crimes and other atrocity crimes."
An extensive new Palestinian Feminist Collective report traces Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians from the 1948 Nakba to Gaza today, showing it isn't incidental abuse but a deliberate tool of ethnic cleansing and control.
An extensive new Palestinian Feminist Collective report traces Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians from the 1948 Nakba to Gaza today, showing it isn’t incidental abuse but a deliberate tool of ethnic cleansing and control.
Israeli politician and former Knesset member Einat Wilf described Palestinian identity and ideology as “the enemy” during an interview on the Al Hamashmaut podcast with Tamir Dortal on January 30, 2025.
Wilf said that “Palestinianism” has always been Israel’s “most bitter enemy” and argued that the identity and ideology “must die.”
This is how the belongings of patients evacuated through the Rafah crossing are confiscated; they are not allowed to take anything except the clothes they are wearing. Imagine leaving with nothing? With your soul in your hands?
#Voilà-voilà, il a des personnes qui ne trouvent pas normal de secouer des pourritures qui ont promu la loi #Yadan, après tt les faits de tortures viols meutres etc ....avéraient par l'ONU par cet état sioniste de la pire espèce, alors que les preuves du 07octobre sont cachées par ce Gvt sont +que douteux, en voilà d'autres .
Voici comment sont confisqués les effets personnels des patients évacués par le poste-frontière de #Rafah : ils ne sont pas autorisés à emporter quoi que ce soit, à l'exception des vêtements qu'ils portent. Imaginez-vous partir sans rien ? L'âme au creux de la main ? Voici comment sont confisqués les effets
#Voilà-voilà, il a des personnes qui ne trouvent pas normal de secouer des pourritures qui ont promu la loi #Yadan, après tt les faits de tortures viols meutres etc ....avéraient par l'ONU par cet état sioniste de la pire espèce, alors que les preuves du 07octobre sont cachées par ce Gvt sont +que douteux, en voilà d'autres .
Voici comment sont confisqués les effets personnels des patients évacués par le poste-frontière de #Rafah : ils ne sont pas autorisés à emporter quoi que ce soit, à l'exception des vêtements qu'ils portent. Imaginez-vous partir sans rien ? L'âme au creux de la main ? Voici comment sont confisqués les effets personnels des patients évacués par le poste-frontière de Rafah : ils ne sont autorisés à emporter rien d’autre que les vêtements qu’ils portent. Imaginez-vous partir sans rien ? L’âme à vif ? #gaza #israël #génocide #Palestine
The Israeli military is quietly but quickly building a giant earthen barrier separating the over 50% of the Gaza Strip it controls from the rest of the territory, according to satellite imagery, further entrenching the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave.
More than 23 kilometers (14 miles) have been constructed in recent months, running through Palestinian communities demolished by the military.
British lawyer Yasmin Kausar has warned users about an upcoming privacy policy update for Google-owned navigation app Waze, which was originally developed in Israel.
She said the new policy, set to take effect on August 1, will expand location tracking and monitor users’ movements and daily habits, raising concerns over data privacy and fueling calls for a digital boycott of the app.
They are all human, just like you and me. They grow weary; they are dying from exhaustion—from displacement, loss, hunger, and the sheer weight of life itself. Those who claim they possess a superhuman capacity for endurance are lying to you. It is nonsense; they are all human, and they are tired of bearing this pain.
🚨A four year old girl was shot in the head yesterday by Israeli forces amid continued gunfire toward displaced people’s tents in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis Southern Gaza Strip.
"Basel Adra, Palestinian filmmaker and Oscar winner: ‘Israelis don’t see us as human beings’
The director of the documentary ‘No Other Land’ took part in a cultural event in Madrid and explained how Israeli violence in the West Bank has increased after he won the statuette"
The Belgian government announced a ban on the import of products originating from Israeli settlements established in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Belgian news agency Belga reported that the federal government discussed imports from the occupied Palestinian territories during its meeting before deciding to ban the import of settlement products.
The agency said the meeting continued into the early morning hours and concluded with the approval of the ban as part of the cabinet’s latest decisions before the start of the summer recess.
"One Thousand Days of Genocide: Gaza’s Story beyond the Numbers
By Shaimaa Eid
For one thousand days, Gaza has existed between life and death. Our endurance is no longer breaking news; it has become a painful question confronting the world.
As a journalist from the Gaza Strip, I have lived through the genocide since its very first day. I am still trying to remain strong, not for my own sake, but for the mission I believe I was born in Gaza to fulfill. It is a mission that goes beyond personal pain, becoming a testimony to an entire era in which human beings are being erased before the eyes of the world." .,.,,..,., As a journalist from Gaza, I know there are countless stories that have yet to be told. Behind every destroyed building lies the history of a family. Behind every empty chair is someone we still mourn. Behind every survivor is a story of resilience that deserves to be heard.
In the end, we are still here.
We are still writing.
We are still documenting.
We are still bearing witness.
Because what remains untold
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"One Thousand Days of Genocide: Gaza’s Story beyond the Numbers
By Shaimaa Eid
For one thousand days, Gaza has existed between life and death. Our endurance is no longer breaking news; it has become a painful question confronting the world.
As a journalist from the Gaza Strip, I have lived through the genocide since its very first day. I am still trying to remain strong, not for my own sake, but for the mission I believe I was born in Gaza to fulfill. It is a mission that goes beyond personal pain, becoming a testimony to an entire era in which human beings are being erased before the eyes of the world." .,.,,..,., As a journalist from Gaza, I know there are countless stories that have yet to be told. Behind every destroyed building lies the history of a family. Behind every empty chair is someone we still mourn. Behind every survivor is a story of resilience that deserves to be heard.
In the end, we are still here.
We are still writing.
We are still documenting.
We are still bearing witness.
Because what remains untold about Gaza is far greater than anything the world has heard so far."
...apart from some occasional #JerusalemPost headlines, but the global backlash, and even the classification of their military 's deeds as #Genocide, made it very obvious that there would be a reckoning:
It is extremely unfair to all the #Jews in the global #Diaspora who did not have a hand or even opposed the #Israeli regimes actions in #Gaza (and now elsewhere,)...
#WarInTheMiddleEast
👉The #Netanyahu Regime and the #IDF are comitting #Genocide👈
It is "five minutes past midnight" to cease ALL military help to #Israel until the #Palestinians are under a #UN enforced safe area.
Former senior UN human rights chief, Craig Mokhiber, has written a fierce opinion piece in Mondoweiss denying Israel’s right to exist.
In the essay, he calls for the dismantling of the Israeli regime, which is on trial for genocide at the ICJ, charges that the court has found plausible enough to issue a series of preliminary orders — all of which the regime has ignored.
I’m just now seeing that @joynewacc made it out of #Gaza and is continuing her studies in Italy. I just wanted to boost for all those who contributed to her fundraiser just in case they missed her previous posts, as I did. The support we provide as a global community can be life changing. Her family in Gaza obviously still needs our continued support: chuffed.org/project/farah-need…
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I stare into the place until my eyes ache. Now I know where my green soul belongs—the soul that having escaped from the rubble and ashes.🌱🌳🍃
#italy #gaza #genocide
As a journalist in Gaza, I’ve dedicated my life to the truth. But today, the truth is that my family is struggling to survive. With support cut and no income, I can barely provide basic necessities for my mother and siblings. I’m struggling to keep reporting while worried about our next meal. If you can, please stand with us. Your support is our only lifeline.
Hi friends, I know I’ve been quiet lately—adjusting to life here has been a real challenge. I’m reaching out bc the dental issue I had in Gaza has become critical & requires urgent surgery here in Italy, costing €650. I’m in a tough spot bc every bit of money I have has been going to my family in #gaza to help them survive. If you’re able to help me cover this medical expense, it would mean the world to me. Please reach out or donate via the link. #palestine #genocide
After being detained by Israeli settlers and soldiers during a Palestinian-led visit to the occupied West Bank, California Congressman Ro Khanna is having to fend off attacks from U.S. and Israeli officials alike. Democrats, Republicans, and pundits are all racing to discredit the sitting congressman’s visit to the occupied West Bank for the sake of defending Israel.
Speaking to Mehdi, Ro Khanna sets the record straight about his occupied West Bank visit, his position on an arms embargo on Israel, Elon Musk’s threat to sue, and more.
I give these children more than I can give my own child. I provide them with fruit and healthy food, yet I cannot afford a can of formula for my baby. I cannot use the children's funds for my own child, so I need your help to provide a can of formula for him. Link chuffed.org/project/144437
A Mother’s Cry for Help: Save My Children and Give Them a Future… Rania Oday needs your support for A Mother’s Cry for Help, Save My Children to Have a Future
Please help Aya continue her education. She selflessly volunteers to hold verification calls every week with Gaza Verified while facing genocide herself.
She’s also an excellent student (not that that should matter).
Thanks to your incredible support, I have raised €150 out of the €500 I need to enroll in a certified course.
This certificate will strengthen my chances of applying to universities outside Gaza and continuing my education.
Over the past year, your kindness has helped me keep my dream alive. I couldn't have come this far without you. Please help me reach the remaining amount so I don't lose this opportunity.
my name is kat & i live in scotland. i've started this campaign for my friend, aya rizq, who lives with her mum & siblings in the rubble of a destroyed gaza.
The Guardian reports that the European Union is delaying taking practical steps to impose restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements built in the occupied Palestinian territories, despite growing calls within Europe to take action against settlement expansion and settler violence.
However, disagreements among EU member states are preventing a unified decision, with some countries calling for stricter measures while others remain reluctant to take action against Israel.
The German government now intends to put into law to punish Germans with up to 5 years in jail if they deny Israel's "right to exist".
Such a law would of course very likely violate the German constitution, like virtually everything the current German government does these days. And Germany already has a law that protects anyone from incitement and hate against the group they belong to, including jews. A law that specifically protects Israel no matter what Israel does serves of course only to suppress valid criticism of genocide and Israel's hard-right course who currently want to attack Iran *again*. In a country that respects its own constitution, this planned law would never even have been proposed.
As I write this, Germany's foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, is on visit in Israel, Germany's "good and close friend", to "keep communications channels open" as public hostility towards Israel increases.
And Germany's minister of the interior, Alexander Dobrindt, and the federal presidents of Germany's police have had multiple visits in Israel, Germany's "natural partner", to start training each other's police and to learn from Israel how it controls a population in an apartheid state using technology and AI (the real, working all-too-well AI, like computer vision, not the LLMs that are sold to us as "AI").
Journalist and activist Andrey Khrzhanovsky reports on the Israeli army's metal gates across the occupied West Bank, which Israeli forces use to seal off Palestinian cities, towns, and villages, at times keeping them closed for days and even weeks.
But don’t blindly look at a Gaza Verified link and assume it’s correct. Check the verified account against the actual account name of the account you’re trying to support. Make sure they match.
We’ve personally had video conversations on Signal with the people from Gaza whose Mastodon accounts on the fediverse are listed here and we verify that their accounts are genuine. – Joy & Aral Balkan
Extremist Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian farmlands in Turmusayya, occupied West Bank.
This is not an isolated crime, as groups of Israeli settlers have repeatedly vandalized Palestinian agricultural fields, vehicles, and properties across the West Bank.
According to UN OCHA data, over 1,400 settlers attacks recorded in 2024 and more than 1,000 in the first part of 2025 alone, many involving arson and resulting in significant property damage and expelling of Palestinians from their homes and lands.
I'm Joe in the UK, I've been in touch with Aseel from the Sehwel family for over a year now and have been following their difficult struggle to afford medication, shelter and food in Gaza.
![Q. Do you feel Spain supports the Palestinian cause?
A. Absolutely. Both the government and ordinary people. For example, I remember a footballer did something small with a flag and caused a huge stir [he is referring to Lamine Yamal, who waved a Palestinian flag in May during FC Barcelona’s victory parade after winning La Liga]. Israeli ministers and officials had to comment on it, which drew even more attention.
Q. Europe is more hesitant…
A. We hope Spain doesn’t change because, you know, in Europe and other countries it’s easy to get support at first, but after a while the government changes or people within the government itself — as has happened in Sweden — change their minds and stop supporting the cause or even turn against it. The Israeli lobby always finds a way to influence official policies.](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/5697641 "Q. Do you feel Spain supports the Palestinian cause?
A. Absolutely. Both the government and ordinary people. For example, I remember a footballer did something small with a flag and caused a huge stir [he is referring to Lamine Yamal, who waved a Palestinian flag in May during FC Barcelona’s victory parade after winning La Liga]. Israeli ministers and officials had to comment on it, which drew even more attention.
Q. Europe is more hesitant…
A. We hope Spain doesn’t change because, you know, in Europe and other countries it’s easy to get support at first, but after a while the government changes or people within the government itself — as has happened in Sweden — change their minds and stop supporting the cause or even turn against it. The Israeli lobby always finds a way to influence official policies.")
![Q. With Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu in charge, can one still be optimistic about the future of Palestinians?
A. No, and regarding Israelis, it’s not only Netanyahu, the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, or the settlers. Netanyahu, Smotrich and Ben-Gvir were elected by the people, and I believe they represent the majority of Israelis. For me, the problem is Israeli society. Even before [the Hamas-led attacks on] October 7 we lived under occupation, but Israelis in Tel Aviv lived their normal lives; the money from their taxes went to the settlers, to the settlements, and to the army, which killed Palestinians, although in smaller numbers than after October 7. But they do not see us as human beings. That’s why they accept the occupation and cannot claim ignorance; we live in the same territory and they cannot say they didn’t know what was happening. And now I think they have reached their worst moment in terms of racism and tolerance of the crimes committed against us Palestinians. So I don’t think change will come through elections in Israel or the United States.](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/5697645 "Q. With Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu in charge, can one still be optimistic about the future of Palestinians?
A. No, and regarding Israelis, it’s not only Netanyahu, the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, or the settlers. Netanyahu, Smotrich and Ben-Gvir were elected by the people, and I believe they represent the majority of Israelis. For me, the problem is Israeli society. Even before [the Hamas-led attacks on] October 7 we lived under occupation, but Israelis in Tel Aviv lived their normal lives; the money from their taxes went to the settlers, to the settlements, and to the army, which killed Palestinians, although in smaller numbers than after October 7. But they do not see us as human beings. That’s why they accept the occupation and cannot claim ignorance; we live in the same territory and they cannot say they didn’t know what was happening. And now I think they have reached their worst moment in terms of racism and tolerance of the crimes committed against us Palestinians. So I don’t think change will come through elections in Israel or the United States.")
