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.
"UK consulate in Palestine account suspended on X Hours before suspension, British mission in Jerusalem posted thread criticising Israel’s use of administrative detention against Palestinians"
🚨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.
Unlike the Zionist claim that “Israel has a right to exist,” my assertion is rooted in international law. Of course, given Israel’s propensity for violating such laws, it’s no surprise they’re still claiming a right that has no basis in reality.
Unlike the Zionist claim that “Israel has a right to exist,” my assertion is rooted in international law. Of course, given Israel’s propensity for violating such laws, it’s no surprise they’re still claiming a right that has no basis in reality.
... astronomer and #Nobel Prize laureate said in a long 2025 #ORF interview:
"...the way things are currently progressing, humanity will not even make it to #Mars [let alone to an extrasolar planet, as #Longtermists crave.]
Like me, he's completely opposed to a "Planet B" approach, meaning, if we wreck Earth 🌍, we can just settle some other planet. This will not happen, with almost 100% certainty not...
...and now elsewhere,) but the global rise in #Antisemitism was also to be expected.
It can only be hoped, that they finally make the right decision in October when they will decide on the future of #Netanyahu in particular and #Israel's future in general--at the polls.
If human society is to survive, the return to the rules-based system implemented after #WWII is indispensable.
...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.
"👉This abominable deed will haunt them for generations to come👈 (probably less than the instigated murder of #Christ by the #Roman invasion force at the behest of the #Jerusalem elite, but still.)"
@octade@soc.octade.net @infostorm@a.gup.pe
#History #Politics #WarInGaza #Genocide
(3/n)
...innocent #Palestinians. There are hardly any scholars of international law left globally that would negate this statement.
Report: More than 80 British politicians have demanded that the UK government "impose comprehensive sanctions on Israel in line with the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion”.
"The UK's obligations under international law are clear. What is needed now is the political courage to act.”
"Keir Starmer’s government has continued to enable Israel’s atrocities."
Over 80 British MPs and lords have called on their government to impose comprehensive sanctions on Israel, as a collection of charities slammed outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer's legacy on Palestine.
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.
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
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.
Report: Spain's National Court has opened an investigation into senior Israeli military officials over the illegal detention of activists from the Global Sumud flotilla.
Complaints filed against Military Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir & Navy Commander Ram Rothberg included allegations of forcible control of vessels, property damage, illegal detention, incl detainees being subjected to torture & denied legal, etc. assistance.
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.
Genocidal Israelis and their Zionist enablers everywhere: we see you, we are taking notes, and we will not forget. You will face justice. If not today, tomorrow.
For the third day in a row, I haven't been able to provide lunch for my children. 💔 We're surviving on tea and biscuits only. We urgently need $200 to buy food and cooking gas. If you can donate any amount, or even just share this post, it would mean so much to us.🙏 gofund.me/d0cc0587 #Israel #Palestine #Gaza @apenkop @sasha @denissalem.
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 give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their accounts, and donate to their fundraisers if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).
Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):
![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.")
