Maureen Clare Murphy’s blog

A man on a bicycle rides on a street interspersed with other people with bombed-out buildings on either side

Gaza truce extended for another day amid intense pressure

Maureen Clare Murphy 30 November 2023

Netanyahu vows to “fight until the end” as more prisoners are exchanged. Read more about Gaza truce extended for another day amid intense pressure

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Gaza truce extended as Israel threatens even bigger attack

Maureen Clare Murphy 28 November 2023

Hamas and Israel to exchange prisoners for an additional two days. Read more about Gaza truce extended as Israel threatens even bigger attack

People hold their hands in the air, some making the V for victory gesture and others holding their phones, in front of a Red Crescent charter bus carrying freed women prisoners

Joy and pain at outset of four-day pause and prisoner exchange

Maureen Clare Murphy 25 November 2023

West Bank crowds thank the resistance as Palestinians in Gaza find their communities in ruins. Read more about Joy and pain at outset of four-day pause and prisoner exchange

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White House denies genocide unfolding in Gaza

Maureen Clare Murphy 22 November 2023

Israeli officials clearly articulate their designs to destroy and depopulate the territory. Read more about White House denies genocide unfolding in Gaza

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Israeli lawmakers scream at family members of captives

Maureen Clare Murphy 21 November 2023

People whose relatives are held in Gaza say inflammatory rhetoric endangers their loved ones. Read more about Israeli lawmakers scream at family members of captives

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Israel delivers on its vows to bring hell to Gaza

Maureen Clare Murphy 18 November 2023

Military orders evacuation in the south while Palestinians face starvation. Read more about Israel delivers on its vows to bring hell to Gaza

Israel using its national anthem as "noise torture" against detainees

Maureen Clare Murphy 17 November 2023

Soldiers record videos documenting their abuses against Palestinians. Read more about Israel using its national anthem as "noise torture" against detainees

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Israel fails to show evidence of Hamas command center at al-Shifa hospital

Maureen Clare Murphy 15 November 2023

Deadly raid broke international law, terrorized patients, medics and displaced people. Read more about Israel fails to show evidence of Hamas command center at al-Shifa hospital

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Palestinians sue Biden to stop Gaza genocide

Maureen Clare Murphy 15 November 2023

Suit seeks to stop transfer of weapons to Israel. Read more about Palestinians sue Biden to stop Gaza genocide

A girl with both of her legs bandaged and one in a splint rests on a bed with a woman sitting next to her

Babies die, patients shot as Israel besieges hospitals in Gaza's north

Maureen Clare Murphy 11 November 2023

Red Cross “shocked and appalled” by attacks on al-Shifa hospital. Read more about Babies die, patients shot as Israel besieges hospitals in Gaza's north