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A man wraps his arm around a crying woman as they stand in a tent surrounded by shrouded bodies lying on the ground

Arab states press for ceasefire amid US obstruction

Maureen Clare Murphy 26 October 2023

Death toll in Gaza tops 7,000, including 2,900 children. Read more about Arab states press for ceasefire amid US obstruction

Men wearing face masks stand in aisles of supermarket covered with blood with empty refrigerator displays behind them

"Starvation being used as weapon of war" as Israeli strikes kill hundreds

Maureen Clare Murphy 25 October 2023

Israeli inspections delay transfer of aid to Gaza. Read more about "Starvation being used as weapon of war" as Israeli strikes kill hundreds

A father with two of his sons

My aunt and cousin have been killed in a massacre

Tamer Ajrami 24 October 2023

Seven members of an extended family wiped out, along with eight neighbors. Read more about My aunt and cousin have been killed in a massacre

A man carries a young girl with a major injury to her face while walking across road filled with debris

Palestinian rights groups push UN Security Council for ceasefire

Maureen Clare Murphy 23 October 2023

World body’s failure “has greenlit ongoing atrocities.” Read more about Palestinian rights groups push UN Security Council for ceasefire

Israel bombed my home without warning

Refaat Alareer 22 October 2023

A mother and two of her daughters were killed in an attack on our building. Read more about Israel bombed my home without warning

Two people are seen walking amid ruins of large apartment buildings

Two American women are first captives released by Hamas

Maureen Clare Murphy 20 October 2023

Qassam Brigades reiterates willingness to release civilian foreign nationals. Read more about Two American women are first captives released by Hamas

Biden's Gaza "aid" plan a fig leaf for genocide

Maureen Clare Murphy and Ali Abunimah 19 October 2023

There’s no way to provide life essentials including water for 2.3 million besieged people via Egypt. Read more about Biden's Gaza "aid" plan a fig leaf for genocide

Four young children peer out of a window piled high with rubble in front of it

Hunger, thirst may kill Gazans spared by Israeli bombs

Maureen Clare Murphy 16 October 2023

Palestinians dig mass graves as more than 1,000 remain under the rubble. Read more about Hunger, thirst may kill Gazans spared by Israeli bombs

Two men wearing scrubs stand on opposite sides of a kindergarten-aged boy lying on a hospital bed with a bloody face

"Humanity is failing" Palestinians in Gaza

Maureen Clare Murphy 15 October 2023

Israel exterminating 100 children per day in US-backed genocide. Read more about "Humanity is failing" Palestinians in Gaza

Men, most with bare hands, hold the body of a man partially buried in sandy rubble

Protect us from Israeli genocide, say Palestinians

Maureen Clare Murphy 14 October 2023

People in Gaza, anticipating death, post last messages on social media. Read more about Protect us from Israeli genocide, say Palestinians