Members of Meta’s Oversight Board have criticized Israel over Gaza — before deciding ‘from the river to the sea’ isn’t hate speech
Meta's monitoring committee faced heavy criticism for determining that the “from the river to the sea” rhetoric against Israel did not constitute hate speech, but several of its members have expressed critical views of Israel's actions in Gaza. The advisory board, which claims to be independent of Meta, decided that Facebook and Instagram users can […]
IDF Discovers Subway Tracks Underneath Northern Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that soldiers had discovered train tracks inside a Hamas tunnel underground in northern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement: Since the war began, the IDF has been working to dismantle and neutralize Hamas' underground infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Units of the Gaza Strip […]
CNBC Guest Says Kamala Harris Has Been ‘Factually Incorrect’ When Speaking Out On Gaza War
Former George W. Bush administration officials have criticized Vice President Kamala Harris' comments about the Israel-Gaza conflict, saying she has repeatedly made inaccurate statements. Harris is Under attack The Israeli military criticized Harris for her strong urging not to advance into Rafah since the Israeli military found the bodies of six Israeli hostages taken in […]
Randi Weingarten puts blame on Netanyahu for hostage murders in Gaza: ‘Anger must be placed’ at him
In a post Sunday, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for partly being responsible for the killing of the hostages by Hamas. “My heart breaks for the families of the hostages killed by Hamas,” Weingarten wrote in a post on X. “But I must also be […]
WHO to begin Gaza polio vaccination campaign
The United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) will launch a polio vaccination campaign targeting 640,000 Palestinian children on Sunday after the first polio cases in 25 years were reported in the Gaza Strip. Much of Gaza's health system and roads were destroyed in the war between Israel and Hamas, and its residents are scattered in […]
‘We cannot protect our children’: parents in Gaza face new threat of polio | Gaza
and othersLike many in Gaza, Eid Al-Attar, a teacher from the north of the strip, now spends his days searching for enough food and water to feed his family. Forced to flee eight times since war broke out between Israel and Hamas in October, the 42-year-old has done his best to protect his five children […]
Tim Walz condemns Hamas after being roasted for appearing to miss question about murdered hostages in Gaza
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz appeared to miss a question about the six hostages found dead in Gaza while visiting the Minnesota State Fair on Sunday. The video, which has been circulating online, shows the Minnesota governor addressing supporters and answering some questions. Someone off-camera can be heard asking Waltz, “What's your reaction to […]
‘We’ve Had Enough’: Protests, Strikes Erupt Across Israel After Six Hostages Killed By Hamas In Gaza
The recent killings of six hostages in the Gaza Strip by Hamas have sparked mass protests and strikes across Israel, according to multiple reports. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) found six hostages in southern Gaza over the weekend, including an American who was apparently “brutally murdered” by Hamas shortly before they were found. News of […]
Biden 'devastated and outraged' by the death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin in Gaza
President Biden said he was “shocked and outraged” by the death of Hersh Goldberg Pollin, an Israeli-American hostage who was held hostage by the militant group Hamas. “I am devastated and outraged. Hersh is one of the innocent people brutally attacked while attending a Music for Peace festival in Israel on October 7th. He lost […]
Protests in Israel and strike called amid eruption of outrage over Gaza war | Israel
Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday night and a country-wide general strike was called amid public anger over the government's handling of the war in Gaza following the deaths of six hostages held deep underground by Hamas. The discovery of a hostage's body in Gaza over the weekend threatened to […]