How to Launder a Siege

Aid looting ran at 92% while Israeli-armed gangs held the roads. It hit zero the month that Hamas took control of the supply chain. But nobody wants to talk about that.

Not the government, but Israeli activists stop aid trucks from entering Gaza.

April 21, 2026 - Aid trucks are barely entering Gaza. Community fundraising for Palestinian families in the Strip has slowed down. Prices continue to remain elevated by design. It’s important we return back to dynamics that are still animating this genocide and identify the tactics of divide and conquer, as they are some of the oldest instruments in the colonial toolkit. We should recognize that those carrying out this genocide rely heavily on Western racial tropes to do their work: images of warring clans, lawless tribes, native society that dissolves into predation the moment imperial order is withdrawn. Western coverage of Gaza throughout the genocide has rehearsed these images with near-liturgical fidelity to the zionist narrative.....More

‘Silent suffering’: Why children in Gaza are losing their ability to speak

An estimated 1.1 million children in Gaza now need mental health and psychosocial support, as a growing number lose their ability to speak due to trauma and injuries from Israeli attacks.

After an intense bombardment struck near his home, five-year-old Jad Zohud suddenly lost his ability to speak.

He is not alone. Across Gaza, specialists are reporting a rising number of children who can no longer speak following war-related injuries or psychological trauma.

For some, the cause is physical – head injuries, neurological damage or blast trauma. For others, there is no visible wound. Their silence follows repeated exposure to violence that overwhelms their ability to process or communicate.

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Palestinians cast their ballots as Gaza holds first election in 21 years

Palestinians are voting in Gaza’s first municipal elections in 21 years. Around 70,000 people are registered to vote, with councils elected through a list system requiring female representation, as residents attempt to restore local governance despite ongoing Israeli attacks.

Israel escalates attacks in Gaza, killing 12 people

Israeli forces have killed 12 Palestinians, including six police officers, in multiple attacks across Gaza. Despite a six-month long ceasefire, Israeli forces are committing daily violations that have killed almost 1,000 people.

Inside Israel’s prison system

April 17, 2026 - As Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day, more than 9,600 Palestinians are still being held in Israeli prisons, many without trial. Reports of worsening conditions and deaths in custody are growing, as a new death penalty law raises fears of escalation.

Israeli attacks kill several over two days in Gaza despite ‘ceasefire’

People mourn beside the bodies of Palestinian brothers Abdel Malek and Abdel Sattar al-Attar, who were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza on April 16, 2026 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]

April 17, 2026 - Several Palestinians have been killed in two days of separate Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, despite the so-called “ceasefire” that is now in its seventh month, as raids and assaults continue in the occupied West Bank.....More HERE

Inside Israel’s prison system

April 17, 2026 - As Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day, more than 9,600 Palestinians are still being held in Israeli prisons, many without trial. Reports of worsening conditions and deaths in custody are growing, as a new death penalty law raises fears of escalation.

Smotrich refers to Nazis as he brands Germany 'hypocrites' over Israeli settler criticism...Who are the Nazis? Who are the Hypocrites?

Far-right Israeli minister responds to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's 'concern' over 'de facto annexation' in the West Bank

Bezalel Smotrich holds a map of an area near the settlement of Maale Adumim, a land corridor known as E1, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, on 14 August 2025 (Menahem Kahana / AFP)

April 14, 2026 - Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has invoked the history of the Nazi Holocaust as he branded Germany "hypocrites" after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was "deeply concerned" about settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.

Writing before Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, Smotrich said the German chancellor "should bow his head and apologise a thousand times on behalf of Germany" for the death of six million Jews in the Holocaust rather than "preach morality" to Israel.

"We will not accept instructions from hypocritical leaders in Europe, a continent that is once again losing its conscience and its ability to distinguish between good and evil," Smotrich posted on X.

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Meta 'financially enabling' Israeli settler violence against Palestinians, report says

Findings published by 7amleh reveal Meta's bias in the moderation of content by Israelis and Palestinians

April 14, 2026 - Meta is “financially enabling” incitement content against Palestinians from pro-settlement Israeli pages, a new report by a social media watchdog has found.

According to the 7amleh, the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, Meta has allowed settler-affiliated accounts and extremist media outlets to generate revenue on its platforms, despite content that violates its own policies, including violent, racist and inciting material targeting Palestinians.

In contrast, the report found that Palestinian voices “remain comprehensively excluded from eligibility for monetization on Meta’s platforms, solely based on their geographic location" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

"This means that Palestinian journalists, content creators, media outlets, and civil society organizations are structurally denied access to economic tools available to others even when their content is professional and policy-compliant."

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The Global Sumud Flotilla 2026 Mission

Boats carrying activists and humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza reposition in the port during a symbolic send-off as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)

April 15, 2026 - In response to a direct call from Palestinians in Gaza, the Global Sumud Flotilla is preparing to mobilize again, on land and at sea, with thousands of participants, more than a hundred boats, hundreds of trucks, and expanded goals.

This mission not only aims to break Israel's illegal siege and deliver life-saving humanitarian aid, but also to establish a sustained civilian presence. Teams of doctors, nurses, eco-builders, war crimes investigators, unarmed civilian protectors and others will disembark to work alongside the Palestinian people. As they continue to endure the Israeli regime's ongoing attacks, we will begin rebuilding healthcare systems and basic infrastructure destroyed over the past two years.

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