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Destitute From War, a Mother in Gaza Made a Fateful Choice and Gave Her Young Daughters in Marriage
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1700+ words) So she made a decision she now deeply regrets. She married off her 13- and 14-year-old daughters to men who promised safety and support. "I thought I was protecting them," she said. "Fear was slaughtering me." The devastation that Israel's campaign…...
Palestinians in Gaza Mark Anniversary of 1948 Mass Expulsion and Say Today's Catastrophe Is Worse
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (971+ words) The village, al-Joura, was demolished by the Israeli military at the time. It has since vanished under neighborhoods of the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon and the grounds of a national park. The neighborhood where Abu Hamam's family ended up…...
Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza Aid Flotilla and Plan to Drop Off Activists in Greece
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (866+ words) Activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla said Israeli forces stormed their vessels overnight, smashing engines and detaining some of those onboard while they were sailing in international waters near Greece, hundreds of miles (kilometers) from Gaza and Israel. Israel officials…...
Israel Brings Journalists to the Old City Holy Site Damaged by Shrapnel
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (132+ words) JERUSALEM " Near the roof of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem's Old City, where shrapnel from an intercepted Iranian missile fell Monday, Israel's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein accused Tehran of targeting holy sites and trying to "escalate" the conflict....