‘It was an execution’: family mourns boy shot dead by Israeli forces

Nihal Abu Ayash, 16, was reportedly the 100th Palestinian child to be killed in the West Bank since Hamas’s 7 October attack Nihal was the 100th Palestinian child to be killed in the occupied West Bank since Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel, according to the human rights group Defense for Children International – Palestine… Read More ‘It was an execution’: family mourns boy shot dead by Israeli forces

Secretary Blinken, this is the uncomfortable truth about America and Israel

GAZA casualties live statistics Mr. Secretary, you have provided the weapons and the political cover that enabled the murder of 65 members of my family, mostly women and children, over the past four months. In strikes in mid-November, three generations of my family were killed by missiles as they sought shelter and safety. I carry their… Read More Secretary Blinken, this is the uncomfortable truth about America and Israel

The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits

Since 2018, the US military has been ramping up its use of gaming to recruit more people, at a critical time when the US armed forces face the worst recruitment struggle since becoming an all-volunteer force after the Vietnam war. Targeting gamers makes sense from the military’s perspective, as it gives them access to the young, tech-savvy population they want joining up. But… Read More The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits

6-Year-Old Gaza Girl Hind Rajab Found Dead With Massacred Family, Rescue Workers

GAZA casualties live statistics Rajab drew worldwide attention following the publication of her desperate plea for help as she sat surrounded by relatives slain by Israeli troops. Two paramedics sent to rescue the child were also killed by Israeli forces Six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab was killed along with five relatives and two medics sent… Read More 6-Year-Old Gaza Girl Hind Rajab Found Dead With Massacred Family, Rescue Workers

Guardian editorial: Gaza’s devastation: the suffering won’t end when war does

GAZA casualties live statistics War deaths are not only caused by direct violence, and they don’t stop when the fighting does. Civilians as well as combatants may succumb to earlier injuries, or to hunger and disease in the aftermath of conflict. In the longer run, disruption of food production, damage to infrastructure and suspension of medical services… Read More Guardian editorial: Gaza’s devastation: the suffering won’t end when war does

Toys from Trash: Teaching kids science using everyday objects / Visit Arvind Gupta’s Archive

First posted January 24, 2014 The road to the offices inside Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics’ (IUCAA) Children Science Centre in Pune passes through a well-set, well-manicured lawn past the administrative buildings of the place. The tranquil atmosphere of the campus is broken only by the chaos in the room opposite his office. Noisy… Read More Toys from Trash: Teaching kids science using everyday objects / Visit Arvind Gupta’s Archive

More than 10 children losing legs in Gaza every day as dire health crisis grows

NB: Approximately 90 thousand Palestinians killed, wounded or missing, including nearly ten thousand children. Wounded children with no relatives; children being amputated without anaesthesia. Vast neighbourhoods levelled to the ground. Is this enough for Netanyahu and Biden? Has any part of human cruelty toward subject populations changed for twenty five centuries since thousands of slaves… Read More More than 10 children losing legs in Gaza every day as dire health crisis grows

Support South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice

Why this petition matters The signature box may be found on the top of this document. Started by Riyad Tibi We the undersigned applaud and fully support South Africa’s referral of Israel to the ICJ (International Court of Justice) for its genocidal crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza. We hope that this action will lead… Read More Support South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice

Israel killed thousands of children in Gaza. How can so many Israelis remain indifferent? / In Israel, 20,000 Gazans are responsible for their own deaths. I’ve never been so ashamed

Amira Hass: For decades we’ve been brought up believing that only military force can ensure the state’s survival, while denying rights to the Palestinians. That’s just one of many sad answers to the question GAZA casualties live statistics United Nations Documentation on the Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem Children walk along a street… Read More Israel killed thousands of children in Gaza. How can so many Israelis remain indifferent? / In Israel, 20,000 Gazans are responsible for their own deaths. I’ve never been so ashamed

‘Going to hospital meant risking our lives’: the terror of giving birth in Gaza

Aseel Mousa in Gaza Women such as Hanan face labour at home without medical help or pain relief, with only neighbours and relatives to help GAZA casualties live statistics When Hanan went into labour earlier this month, she was caught between the pain and fear of facing childbirth without medical help, and the terror of Israeli… Read More ‘Going to hospital meant risking our lives’: the terror of giving birth in Gaza