Israeli forces commandeer aid boat led by Greta Thunberg on its way to Gaza

At 2 a.m. local time, Israeli forces boarded the Madleen on its way to Gaza on its way to deliver humanitarian aid. "To know there are people willing to break the siege is beyond words," a Gazan who speaks to the boat's crew daily told Mondoweiss.

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A year of shame, and many more to come

The shame of Israel's genocide in Gaza will haunt the international moral conscience and the Israeli psyche for the coming century. Though Israelis, accustomed to the perpetual shaming of Germany, are unprepared for the shame they must now confront.

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West Bank settlers brutally attack Palestinians and American volunteers day after ICJ rules Israeli occupation illegal

Toronto ‘charity’ trains students to join the Israeli military

A 20-year-old in Toronto is in a coma after suffering an injury while fighting for the Israeli military. His high school, which encourages enlistment in Israel, should lose its charitable status and be investigated for violating Canadian law.

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Israel kills 11 Palestinians in 24 hours in the West Bank

Israeli forces carried out a drone strike on a crowded refugee camp, killing five people including a paramedic and her daughter. Eyewitnesses said Israeli forces desecrated the bodies with a bulldozer before taking four bodies into custody.

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Photo: Berkeley City College student volunteer violently attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank

Video: West Bank settlers brutally attack Palestinians and American volunteers day after ICJ rules Israeli occupation illegal

On July 21, three American volunteers were evacuated to a hospital in Nablus after being attacked by Israel settlers in the West Bank village of Qusra. Israeli authorities at the location failed to arrest the assailants.

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In a historic ruling, ICJ declares Israeli occupation unlawful, calls for settlements to be evacuated, and for Palestinian reparations

The International Court of Justice declared Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem is unlawful, the settlements must be evacuated, and Palestinians must be compensated and allowed to return to their lands.

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Wounded Palestinian man strapped to front of Israeli army vehicle, used as human shield

During a military raid on Jenin, Israeli soldiers strapped an injured Palestinian civilian to the front of a military jeep and paraded him through the street as a human shield. He was eventually handed over to Palestinian medical teams.

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DAY 174

- Israel’s assault on Gaza kills 62, wounds 91 in last 24 hours

- Israeli army says it has killed 200 Palestinians in and around al-Shifa Hospital

- UNICEF: Israel has bombed 212 schools in Gaza since October 7

- 3 Palestinians killed in Jenin, 20 arrested across the West Bank

‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 149: Palestinian children die of malnutrition as Israel blocks aid into Gaza

U.S. airdrops of food and aid in Gaza have been described as “performative BS” that “fools no one.” Meanwhile, Hamas’s delegation has arrived in Cairo for ceasefire talks as Ramadan is due to start next Sunday.

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