Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Main events on August 17th

• Israeli forces intensify air raids on northern Gaza City after the military announced it would be advancing plans to take over the city and forcibly displace more than a million Palestinians to concentration zones in the south of the Strip.
• Israeli forces have killed at least 25 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip over the past day, including 12 people who were searching for something to eat.
• The Palestinian Health Ministry says that 11 more people, including children, have died of Israel-induced starvation, taking the total death toll from hunger to 251. The victims include 108 children.
• Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered in Tel Aviv, calling for a comprehensive deal to bring back the remaining captives held by Hamas in Gaza as they prepare for a general strike on Sunday.
• Israeli soldiers have shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid on the al-Mughayyir village in the occupied West Bank’s Ramallah, hours after settlers attacked the area.
• The US Department of State has suspended all visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza, saying it is reviewing the process and procedures used to issue temporary medical-humanitarian visas.

BBC silences caller after Gaza complicity criticism, deletes audio from archive

The BBC is facing more criticism for its rude treatment of a caller who accused the British public broadcaster and the government of Gaza complicity. In an extraordinary development, the BBC even deleted the portion featuring the caller from Manchester from its online platform. Rifat Jawaid explains why this development should worry every single licence fee payer and advocates of free speech in the UK and around the world.

"It's Bisan From Gaza. I'm Still Alive" l Bisan Odeh

For the very first time, Bisan sits down for a podcast to share what is really happening on the ground in Gaza.

We talk about Israel's plan to "take over" Gaza, the journalists that have been killed, and the resilience of a civilization that existed in the world for more than 6000 years in Gaza.

Her message to the world is simple: Freedom for Palestinians and all the oppressed people in the world. As she puts it: "Time in Gaza is not measured by days....it's measured by blood".

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