Washington, October 27 (RHC)-- The list of Palestinians killed in the war in Gaza fills up more than 150 pages, at times featuring dozens of people with the same last name: entire families that have been wiped out by Israeli air attacks.... More


Doha, October 26 (RHC)-- In a meeting earlier this week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a group of U.S. Jewish community leaders that he has urged the Qatari government to suppress coverage of Gaza from major Middle East outlet Al Jazeera, according to an Axios report.... More


Miami, October 26 (RHC)-- U.S. State of Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered universities in the state to shut down chapters of the National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) student group.... More


New York, October 26 (RHC)-- In New York City, Michael Cohen testified in Trump’s civil fraud trial that his former boss instructed him to inflate the value of his assets “based upon a number that [Trump] arbitrarily elected.” ... More


Cleveland, October 26 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Cleveland, Ohio, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, is calling for a car ramming of a Palestinian American man to be investigated as a hate crime. ... More


Gaza City, October 26 (RHC)-- The Israeli military has destroyed nearly 200,000 housing units, either completely or partially, since the start of its latest assault on the Gaza Strip following Hamas's surprise attack on October 7th.... More


Gaza City, October 26 (RHC)-- Israeli troops and tanks have carried out a brief yet relatively large overnight ground incursion into Gaza ahead of a widely expected full-scale ground invasion after nearly three weeks of devastating air raids on the besieged Palestinian enclave.   According to one expert, the brief invasion, withdrawing after only a few hours, is the same technique used by the United States in military actions.... More


London, October 25 (RHC)-- Oxfam has renewed its call for essential goods to enter the besieged Gaza Strip and said starvation was being used as a “weapon of war” after Israel cut off supplies of food, water, electricity and fuel to the territory.... More


Gaza City, October 26 (RHC)-- The wife, son, daughter and grandson of Wael Dahdouh, Al Jazeera Arabic’s bureau chief in Gaza, have been killed in an Israeli air raid.  Footage aired on Al Jazeera showed Dahdouh entering the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on Wednesday to see his dead wife, son and daughter in the morgue.... More


Washington, October 25 (RHC)-- In the U.S., activists and voters continue to pressure lawmakers to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. On Tuesday, a group of Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders and activists held a “pray-in” at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s D.C. office. This is Rabbi Alissa Wise.... More


United Nations, October 25 (RHC)-- In a joint letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, prominent activists, politicians, academic and religious figures from around the world have demanded the world body’s swift intervention to bring about an end to Israel’s “bloodbath” in the besieged Gaza Strip.... More


Washington, October 26 (RHC)-- Israel appears poised to further escalate its attack on innocent civilians -- side-by-side with U.S. military advisers -- as its army chief says it’s “ready for ground operation.” ... More


United Nations, October 25 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime’s ambassador to the United Nations has lashed out at UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his comments on the dire situation in the Gaza Strip, calling on the world body’s chief to resign.... More


Gaza City, October 25 (RHC)-- The healthcare system at hospitals in the besieged Gaza Strip has "totally collapsed" due to the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave, the health ministry says.  “Hospitals in Gaza have totally collapsed due to the Israeli war,” Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said on Tuesday. ... More


London, October 25 (RHC)-- A new campaign to shut down weapons companies in the US and UK over providing arms to the Israeli regime has gained further momentum, expanding across northern America, Europe and Australia  The campaign, titled Palestine Action, was launched days after Israel waged a large-scale war on Gaza on October 7, which has claimed the lives of thousands of innocent Palestinians, including women and children.... More


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