Photos of Palestinian refugees displayed at the entrance to the Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony in Beit Jala, the West Bank, May 14, 2025. (Combatants for Peace)

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As Israel destroys Gaza, Israelis and Palestinians gathered in Beit Jala not only to mark the catastrophe of 1948, but to elevate living Palestinian testimonies.
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Palestinians at the site of an Israeli airstrike outside the European Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 14, 2025. (Hussein Abu Khreis/Flash90)

‘Israel burned the ground under our feet’: Hundreds killed in Gaza assault

In a wave of airstrikes from Khan Younis to Jabalia, Israeli forces hit hospitals and homes, killing over 250 and paralyzing rescue efforts.
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Gaza's destruction mirrors the genocidal rhetoric pouring out of the Knesset — which has slowly absorbed former members of a terrorist group.
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Why Israel’s demand for Hamas to disarm is a red herring

Every blocked aid convoy, broken truce, and rejected peace offer underscores Israel’s true objective: erasing Palestinians from Gaza.
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An Israeli bulldozer demolishes a house in Rafah, April 2025.
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‘Render it unusable’: Israel’s mission of total urban destruction

While airstrikes account for mass casualties, bulldozers and explosives are flattening Gaza from the ground — what soldiers say is a systematic campaign to make the Strip unlivable, a joint investigation reveals.
By Meron Rapoport and Oren Ziv
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  4. ‘She’s dying in front of my eyes’: The Gazan children starving under Israeli siege
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