A Gazan Mother’s Harrowing Journey to Give Birth
Palestinians inspect the damage at Al-Shifa Hospital complex, following a two-week military operation by the Israeli army in Gaza City.Omar Ishaq/Picture-Alliance/DPA/AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In Gaza, the health care system has collapsed, but nearly 200 women each day still need to find…
Samantha Power Confirms Famine Is Likely Underway in Parts of Gaza
Habboub Ramez/Abaca/ZUMA; Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Famine is likely already underway in parts of Gaza, Samantha Power, the top US humanitarian official, said publicly for the first time on Wednesday. While testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Power, administrator of…
Biden Administration Rejects Growing Accusations of Israeli Genocide in Gaza
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told the Senate Armed Services Committee at a hearing on Tuesday that the US lacks evidence that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza.Graeme Sloan/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The United States on Tuesday rejected charges that Israel is…
José Andrés Calls for ‘Deeper’ Inquiry into Israeli Strike that Killed Seven Aid Workers
Andrés visits Capitol Hill in March.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés said called for a “deeper” outside investigation of the airstrike that killed seven aid workers for his organization this week, and reiterated his claim that…
A Former State Department Staffer on Why She Publicly Resigned Over Gaza
Palestinians standing next to a vehicle in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on April 2, 2024.Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, Annelle Sheline publicly resigned from the State Department in protest of the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war…
With Famine “Imminent,” Israeli Military Kills Seven Aid Workers Delivering Food to Gazans
Seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to the NGO.Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This week, Israel fired three missiles at an aid convoy for the World Central Kitchen (WCK), killing seven workers delivering…