Why U.N. lowered Gaza death toll for women and children : NPR
Here's a closer look at the United Nations' breakdown of casualties. The overall total of more than 35,000 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7, based on Gaza Health Ministry figures, has not declined.
Israel Is Hindering the Delivery of Polio Vaccines, Gaza’s Health Ministry Says | Truthout
The United Nations is warning the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains “beyond catastrophic” as more than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza did not receive any food rations in August amid Israel’s relentless assault. Israel’s 11-month campaign has killed more than 15,000 children and enabled the besieged territory’s first polio outbreak in a quarter-century. INARA founder Arwa Damon just got back from spending two weeks in Gaza, where the nonprofit currently provides medical and mental healthcare to Palestinian children. “Israel has decimated every single aspect of any sort of infrastructure within the Gaza Strip, from sewage to water to electricity to you name it,” says Damon, who reports that humanitarian assistance has diminished significantly while displaced Palestinians play a “macabre, dark, twisted game” of trying to escape constant Israeli bombing.
"A Generational Fight": Political Organizers on Kamala Harris, Defeating Authoritarianism & More
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-ytVice President Kamala Harris made history Thursday as the first Black woman and the first person ...