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Gaza: Another home destroyed
25th July 2014 | Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine At 9 AM local time, a missile targeted a family home in central Gaza City. The house appeared to have been evacuated, but the shockwave and construction material that was thrown demolished a two-storey house across the street. Although we were 100 meters away a thin, black…
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As Israel targets the wounded, international volunteers to stay at al-Shifa hospital
25th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine International volunteers from countries including Spain, Sweden, the United states, the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, Australia, and Venezuela have begun a constant protective presence in various locations at the al-Shifa Hospital. At 2:30 PM this afternoon, a press conference will be held at al-Shifa regarding…
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Walking to Qalandia
25th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Qalandia, Occupied Palestine We began walking in a crowd, full of men, women, and children. I couldn’t began to estimate how many people were gathered, at least 10,000. The mood was cheerful, people were singing, clapping, holding banners, and waving many Palestinian flags. Cars were driving alongside us…
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Israeli forces invade Azzun and use Palestinian civilians as human shields
24th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Azzun, Occupied Palestine On Monday, July 21st, Israeli forces used Palestinian civilians as human shields in the village of Azzun, a village west of the city of Nablus. On most evenings several Israeli jeeps are stationed just outside the Azzun’s north gate. At 10 o’clock in the…
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Israeli military falsifies photograph to justify bombing el-Wafa hospital
23rd July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On the 21st July at 2:17 PM, the IDF spokesperson released an image on twitter showing an aerial picture of a building marked as ‘Al-Wafa’ hospital. In the image there is a red circle, which they designated as the location from which a M75 rocket was…