Israel’s War on Gaza

The Intercept’s coverage delves into Israel’s occupation, how the U.S. government enables its repression, and pro-Palestine activism at home.

Two Months That Shook the World: The First Phase of the Gaza War

Intercepted

- Dec. 2

As Israel resumes its bombing of Gaza, the risk of a wider regional war grows. Mouin Rabbani analyzes the military and propaganda battles between Hamas and Israel.

GAZA CITY, GAZA - NOVEMBER 28: Gazans displaced due to Israeli attacks move towards the southern Gaza Strip through roads determined by the Israeli army as 'safe passage corridor' in Gaza City, Gaza on November 28, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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All the Times Israel Has Rejected Peace With Palestinians

Jon Schwarz

- Nov. 28

Israel prefers endless conflict to a Palestinian state.

AL BIREH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 26: 39 Palestinians, brought by International Committee of the Red Cross vehicle, reunite with their relatives as they are released from Israeli Ofer prison as a part of Israel and Palestinian resistance group Hamas prisoner swap amid Humanitarian pause, according to Palestine Liberation Organization's prisoners in Al Bireh city of Ramallah, West Bank on November 26, 2023. Israeli authorities released 39 Palestinians, including 6 females, 33 minors as part of second batch of prisoner swap according to official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Photo by Issam Rimawi/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Israel’s Insidious Narrative About Palestinian Prisoners

Jeremy Scahill

- Nov. 26

More than two-thirds of the Palestinians proposed for release by Israel under the truce have not been convicted of any crimes. Most were arrested as children.

US President Joe Biden during a meeting to accelerate efforts to counter the flow of fentanyl into the United States in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The Biden administration's decision to remove a Chinese organization from a sanctions list as part of a deal to combat the fentanyl crisis marks an unusual concession to Beijing's complaints over US trade restrictions. Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Joe Biden Moves to Lift Nearly Every Restriction on Israel’s Access to U.S. Weapons Stockpile

Ken Klippenstein

- Nov. 25

By easing virtually all limits on Israel’s use of the stockpile, Biden could undercut U.S. military preparedness and congressional oversight.

GAZA CITY, GAZA - MARCH 02: Palestinians, holding banners and photos of Palestinian prisoner, gather to stage protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails after the preliminary hearing is held for the law that would execute Palestinian detainees convicted of murdering Israeli in Gaza City, Gaza on March 02, 2023. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

After Hamas Attack, Israeli Politicians Want to Empower Military Tribunals to Execute Palestinians

Daniel Boguslaw

- Nov. 22

The bill would also mandate the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism in Israeli courts. The families of hostages call it political theater.

GAZA CITY, GAZA - NOVEMBER 3: (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts death) A view of the street following the Israeli attacks on the entrance of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza on November 3, 2023. There are dead and wounded as a result of the Israeli targeting of ambulances preparing to go south to reach the Rafah border crossing, said Gaza Health Spokesperson. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Al-Shifa Hospital, Hamas’s Tunnels, and Israeli Propaganda

Jeremy Scahill

- Nov. 21

As Israel wages its propaganda war over Al-Shifa, it is simultaneously laying siege to yet another medical facility.

JENIN, OCCUPIED WEST BANK -- NOVEMBER 10, 2023: A cacophony of thunderous gunfire & sorrowful praise to the Almighty punctuate a mass funeral for 14 Palestinians killed after Israeli forces raided the refugee camp in Jenin, Occupied West Bank, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Over a thousand Palestinians march and bear their slain on stretchers for the procession that moves the dead through 'Right of Return' square, which was destroyed by constant Israeli assault on Jenin, which they consider it a militant hotbed in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Different Tactics, Same War: The Perils of Treating Israel’s West Bank Offensive as Separate From Gaza

Mairav Zonszein

- Nov. 17

The horrors in Gaza are just one part of Israel’s unified system of controlling Palestinians from the river to the sea.

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - NOVEMBER 13: Palestinians including children are brought to Nasser Hospital for treatment aftermath of Israeli attack in Khan Yunis, Gaza on November 13, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Biden’s Legacy Should Be Forever Haunted by the Names of Gaza’s Dead Children

Jeremy Scahill

- Nov. 14

Biden’s support for the terror bombing of Gaza continues his long history as a steadfast supporter of Israel’s greatest crimes.

TOPSHOT - (L-R) US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US President Joe Biden, and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin look on during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinians Sue Biden for Failing to Prevent Genocide in Gaza

Prem Thakker

- Nov. 13

The federal lawsuit accuses President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin of complicity in genocide.

11 November 2023, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians families flee Gaza City and other parts of northern Gaza towards the southern areas amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas Group. Photo by: Mohammed Talatene/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

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I Joined Gaza’s Trail of Tears and Displacement

Hind Khoudary

- Nov. 12

After weeks of reporting on Israel’s war from Gaza City, I was one of thousands of Palestinians who fled south on Friday.

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