At Gaza Hospital, Grief and Shock for Families of Victims

By Sudarsan Raghavan

He was at the hospital, crying in front of his father’s shattered corpse, a headless tangle of flesh and bone. Continue

Flee Or Die
Israel Takes Away 44% of Gaza Land … Herds Gazans Into Remaining Area

By Washington's Blog

These were crowded neighborhoods less than three weeks ago. Now they have been literally depopulated. Continue

CBS Host: Palestinians Force Israel to Kill Kids

By Peter Hart

To suggest that Hamas desires that Palestinian children be murdered is offensive and irresponsible in the extreme. Continue

Professor Ilan Pappé:
Israel Has Chosen to be a "Racist Apartheid State" with U.S. Support

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Israel, in 2014, made a decision that it prefers to be a racist apartheid state and not a democracy, and it still hopes that the United States would license this decision Continue

Open Letter to the Liberal Party of Canada on Gaza Massacre

By Independent Jewish Voices - Canada

The (Liberal Party) statement commends Israel for "its commitment to peace" while Israel is in the process of massacring hundreds of civilians, including bombing children, schools, hospitals, and UN shelters. Continue

"The Crisis of Palestine" George Galloway

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British MP, George Galloway On Israel's Attack On Gaza. Continue

Two Films by John Pilger
Palestine, War and the Lethal Role of Journalists

By Counterpunch Newswire

In this age of endless imperial war, the lives of countless men, women and children depend on the truth or their blood is on us.” Continue

A GOP Ultimatum to Vlad

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Where do we come off telling the Russians what kind of government they may have? Continue

America's Hypocrisy on Ukraine

By Ivan Eland

The hypocrisy of US foreign policy – famous in the world for criticizing other countries for the same things it has done – is again on display. Continue

Update
The Latest US Government Hoax

By Paul Craig Roberts

Washington’s campaign of lies against Russia proves the absence of integrity in the US government and is reckless as it can lead to war. Continue

War Is Coming

By Paul Craig Roberts

Russia has emerged from tyranny and from a government based on lies, while the US and UK submerge into tyranny shielded by lies. Continue

The Emperor’s Rage: Let Chaos Envelop the World!

By James Petras

The US President is on the verge of a mental breakdown: He’s a liar of Munchausen proportions with a bad case of political paranoia, war hysteria and megalomania. Continue

The Absurd, Bureaucratic Hell That Is the American Police State

By John W. Whitehead

Obedience is the precondition to totalitarianism, and the precondition to obedience is fear. Continue

50 killed in Israeli shelling Tuesday, power plant forced to shut down: The strikes brought the death toll in Gaza to 1,138, including nearly 300 children, Fire caused by Israeli shell shuts down Gaza's sole power plant .

Naming the dead: Humanize Palestine attempts to restore the humanity that is often stripped away when Palestinians are reduced to calculative deaths, forgettable names, and burned and mutilated bodies, rather than people who shared loved ones, stories, dreams and aspirations.

Gaza women bear psychological scars of war: Fearing for their lives and that of their children, Palestinian women are suffering from severe mental health issues.

9 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza: Israeli military says 9 soldiers killed in attack on Gaza

Israel army tells all north Gaza residents to flee their homes: The Israeli military on Monday, demanded that Palestinians evacuate their homes "immediately," potentially displacing more than 400,000 people.

Israeli PM Speaks Of 'prolonged' Campaign In Gaza: "What is coming will be worse," the Israeli military said

War criminal: Kerry: Any Gaza truce must lead to Hamas disarmament "We also believe that any process to resolve the crisis in Gaza in a lasting and meaningful way must lead to the disarmament of Hamas and all terrorist groups."

US downplays Israeli criticism of truce talks as diplomatic strain shows: The White House and secretary of state John Kerry dismiss harsh reports from Israeli media and deny rift between the allies

Harry Reid: Israel may need more aid to kill people in Gaza: : The Obama administration’s $225 million request to aid Israel during its war with Hamas may not be enough, warned Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday afternoon.

Jewish leaders join members of Congress at DC event showing solidarity with Israel: The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations – billed as “a show of solidarity with the people and State of Israel.”

Congress Introduces New Resolutions Supporting Israel: The resolution states that Israel “must be allowed to take actions necessary to remove the present and future threats posed by Hamas’ rockets and tunnels.”

Israel Using U.S. Weapons to Kill in Gaza: “In its current attack on the occupied and besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip, Israel is misusing U.S.-supplied weaponry, in violation of U.S. laws such as the Arms Export Control and Foreign Assistance Act, to carry out massacres against Palestinian civilians

“Gaza is a graveyard,” sing joyful Israeli youths: Video - ‘Tomorrow there’s no school in Gaza, they don’t have any children left.’”

Poll Confirms -Israelis Love To Kill : Ninety-one percent (91%) of Israeli Jews support Israel's campaign against the people of Gaza, according to a survey published Monday - and just 4.2% believe the operation is a "mistake."

Americans Don’t Want the U.S. To Take Sides in Foreign Conflicts: U.S. support for the Israeli government is endorsed by virtually every elected official in the U.S, but that policy doesn’t even have the support of 40% of the public.

Propaganda alert: 'We are looking at the beginnings of a Holocaust': The situation facing European Jewry is “simply intolerable, unacceptable and inexcusable,” Israeli Jewish Congress president Vladimir Sloutsker told MKs and foreign diplomats.

Israeli embassy warns Ireland will fall under Islamic influence: Images of the Mona Lisa in Paris wearing a niqab and carrying a rocket launcher also featured in the propaganda.

When the Daily Mail's Max Hastings turns against Israel, you know it's in deep trouble: Much of the world says: the Jewish people have been historic standard-bearers for civilisation. Does Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign in Gaza represent that — or barbarism?

How Israel Uses Twitter, Facebook & Tinder to Legitimize Murder: Video - Abby Martin, going over the different ways Israel targets international audiences with ‘Hasbara’, a narrative that gives legitimacy to policies that have killed and displaced millions of Palestinian Arabs.

Iraqi Air Force Kills 150 "ISIL" in Mosul: "The Iraqi air force bombed two assemblies of the ISIL terrorists in Mosul and killed 150 of them," a statement by the military intelligence department said Monday.

31 killed in Baghdad : At least 31 people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the latest violent attacks and conflicts in Iraq, police source said on Monday.

License to kill civilians with impunity in Iraq: Iraqi government forces, in so far as they can still operate in impunity, are competing with the 'Sunni' Islamic State and 'Shiite' Ahlil-Haq in targeting civilians

France to facilitate asylum for Iraq's Christians: France said Monday that it was ready to welcome Christians from northern Iraq who have been told by the Al-Qaeda offshoot group now ruling the region to either convert to Islam, pay a religious levy or face death.

US Marshals Ordered to Seize Oil From Kurdish Tanker off Texas: Acting on a request from the central government in Iraq, a U.S. judge has signed an order telling the U.S. Marshals Service to seize a cargo of oil from Iraqi Kurdistan aboard a tanker off the Texas coast

12 killed in Yemen car blast : Two soldiers and 10 jihadists were killed Sunday in attempted car bomb attacks on army posts and subsequent clashes in the southern province of Abyan, a military official said.

Militants in Syria put victims' heads on poles; hundreds killed daily: In some of the most gruesome images yet to emerge from the latest mass violence in Syria, videos show militants raising their victims' severed heads on poles.

50 Soldiers Beheaded And Their Heads Put On Poles: Video - Warning - : Jihadists from the Islamic State group have killed at least 50 Syrian soldiers in an ambush, summarily executing most of them after their capture, a monitoring group says.

Russia Sends Stern Warning to Saudi Arabia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed grave concerns toward Saudi Arabia’s insistence to provide Syrian rebels with high tech weaponry when it has been established that such weapons often found their way to terror cells, Islam Times reported.

Abu Sayyaf Gunmen Kill 21 Filipinos in Road Attack: Abu Sayyaf gunmen attacked Filipino civilians traveling to celebrate the end of Ramadan with their families on Monday, killing 21, including at least six children, in a brazen road attack that was the bloodiest in recent years

Militants' attack on Eid day kills 6 in N. Pakistan: At least six people were killed in an attack on the house of former provincial minister Bakht Bedar by armed men in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's cousin killed by suicide bomber: A cousin of outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been killed in a suicide bomb attack at his home near the southern city of Kandahar.

Pentagon auditor spotlights US billions blown in Afghanistan: The inspector general, has identified potentially billions of dollars wasted in Afghanistan, including donation of planes the local government doesn't need or can't use.

19 Civilians killed in eastern Ukraine amid fierce fighting: Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed at least 19 civilians, local officials said on Tuesday, as Kiev pressed an offensive to close in on the separatists.

Demonizing Russia: US says Russia violated nuclear treaty: Washington urges immediate talks on what it calls a violation of its security and that of its allies.

EU set to widen sanctions on Russia over Ukraine: The European Union is set to agree new sanctions against Russia, targeting its finance, energy and defence sectors over the conflict in Ukraine.

Ukraine plans to introduce temporary 1.5% military law - Yatseniuk: The Ukrainian government intends to introduce a temporary 1.5% military duty, which will be an addition to the personal income tax.

Senators consider obscure rule in CIA torture report declassification debate: Mark Udall said procedure could be invoked to compel Obama administration to release more of landmark Senate report

2 killed in Nigerian bomb attack: - A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a petrol station in northern Nigeria’s biggest city of Kano on Monday, killing one other person, a military source said

Libya's descent into chaos 'worse than revolution': Militias from the western city of Zintan and Islamist militias from Misrata are locked in a fierce battle over Tripoli airport.

Libyan Authorities Paying for Legal Defense of Al-Qaeda Suspect: The Libyan government is paying to defend Abu Anas Libi, an al-Qaeda member suspected of terrorism, The Washington Post reported.

US is no safer after 13 years of war, a top Pentagon official says: “We have a whole gang of new actors out there that are far more extreme than Al Qaeda,” says Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, which employs some 17,000 American intelligence collectors in 140 countries around the world.

NSA Surveillance Threatens Press Freedom and Right to Counsel: government surveillance exposed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has impaired if not eliminated the ability of news-gatherers and attorneys to communicate confidentially with their sources and their clients

July 28, 2014

Israel's 155mm Cure For Terrorism

By Eric Margolis

Now’s the time, in Israel’s view, to crush Hamas into dust and tell foreign critics to go to hell. Continue

The Children of Gaza
"We Share Responsibility"

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Jon Snow recounts the scene in Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, where doctors struggle to treat adults and children wounded by Israeli attacks. Continue

We Don’t Care Much About Palestinians, Do We?

By Robert Fisk

What if it had been 35 Palestinian dead, and 800 Israeli? Continue

Screams, Tears And Death
Shujayea: Massacre at Dawn

Must Watch - Video

A powerful film with exclusive footage from the day of the Israeli assault on the densely populated district of Shujayea in Gaza City. A film by Amjad Almalki and Ahmed Ashour. Continue

The Punishment of Gaza
Washington is Complicit in Israel’s Crimes

By Paul Findley

All citizens of the United States must face the truth:  Our government is complicit in in Israeli crimes against humanity. Continue

Syllogism of Death

By Dan Lieberman

Explaining the attack on Gaza by logic, reveals a syllogism of death. Continue

Israel's Propaganda War
Secret Report Helps Israelis Hide Facts:

By Patrick Cockburn

The study admits that the Israeli government does not really want a two-state solution, but says this should be masked because 78 per cent of Americans do. Continue

Hug A Terrorist

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Girls act to save Gaza victims. Continue

Rwanda 1994 vs Gaza 2014
Samantha Power And The Age Of Genocide

By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich

Hypocrisy has never shown such an ugly, shameless face as that of America’s ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power. Continue

Did A Ukrainian Fighter Plane Use Malaysian Airlines MH17 For Cover?
Militia Soldier - Elena, from Sloviansk

Must Watch - Video

This video was uploaded June 18, 2014, a month before Malaysian Airlines MH17 crashed in Ukraine. Continue

Another State Department Hoax?
Washington Is Escalating the Orchestrated Ukrainian “Crisis” to War

By Paul Craig Roberts

US intelligence says, no evidence of Russian involvement in the destruction of the Malaysian airliner. Continue

People Are Waking Up!
Ukrainians Are Burning Their Military Writs

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Ukrainians are burning their military writs, refusing to leave their sons to Ministry of Defense. Continue

Libya's Destruction a Warning to Egypt, Syria, & Ukraine

By Tony Cartalucci

For those wondering what will become of Egypt, Syria, or Ukraine, should NATO succeed, one needs only to look at Libya. Continue

Beyond Propaganda:
Discourse of War and Doublethink. “When the Lie Becomes the Truth”

By Jean-Claude Paye and Tülay Umay

Since the attacks of September 11, we are witnessing a transformation of the way the media report the news. Continue

The World As We Know It.
Did Al Qaeda Cash in on the 9/11 Attacks?

By Mark Gaffney

Is it believable that the very same terrorists who sought to destroy America got away with profiting from the subsequent vast expansion of the US war machine? Continue

End Torture, Shut Down the CIA!

By Ron Paul

For our own safety, end the CIA! Continue

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl - Pat Tillman
A Hero Sandwich and an Order of Fries

By Deke Solomon

'heroic death by friendly fire' that which looks exactly like 'murder most foul.' Continue

America's Lost Decade
Typical Household Wealth Has Plunged 36% Since 2003

By Tyler Durden

Does it feel like you're poorer? There is a simple reason why - you are! Continue

At least 1,052 Palestinians have been killed : More than 6,000 injured since Israel’s military offensive began on July 8. Forty-three Israeli soldiers have also been killed, along with two Israeli civilians and one Thai worker.

IDF Soldier Deliberately Killed by His Own: There seems a Spartan sense of sacrifice among Israelis that part of the cost of serving in the army is that your own brothers may be forced to kill you for the greater good of the nation.

Meshaal: We are ready to coexist with Jews, but not 'occupiers': "We are not fanatics, we are not fundamentalists. We are not actually fighting the Jews because they are Jews per se. We do not fight any other races. We fight the occupiers," he said.

You Can't Kill Hamas, You Can Only Make It Stronger: Experts and insiders say that Israel's military offensive will only further radicalize the Palestinian population -- and alienate frustrated friends in the United States.

Obama presses Netanyahu: It is imperative to reach immediate humanitarian cease-fire: Senior U.S. official: Israeli criticism of Kerry was 'extremely offensive.'

'John Kerry is an alien, an ongoing embarrassment': what Israel thinks of US secretary of state: When the insult is levelled by the previously supportive Haaretz newspaper, standard-bearer of the country's liberal-Left, it may be time for him – and by extension, President Barack Obama – to take notice.

Graham: U.N. move 'anti-Semitic': The South Carolina Republican slammed the U.N. Human Rights Council for its vote last week to launch an investigation into potential human rights abuses in Gaza.

Prescott accuses Israel of ‘war crime’: Any other country would be made an international “pariah” if it acted in the same way, Lord Prescott said, and he directly compared the situation in Gaza with a concentration camp

Australia: MPs condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza, accuse Federal Government of being blatantly pro-Israel: Thirty state and federal MPs have signed a strongly-worded letter condemning the Israeli military's attacks on Gaza.

Australia should ban citizens from joining IDF, Muslim leader says: President of the Lebanese Muslim Association says it is 'not fair' that Australian jihadists returning from Iraq, Syria can face prosecution, while Australian conscripts in the Israeli army don't.

Brazil Condemns Israeli Offensive in Gaza, Recalls Ambassador: The Brazilian government has recalled its ambassador from Tel Aviv and condemned what it called the "disproportionate use of force" by Israel in a military offensive in Gaza.

More than a million people protest horrific carnage in Gaza: The world has reacted in disgust to pictures of the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians in Gaza, including women and children

Protesters condemn Canada's unqualified support of Israel: “The government shouldn’t be simply rubber stamping everything that comes from (Israeli Prime Minister) Benjamin Netanyahu,” added Dewar. “We should be telling him that there are too many civilian casualties and it’s unacceptable.”

Scandinavian countries condemn Israel's disproportionate violence: Denmark, Finland and Norway are backing the Palestinian people in Gaza with substantial medical aid. Denmark and Finland followed the EU position of condemning Israeli attacks on innocent Gazans.

American leaders condemn Israeli operation in Gaza: The presidents of Venezuela and Bolivia have called for the UN to condemn Israel. President Nicolas Maduro likened the latest operation, to an “extermination.”

Egypt army destroys 13 more Gaza tunnels: Egypt's army said Sunday it has destroyed 13 more tunnels connecting the Sinai Peninsula to the Gaza Strip, taking to 1,639 the overall number it has laid waste to.

War criminal Tony Blair 'should be in the Middle East, not the UK': Tony Blair blasted for throwing surprise birthday party for wife Cherie's 60th at their £6million mansion - as Gaza death toll passes 1,050

Shiite militia display jihadist bodies in Iraq city: - Shiite militiamen in Iraq's city of Baquba dragged the bodies of Islamic State jihadist fighters through the streets Sunday and hung them from a bridge and a utility pole

20 killed in clashes and bomb attacks in Iraq: - In Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, Iraqi security forces backed by military aircraft recaptured seven villages near the city of Udheim in the north of the provincial capital city of Baquba, clashing with fighters and killing nine militants,

Seven Killed in Syria Blast: A booby-trapped pick-up van exploded in the main street in al-Arman district, Xinhua reported citing state news agency SANA.

Isis fighters BEHEAD dozens of Syrian soldiers in sickening video: WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:: SICKENING footage has emerged of dozens of soldiers beheaded by barbaric Isis fighters in northern Syria.

Syrian army retakes gas field from fighters: During the assault on the field, Islamic State fighters killed at least 270 soldiers, guards and staff and also killed at least 85 soldiers when they captured an army base in the province of Raqqa on Friday

ISIS militants capture city of Hassakeh as more Syrian rebel fighters reportedly join ranks: “ ISIS jihadists took over the army’s Regiment 121 at Maylabieh” in northeast province after a three-day battle, the Britain-based Observatory said.

At least six dead in attacks on southern Yemen army posts: Militant attacks on two army outposts in southern Yemen killed at least eight people early on Sunday, local officials said, two months after the government said it had cleared that area of al Qaeda fighters in an offensive.

59 killed in fierce Libya fighting: AT LEAST 36 people have been killed in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, many of them civilians, in clashes between Libyan special forces and Islamist militants over the weekend, according to medical and security reports.

British embassy convoy attacked in Libya's Tripoli: The attack took place in western Tripoli, witnesses said, and came after Washington evacuated its mission in the embattled Libyan capital under air cover on Saturday.

U.S. Embassy in Libya Evacuated After Heavy Violence: The United States has evacuated its embassy staff in Libya due to violence between rival militias in the capital. Secretary of State John Kerry said there was a "very real risk" to US diplomats.

Foreigners urged to flee Libya fighting: European nations have called on their citizens to leave Libya as heavy fighting between troops loyal to a renegade general and militias in the eastern city of Benghazi left more than 36 people dead.

Five killed in bomb attack on Nigerian church: At least five people are dead and eight have been injured in a bomb blast outside a Catholic church, one of two attacks prompting the cancellation of planned religious festivities in the northern Nigerian city of Kano.

Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon vice PM: Three die as wife taken in attack on politician's home, while local religious leader captured in separate raid.

Ebola outbreak: Liberia closes most border crossings: The Liberian government on Sunday closed most of the West African nation's border crossings and introduced stringent health measures to curb the spread of the deadly Ebola virus that has killed at least 660 people across the region.

15 killed in wave of attacks in Afghanistan: The Taliban attacks focused on Kandahar Province, where Taliban fighters killed six police officers—including a district police chief—in assaults on some 15 checkpoints

Family of Marine killed in Afghanistan pushes back against cover-up: The family of a Marine murdered in Afghanistan is accusing the Corps of a cover-up by refusing to turn over documents that would show the dangerous environment inside Forward Operating Base Delhi.

Arming The Taliban? Pentagon running out of time to find mass of missing weapons in Afghanistan: The Pentagon has lost track of more than 40 percent of the $626 million in firearms it has provided to Afghanistan’s security forces

Dozens, including 2 children, die as Kiev troops shell Gorlovka in E.Ukraine (VIDEO): At least 13 civilians and likely dozens more have been killed by continuing artillery barrages, as government troops close in on militia positions around the city of Gorlovka in eastern Ukraine.

Fighting Intensifies Near MH17 Disaster Site: Ukrainian armed forces mounted a major onslaught against pro-Russian separatist fighters Sunday in an attempt to gain control over the area where a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed earlier this month.

US releases satellite images 'proving' Russia is firing into Ukraine: Monochrome images taken by civilian satellites are said to be indicating fire from multiple rocket launchers “on the Russian side of the border” and “artillery strikes within Ukraine.”

Admitted Liar Claims Russia Is Shooting Artillery Into Ukraine: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is an known liar:

US allegations of Russia firing at Ukraine are ‘baseless’ – Russian MP: While speaking about Ukrainian artillery frequently hitting Russian territory since the beginning of summer, Klintsevich said that several of his colleagues support the idea of precision strikes against those artillery machines used to target Russia.

What Jesus Would Do At The Border: A dedicated coalition of volunteers and faith groups have banded together at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in downtown McAllen to create an oasis of relief for the ever-increasing number of immigrant families crossing the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

July 27, 2014

Israeli War Tactics Ignore Children’s Innocence

By Nicole Fritz

To insist, as Israel does, that the people of Gaza have the power themselves to end their suffering, when one in five of those dead is a child, is callously disingenuous. Continue

Blockading the Truth: Obama's Big Lie About Gaza

By Chris Floyd

It is impossible that Barack Obama does not know these undisputed facts. Continue

The World Is Doomed By Western Insouciance

By Paul Craig Roberts

Russia is in danger of preemptive nuclear attack by Washington. Continue

Obama’s Ukrainian Ploy Collapses; Ukraine Now Seeks Direct U.S. Bailout

By Eric Zuesse

The government that Obama installed in February is now seeking direct U.S. support in order to continue its ethnic cleansing campaign. Continue

The NSA’s New Partner in Spying
Saudi Arabia’s Brutal State Police

By Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain

The Saudi Ministry of Interior—referred to in the document as MOI— has been condemned for years as one of the most brutal human rights violators in the world. Continue

Do-nothing Congress Takes A Vacation

By Jim Hightower

Not only do our lawmakers love to vacation, but they also tiptoe around ethics rules so lobbyists can pay for their trips. Continue

Hillary Clinton’s Real Scandal Is Honduras, Not Benghazi

By Emily Schwartz Greco

Is it too soon to predict who will be the next president of the United States? Continue

Report: Israel kills more than 1.000 people in Gaza: Agrees to extend truce for 24 hours: Truce extended until midnight Sunday, Haaretz reports as army announces death of 2 soldiers; Palestinian death toll well over 1,000.

More Than 130 Bodies Pulled From Gaza Rubble: The bodies of more than 132 Palestinians were recovered from the rubble across the Gaza Strip in the first half of a 12-hour humanitarian truce today, medics said.

Truce cut short as Israel resumes attack on Gaza: The Israeli military said it is resuming the offensive on the Gaza Strip, cutting short a temporary ceasefire after Hamas militants rejected the truce and continued to fire rockets at Israel.

Gazans dig dead from rubble in scenes of war devastation: The scene was one repeated across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, as desperate residents ventured out during a fragile 12-hour truce only to be met with evidence of death and destruction on a scale that reduced men to tears.

Gaza ceasefire reveals full extent of Israeli destruction: Thousands of people in Gaza have ventured out from homes and shelters during a 12-hour ceasefire to find that whole streets and neighbourhoods have been destroyed in the last week.

Two soldiers succumb to wounds, raising death toll to 42: : Two soldiers succumb to wounds, raising death toll to 42 | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/two-soldiers-succumb-to-wounds-raising-death-toll-to-42

Hamas calls Israel truce terms 'unacceptable': Hamas has said an Israeli offer to extend a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza is unacceptable because it does not include provision for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and for residents in the enclave to return to their homes.

Palestinians will not 'raise a white flag': Massive protests erupted in several cities and towns across the West Bank over the weekend, including Jenin, Beit Ommar, and Nablus, and at least nine Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in a 24-hour period ending early on Saturday.

‘Kerry told Hamas many of its demands would be met under ceasefire deal’: Kerry’s handling of the ceasefire effort was castigated by Israeli sources on Friday and Saturday, and the Israeli security cabinet unanimously rejected his ceasefire proposal on Friday night.

Kerry ‘completely capitulated’ to Hamas in ceasefire proposal, say Israeli sources: Israeli ministers, who on Friday unanimously rejected US secretary’s offer, reported to describe him as ‘negligent, incapable of handling the most basic matters’

Hamas leader: 'Israelis are playing games': Al Jazeera sat down with Osama Hamdan, one of Hamas' senior leaders and head of foreign relations, to discuss the Israeli military offensive in Gaza, what the group has achieved militarily and diplomatically, and what the future prospects of a long-term solution are.

Hamas not complicit in teens’ kidnap: Israeli police: The Israeli Police Foreign Press Spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, appears to have falsified the Israeli government’s claim that Hamas was responsible for the killing of three Israeli settler teens in June

Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza—Debunked: Israel claims that it is merely exercising its right to self-defense and that Gaza is no longer occupied. Here’s what you need to know about these talking points and more.

Jewish mob accused of beating East Jerusalem men: Two Arab residents of East Jerusalem were hospitalized on Friday after being beaten by a Jewish mob in the capital, they said.

Australia: Alhadeff resigns over Israel email: The email, which was sent in Mr Alhadeff's capacity as CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, claimed Israel was operating with "care to avoid civilian casualties".

Canada’s New Democratic Party supports Israeli war crimes: Op-Ed: As the death toll in Gaza continues to mount, Canada’s social democratic New Democratic Party (NDP) has come under increasing criticism for its failure to denounce the murderous assault being carried out by the Israeli government.

85 Syrian troops killed by Islamist militants: Fate of 200 other soldiers remain unknown according to human rights group
 

Syria: ISIS ‘beheads scores of Syrian soldiers’ after daring assault on army base (GRAPHIC): ISIS published photos of the beheadings of soldiers and officers at a Syrian government base near the eastern city of Raqqa

Video shows American suicide bomber in Syria: Al-Nusra Front claims Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, who grew up in Florida, carried out attack on army positions in Idlib.

Syria regime retakes gas field from ISIS: Syrian government troops Saturday recaptured the Shaar gas field in Homs province from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria, a week after the jihadists seized it, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Twelve killed in Yemen car bombs: Two car bombs exploded before reaching their targets, while a third went off at the gate of a base, said a military official.

Iraq's Mosul counts the cost of insurgent rule: When the army left and the gunmen came it was the first time we could breathe. Before I had to wait two hours in traffic just to get to work because of all the checkpoints. Now I can get to my shop in 10 minutes,” said Mohammed

House Votes For Checks On Obama's Iraq War Powers: The House of Representatives sent a bipartisan message to President Barack Obama Friday, warning the commander-in-chief that lawmakers do not want him to escalate war in Iraq without first going to Congress for permission.

More than 50 killed in Libya's Benghazi, Tripoli after heavy clashes?: At least 36 people were killed in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, many of them civilians, in clashes between Libyan Special Forces and Islamist militants on Saturday night and Sunday morning, medical and security sources said.

15 Killed as Rockets Hit Residential Building in Libya: The building, which housed Egyptian workers, was completely destroyed by the explosion, ITAR-TASS reported.

US evacuates embassy in Tripoli: The United States shuttered its embassy in Libya yesterday and evacuated its diplomats to neighbouring Tunisia under military escort as fighting intensified between rival militias.

Egypt says fighters killed in Sinai clashes: Military quoted as claiming deaths of 14 fighters and arrest of 47 others near Sheikh Zuwaid in north Sinai.

Tunisian soldiers killed near Algeria border: Two Tunisian soldiers have been killed and six injured in a gunfight near the border with Algeria, the second such attack in less than two weeks.

UN sounds urgent famine warning for S Sudan: World urged not to stand by as aid chiefs say 50,000 children could die from malnutrition in world's worst food crisis.

Over 20 killed, 80 injured in ‘worst’ shelling of Lugansk by Ukrainian forces: At least 24 civilians were killed and another 85 injured as the city of Lugansk in eastern Ukraine was heavily shelled by Kiev forces on Friday and Saturday, media reported.

Mayor of central Ukrainian city shot dead: - The mayor of the central Ukrainian town of Kremenchuk was shot dead on Saturday and the house of another mayor in Lviv to the West was hit by fire from a grenade launcher, the Interior Ministry said.

Russian media allege flight MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile unit: New and detailed allegations in the Russian media come amid mounting US and European Union charges that Russia is responsible for the shooting down of the jetliner.

US Administration Relies on Blatant Lies in Its Foreign Policy – Russian Foreign Ministry: “Judging by a relentless blackwashing campaign against Russia, launched by the US Administration, they more often rely on blatant lies while conducting its foreign policy.

Putin facing multi-million pound legal action over alleged role in MH17 crash: British lawyers have flown to Ukraine to prepare a class action against the Russian president on behalf of bereaved families l.

Six armed Taliban, two others killed in Afghan shootout: Police confronted the fighters in Spin Boldak district, near the Pakistani border, on Sunday morning and firefights ensued.

Two U.S. occupation force soldiers killed in Afghanistan: Improvised explosive device kills two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, while a third dies in the U.S. from disease contracted in Afghanistan.

Wyden Ponders Release of CIA Torture Report Without White House ConsentA senior Senate Democrat is firing a warning shot at the White House against stalling the release of a report about the past use of torture by the U.S. intelligence community.

When Media Mergers Limit More Than Competition: The prospect of a merger between 21st Century Fox and Time Warner Inc., would reduce control of the major Hollywood studios to five owners, from six, and major television producers to four, from five.

Satellite Study Reveals Parched U.S. West Using Up Underground Water: More than 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The extent of groundwater loss may pose a greater threat to the water supply of the western United States than previously thought.