The New York Times has published a major exposé purporting to explain how Jeffrey Epstein rose to the top of the financial and political world, but it ignores one key topic: Israel.

More than 400 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire agreement in October

This DOJ document changes how we should read everything that came after

<article data-history-node-id="433046" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hospital-gaza-warns-collapse-amid-fuel-shortages-due-israeli-blockade" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hospital-gaza-warns-collapse-amid-fuel-shortages-due-israeli-blockade" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hospital in Gaza warns of collapse amid fuel shortages due to Israeli blockade</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The director of Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza on Thursday said that the hospital is being&nbsp;forced to stop services in most departments as a result of running out of diesel fuel, Al Jazeera reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>In an interview with Al Jazeera Mubasher, he said that continued fuel shortages would lead to the cessation of vital medical services.</p> <p>The official made&nbsp;an "urgent appeal to the international community" to intervene and prevent the collapse of the hospital's health system and to preserve the lives of patients.&nbsp;</p> <p>UN agencies have said that Israel's blockade of Gaza has impacted aid access and called on Tel Aviv to immediately open all crossings, particularly to northern Gaza, where the closure of key routes has forced convoys to take long, dangerous detours.</p> <p>The Palestinian Ministry of National Economy on Wednesday condemned the restrictions imposed by the Israeli authorities on the supply of essential goods and basic commodities to the Gaza Strip.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israel’s genocide in Gaza set a global norm that views extermination as a ‘natural’ part of how nations and paramilitary groups wage war. We are already seeing this in Sudan.

People can't unsee a live-streamed annihilation defended under the banner of liberal democracy. They know the Israeli apartheid regime can no longer exist.

The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip caused the full or partial destruction of 264 archaeological sites and 4,992 tourism facilities. Min…

Police interrupt festivities in Haifa to disperse event and arrest three men, rights group says

<article data-history-node-id="432988" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/belgium-joins-south-africas-case-against-israel-international-court" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/belgium-joins-south-africas-case-against-israel-international-court" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Belgium joins South Africa's case against Israel at International Court of Justice</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Belgium submitted a formal request on Tuesday to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to join South Africa's lawsuit against Israel.&nbsp;</p> <p>In a statement, the&nbsp;Netherlands-based court said that Belgium is focusing its intervention on the interpretation of the concept of "genocidal intent" set out in Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.</p> <p>The&nbsp;ICJ, which is the highest judicial body of the United Nations, said that Belgium had formally filed a declaration of intervention in the proceedings, based on Article 63 of the court's statute.</p> <p>South Africa filed a lawsuit against Israel in December 2023,&nbsp;accusing it of violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in its actions against Palestinians in Gaza.</p> <p>Countries including Turkey, Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico and Spain&nbsp;have joined this lawsuit.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israel demolished a Palestinian village in the southern Negev region on Wednesday, marking the 244th time over the course of 15 years. Aziz al-Touri, a member of the Committee for the Defense of Al…