Gaza is not just about them, it's about us, too
Leaving Gaza, for the first time in my reporting life I feel scarred, deeply scarred, by what I have seen – some of it too terrible to put on the screen.
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Leaving Gaza, for the first time in my reporting life I feel scarred, deeply scarred, by what I have seen – some of it too terrible to put on the screen.
A record of the main developments in Gaza since the crisis escalated at the end of June.
As the war in the Gaza strip continues, some fear that a third intifada – a Palestinian uprising against the Israelis – may be brewing.
In the West Bank, five Palestinians die in clashes with Israeli forces, while Gaza sees more attacks by Israeli forces and by Hamas. Meanwhile, Israel’s cabinet rejects a temporary ceasefire.
The death toll continues to rise in Gaza, as Israel is accused of war crimes. But is Hamas responsible for some Palestinian civilian deaths?
Women, children and UN staff were among the dead after a school where Palestinians were sheltering in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, was hit.
Have I awoken to a swarm of bees in my lightless hotel room? The electricity is off, again. The bees are drones, devised in America, manufactured in Israel, overhead in Gaza at all times in this war. Crump, crump, boom. boom. You hear the shells fired, and the boom of impact and wonder who has…
US and European airlines suspend flights into Israel’s Ben Gurion airport after a rocket landed one mile away.
Al-Shifa Hospital, the main medical facility in Gaza, has opened its doors for thousands of Palestinians fleeing an ongoing Israeli shelling of eastern Gaza City.
Channel 4 News Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Miller reports from the ground in Gaza – follow his tweets, videos and blogs throughout the day in this live blog.
General Yaakov Amidror, former Israeli national security adviser, says that Hamas “is the problem of the Palestinians, not us.” “We need a few days to destroy the tunnels of Hamas,” he adds.
For the first time in a major Arab-Israeli conflict, the world has access to non-traditional sources of reality such as Twitter – and it means Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds.
“I had been breast-feeding Rakan, but every time a shell hit, I would jump. It was no longer a comfort to him, so I decided to quit because I could feel his fear.”
What Palestinians in Gaza can’t work out is why the outside world seems deaf to their cries for intervention to stop this relentless bombing.
“Welcome to Israel. We wish you a pleasant stay. If this is not your final destination, we wish you a pleasant onward journey.” Can the British Airways captain be referring to Gaza?