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The Israeli economy, according to recent data by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics, has shrunk by over 20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023. Moreover, the army is struggling, fighting an unwinnable war without realistic goals.

The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.

While expectations rise that surging protests could bring down the Netanyahu government, the Bible-infused nationalists in power are consolidating plans to resettle Gaza, following a well-worn Israeli playbook. Who, or what, can stop them?

The attack that killed seven volunteers from World Central Kitchen is Israel's latest assault on the humanitarian aid system in Gaza. This time most of the dead are Westerners, so Israel will have a hard time playing the strike down.

Palestinian workers whose underpaid labor provides part of Israel’s low-cost workforce. Their stories of organizing amid ethnic cleansing shed light on how this work is a crucial lifeline for Palestinians — now severed by the devastation of war.

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Israel’s nuclear program has been in violation of international law for decades, rendering it ineligible for American assistance.

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