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“In a matter of seconds, my life turned upside down”.

For Sanaa Kamal, life in the Gaza Strip has been far from “normal”. Gone are her regular routines of having tea on the balcony with her mother, her daily commutes to work by the Mediterranean Sea, or celebratory moments with her family.

Israel’s behaviour in the last four months is as paradoxical as it is deeply disturbing.

By preventing international journalists from entering Gaza and murdering the Palestinian journalists on the ground who are documenting Israel's crimes, Israel may hope to prevent the accumulation of evidence that could be used against them in international courts or tribunals – such as South Africa's genocide case at the ICJ.

These were Rashida Tlaib's fiery words amid a House of Representatives debate for a resolution supporting Israel on Tuesday, the day before Israeli President Isaac Herzog was due to speak to US Congress.

The resolution in question stated that Congress believes "the state of Israel is not a racist or apartheid state", and "Congress rejects all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia". 

🎥: Alexander Durie

What is it like to speak up about Palestine, or criticise Israeli government policies, in a country where authorities are known to conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism?

The large-scale Israeli assault on Jenin occupied West Bank, lasted 48 hours after Israeli forces withdrew from their positions in the city's camp late on Tuesday.

The land and air assault involved more than 3,000 Israeli soldiers, dozens of armoured bulldozers and drone strikes.

The Israeli army said one of its soldiers died, while 12 Palestinians had been killed and dozens were injured.

Last week, the UK government’s “anti-BDS” bill was introduced to parliament and passed its first reading to becoming law – posing a chilling threat to protests and criticisms of Israeli occupation of Palestine and the associated human rights abuses against Palestinians.

Israel launched its biggest raid on Jenin in years on Monday, with six Palestinians killed in the assault.

The Israeli army reportedly used helicopter gunships to bomb Palestinian targets in the surroundings of the refugee camp – something that has not been seen in the West Bank since 2002, during the eight-day-long battle of Jenin in April of that year amidst the Second Intifada.

Greek coastguard officials are pursuing a grim search for survivors after a fishing boat overloaded with refugees and migrants capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea.

At least 79 people have so far been confirmed dead, and at the time of writing 104 people have so far been rescued. None of those rescued had safety equipment such as life jackets, the coastguard said.