The Intercept Briefing
Starvation as a Weapon: Chris Hedges on Gaza
While the U.S. backs Israel, Gaza’s civilian population faces mass starvation and death. Journalist and author Chris Hedges traces the roots of this unfolding atrocity.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel’s 2023 bombings and invasion of the Gaza Strip have cost thousands of Palestinian lives and displaced countless others. But the war didn’t start with Hamas’s October 7 attack. The Intercept’s coverage delves into Israel’s occupation, how the U.S. government enables its repression, and the free speech fight over pro-Palestine activism at home.
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head Boasts Success as Palestinians Starve
“What we’re doing has actually been unbelievably effective,” said the chair of the Israeli-backed and U.S.-run aid group.
Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making.
The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
U.S. Nonprofits Funnel Millions to Israeli Army Volunteers
Lone soldier programs recruit American teens to provide reinforcements to the Israeli military during its ongoing genocide in Gaza.
"I Said Good Morning to the Dead": Inside the Al-Baqa Cafe Bombing
Survivors of the Al-Baqa Cafe bombing in Gaza, and the loved ones of the dead, share their stories of the Israeli attack.
Voices
When Israel Attacks Gaza, These People Run to Save Lives
A civil defense worker, a doctor, a reporter, and a photojournalist tell their harrowing stories of responding to Israel’s war on Gaza.
Chilling Dissent
We’re Publishing the Speech That Harvard Suppressed for Mentioning Genocide
“I wanted to center Palestine,” a Harvard commencement speaker told The Intercept. Read and watch her speech.
The Israeli Plot to Extinguish the Journalists Documenting Genocide
Palestinian journalists live through the same brutal conditions they cover — and describe a pattern of direct targeting by Israeli forces.
They Went to Get Flour With Their Mother in Gaza. “She Came Back in a White Shroud.”
A brother and sister joined their mother to get food at a U.S. aid site in Rafah. Israeli forces shot her before their eyes.
Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month
Israeli soldiers and officers have said they were ordered to shoot at unarmed civilians waiting for food in Gaza.