Death toll in Gaza rises as ceasefire allows rescuers to search rubble

January 22, 2025

Mera Aladam

As people in Gaza scour what remains of their homes and land following the ceasefire that took effect on Sunday, victims of Israel's heavy bombardment campaign since 7 October 2023 are being recovered from beneath the rubble. 

 

A boy rides his bicycle past destroyed infrastructure east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on 21 January 2025 (Bashar Taleb/AFP)

Sanders Blasts Trump for Ignoring 'Virtually Every Important Issue Facing Working Families'

January 22, 2025

Jake Johnson

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump posed in a garbage truck and performed a staged shift at a McDonald's as he postured as a champion of the working class.

 

 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is pictured at President Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Trump Reportedly Resuming Shipments of 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel

January 21, 2025

Sharon Zhang

President Donald Trump is slated to resume shipments of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, reports say, despite the fragile Gaza ceasefire deal having been implemented the day before his inauguration on Monday and Israel’s extensive use of the bombs on civilian areas.

 

 Smoke rises from a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike at the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on January 12, 2025. Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images

Palestinians Dig 68 More Bodies Out of Gaza Rubble, Raising Death Toll

January 21, 2025

Dave DeCamp

On Tuesday, Palestinians in Gaza continued digging bodies out of the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas entered its third day.

Palestinians search building rubble in a destroyed neighborhood of Rafah, Gaza, on January 21, 2025, as residents return following a ceasefire deal (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Reuters Connect)