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The expansion of the Gaza war troubles the U.S.: Gaza Officials Say Nearly 250 Palestinians Killed in Run-up to Blinken Visit (Reuters) WHO Axes Medical Aid Delivery to North Gaza in Absence of Security Guarantees (Reuters) At Least Nine Palestinians, Two Israelis Killed in West Bank Violence (Aljazeera) Young Palestinian Girl Killed when Israeli Police…

The suit “details many specific examples of what it outlines as ‘direct and public incitement to commit genocide by Israeli state officials’” as well “as one of the ‘heaviest conventional bombing campaigns’ in the history of modern warfare”: The Merits of South Africa’s International Court of Justice Case Against Israel (National Interest) “The Intelligence Ministry…

“Israel has repeatedly warned that it will hunt down Hamas operatives wherever they are,” yet “Israel failed to notify the Biden administration of its plans to take out Mr. Al-Arouri”: History Repeats Itself with the Assassination of a Hamas Official (Turbulent World) As Israel and Iran rattle sabers at one another, ISIS sides with Israel:…

Despite a troop intended to shore “up Israel’s war-battered economy, and free up units in case of a wider conflict” with Hezbollah … Fighting Between Hamas and Israel Rages on, Palestinian Death Toll Passes 22,000 (Reuters) … the slaughter continues: Israel War on Gaza Live: Over 200 Palestinians Killed in 24 Hours (Aljazeera) “Veteran Arab…

“An estimated 100,000 Palestinians have fled to the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah in recent days, … though a missile strike Thursday near Rafah’s Kuwaiti Hospital killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens” … Thousands Stream South in Gaza; Israel Expands Operations in Khan Younis (Washington Post) … yet, no country had been…

The Montgomery County teacher’s union charges the school board with “viewpoint discrimination,” violation of due process, and suppression of free speech for targeting pro-Palestinian teachers: Letter to Dana Edwards (Montgomery County Education Association / CAIR) 21,000 have been killed but Israel says that is not enough: Gaza War to Last Months, Israel Army  Chief Says;…

A silent night in the place of Jesus’s birth except for the nearby bombs and distant sympathy: Israel Hits Bethlehem in Christmas Raids on Occupied West Bank (Aljazeera) Bethlehem’s Bombed-out Nativity Sculpture Sends a Powerful Message (Aljazeera) ‘Our Hearts in Bethlehem’, Says Pope in Christmas Eve Mass, Shadowed by War (Aljazeera) Netanyahu promises even more…

As Israel uses time bought by US delaying action at the UN to broaden the slaughter … More than 20,000 Dead in Gaza, a Historic Human Toll (Washington Post) Israel Broadens Gaza Assault Ahead of Security Council Aid Vote (Reuters) US Says It Is Ready to Support Amended UN Resolution Aimed at Boosting Aid to…

Now that Israel took her leg, two brothers, and her parents, a 13-year old girl says, “‘I feel injustice; when I grow up, I will become a lawyer so that I can enjoy my rights and the rights of all children”: UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note – Gaza: The World’s Most Dangerous Place to Be…

“France condemns this bombing of a residential building which caused the death of many other civilians”: Israel Kills French Diplomat in Gaza – and France Is Furious (Palestine Chronicle) Many say seemingly brave things. But do they do what’s needed to change a situation? “They Call It ‘Genocide’ – but Don’t Invoke the Genocide Convention”…