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Israeli war crimes continue: … ‘You Cease, I Fire’: Israel Kills at Least 9 in Gaza, Says It Will Break Truce Aid Terms (Common Dreams) Soldiers Abduct Several Palestinians, Attack Journalists (IMEMC) Palestinians See ‘New Nakba’ in West Bank Villages as Demolitions Return (Aljazeera) ‘Cruelest Forms of Torture’: Freed Palestinians Describe Horrors of Israeli Jail…

Perspectives on the ceasefire in Gaza: Israelis and Palestinians Celebrate as Truce Brings Hope of ‘Era of Peace’ (The Guardian) Palestinians See Little to Celebrate Even Though the Bombs Have Stopped (NY Times) Israel Celebrates Releases, Warns Palestinians over Reunion Scenes (Aljazeera) Joyous but Uneasy Crowds Greet Palestinians Released in Ceasefire Deal (Washington Post) ‘Locked…

Hamas frees remaining Israeli captives as Israel begins release of Palestinian detainees: Hamas Frees All 20 Captives Under Ceasefire Deal, Palestinians Await Release of Nearly 2,000 Prisoners (Free Press Kashmir) First Group of Freed Palestinians Reach West Bank (Baha) First in English, Palestine Chronicle Publishes Full List of Palestinian Prisoners to Be Released (Palestine Chronicle)…

The ceasefire is holding up so far … Palestinians Return to Ruins and US Expects Hostages Freed on Monday as Gaza Ceasefire Holds (AP) Palestinians Return to Ruins and US Troops Land in Israel as Gaza Ceasefire Holds (WBUR) … but the demand that an occupied people abandon their right to keep and bear arms…

The ceasefire finally takes effect — will it last?  And what comes next? Gazans Search for Bodies in Rubble as Israelis Await Hostages Release from Hamas (BBC) Thousands of Palestinians Return to What’s Left of Their Homes as Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect (AP) Trump Says ‘There Is Consensus’ on Next Stages of Gaza Ceasefire Plan…

The promises and dangers of the most recent in  the series of promised ceasefires: Gazans Return to Wrecked Homes as Israeli Forces Pull Back Under Ceasefire (Reuters) The Gaza Deal Is Not Too Big to Fail: How Israel’s Military Dominance Could Undermine America’s Quest for Regional Peace (Foreign Affairs) The Perilous Path to Sustained Peace…

“Uncertainty remains about some of the thornier aspects of the plan advanced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump — such as whether and how Hamas will disarm, and who will govern Gaza” … Israel and Hamas Will Exchange Hostages and Prisoners After Agreeing to 1st Phase of Gaza Peace Plan (Washington Post) ……

The plight of children and spouses of U.S. citizens trapped in the genocide “has become more dire … since the State Department announced that it would halt visitor visas for people from Gaza” in August: Trump Administration Intervenes to Secure Woman’s Rescue from Gaza (Washington Post) The Zionist war on free speech — and the…

The Zionist war on free speech– and the resistance — continues: Pro-Palestine Activists Ask Court to Make Genocide Ruling During Battle over Sydney Opera House Protest (The Guardian) Is Turkey Doing All It Can for Palestine? (Electronic Intifada) UK Grants Police New Powers to Crush Peaceful Protests as Palestine Action Demonstrations Continue (Common Dreams) Tuesday…

Israeli war crimes continue … Seven Palestinians Killed as Israel Continues to Bomb Gaza (Middle East Eye) Israel Kills More than 90 Palestinians over 2 Days Despite International Calls for Ceasefire (Middle East Monitor) Shocking Figures: Two Years of Genocide Leave Gaza 90% Destroyed (Palestine Chronicle) More Gaza Flotilla Activists Allege Mistreatment in Israeli Detention…