News and Analysis 7/13/24

Joe Biden’s claims to the contrary notwithstanding, U.S. weapons are killing civilians in the Gaza genocide:

• US-made Munitions Used in Deadly Israeli Strike on School Complex near Khan Younis, CNN Analysis Finds (CNN)

Israeli war crimes continue in Gaza and beyond:

• At Least 90 Palestinians Killed, Gaza Officials Say, as Israel Targets Hamas Military Chief (Reuters)
• Israeli Military Retreats from Northern Gaza, Leaving Dozens of Palestinians Killed and Razing Neighborhoods to the Ground (CNN)
• Bodies of About 60 Palestinians Reportedly Found After Israeli Attack on Gaza City (The Guardian)
• Thousands of Palestinians Missing amid Gaza’s Unrelenting Warfare (The Guardian)
• ‘Constant Anxiety’: Hundreds of Palestinians Face Eviction Threat in East Jerusalem (The Guardian)
• Palestinians Pushed into ‘Ever Deeper Circles of Hell’, Says UN Chief – video (The Guardian)
• Israel Is Forcing More Palestinians to Tear Down Their Own Homes (Aljazeera)

Hamas concedes that the October 7 attack had multiple purposes, but suggests that the main one was to capture Israeli soldiers to exchange for Palestinian hostages and that the number of civilians captured or killed in the raid was not foreseen:

• On the Record with Hamas (Drop Site)

“[W]e must acknowledge that just this week leading Israeli paper Haaretz finally admitted to Israel’s widespread use of the Hannibal Directive: the killing of it’s own citizens to prevent capture”:

• It’s Past Time to Talk to Hamas (Friends of Sabeel North America)

Since 1967 Israel has detained 800,000 Palestinians; “over 9,000 currently languish” in Israeli detention:

• What About the Palestinian Hostages? (Palestine Deep Dive / x.com)

In the UAE, “displaying the Palestinian flag anywhere on campus is not permitted and this was strictly executed, even in residential buildings”:

• UAE Deports Graduate Who Yelled ‘Free Palestine’ as He Received His Diploma (Jerusalem Post)

Delta says that the employee who falsely posted that the Palestinian flag is a “Hamas badge” has been moved out of that position, but it will now ban wearing of any non-US flags on their uniforms:

• US Airline Apologises amid Row over Cabin Crew Wearing Palestine Flag Pin (NDTV)

“”All the non-Muslim students studying in madrasas are studying with the consent of their parents. In such a situation, forcibly enrolling them … in council schools is beyond comprehension”:

• UP to Shift Unrecognised Madrasa Students to Schools, Muslim Body Objects (NDTV)

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