“A regional official says the proposal announced by Trump … calls for the U.S. and Iran to return to negotiations … for reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and halting attacks across the region, including by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq”:
Israeli war crimes and settler violence continue:
- Israeli Strikes Kill Seven Across Gaza, Destroy Medical Supply Warehouse (Aljazeera)
- Israeli Lawyer Advocates Killing Palestinians to BBC Week After Gilad Farm Deadly Shooting (Jerusalem Post)
- Settler Extremists Destroy Cars, Leave Three Palestinians Slightly Injured in West Bank Attacks (Jerusalem Post)
“The top U.S. general in Europe privately warned the Pentagon this week that he lacks sufficient naval forces to continue protecting Israel from incoming ballistic missiles”
- U.S. General Warns Pentagon He Lacks Sufficient Forces to Protect Israel (Washington Post)
“Palestine stands in the intersection of advocacy for genuine equality, the struggle over truth-telling to a biased Establishment, the meaning of freedom, the implications for democracy, and so many ‘tactical’ issues of our era” …
- Book Review: Grief and Resistance for Palestine (Mondoweiss)
… “Basic necessities remain out of reach[,… [yet,] “in unexpected ways young Palestinians are adapting through innovation, education and community leadership”:
- FO Talks: Making Sense of What Life Is Like in Palestine Today (Fair Observer)
“Some analysts warn that Ukraine risks turning two local localized wars into a global conflict by ‘merging the battlefields’”:
- Laura Loomer, Lindsey Graham and the Deepening Iran Crisis: What’s Behind Trump’s Reset with Zelenskyy? (The Guardian)
After the “Board of Peace released the text of the 15-point plan Friday, analysts cautioned that there seemed to be a substantial gap between Israel and Hamas on a path forward”:
“The Iran war has not just rattled the Strait of Hormuz. It reached down the Red Sea and knocked on a door Washington thought it had closed: Somali piracy”:
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