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Political scientist Nathan Brown says Israel is fighting a different war in Gaza than US officials care to admit.Just like the US did in Iraq and Afghanistan, Israel has entered a war in Gaza with vague and overambitious aims. But what US officials don’t care to admit is that Israel is not thinking about an end to the military phase, and a beginning of a civilian reconstruction plan, argues Nathan Brown, professor of international relations and political science at George Washington University. Brown tells host Steve Clemons that Israel has purposely designed the carnage in Gaza to be a “forever…

Israeli bombardment of Gaza killed dozens of people as it intensified its attacks on the besieged territory amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. The Gaza health ministry said the bodies of 30 people killed in Israeli raids arrived at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on Friday in what it described as a “difficult and brutal day”. At least 25 people were also killed and 50 others wounded in Israeli attacks on tents for displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, near Rafah, in the south of the coastal enclave, it said. In a separate incident, the Palestinian Civil Defence agency said crews transported…

Negotiations are based on a plan calling for an Israeli withdrawal from ‘major population centres’ in Gaza and an initial six-week ceasefire.Qatar says some progress in negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza has been made and it is continuing mediation to “bridge the gap” between Israel and Hamas. The Gulf state, Egypt and the United States have been engaged in months of truce talks involving a captive-prisoner exchange and getting desperately needed humanitarian assistance into war-battered Gaza. “There was progress to an extent in the situation. We have continued our efforts without interruption over the last few days,” Qatari Prime…

From air strikes to field executions, Fault Lines investigates the killings of civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza and the role of the United States in the war.As Israel’s bombing campaign continues in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis deepens to catastrophic levels, the Biden administration has not wavered in its support for Israel. United States weapons transfers – from 2,000-pound bombs to artillery shells and tanks – have been a crucial part of the Israeli military campaign. Fault Lines worked with journalists in Gaza to profile three families as they try to survive the war. Together with Airwars, Fault…

About a month ago, a quiet transfer happened. The Israeli army’s Civil Administration handed more control over the occupied West Bank to the Settlements Administration, led by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who lives in an illegal settlement himself. Now Smotrich and his Settlements Administration control more things, like building regulations and the management of farmland, parks and forests. Since he entered government, Smotrich has pushed openly for more Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank – illegal under international law – as steps towards annexation. So what does this all mean? What’s the Settlements Administration? It was set up…

The Israeli military pounded Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip even as it intensified its attacks in the north and centre of the besieged Palestinian territory. Residents said Israeli forces seemed to be trying to complete their capture of Rafah, the city on the enclave’s southern edge that has been the focus of a fierce assault since early May. Tanks were forcing their way into the western and northern parts of the city, having already captured the east, south and centre. Israeli forces fired from planes, tanks and ships off the coast, forcing a new wave of displacement from the…

NewsFeedA leaked report reveals elements of Israel’s intelligence community knew in detail about Hamas’ plans to break through the Gaza barrier and take captives on October 7. So why didn’t they act?Published On 20 Jun 202420 Jun 2024 Source link

NewsFeedHezbollah has warned of a ripple effect across the Mediterranean Sea if Israel widens its conflict against Lebanon. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr explains how the group says Cyprus is a ‘legitimate target’ if it assists Israel.Published On 20 Jun 202420 Jun 2024 Source link

ByteDance said US government prefers to shut down than work on an ‘effective solution’ to protect US users.TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance have urged a United States court to strike down a law they say will ban the popular short video app in the US on January 19 next year. In details released on Thursday, the two companies said the US government has refused to engage in any serious settlement talks since 2022. Legislation signed in April by President Joe Biden gives ByteDance until January of next year to divest TikTok’s US assets or face a ban on the app…

Blaze on farmland was spread by winds to nearby villages, one of several to hit the country this week.At least five people have been killed and dozens hurt as wildfires swept through several villages in southeastern Turkey, ministers said. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca reported the deaths from the overnight blaze between the cities of Diyarbakir and Mardin on Friday. Forty-four people were injured, 10 of them in a serious condition, he said on X. The fire started with the burning of crop stubble. Fanned by winds, it moved quickly through the villages of Koksalan, Yazcicegi and Bagacik. Images posted on…