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Fragile Gaza ceasefire buckles under new attacks

Hamas denies US allegations as Israel launches fresh airstrikes, closes crossings, and mediation efforts scramble to preserve a fragile truce.

‘The Witkoff Massacre’: Israeli forces kill scores at Gaza aid site...

Palestinians describe massacre at U.S.-Israeli “humanitarian” zone in Rafah as food-starved civilians are lured and gunned down under a controversial Trump-backed aid plan.

IDF report on Gaza medics’ killing called a cover-up as rights...

Despite video evidence and global outrage, Israeli military report denies executions and offers limited disciplinary action for deadly March 23 attack

Israel declares permanent military zones in Gaza, vows to block humanitarian...

Defense minister confirms indefinite occupation of seized territory and continuation of full blockade as humanitarian agencies warn of catastrophic collapse and forced displacement.
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Report from Rafah: UNICEF decries Israel’s ‘war on children’ as starvation...

While a full ceasefire is still vital, “any pause in the bombing is good news for children,” says UNICEF spokesperson James Elder.

Second IDF attack in Rafah kills 21 amid global outrage over...

As international condemnation grows over the IDF's bombing of a Rafah refugee camp that killed 45, another strike claims the lives of 21 more, intensifying calls for an end to the violence.

Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cutting off Gaza’s last humanitarian lifeline amid...

This move effectively cuts off a critical humanitarian aid route to the enclave, where the majority of the population faces imminent famine due to ongoing conflict.

IDF issues evacuation order to 100,000 in Rafah as looming assault...

Israel Defense Forces order more than 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate Rafah ahead of an impending military offensive, despite warnings of humanitarian catastrophe.

Rafah on the brink as global leaders call for restraint amid...

Amidst this backdrop, the U.S. Congress is deliberating a substantial aid package for Israel, which includes over $10 billion in military assistance.

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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?

The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.

Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press

The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues

Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...

What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?

Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...

A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.

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