Israeli army target women in occupied East Jerusalem
Footage shared on local Palestinian Telegram channels shows Israeli forces attacking a group of women in the Old City.
The video, verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit Sanad, shows several Israeli soldiers shoving the women and striking them with their weapons. One woman can be seen crying out in pain.
Families of Israeli captives continue to protest for prisoner swap deal
Video verified by Al Jazeera shows crowds of protesters, including the captives’ families, demonstrating to demand that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a deal with Hamas that will see their loved ones exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
The protests, ongoing for much of the war, have taken on an anti-government tone in recent months, as some demonstrators have begun openly calling for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza and early elections in Israel in order to replace Netanyahu.
The most recent iteration of a ceasefire deal, backed by the United Nations, is currently being pushed by the United States as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes another trip to the region to meet with mediators.
After Hamas responded to the proposal yesterday, Blinken said today that some of the amendments suggested by Hamas to the proposal for a truce in Gaza are not “workable”, but efforts to reach an agreement are continuing.
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Biden administration concerned tensions on Lebanese border could escalate to war
A report from US news outlet Axios says, citing unnamed “US officials” that the government has grown “increasingly concerned” that tensions between Israel and Hezbollah will escalate into an all-out war.
The report adds that the US is “scrambling” behind the scenes to prevent the outbreak of war between the two parties, which have been exchanging limited fire near-daily since the outbreak of Israel’s war on Gaza.
The US has warned Israel against notions that it could wage a “limited war” against Hezbollah, according to the report, saying that Iran could flood Lebanon with militants from militias aligned with it in the region, from countries like Syria and Iraq.
“The White House believes that a ceasefire in Gaza is the only thing that would significantly de-escalate the tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border,” the report adds.
So, get on that ceasefire then. Stop pussyfooting around with Netanyahu and enforce the UNSC resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire. It's your administration that keeps this war going.
