Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Main events on April 21st

• Israeli attacks have killed at least 29 Palestinians, including three who were killed in an attack on a tent for displaced people at the Al Jazeera Sports Club in central Gaza City.
• Gaza’s Civil Defence has rejected the findings of an Israeli army inquiry into the killing of 15 unarmed medics and rescue workers in March.
• Palestinian Christians in Gaza are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who had maintained close and consistent video contact with the small Christian community in the territory throughout the ongoing war.
• Israel’s cabinet is expected to hold a session on Tuesday to determine its next steps in Gaza after stalled negotiations for a ceasefire and the return of captives held in the enclave.
• Netanyahu has pledged to deliver a “powerful response” to Yemen’s Houthis, as US strikes on Sanaa killed at least 12 people.
• The new US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has called on Hamas to accept a proposed ceasefire to release captives in exchange for humanitarian aid to flow into the enclave, which Israel has blocked since early March.

Norman Finkelstein Destroys the Israeli Narrative

Norman Finkelstein does in thirty minutes what most journalists and world leaders have failed to do for decades: he calls it what it is — genocide. He exposes what Israel is doing in Gaza, why it’s doing it, and how the media politely calls it “complex.” There’s no dancing around. Just facts. Brutal, documented, undeniable.