Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Main events on August 8th

• Governments and world leaders have condemned Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, warning the move will put thousands of Palestinians at risk and deepen the humanitarian crisis in the enclave.
• Palestinians in Gaza City also rejected the Israeli government’s push, stressing that they will refuse further displacement.
• Israeli leaders have rebuffed the criticism, saying they want to “demilitarise” Gaza and that no amount of international condemnation would “weaken [their] resolve”.
• At least four Palestinians have died of starvation in the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry says, as Israel continues to restrict deliveries of food and humanitarian aid.
• Humanitarian groups have reiterated their calls for Israel to allow assistance into Gaza via land crossings, condemning continued airdrops as inefficient and dangerous.

Israel's plan to take over Gaza City “wrong,” puts lives of hostages at “greater risk,” Carney says

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke out Friday against the Israeli government’s plan to seize control of Gaza City, calling it “wrong” and suggesting it would put the lives of hostages still being held in the enclave at “greater risk.” Asked if Canada would consider sanctions against Israel in the wake of the government’s decision to recognize Palestinian statehood, Carney said he is “not on the cusp of making another announcement.”

That's all Carney can say... It's "wrong". Pathetic.

Roger Water EXCORIATES Sellout Liberal Class

Roger Waters astutely captures how craven and careerist the liberal class is in their capitulation to Wall Street interests, and now the demands of outright fascists.

Egypt’s $35 Billion Israel Deal That’s Now Powering the Gaza Aid Blockade

Whilst Sisi keeps the Rafah crossing firmly closed to aid, he's just signed a $35 billion energy deal with Israel.

They say you should never go shopping while you’re hungry. Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has just proved the opposite is also true: never sign a shopping list with your neighbour while your other neighbour is starving to death. Yet here he is, pen in hand, locking Egypt into a $35 billion gas feast with Israel — even as Gaza, a few miles away, is being deliberately starved. It’s the kind of deal that makes sense only if you measure success in Gulf wire transfers and Washington smiles, not in bread or in dignity, or the screams of a besieged people.