Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Main events on August 18th

• he Israeli army killed at least 30 Palestinians across Gaza as it pushes to seize Gaza City, the enclave’s largest city.
• Hamas said it agreed to a proposal put forward by mediators to reach a 60-day truce in Gaza with a path towards a sustainable ceasefire.
• Top Israeli officials said that Hamas is under pressure because of Israel’s plans to conquer Gaza City, and that far-right Israeli ministers have emphasised that the war must continue.
• Israeli settlers and soldiers detained the Palestinian Authority’s culture minister in the occupied West Bank, and several Palestinians were injured in a string of attacks in the territory.
• At least four Syrian workers were injured after an Israeli drone dropped a bomb in Wadi al-Asafir, near Khiam in southern Lebanon.
• Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund said it was excluding six Israeli companies with connections to the occupied Palestinian territory from its portfolio.

1 Million Israelis Demand Gaza Ceasefire to Free Hostages In Largest Israeli Protest to Date

Massive protests have erupted in Israel, with about 500,000 people marching in Tel Aviv Sunday to demand an end to the war in Gaza. Organizers say 1 million took part in demonstrations across the entire country. Most of the Israelis who were out on the streets "blame Netanyahu" for prioritizing his political survival over an end to the war, says Israeli journalist Oren Ziv.

 

Israel’s Propaganda Machine Collapses Under Its Own Lies w/ Muhammad Shehada

Muhammad Shehada, Palestinian writer and analyst, joins the show to discuss Israel's “giant machinery” of propaganda attempting “to brainwash, to overwhelm people, to push them away from trying to understand what's happening” in Gaza. Despite the enormous price tag of its disinformation machine, Israel itself is now admitting in Hebrew media that “our propaganda is collapsing.”