Main events on September 12th
- Israel has freed 13 Palestinians from Gaza after holding them for months under what medical and rights groups described as harsh and degrading conditions.
- The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for a two-state solution, with 142 votes in favour and 10 against.
- Gaza’s Government Media Office says more than 1.3 million Palestinians, including 350,000 children, remain in Gaza City and the north, despite Israel’s relentless bombardment and forced evacuation orders.
- President Trump will be having dinner tonight with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.
- At least 65 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn today, including 48 in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
- Hamas has announced that its Gaza leader Khalil al-Hayya led funeral prayers for his son Humam and others killed in Tuesday’s Israeli air strikes in Doha.
- Top US diplomat Marco Rubio is scheduled to fly to Israel on Saturday.
US abandons Qatar at UN, Pakistan shuts up Israeli ambassador for absurd link
The UN Security Council met last night to discuss the Israeli bombing of Hamas leadership in Qatar. The stand taken by the US and the UK should disappoint Doha as this was another proof of these two countries effectively abandoning their traditional ally by not taking a firm stand against Israel.
The highlight of the session was the Pakistani ambassador’s strong rebuttal to the Israeli representative for comparing the Doha bombing to that of the action taken by the US against Osama Bin Laden. Rifat Jawaid explains why Qatar should worry about its ties with the West and how the Pakistani ambassador stole the show.
Pakistan RIPS Into Isrąel at UN Clash – 'An Irresponsible Rogue State', 'Playing the Victim'!
Mehdi Hasan on Death of Two-State Solution, Possible U.S. War with Venezuela & More
Democracy Now! speaks with Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief and CEO of Zeteo, about Israel's recent move to expand settlements in the West Bank in an effort to erase the possibility of a Palestinian state. "They are doing everything in their power to make sure that a two-state solution can never happen," says Hasan.
Hasan also comments on the deadly U.S. attack on a boat off the coast of Venezuela. "There's no scenario in which you can say it was an imminent threat to the U.S.," he says.
