Main events on September 18th
- The UN’s OCHA has warned that the lifelines for civilians in Gaza City are collapsing as Israel escalates its military assault.
- The US has again vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, despite all other 14 members voting in favour.
- Israel launched a series of strikes on southern Lebanon, in a move decried by local officials as another violation of a ceasefire reached in November.
- Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack at the Allenby crossing by a man driving an aid truck. The attack led to the closure of the crossing, which connects the occupied West Bank and Jordan.
Amidst fear of Netanyahu, Trump’s rare praise for Starmer for Hamas criticism
When Donald Trump and Keir Starmer addressed the media in England on Thursday, both appeared visibly nervous in criticising Benjamin Netanyahu. When asked to comment on the appalling Gaza situation, both Trump and Starmer chose to criticise Hamas as they refused to name Netanyahu for their criticism. In an extraordinary development, when Starmer criticised Hamas, Trump patted his back in appreciation of his statement for the Palestinian resistance group. Rifat Jawaid looks at the fear for Netanyahu gripping both Trump and Starmer and asks why!!
Javier Bardem DESTROYS Israel Genocide Deniers
Aid Flotilla Has Israeli Leadership Worried
Host of the Colonial Outcasts Podcast, Greg Stoker joins us live from the Global Sumud Flotilla somewhere in the Mediterranean. Live-streamed on September 4