‘Israel cannot be trusted with American weapons’: US rights group
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says Israel’s deadly attacks on Gaza demonstrate it “will seek every opportunity to massacre Palestinians, this time including 46 children”.
“Israel’s massacre is the latest sign that Israel cannot be trusted with American weapons or bombs,” the group said in a social media post.
“We call on members of Congress to condemn this massacre and express support for an arms embargo on the Israeli government in keeping with US and international law.”
The US has provided billions of dollars in military aid to Israel since its war on Gaza began in October 2023. It also has shielded its top ally from global criticism and calls for accountability at the UN and other international bodies.
Death toll rises in Gaza after Israel attacks to 109, including 52 children
Gaza’s Government Media Office says 109 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past 12 hours, including 52 children, 23 women, four elderly persons, and seven people with disabilities.
In a statement, the office said Israel is continuing its “systematic campaign of misinformation, forgery, and lies aimed at distorting the truth and covering up its ongoing crimes against civilians in the Gaza Strip”.
“The occupation published a list containing 26 names, including 21 photos, claiming they belonged to people killed during its brutal recent aggression that occurred over the past 24 hours,” it said.
“Upon careful examination, it was found the list contains three incorrect names that are not Arabic and are not recorded in the official Palestinian records, in addition to fictitious names that do not exist in reality, some of which intentionally had no photos attached.”
Israel is conducting attacks on Gaza in “flagrant and deliberate violation of the principles of proportionality and distinction”, repeatedly targeting residential neighbourhoods, hospitals and shelters, the Government Media Office said.
Palestinians surround the bodies of members of the Abu Dalal family killed in overnight Israeli strikes on their home in Nuseirat, central Gaza
