Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, announced Wednesday that the fighting between Israel and his group in the north will stop immediately once there is a ceasefire deal in Gaza—which has been the policy but hidden by the Biden administration so the public sympathizes with Israel.
The newly appointed British Foreign Secretary visited Israel on Sunday and called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, citing the “horrendous” loss of life.
Mainstream news outlets in the U.S. that have been faithful to Israel during the Gaza genocide decided not to report on the IDF’s decision to invoke the Hannibal Directive during the 7 October Hamas attack.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces new pressure from family members of hostages held in Hamas captivity to agree to a ceasefire deal that would result in their loved ones’ return.
The Lancet, the respected medical journal, published an article last week that said even if the Gaza war was to end now, the death toll in Gaza will likely easily exceed 186,000.
The U.S. announced last week that the temporary Gaza pier that was supposed to supplement some of the humanitarian aid shut down by Israel will be shut down for good after failing to live up to even its modest expectations.
Leaders from the G7 criticized Israel last week over its latest land-steal in the West Bank, calling the move “inconsistent with international law and counterproductive to the cause of peace.”
At least 90 Palestinians were killed and another 289 injured in the latest Israeli attack on a camp filled with displaced people in Gaza—raising the death toll in what has been a particularly brutal week.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told an audience at the Brookings Institution on Monday that there is “momentum” building up for an all-out war between Hezbollah and Israel, according to a report.