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Ireland Pledges $21M for UNRWA, Slams Israel’s “Disinformation Campaign”
Roughly 70 percent of aid to the UNRWA has been suspended by countries like the US and Germany.

Indonesian Defense Minister Declares Electoral Victory Ahead of Official Results
Prabowo Subianto is a former US-trained general in an army unit implicated in genocidal violence.

IDF Storms Nasser Hospital, Killing at Least 1 and Injuring Many More
Many cannot evacuate and others worry that Israeli forces will shoot them if they try to leave.

As Israel Raids Rafah, Lemkin Institute Says Biden Is “Complicit in Genocide”
The group said Biden officials may be “remembered as the principal enablers of one of the worst genocides” this century.

NYU Contract Faculty Poised to Vote on Unionization
A “yes” vote would create the largest union of full-time, nontenured track faculty at a private US university.

Report: 210 Jan. 6 Defendants Say They Answered Trump’s “Call” to Attack Capitol
“We basically was just following what he said,” one participant in the Capitol attack said, according to the report.

US Factory Farm Animal Population Soars by 50 Percent in 20-Year Span
“This unsustainable food system … must be reformed before it is too late,” one advocate said.

Michigan Campaign to Vote “Uncommitted” Grows as Biden Continues Israel Support
Organizers are hoping to send a powerful message to Biden as he continues to back Israel’s genocidal assault.

UNRWA Head Says Agency Fired Employees Accused by Israel Without Proof of Claims
Countries defunding the agency have cited the terminations as proof of Israel’s allegations.

IDF Sets Its Sights on Southern Gaza Hospital Full of Sheltering Civilians
More than 8,000 people are believed to be inside Nasser Hospital, and around 400 are reportedly in critical condition.