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Africa’s Refugee Crisis Deepens: UN Budget Shortfalls Amplify Hunger
Deteriorating conditions for refugees in Africa, exacerbated by budget shortfalls lead to severe food ration cuts.
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Human Rights Group Alleges Israeli Forces Executed Over 1,000 Palestinian Elders
Human rights group claims Israeli forces engaged in targeted killings, including field executions.
![Protesters participate in a Global Strike for Gaza on December 18, 2023, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1865900267-400x300.jpg)
UAW and American Postal Workers Union Members Lead NYC March for Gaza
The march came a week after leaders of several major unions joined progressive lawmakers to demand a ceasefire.
![Palestinians receive food and humanitarian aid as Israeli airstrikes continue in Rafah, Gaza, on December 19, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1221-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Entire Gaza Population Facing Acute Hunger “Crisis,” UN-Backed Report Warns
A quarter of the population, or about 570,000 people, are facing famine, the report says.
![A close-up of a finger is pointing to the Facebook mobile app on a smartphone screen, which is displayed alongside other apps including Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, Tinder, YouTube, and Messenger, on November 30, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1221-meta-400x300.jpg)
Meta Is Systematically Censoring Pro-Palestine Posts, Human Rights Watch Finds
The company has implemented “sweeping bans” on content supporting Palestinian rights, the group's report found.
![Secretary of State Antony Blinken waits to speak during the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) 2023 Tribute Celebration at the Ritz Carlton in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1221-blinken-400x300.jpg)
US Is Reportedly Working to Prevent Conference on Geneva Convention Violations
The private pressure campaign comes as the US obstructs the UN Security Council’s efforts to address the crisis in Gaza.
![President Joe Biden speaks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1221-biden-border-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Are Prepared to Destroy Immigrant Rights to Fund Israel’s War on Gaza
Biden and Democrats are looking to resurrect — and in some cases expand — the Trump administration’s worst policies.
![Children suffer from the spread of epidemics and diseases due to an acute shortage of medical medications inside the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah, December 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_12-20-gaza-child-disease-400x300.jpg)
UN Agency Reports Over 360,000 Infectious Disease Cases in Gaza Shelters
This amounts to one infectious disease for every six Palestinians on average — and it’s likely an undercount.
![Jewish groups gather outside the White House on the fifth night of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, to protest Israel's attacks on Gaza, in Washington, D.C. on December 11, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1220-jewish-palestinian-solidarity-400x300.jpg)
Don’t Let the Flailing Center Box Out the Left’s Powerful Possibilities
Public fractures within Jewish communities amid genocide in Gaza offer lessons — and paths forward — for progressives.
![Protesters enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on December 19, 2023, to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to anti-migrant U.S. policies and practices.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1219-capitol-protest-400x300.jpg)
Demanding Gaza Ceasefire and Migrant Rights, More Than 80 Groups Descend on DC
The groups said the fight against genocide in Palestine is linked to the struggle against militarism at the US border.