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![U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a joint press conference with his Qatari counterpart in Doha on June 12, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0612-blinken-400x300.jpg)
Hamas Seeks Guarantee Ceasefire Proposal Would Actually Result in a Ceasefire
Reports have found that it is Israel that won’t agree to the ceasefire deal’s framework, despite Blinken’s claims.
![Palestinian men walk along a narrow street past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on June 11, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0612-gaza-a-400x300.jpg)
UN Report Finds Israel Has Committed Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza
Crimes against humanity are typically considered the most serious violations of international law.
![Piles of garbage are accumulating in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, on May 6, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0611-garbage-400x300.jpg)
Israel’s Blockade Has Caused Accumulation of 330,000 Tons of Solid Waste in Gaza
There are already at least over 1.1 million cases of infectious disease in Gaza, officials have reported.
![A Palestinian child hugs a toddler surrounded by destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 11, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0611-gaza--400x300.jpg)
Israel Bombs Gaza After UN Security Council Passes Binding Ceasefire Resolution
In the time immediately surrounding the vote, Israel killed at least 15 Palestinians in Gaza, including children.
![A Palestinian girl climbs over debris a day after an operation by the Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0610-p-400x300.jpg)
World Food Programme Pauses Use of US Aid Pier in Gaza Due to Israeli Attacks
WFP already has to “make choices every day to take food from the hungry to give to the starving,” a UN official said.
![Palestinian children search through the rubble of their home a day after an operation by the Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0610-gaza-400x300.jpg)
White House Labels Israel’s Attack That Killed 274 Palestinians as “Successful”
Israeli forces stormed the dense civilian area of Nuseirat and shot Palestinians on sight, survivors said.
![Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 8, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2156133883-400x300.jpg)
Thousands Form “Red Line” Around White House to Demand End to Gaza Genocide
Protesters called out Biden for his empty threat to cut off support for the assault on Gaza if Israel invaded Rafah.
![Palestinians try to move to safer areas following the Israeli attacks on Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on June 8, 2024. It was reported that 210 people were killed and at least 400 people were wounded in the simultaneous attacks.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2156046556-400x300.jpg)
At Least 210 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Operation to Retrieve 4 Hostages
“There is nothing, nothing at all that justifies what I saw today. Nothing,” said a doctor who attended to the victims.
![14 year-old Palestinian Ahmed Nawaf Al-Salayma, released from Israeli jail as part of the prisoners swap deal between Israel and Hamas, reunites with his family in Jerusalem, on November 28, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1807966702-400x300.jpg)
Palestinians Face Torture, Starvation and Sexual Violence in Israeli Prisons
Prisoners' families are kept in the dark about their loved ones as prison authorities engage in unbridled abuse.
![Palestinians inspect a container damaged by an Israeli attack outside a UNRWA school near Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on June 7, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0607_unrwa-400x300.jpg)
Day After UN School Attack, IDF Brags About Striking Another Refugee Camp School
Israeli forces carried out the strike on the Al-Shati UN school just after killing at least 40 in an attack on Nuseirat.