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![Israeli soldiers argue with a Palestinian man after an attack by settlers in the village of Burin, south of Nablus, in which Palestinian vehicles were burned and destroyed, on June 18, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0625-west-bank-400x300.jpg)
Settlers Are Already Executing Smotrich’s Plan to Annex West Bank, Residents Say
“They make it impossible for you to stay, they make your life miserable,” said Palestinian activist Issa Amro.
![Executive Chairman of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, Eric Schmidt speaks during a National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) conference November 5, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0625-eric-schmidt-400x300.jpg)
Silicon Valley Rushes Toward Automated Warfare That Deeply Incorporates AI
We can’t let those who will profit most from its unbridled application make the rules for how AI should be used.
![Black smoke billows following an Israeli air strike that targeted a house in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the Lebanese-Israeli border on June 21, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2158018846-1-400x300.jpg)
Israel and Hezbollah Are on the Brink of Another War. How Did They Get Here?
Hezbollah spent the past decade accumulating military and political power to deter Israel — now it may face all-out war.
![Displaced Palestinians mourn during a funeral ceremony for their relatives after Israeli airstrikes killed 25 and injured 50 people at Al-Nasr Hospital in al-Mawasi neighborhood of Rafah, Gaza, on June 21, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2158067284-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Attack on Rafah Tent Camp Kills Dozens, Wounds 50
The attack follows bombings that killed dozens of Palestinians and injured hundreds around Rafah late last month.
![Pro-Palestine activists demonstrate after they shut down Lockheed Martin's headquarters entrance to demand an end to their weapons supply to Israel, in Arlington, Virginia, on April 15, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0620-lockheed-martin-400x300.jpg)
30 UN Experts Call on Arms Makers to Stop Weapons Transfers to Israel
These risks are heightened by the ICJ's recent order for Israel to stop its ongoing invasion of Rafah, the experts said.
![Children stand near a crater caused by Israeli bombardment in a street in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 18, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0620-gaza-k-400x300.jpg)
Israel Has “Systematically Violated” Laws Regarding Civilian Harm, UN Finds
The UNHCR analyzed six seemingly indiscriminate attacks likely carried out using US-provided bombs.
![Palestinians inspect their homes destroyed by Israeli forces following operations in the Al-Faraa camp for Palestinian refugees in the West Bank.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0619-West-Bank-400x300.jpg)
UN Human Rights Chief Raises Alarm Over Concerns of Unlawful Killings by Israel
This follows reporting of a surge of Israeli settler violence, supported by security forces, in West Bank since October.
![Relatives of the Palestinians who died after an Israeli strike hit the Nuseirat refugee camp mourn at the morgue of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, Gaza, on June 18, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0618-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Less Than 2 Weeks After Nuseirat Raid, IDF Kills at Least 17 in Refugee Camp
Israeli forces attacked two homes in Nuseirat that were accommodating families who had recently evacuated from Rafah.
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Israel’s Arms Exports Hit Record of $13B in 2023 Amid Gaza Genocide
Israel is notorious for “testing” military equipment on Palestinians before selling it to the world.
![Former President Donald Trump at a rally at Sunset Park on Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Las Vegas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0617-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Criticizes Zelenskyy and Threatens to Cut Aid to Ukraine If Reelected
“I will have that settled prior to taking the White House,” Trump said at a campaign rally this weekend.