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![Doctors Demand Ceasefire in Gaza to Address Apocalyptic Health Crisis](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/SEG2-gAZA-400x300.jpg)
Doctors Demand Ceasefire in Gaza to Address “Apocalyptic” Health Crisis
Health worker reports on the ground describe horrific scenes in collapsing hospitals 100 days into Israel’s siege.
![Rep. Ilhan Omar conducts a television interview in the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0112-ilhan-omar-400x300.jpg)
Ilhan Omar Leads Global Call by Over 400 Parliamentarians for Gaza Ceasefire
The statement was signed by a group of lawmakers hailing from every continent.
![People gather at Noe Valley Town Square for a ceasefire vigil in solidarity of Palestine and protest Israeli attacks on Gaza, in San Francisco, California, on January 6, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0110-ceasefire-sf-400x300.jpg)
San Francisco Becomes Largest US City to Back Gaza Ceasefire
The city's resolution calls on the Biden administration and Congress to follow suit.
![Smoke and flame rises from different parts of Salah al-Din Road following Israeli attacks in Deir Al Balah, Gaza, on January 7, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0109-gaza-n-400x300.jpg)
Most Members of Congress Have Been Moral Failures on Gaza
Some Democrats who are said to support a ceasefire have only done so with obstructive caveats and preconditions.
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Gaza Ceasefire Would Be Most Likely Way to Avoid Wider Conflict, Says Analyst
Biden's claim that he doesn't have leverage over Israel “doesn’t seem to be compatible with reality,” says Trita Parsi.
![Jewish Voice for Peace activists shut down the California State Capitol in Sacramento on January 3, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0104-protest-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Hundreds of Protesters Demanding Ceasefire Shut Down California Capitol
The state Assembly canceled its session for the day as about 500 Palestinian rights defenders disrupted the proceedings.
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UN Special Rapporteur Slams Netanyahu’s “Voluntary Migration” Plan for Gazans
Francesca Albanese says Israel has a pattern of smearing and obstructing the U.N.'s operations in Israel and Palestine.
![Wael al-Dahdouh speaks to grieving Palestinians](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1227-wael-al-dahdouh-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Journalists Are Exposing How “Objectivity” Is Used to Silence Them
Arab journalists are frequently viewed in the West as unreliable storytellers of our own struggles.
![Unions Increasingly Condemn Israeli Occupation and Call for Gaza Ceasefire](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/SEG3-GUESTS-Labor-SPLIT-400x300.jpg)
Unions Increasingly Condemn Israeli Occupation and Call for Gaza Ceasefire
Trade unionist Bill Fletcher and labor historian Jeff Schuhrke discuss labor’s history with Israel and Palestine.
![U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield abstains during a vote to approve a resolution calling for the "safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale" in Gaza at UN headquarters in New York, on December 22, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1868112160-400x300.jpg)
US Abstains From UN Gaza Resolution After Lobbying to Weaken It
“Biden is effectively running war crimes management for Israel,” said one foreign policy expert.