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UN Chief: World Has Entered “Age of Impunity” as Israel’s Aggression Spreads
Experts throughout the UN are warning that world order “stands upon the edge of a knife.”
Israeli Airstrikes Set Record-Breaking Death Toll in Lebanon
Israel’s bombardment killed at least 558 people on Monday, the highest single-day death toll in nearly two decades.
Blinken Rebuffed Agencies’ Findings That Israel Knowingly Blocked Gaza Aid
Law requires the government to cut off weapons shipments to countries that prevent the delivery of humanitarian aid.
US Sending Troops to Middle East as Biden Insists He’s Working on De-Escalation
The US has already been maintaining an increased military presence in the region amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Tlaib Says US Must Stop Funding Israel’s “Genocidal Wars” Amid Lebanon Assault
The US has already maintained an increased military presence in the region amid Israel’s genocide.
Israel Kills 492, Wounds 1,645 in Airstrikes Across Lebanon
At least 24 of the people killed in Israel’s airstrikes on civilian areas were children.
Israel’s Tally of War Crimes in Lebanon Increases in Wake of Exploding Pagers
The Israeli bombing of a residential neighborhood in Beirut is also a war crime.
Al Jazeera Editor Says Israel Trying to Hide Crimes by Closing West Bank Bureau
“It was a show of force, a show of intimidation," says Al Jazeera managing editor Mohamed Moawad.
Israel Raids and Shuts Down Al Jazeera’s Bureau in the West Bank
The raid follows a similar one on Al Jazeera's East Jerusalem base of operations in May.
Israeli Minister of Education Suggests Lebanon Will Be “Annihilated”
Meanwhile, UN officials urgently call for a Lebanon ceasefire as the Middle East is on the “brink of catastrophe.”