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![Secretary of State Antony Blinken, President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are pictured in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 10, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0614-biden-blinken-austin-400x300.jpg)
Palestinians Ask Federal Court to Rule Biden Is Complicit in Israeli Genocide
“Genocide can never be a legitimate foreign policy choice,” plaintiffs argue in case against Biden, Blinken and Austin.
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“Complete Dehumanization”: Israel Killed Over 800 Palestinians in 11 Days
“We can no longer accept the statement that Israel is taking ‘all precautions’ — this is just propaganda.”
![A Palestinian girl with her knees in bandages holds a piece of dough to her chest as she walks along a street in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip on June 13, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_06-13-child-food-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Half of Gaza Cropland Damaged as WHO Warns of “Catastrophic Hunger”
Over 8,000 children under the age of 5 have been diagnosed with acute malnutrition, the WHO chief said.
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Palestinian Diplomat: Ceasefire Is the Only Way Forward
“The genocidal claim that there are no civilians in Gaza ... is unacceptable and inhumane,” says Majed Bamya.
![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.
![A man moves his keffiyeh aside to show a shirt he's wearing that reads "GENOCIDE JOE HAS GOT TO GO"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0612-uncommitted-400x300.jpg)
The “Uncommitted” Vote Campaign Pressured Democrats on Gaza. What’s Next?
Organizers offer an inside look at the hard-fought “Uncommitted” campaign to pressure Biden on Gaza.
![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.
![Israel Has Carried Out 464 Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care System Since October 7](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/Seg2GazaNew-400x300.jpg)
Israel Has Carried Out 464 Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care System Since October 7
“There are no fully functional hospitals any longer in Gaza,” says an emergency doctor, who just returned from Gaza.
![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.