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![US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1220-robert-wood-400x300.jpg)
Allegations of Israeli War Crimes Grow as US Again Delays Security Council Vote
UNICEF has declared Gaza to be the “world’s most dangerous place to be a child.”
![President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the release of hostages from Gaza, in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on November 26, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1215-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Expert: Biden Remark on Israel’s “Indiscriminate Bombing” Could Incriminate Him
“Biden is in effect conceding that the Israeli military is committing war crimes,” the international law expert said.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks with press at the White House on July 17, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1215-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Moves to Force Vote on Probe Into Israel Human Rights “Atrocities”
Israel’s assault will “remembered among some of the darkest chapters of our modern history,” Sanders said.
![Smoke rising from the Shuja'iyya district of Gaza after Israeli attacks is seen from Nahal Oz, Israel, on December 9, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1214-gaza-airstrikes-400x300.jpg)
40 Percent of Bombs Israel Has Used on Gaza Are Type That Boost Civilian Harm
Israel has been making extensive use of unguided bombs, which lack precision technology.
![A view of the damage while the Israeli attacks continue in Rafah, Gaza, on December 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1214-gaza-airstrike-400x300.jpg)
Civilians Reportedly Killed Execution-Style While Sheltering in a Gaza School
Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Ministry says Israeli forces shot Palestinians after ordering them to leave a hospital.
![Groups Demand Israel Be Investigated for War Crimes for Targeting Journalists](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/SEG1-Issam-400x300.jpg)
Groups Demand Israel Be Investigated for War Crimes for Targeting Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists says no other war has taken so many journalists' lives in such a short time span.
![Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks at a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol on December 07, 2023 in Washington, D.C. A group of Democratic lawmakers joined by members of Doctors Against Genocide called on a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1838213602-400x300.jpg)
“We Will Remember”: Tlaib Slams Biden for Skirting Congress to Send Israel Ammo
The lawmaker warned that the administration is putting the U.S. at risk of being prosecuted for war crimes.
![A picture taken from the Israeli side of border with Lebanon shows shells exploding over hills around the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab on December 8, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_12-11-lebanon-white-phosphorus-400x300.jpg)
Report: US Provided White Phosphorus Shells That Israel Used in Lebanon Attack
At least one shell was from the same batch of white phosphorus used by Israel in its 2009 assault on Gaza.
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The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity
The biased chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court condemns Hamas but ignores Israel’s atrocious crimes.
![Images circulating on social media show Palestinians detained by Israeli forces from a UN shelter school located in Beit Lahia in Gaza.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1208-israel-gaza-400x300.jpg)
UN Security Council to Vote on Ceasefire as US Downplays Israeli War Crimes
Meanwhile, there have been increasing reports of civilians being killed by Israeli snipers in northern Gaza.