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Lloyd Austin says US troops building Gaza aid pier can return fire if attacked by Hamas ( nypost.com )

What could go wrong?

Israeli war cabinet votes to expand Rafah operation area, amid growing U.S. concerns ( www.axios.com )

Amid growing U.S. concerns about the humanitarian situation in Rafah, the Israeli security cabinet approved last night the "expansion of the area of operation" of the Israel Defense Forces in the southern Gaza city, according to three sources with knowledge of the details....

Roping Haiti Into the Global Fragility Act Is Washington’s End Goal ( orinocotribune.com )

China’s ties with Russia are growing more solid ( www.economist.com )

Exclusive: Israel planning ring of checkpoints to prevent men from fleeing Rafah ( www.middleeasteye.net )

Israel is setting up a complex system of checkpoints that will prevent men of “military age” from fleeing Rafah in preparation for its offensive on the southern Gaza border city, a senior western official familiar with Israel’s plans has told Middle East Eye on condition of anonymity....

Chinese official talks with DPRK counterpart in the nations’ highest-level meeting in years ( www.thestar.com )

Myanmar junta bans conscription-age men from leaving country for work ( myanmar-now.org )

Houston is currently facing severe flooding due to heavy rainfall ( www.infoterkiniviral.com )

Only 25% of US interceptors succeeded in Iran attack 😂 ( www.jpost.com )

India starts deporting Myanmar refugees ( www.bangkokpost.com )

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20467621...

Nearly 75% of journalists killed in 2023 died in Israel’s war on Gaza: CPJ ( www.aljazeera.com )

Seventy-two of the 99 journalists killed worldwide in 2023 were Palestinians reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza, making those 12 months the deadliest for the media in almost a decade, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)....

Cease-fire negotiations in Gaza intensify as talks resume in Cairo ( www.infoterkiniviral.com )

Negotiations to secure the release of captives and broker a ceasefire in Gaza have intensified, and on Saturday they resumed in Cairo

Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says ( www.reuters.com )

Dozens arrested at Columbia University as New York police disperse Gaza protest ( www.theguardian.com )

Sanders hits back at Netanyahu: ‘It is not antisemitic to hold you accountable’ ( www.theguardian.com )

At least 10,000 Gazans trapped under neighborhood ruins ( thecradle.co )

Every two hours, a child dies in Sudan. Our global silence is deafening. ( www.usatoday.com )

The suffering of the Sudanese may be off camera now, but it won't be in a few months when babies are starving en masse.

US working to prevent ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu: Reports ( www.middleeasteye.net )

The US is working to prevent the issuance of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the attack on Gaza, Israeli media has reported....