2024-01-31: News Headlines

Maureen Clare Murphy (2024-01-31). Israel kills hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza after ICJ ruling. electronicintifada.net Residential buildings bombed and neighborhoods ordered evacuated.

Jake Johnson (2024-01-31). Amnesty Says Cutting Off Aid to UNRWA While Arming Israel Is 'Stark' Hypocrisy. globalresearch.ca

Caritas Australia (2024-01-31). oPt: Political division will have dire humanitarian consequences in Gaza. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: Caritas Australia | In recent days, the UN International Court of Justice ordered that‚ÄØIsrael‚ÄØmust prevent possible acts‚ÄØof genocide in the conflict,‚ÄØbut the report fell short of ordering a ceasefire — something humanitarians have repeatedly asserted the people of Gaza desperately need if they are to survive. | This has been followed by the suspension of UNRWA funding from major Western powers following allegations against a handful of UNRWA employees. | Following these develo…

Codepink (2024-01-31). BREAKING: 5 Peace Activists Arrested For Disrupting UNRWA Hearing, Demand Humanitarian Aid for Gaza. pressenza.com Five peace activists were arrested today as CODEPINK and other organizations disrupted the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing titled "UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency's Mission and Failures." The protest aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for humanitarian aid in Gaza. | The disruption comes in the wake of the International Court of Justice's recent ruling, which found South Africa's charge of genocide against Israel to be credible. The court issued provisional measures demanding that Israel cease the killing of Palestinians and restore the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Despite these urgent cal…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-31). In suspending funding to UNRWA, the West has become an active participant in Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has made life impossible for Gazans by eliminating all material conditions for their survival including the crucial support provided by the UN refugee agency…

Staff (2024-01-31). Western countries stop funds for UNRWA to starve Palestinians. muslimmirror.com By Latheef Farook In the wake of International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling on Israeli genocide in Gaza on Friday 26 January 2024, many western countries which support Israeli genocide in Gaza have cut off badly needed funds for United Nations Relief and Works Agency-UNRWA — the sole lifeline of Palestinian refugees. These countries — …

WSWS (2024-01-31). Defunding UNRWA aimed at starving Palestinians to death and completing Israel's plans for ethnic cleansing. wsws.org Destroying UNRWA is an explicit goal of Israel's war on Gaza, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) mounting hundreds of attacks that have killed over 150 of UNRWA's staff and hundreds more civilians sheltering in its facilities.

WSWS (2024-01-31). US-backed Israeli war machine destroys last standing university in Gaza. wsws.org The Israel Defense Forces is obliterating the educational infrastructure in Gaza, while AFT President Weingarten, amid empty calls for a ceasefire, campaigns for the reelection of war criminal Biden and defends Israel's "right" to wage war against the Palestinians.

Craig Murray, Consortium News. (2024-01-31). United Nations' Court Spurned Israel's Key Argument. popularresistance.org In finding there is a plausible case against Israel, the International Court of Justice treated with contempt the argument from Israel that the case should be dismissed as it is exercising its right of self-defence. | This argument took up over half of Israel's pleadings. Not only did the court find there is a plausible case of genocide, the court only mentioned self-defence once in its interim ruling — and that was merely to note that Israel had claimed it. That the ICJ has not affirmed Israel's right to self-defence is perhaps the most important point in this interim order. It is the dog that did not bark…

Monica Moorehead (2024-01-31). Int'l Court puts Israel on notice for war crimes. workers.org The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court within the United Nations, issued a preliminary decision Jan. 26, on the complaint submitted by the South African government on Dec. 29, 2023, that documented all aspects of Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Scroll listing of some of . . . |

Independent Media Institute (2024-01-31). The International Court of Justice Censures Israel for Its Genocidal War. pressenza.com

Tamara Nassar (2024-01-31). Israeli death squad assassinates three Palestinians in hospital. electronicintifada.net Itamar Ben-Gvir congratulates "heroic" undercover executioners.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2024-01-31). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 116: Israelis Carry Out Assassination Raid. popularresistance.org In the past 24 hours, Israeli forces have targeted hospitals in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, killing and injuring several Palestinians. | On Tuesday morning, an Israeli force of ten soldiers stormed the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin town, killing three Palestinians with silenced pistols. | The Israeli unit was disguised as doctors, nurses, and civilians. Footage of the moment they stormed Ibn Sina shows shocked medical staff and patients who were threatened at gunpoint. | Palestinian resistance fighters clashed with the Israeli forces, which stormed Jenin and its refugee camp overnight. | Israel has ki…

Sara Flounders (2024-01-31). Widening war can't fix this — Zionism's unsolvable predicament. workers.org The Jan. 22 explosion in Gaza that killed 21 Israeli soldiers and left 33 wounded, 11 critically, happened as they were attempting to lay down explosives to demolish a block of housing units. The explosion brought the buildings down on top of them, burying them under tons of rubble. It . . . |

albawaba (2024-01-31). Netanyahu denies prisoner deal with Hamas. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firmly rejected any notion of striking a deal with Hamas, particularly one involving the release of "thousands" of Palestinian prisoners to halt the Gaza conflict. In a statement posted on X, Netanyahu emphasized his commitment to achieving all objectives of the ongoing war, which include dismantling Hamas, securing the return of all Israeli hostages, and ensuring Gaza poses no future threat to Israel. Meanwhile, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, known for his extremist views, issued a stark warning, threatening to destabilize Netanyahu's government…

Mnar Adley, MintPress News. (2024-01-31). Yemeni Houthis Speak About US Attacks, Their Blockade Of Israel. popularresistance.org The United States and the United Kingdom recently carried out their eighth round of strikes against targets in Yemen that they claim are being used by Yemen's Ansar Allah — known in the West as the Houthis — to threaten maritime navigation in the Red Sea. | Since Israel began its deadly incursion into Gaza on October 7 of last year, Ansar Allah has carried out a de facto campaign of targeted sanctions against Israeli economic interests, attacking ships traveling through the Red Sea that it says are tied to Israel. The operation stands out in the region, as neighboring Arab countries have largely staye…

Government of Sri Lanka (2024-01-31). oPt: Sri Lanka donates a consignment of Ceylon Tea to the People of Palestine in Gaza Strip. reliefweb.int Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, Sri Lanka | Source: Government of Sri Lanka | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka has made arrangements to donate a consignment of Ceylon Tea to the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip as a token of humanitarian assistance symbolizing Sri Lanka's unwavering support and solidarity with the people of Palestine. | The donation was received by the Ambassador of Palestine to Sri Lanka, Zuhair Hamdallah Zaid, from the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tharaka Balasuriya in the presence of Secretary of Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane on 29 January 2024 at the…

newarab (2024-01-31). Israel's artificial 'Gaza Island' plan is textbook Nakba 2.0. newarab.com

albawaba (2024-01-31). Audio recording of moment gunfire was directed at Layan Hamadeh in Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA A recorded voice message of the 15-year-old girl, Layan Hamadeh, circulated on social media while she was contacting the Palestine Red Crescent Society team for rescue from inside a vehicle targeted by the tanks of the Israeli occupation in the city of Gaza. Audio recording of the moment gunfire was directed at 15-year-old Layan Hamadeh while she was speaking on the phone with the Palestine Red Crescent team. Layan was killed, and 6-year-old Hind remained trapped inside the car surrounded by the occupation tanks and soldiers. PRC team went to rescue her yesterday evening, but they have not returned as of…

albawaba (2024-01-31). Palestinian Prisoner Society discovers 30 handcuffed corpses in Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Palestinian Prisoner Society announced discovering 30 handcuffed Palestinian corpses in a school used as shelter in northern Gaza indicating that Israel has "executed" them.

Editor (2024-01-31). For Western media, Israel's bombing of Gaza is not 'deadly'. mronline.org Right across the Anglo-American mainstream media, the killing of Palestinians is seen as normal. It's only Israeli lives that matter.

albawaba (2024-01-31). Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Gaza bombing, dozens injured. albawaba.com

newarab (2024-01-31). Israel army says flooding Gaza tunnels to halt Hamas attacks. newarab.com The "It is part of a range of tools deployed by the [Israeli army] to neutralise the threat of

newarab (2024-01-31). How Israel's war on Gaza is exposing the EU's divisions. newarab.com

Staff (2024-01-31). Iran calls for justice against states supplying weapons to Israeli regime. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iranian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland, has called on the international community to hold to account countries that are supplying weapons to Israel as the regime continues with its genocidal war on Palestinians in Gaza. Mahdi Aliabadi said in a Tuesday statement to the Conference on Disarmament …

Mike Whitney (2024-01-31). US-Israel Implement Plan to Cut Food, Water and Medicine to Gaza. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2024-01-31). Canada backs Israel's crusade to dismantle UN Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees. wsws.org The callous and inhumane decision to suspend funds for the agency is in keeping with Canadian imperialism's unflinching support for Israel's genocide against the Gaza population.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Nationwide protests in New Zealand against expanding Middle East war. wsws.org Protesters denounced the National Party-led government's support for Israel's genocide in Gaza and its decision to assist the US-led bombing of Yemen.

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-31). Netanyahu Says He Won't Withdraw From Gaza for New Hostage Deal. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday again rejected the idea of withdrawing from Gaza and releasing thousands of Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostage deal with Hamas and vowed his massacre would continue. "We will not remove the IDF from the Gaza Strip and we will not release thousands of terrorists," Netanyahu said. …

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (2024-01-31). 2013 Indictment of the State of Israel on Charges of War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide. globalresearch.ca

Geraldina Colotti (2024-01-31). 'There Are 2 Strategic Battles Being Fought, and the US Is Involved in Both' (Interview with Carlos Aznárez). orinocotribune.com After the large mobilization on January 24 against the government of Javier Milei in Argentina, which responded to the call of trade union organizations and social movements, Geraldina Colotti spoke with Carlos Aznárez, director of Argentina-based media outlet Resumen Latinoamericano and long-time activist, about recent events in Argentina and the genocide of the people of Palestine. | Geraldina Colotti (GC): What is your analysis of the situation two months after the arrival of Javier Milei to the presidency? | Carlos Aznárez (CA): Less than two months after taking office, Javier Milei and his "chainsaw" plans h…

Joyce Chediac (2024-01-31). Israeli women soldiers: partners in racism & genocide, not examples of 'gender equality'. liberationnews.org No women can be free until all Palestinian women are safe from attack and can live with dignity in a free Palestine.

Andrea De Lotto (2024-01-31). Letter to an Israeli army pilot. pressenza.com Dear pilot of the Israeli army, | We've never met; my name is Andrea, I am an elementary school teacher, and I live in Italy. Here on my side of the Mediterranean, we watch what happens on the other side as if we were looking out of a window. We watch, we comment, we're horrified, some despair and cry, some laugh. But you are there, you are the ones acting it out. | I try to imagine your life. I don't know if you live in the barracks or your own home, with your family. But surely you have a bed where you rest, a room where you take off your uniform, get comfortable, and throw yourself onto a cot, with a book or a…

newarab (2024-01-31). Who are Musta'ribeen, Israel's agents posing as Palestinians. newarab.com At 5: 20 a.m. on Tuesday, about The agents arrived dressed as doctors, nurses, patients, and Palestinian civilians, including a woman in a hijab and a man in a wheelchair, a video that surfaced of the raid on Jenin's Ibn Sina Hospital showed. At least one of the agents can also be seen carrying a baby bassinet. | The video showed them pu…

newarab (2024-01-31). Palestinians in Rafah trapped as Israeli army comes closer. newarab.com As the For Palestinians trapped in the territory, there is nowhere else to go. | Separately speaking to The New Arab, they stress that they do not know where they should flee if the Israeli army decides…

newarab (2024-01-31). How the NYT weaponised rape in service of Israeli propaganda. newarab.com

newarab (2024-01-31). Maimed Palestinian boy's image projected onto UK hospital. newarab.com An image of a wounded Palestinian child was projected onto the wall of St. Thomas' Hospital in London on Monday, as activists try to raise awareness of the devasting cost of Israel's war on The image of the boy, eight-year-old Siraj Hanouna was displayed with the caption "Don't look Away", adding that Siraj "was lucky to survive" but "11,000 children did not". The boy appears to have lost a leg and arm and his image has b…

newarab (2024-01-31). Shock follows Israel's killings in Jenin's Ibn Sina hospital. newarab.com Staff at The victims were identified as brothers Basel and Mohammad Ghazawi, 19 and 24 years old, and Mohammad Jalamneh, 28 years old. | Basel Ghazawi was receiving medical treatment at the Ibn Sina Hospital since…

newarab (2024-01-31). Iceland considers Eurovision boycott over Israel's entry. newarab.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-31). Undercover Israeli Unit Sneaks Into Jenin Hospital To Assassinate Palestinians. orinocotribune.com The forces who entered Ibn Sina hospital in Jenin are known as 'Mosta'rabin,' Israeli agents who disguise themselves as Palestinians in order to blend in for their arrest and assassination operations | Undercover Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on 30 January, with the army claiming to have foiled a "7 October-inspired" attack allegedly planned by those killed. | This morning an undercover Israeli military unit —dressed as doctors and women in civilian clothing— stealthily entered Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin and assassinated three Palestinia…

Yorgos Mitralias (2024-01-31). Because it does not want witnesses to its crimes Israel methodically kills journalists it cannot silence! cadtm.org

albawaba (2024-01-31). Major cyber malfunction across Israeli hospitals reported. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israeli media reported a serious and widespread malfunction in computer systems across Israeli hospitals, and an investigation has been launched into a possible cyber attack.

Pressenza New York (2024-01-31). US-backed "Kurdish question" spilling over across Middle East. pressenza.com Parallel to the ongoing Israeli-Palestine war (and the

newarab (2024-01-31). UN team in Israel over October 7 sexual violence claims. newarab.com A Pramila Patten, the UN envoy for sexual violence in conflict, was in Israel to collect details on the allegations. | In a message to the alleged victims released by t…

WSWS (2024-01-31). Harvard professor named to task force investigating allegations of antisemitism comes under right-wing attack for views on Israel. wsws.org The latest attack has centered around the appointment of Harvard professor Derek Penslar as co-chair in a task force at the university investigating allegations of antisemitism on campus.

Shatha Hanaysha (2024-01-31). Executed in their sleep: How Israeli forces assassinated three Palestinians in a raid on a West Bank hospital. mondoweiss.net Israeli forces disguised as hospital workers and civilians entered Jenin's Ibn Sina Hospital and assassinated three Palestinians as they slept. The brazen killing marks an unprecedented escalation in Israel's war on Palestinians in the West Bank.

CGIAR (2024-01-31). World: Ecosystem Assessment of Food, Land, and Water Actors in the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus (December 2023). reliefweb.int Countries: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, World, Yemen, Zimbabwe | Sources: CGIAR, International Water Management Institute | Please refer to the attached file. | Hangyul Song, Clara Sarangé, Anne Oderoh, Hauke Dahl, and Inga Jacobs-Mata | Executive Summary | 1.5 billion people live in fragility and conflict-affected settings (FCAS) and they face an increased risk of food insecurity and poverty trap. A systems approach in collaboration with innovators in FCAS is needed to produce practical and inclusive solutions that can…

KATIE (2024-01-31). IAW 2024: March for Palestine. bdsmovement.net

Scott Ritter (2024-01-31). Scott Ritter: War with Iran is Coming and the U.S. will LOSE. thealtworld.com Former US Marine Corps Officer and UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter reacts to the US base attack on the Jordan/Syrian border and how Biden administration threats are increasing the risk of war with Iran, a war that he claims cannot be won. This video breaks it all down.

tvbrics (2024-01-31). India is ready to help with developement of the health system in Zimbabwe. tvbrics.com The countries are developing co-operation in the health, agriculture and education sectors…

tvbrics (2024-01-31). Participants of international session at Pushkin State Russian Language Institute discussed cultural and humanitarian co-operation between Russia and Asian countries. tvbrics.com The event outlined a number of problems in the sphere of education and culture in Asian countries and discussed ways to solve them…

infobrics (2024-01-31). International North-South Transport Corridor: Enhancing India's Regional Connectivity. infobrics.org The significance of the North-South Transport Corridor is that it provides a platform for improving cooperation as well as communications, and reduces barriers to permit the economies of each country to grow independently and achieve objectives for the benefit of the country and the region as a whole…

Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (2024-01-31). AMDA Emergency Relief #13: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan. reliefweb.int Country: Japan | Source: Association of Medical Doctors of Asia | Please refer to the attached file. | On 29 January, AMDA held a press conference to provide an update on the ongoing relief efforts in response to the Noto peninsula earthquake at Okayama International Center near AMDA Headquarters in Okayama, Japan. | Dr. Takushi Sato, the head of AMDA Japan, and coordinator Akira Onishi, AMDA's emergency relief chief, explained the current situation in quake-hit Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. Elaborating on AMDA's relief work that began on 2 January, the two stressed the importance of continued assistance bas…

WSWS (2024-01-31). Biden gives green light for retaliation against Iran. wsws.org US imperialism is rapidly and recklessly plunging the Middle East into a region-wide war that together with the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine threatens to engulf the world.

A Guest Author (2024-01-31). Ukraine: 'Capitalism is always war'. workers.org By Dmitry Dezhnev Message to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, on Jan. 21, in New York City. Dear comrades, we sincerely greet you on behalf of the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine (UPPU)! Exactly 100 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924, our . . . |

WSWS (2024-01-31). Sri Lankan government refuses to protect migrant workers who lose their jobs in Oman. wsws.org Intensified exploitation and job losses are hitting foreign workers in Oman, excacerbated by expanding war in the Middle East and Ukraine.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2024-01-31). 'Swarming' the U.S. in West Asia, until it folds. mronline.org The U.S. is so deeply mired in an unwinnable battle from the Levant to the Persian Gulf that only its adversaries in China, Russia, and Iran can bail it out.

Government of the United States of America (2024-01-31). SIGAR 24-12 Evaluation Report: Cash Shipments to Afghanistan: The UN Has Purchased and Transported More than $2.9 Billion to Afghanistan to Implement Humanitarian Assistance (January 2024). reliefweb.int Countries: Afghanistan, United States of America | Source: Government of the United States of America | Please refer to the attached file. | WHAT SIGAR REVIEWED | Since 2001, the U.S. government and other donors have funded development and humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan through public international organizations (PIOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). However, following the Taliban's August 2021 takeover, donors suspended assistance as they reassessed their Afghan programs. By 2022, humanitarian assistance had resumed, but donors found providing aid difficult due to sanctions against the Ta…

newarab (2024-01-31). Iraq appeals 'unfair' loss to Jordan in 2023 Asian Cup. newarab.com Fans of the The Iraqi national team bid farewell to the 20…

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (2024-01-31). Indonesia, Flooding in Pidie (Aceh) (29 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Indonesia | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | Aceh, Indonesia | Event Date : Mon, 29 Jan 2024 | AHADID : AHA-FL-2024-000156-IDN | GLIDE Number : | Impact Update Date : Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09: 12: 42 | AFFECTED AREA/S | Pidie | DESCRIPTION | Chronology: Triggered by high intensity rain on Monday, January 29 2024, at 18.50 WIB, | ‚û¢Location: , | ‚óèKeumala sub-district, | ‚óèTiteue district, | ‚óèIndrajaya sub-district, | Padang Tiji sub-district, | ‚&oacute…

Xinhua (2024-01-31). Venezuelan government reiterates commitment to dialogue, calls on opposition to respect agreements. pressenza.com Héctor Rodríguez, a member of the Bolivarian government's delegation to the dialogue, reiterated today the commitment to the debate and requested the opposition to respect the agreements signed last year in Barbados."We once again maintain our position: we remain open to dialogue, we remain seated at the dialogue table," Rodríguez said during a press conference in Caracas. | "We extend our hands, as we have done, to maintain the dialogue, to maintain the debate, to maintain the discussion," he insisted. | The governor of the central state of Miranda made it clear that the government has complied with everything a…

newarab (2024-01-31). Why it's so hard for the US to combat Iraq's militias. newarab.com Sunday saw the deadliest attack on US forces in the Middle East since the beginning of US President Joe Biden has

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (2024-01-31). Indonesia, Flooding in Bungo (Jambi) (27 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Indonesia | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | Jambi, Indonesia | Event Date : Sat, 27 Jan 2024 | AHADID : AHA-FL-2024-000157-IDN | GLIDE Number : | Impact Update Date : Sat, 27 Jan 2024 08: 44: 00 | AFFECTED AREA/S | Bungo | DESCRIPTION | Cause: Heavy rainfall and overflowing of Batang Tebo River | Location: , | ‚óè Kec. Limbur Lubuk Mengkuang, | ‚óè Kec. Bathin II Pelayang, | ‚óè Kec. Tanah Tumbuh, | ‚óè Kec. Tanah Sepenggal Lintas, | ‚ó&egrav…

albawaba (2024-01-31). Wrong jump leads to his death: Amateur parachutist Nathy Odinson. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – In a heart-wrenching incident in Pattaya, Thailand, 33-year-old thrill-seeker Nathy Odinson met a tragic end when his daring jump from the 30th floor of a building went horribly wrong. The British parachutist, known for his adventurous spirit, leaped without permission, and the malfunction of his parachute led to a devastating outcome, claiming Odinson's life.Emergency responders, upon reaching the scene, sadly confirmed Odinson's immediate passing, revealing the grim entanglement of parachute cords around his lifeless body. Building security personnel recalled the shocking sight of a blue parachute de…

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Consultation of legislation on Article 23 begins. ecns.cn Hong Kong will enact a new national security ordinance to address risks, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced at a news conference on Tuesday, the same day that the city begins a monthlong public consultation on Article 23 of the Basic Law.

International Water Management Institute (2024-01-31). The multiple challenges from climate change, urbanization and forced displacement in Irbid Governorate, northwest Jordan. reliefweb.int Countries: Jordan, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic | Source: International Water Management Institute | Please refer to the attached file. | Adam-Bradford, A.; Schindler, Alexandra; Anagreh, Abdullah; Ruckstuhl, Sandra | In the last decade, Irbid Governorate has experienced rapid urbanization from mountain villages and border towns to the governorate capital itself. Irbid is a rapidly expanding city that has doubled its population since the onset of the Syrian War. The local authorities face immense challenges as they cope with these changes. To compound matters, the region is prone to…

albawaba (2024-01-31). Emir of Kuwait first external visit to Saudi Arabia. albawaba.com

albawaba (2024-01-31). Famous actor to join Afra Saraàßoƒülu and Mert Ramazan Demir in Yalƒ± àáapkƒ±nƒ±. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – One of Turkey's biggest actors is the talk of the Turkish drama community amid an announcement that he will be joining the Yalƒ± àáapkƒ±nƒ± cast with the talented Afra Saraàßoƒülu and Mert Ramazan Demir! According to

Sushovan Dhar (2024-01-31). ADB violates its own safeguard policies in Nepal Hydropower Project. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-01-31). Qatar end Palestine run, Jordan stun Iraq in Asian Cup. newarab.com Hosts and holders Qatar fought back to defeat A young…

newarab (2024-01-31). Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail. newarab.com Former

Staff (2024-01-31). FTC orders unsealing of ASI's Gyanvapi report. muslimmirror.com Varanasi : The Fast Track Court (FTC) of Civil Judge (senior division) Prashant Kumar Singh in Varanasi has issued an order to unseal the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) Gyanvapi survey report. The court, on Tuesday, also directed the report to be handed over to the plaintiff in original (suit no. 610/1991) Swayambhu Lord Vishweshwar …

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (2024-01-31). Indonesia, Flooding in Banjar (South Kalimantan) (29 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Indonesia | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia | Event Date : Mon, 29 Jan 2024 | AHADID : AHA-FL-2024-000158-IDN | GLIDE Number : | Impact Update Date : Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23: 25: 00 | AFFECTED AREA/S | Banjar | DESCRIPTION | Cause: Heavy rainfall and overflowing of Riam Kiwa River | Location: , | Kec. Paramasan, | ‚óè Ds. Paramasan Bawah…

Larry Johnson (2024-01-31). Follow Up on the Attack On U.S. Troops in Jordan. sonar21.com There is a lot of wild speculation and misinformation coursing through the blogosphere regarding the bombing of a U.S. base in Jordan. I will try to help you understand what we know and what we do not know. | What was the purpose of the base? This base is one of the primary entry points for U.S. military personnel being sent to man bases in Syria. It is a personnel and logistics hub. Think about it. How do the U.S. military personnel at bases inside Syria, like Al Tanf, get there? They do not parachute in and there are no secure airfields. Instead, the U.S. forces fly into Jordan and land at one or more of…

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (2024-01-31). Indonesia, Flooding in Ogan Ilir (South Sumatra) (30 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Indonesia | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia | Event Date : Tue, 30 Jan 2024 | AHADID : AHA-FL-2024-000155-IDN | GLIDE Number : | Impact Update Date : Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15: 00: 00 | AFFECTED AREA/S | Ogan Ilir | DESCRIPTION | Cause: Heavy rainfall | Location: , | ‚óè Kec. Indralaya Utara, | – Ds. Soak Batok…

Editor (2024-01-31). As Hawks Urge Biden to Bomb Iran, Barbara Lee Says Reject Push for Wider War. scheerpost.com

Melvin Goodman (2024-01-31). Meet the Washington Post's Leading Apologist for Israeli Genocide. counterpunch.org Ruth Marcus is the Deputy Editorial Page Editor for the Washington Post, and a regular oped writer for the paper. Marcus is an attorney, who decided to remain in journalism rather than practice law. She identifies herself ideologically and politically as a liberal and as a Zionist. In her most recent oped ("U.N. court's ruling on Israel and Gaza is a perversion of justice") she referred to herself as a "proud Jew," who was no supporter of the "Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ultra-Orthodox and settler allies." Her oped, however, is an apology for Israel that accepts virtually ev…

Ramzy Baroud (2024-01-31). Europe Exposed: Is the EU a Direct Partner in the Israeli Genocide in Gaza? counterpunch.org Europe stayed silent when Israel began pounding the besieged Gaza Strip with the kind of ferocity that could only lead to a genocide. In fact, Europe remained silent when the word 'genocide' quickly replaced the earlier reference to the 'Israel-Hamas war', starting on October 7. Those familiar with Europe's political discourse and action regarding Israel

Howard Lisnoff (2024-01-31). Genocide and War. counterpunch.org In the heady days of the antiwar movement during the Vietnam War, and larger wars in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia and Laos, millions of people took part in the great push against war on the streets around the entire globe. Here in the US, hundreds of thousands of men and women resisted war in groups

Mel Gurtov (2024-01-31). Ending the Israel-Hamas War—Where Things Stand. counterpunch.org The New York Times reported January 27 on three negotiating tracks that are being pursued simultaneously to end the Israel-Hamas war. None of them seems likely to succeed at the moment, and Israel is not directly involved in two of them. Changes on the battlefield or in Israeli public opinion might alter the situation for the

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Thousands march for Gaza, as Labor suspends aid to UN Palestine refugee agency. greenleft.org.au

Tanupriya Singh (2024-01-31). Israeli settlers call for 'colonisation of Gaza'. greenleft.org.au While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far denied Israel's plans to occupy Gaza, ministers in own cabinet have joined thousands of colonial settlers in calls to "return" to the Gaza Strip, reports Tanupriya Singh.

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Labor doubles down on support for genocidal Israel after ICJ ruling. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Anti-Zionist Jews refuse to legitimise Israel's bloodthirsty conquest of Palestine. greenleft.org.au

Farooq Tariq (2024-01-31). The Pakistan-Iran border attacks in historical perspective. greenleft.org.au No matter who attacks, the Baloch people are the target on both sides, writes Farooq Tariq.

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). First Nations-Palestine solidarity based on 'common struggle against colonisation'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Puerto Rico and Palestine: 'Our struggles are linked'. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2024-01-31). Friday 2/2: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Call for Ceasefire Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Norman Solomon (2024-01-31). Smearing Ceasefire Protesters, Pelosi Combines Devotion to Israel with Cold-War Mania. indybay.org

Steve France, reviewer (2024-01-31). The Miasma of Unity: Jews and Israel, by Abba A. Solomon. indybay.org From the "Washington Report on Middle East Affairs"

https: (2024-01-31). Sunday 2/4: Discussion about the Movement in Support of Liberation for Palestine. indybay.org The Long Haul | 3124 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley CA 94705…

Angela (2024-01-31). Sunday 2/4: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | Santa Rosa, CA…

Free Palestine! (2024-01-31). Saturday 2/3: Palestine Solidarity Central Coast Car Caravan. indybay.org 1PM: Meet at 650 River St., Santa Cruz (Ross parking lot) | 3-5PM: Picnic at Depot Park, 119 Center St, Santa Cruz…

Free Palestine! (2024-01-31). Sunday 2/4: Monterey: Public Vigil Honoring Palestine's Martyrs. indybay.org Window on the Bay Park, Del Monte Ave., Monterey (in front of the volleyball courts and the Whale Playground, just off the corner of Del Monte Ave. and Camino El Estero)…

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Hamas leader condemns UNRWA cuts as defiance of ICJ ruling. presstv.ir The ICJ ruling was largely based on damning figures and testimonies provided by UNRWA.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Hamas 'studying' ceasefire proposal, prioritizes end of Israeli aggression. presstv.ir Hamas says it is "studying" a new ceasefire proposal, stressing the popular movement's priority is to end the occupying regime's aggression.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). US troops in Iraq 'on standby' to support ground involvement in Israel's Gaza war: US media. presstv.ir US military personnel have been put on standby in Iraq to support any possible ground involvement in Israel's war on the Gaza Strip, a new report revealed.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). 'US threats won't deter Yemen from keeping up anti-Israel operations'. presstv.ir Ranking Yemeni official says the US's threats against the country will not deter it from continuing its operations in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). UN Security Council says concerned about 'rapidly deteriorating' Gaza conditions. presstv.ir The UN Security Council voices concerns about the "dire and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation" in Gaza amid the Israeli regime's genocidal war on the besieged territory.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). UK's Labour suspends MP for using 'genocide' to describe Gaza war. presstv.ir Kate Osamor said Israel's war on Gaza should be remembered as an example of genocide in the world.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). In Sana'a, Yemenis express public display of support for Gaza. presstv.ir The demonstrators chanted slogans in support of the Gazans.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Iran urges intl. condemnation of Israel's 'barbaric' assassination of Palestinian patients. presstv.ir Nasser Kan'ani has called on the international community to condemn Israel's assassination of Palestinian patients in a hospital in West Bank, stressing that that world should not remain silent in the face of this "terrorist act" and "barbaric behavior".

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Islamic Jihad chief sets 4 conditions for release of Israeli captives. presstv.ir A Palestinian resistance leader sets four conditions for release of Israeli captives held in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Yemen vows to put 'painful end' to US hegemony in Red Sea. presstv.ir Yemen's defense minister says the Yemeni armed forces will put a "painful end" to the US hegemony in the Red Sea.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Smoke rises in Rafah following Israeli strikes. presstv.ir Smoke rises in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip following Israeli strikes.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Funeral of Palestinian teenager killed during Israeli raid in West Bank. presstv.ir Palestinians attend the funeral of 16-year-old Yamen Mohammed Husseti in Arraba, in the Israeli occupied West Bank.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Leader: Iran turns sanctions into opportunities, secures stunning scientific achievements. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei hails Iran's advances in various fields of technology, stressing that the notable strides have been made despite Western sanctions against the country.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Iran summons British ambassador over 'baseless' accusations. presstv.ir Iran summons the British ambassador to convey the Islamic Republic's strong protest to the baseless accusations leveled by the UK.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Iraqi Resistance announces 'suspension' of anti-American operations. presstv.ir The Islamic Resistance, an umbrella group of Iraqi anti-terror groups, announces a pause in its operations against American targets across the region.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Biden 'decided' on Jordan attack response, claims he wants to avoid 'wider war'. presstv.ir The US president says he has chosen a response to a recent deadly attack against American forces in Jordan, but alleges he seeks to avoid a "wider war."

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years ahead of elections. presstv.ir A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to 10 years in jail for "revealing official secrets," Khan's party spokesman says.

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