UN inversigators confirm Israeli reports that in addtion to violence and killings on Oct. 7….Theye where sexual assaults…
In addtion, the UN says those from Gaza have been abused in detention….
More cease fire talks have moved from Qatar to Egypt…..
Reality Check….It is likely that Israel WILL seek out anyone tfrom Hams that they feel was involved in the Oct.7 assaults even if there is a cease fire agreement….
Internal Israeli politics playing out in Washington D.C….
Here’s what we know:
The investigators also reported evidence that hostages held in Gaza were assaulted, and said they are looking into allegations of sexual assault of Palestinian women in Israeli detention.
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U.N. Team Finds Grounds to Support Reports of Sexual Violence in Hamas Attack
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Harris pushes for a pause in fighting in a meeting with Israel’s Gantz.
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Only a trickle of aid reaches northern Gaza, where the threat of famine looms.
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U.N. aid agency researchers say Gazans were abused in Israeli detention.
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‘We have reached a stage of hunger like never before.’
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U.S. envoy says a cease-fire in Gaza would not necessarily end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
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U.N. experts warn that Gaza is close to famine. What does that mean?….
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister arriving in Washington on Sunday for talks with U.S. officials, according to an Israeli official, signaling widening cracks within the country’s leadership nearly five months into its war with Hamas.
The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s wartime Cabinet following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, comes as friction between the U.S. and Netanyahu is rising over how to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and what the postwar plan for the enclave should look like.
An official from Netanyahu’s far-right Likud party said Gantz’s trip was planned without authorization from the Israeli leader. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Netanyahu had a “tough talk” with Gantz and told him the country has “just one prime minister.”…