AntiWar.com reports: “Israel Bombs Humanitarian Aid Flotilla on Way to Gaza,” “Israeli Strikes Kill 110 in Gaza Over Three Days as Children Starve Under Blockade” and “Yemeni Missile Strikes Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.”
Mideast Eye reports: “Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said his country will ‘finally’ occupy the Gaza Strip as Benjamin Netanyahu’s government orders the war on the Palestinian enclave to be expanded.”
The Hind Rijab Foundation released a statement: “On Her 7th Birthday, We Know Who Killed Hind Rajab. And We’re Taking Them to Court.”
Palestine Chronicle reports: “Pope Francis’s Last Wish: Popemobile to Serve Gaza’s Sick Children.”
On Tuesday, Christians for Ceasefire & Just Peace, a broad coalition of national and local Christian organizations “will engage in strategic visits to Congressional offices. …
“It has been two months since Israel reimposed a total blockade and siege on Gaza. Israel has cut off all supplies essential for human survival, including water, food, medicine, and fuel.
“In this moment, we call for:
1. End the siege on Gaza: ensure robust humanitarian assistance
2. Immediate, permanent ceasefire
3. Release of remaining hostages and Palestinian prisoners held without due process
4. An end to the violence and forced displacement in the West Bank, and to the Occupation.”
See Sign-on Letter with over 2600 Christian leaders and nearly 200 Christian organizations.
The group is particularly challenging the “dangerous advocacy message from ‘American Christian Leaders for Israel.’”
Among the speakers at a news conference, 3:30-4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at the steps of the Cannon House Office Building:
Rev. William Young, Pastor, Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ, Washington, D.C.
Michele Dunne, Executive Director, Franciscan Action Network
Rev. Jenn Hosler, Co-Pastor, Washington City Church of the Brethren
Contact: Eli McCarthy, Ph.D., [email protected]