Gaza, 9-9-24

For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, Wafa, National Public Radio, CNN, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor, and to commentary via the Financial Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

   

UN rights chief calls on states to challenge Israel over occupation, by Emma Farge | Reuters  GENEVA — The UN human rights chief said today that ending the nearly year-long war in Gaza is a priority and he asked countries to act on what he called Israel’s “blatant disregard” for international law in the occupied Palestinian territories. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Wafa.

   

Blinken to meet with UK prime minister for talks on Ukraine and Gaza. Reported by Lauren Frayer and Steve Inskeep | NPR  Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits London today, ahead of a White House trip by new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The talks are focused on Ukraine and Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

FROM SEPT. 8  CIA and MI6 heads discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts, Russian threat in unprecedented joint public appearance in London, by Nick Paton Walsh, Sophie Tanno and Radina Gigova | CNN  CIA chief Bill Burns said on Saturday he hoped to have a “more detailed” hostage and ceasefire proposal to put before Israel and Hamas negotiators in the coming days, but stressed that its success would come down to “political will” on their part. He spoke at an unprecedented joint public event with Richard Moore of the UK’s foreign intelligence service. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for commentary via Financial Times

   

FROM SEPT. 8  Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins, by Jalal Bwaitel and Julia Frankel | AP  KHIRBET ZANUTA, West Bank — An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence. Then, in a rare endorsement of Palestinian land rights . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Israeli forces ‘kill a Palestinian child every two days’ in West Bank, by Katherine Hearst | Middle East Eye  A new report has detailed how more than 140 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack and the ensuing war on Gaza began. The report by Defence for Children International . . . READ MORE . . .

   

FROM SEPT. 8  Palestine sees 85% drop in illiteracy rates in last 2 decades. From Middle East Monitor. The Palestinian territories have seen an 85% drop in illiteracy rates in the last two decades, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for news release from the PCBS