"Benny Gantz resigns from Israel's war cabinet, delivering a blow to PM Benjamin Netanyahu who has been celebrating the rescue of hostages held in Gaza."
It's wonderful that the hostages were freed, but why was there no effort to protect civilians?
Largest hostage rescue op. since the latest war began, taking 4 to safety out of central Gaza amid the MIL’s heavy air & ground assault. At least 94 dead Palestinians,💔incl. children, were brought to local hospitals.
Israelis were jubilant as the army said it freed N Argamani, 25; A Meir Jan, 21; A Kozlov, 27; & S Ziv, 40 -all were well.
>36K #Palestinians killed +face widespread hunger bc fighting & Israeli restrictions have largely cut off the flow of aid. On Thurs, an Israeli airstrike hit a U.N.-run school compound -killing over 33 ppl inside the school, including 3 women & 9 children. IL said some 30 militants were inside & on Fri released the names of 17 -said were killed. Only 9 of those matched records from the hospital morgue. One was an 8-year-old boy.
🚨MSF: ‘Insane escalation of hostilities’ across the Gaza Strip over the last 24-48 hours: ‘apocalyptic’.
We need to have a #ceasefire.
MED teams at Al-Aqsa Hospital are currently trying to deal with a huge influx of patients, many of whom arrived with severe burns, shrapnel wounds, fractures, and other traumatic injuries.
~70 dead & 300 wounded -majority: women & children—have been brought to Al-Aqsa hospital since yesterday.
It's sad that these Reps, who know that Israel has committed war crimes & #IHL violations, help pass a bill, that shows they don't care about HR, but seek revenge against the ICC.
"42 HSE Dems Help GOP Pass Bill Targeting ICC Officials Over investigating Netanyahu for War crimes.
These same HSE Dems want Trump prosecuted for his wrongdoing but protect Netanyahu. They're like #MAGA Reps defending #TFG for political gain."
-D Obeidallah
Many MOC receive AIPAC money for their campaigns, but for these lawmakers to actually target the ICC, is beyond the pale.
The ICC is an intergovernmental org. & INTL tribunal seated in The Hague, NL. It's the first & only permanent INTL court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the INTL crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes & the crime of aggression.
Jaroslav Lukicv reports that two far-right members of Netanyahu's governing coalition, finance finister Bezalel Smotrich and national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, are threatening to withdraw from the coalition if Netanyahu follows through with Biden's ceasefire proposal.