🇺🇸 ❌️ 🇮🇱 Nancy Pelosi Among 40 Democrats Urging Biden to Halt Pending Israel Arms Sales, Condition Aid

🔶️ The former House speaker's inclusion on the letter is an indication to how far Israel has fallen in the eyes of the Democratic Party amid the ongoing Gaza war

🔶️ Pelosi was elected to Congress in 1987 and served as House speaker from 2006 to 2011, resuming the position in 2019. She has long been viewed as one of AIPAC's staunchest allies in Congress, though had notably grown closer to J Street toward the tail end of her tenure as speaker. She had attempted to navigate the rise of the Democratic Party's progressive wing, simultaneously finding herself criticized by progressive lawmakers while taking AIPAC to task for targeting such lawmakers in an overly personal way.

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 The Israeli army has announced the withdrawal of troops from Khan Yunis. The 98th Division has left the southern Gaza Strip after four months of fighting. Israeli journalists report that the troop withdrawal is unrelated to political disputes. The Israel Defense Forces will continue operations in Khan Yunis, but they will now focus on raiding activities.

❓Many observers of the conflict in the Gaza Strip are wondering: does this decision mean that the operation in Rafah has been canceled?

The answer is no. The withdrawal of troops from Khan Yunis is actually a sign of preparation for the operation. Previously, refugees stranded in the border zone with Egypt had no options due to the significant IDF presence in Khan Yunis, Bani Suheil, and other settlements. Now, masses of people can be redirected from the Egypt border to the northeast.

🔻Therefore, despite local Palestinian factions claiming victory and expulsion of the "occupiers," this indicates they are in the final stages of preparing for the operation in the "Philadelphia Corridor."

By dismantling some of the Hamas infrastructure in Khan Yunis and its surroundings, and weakening the military's firing capabilities, the IDF can now relocate crowds of refugees from Rafah to the now-devastated Khan Yunis. #Israel #Palestine
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👀 reports an explosion at the police command in Cuatricentenario, Maracaibo

At least 6 injured

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