Talks to extend Gaza truce continue; Israeli raid in Jenin kills two

Talks between the representatives of Hamas and Israel continued in Qatar on Wednesday, November 29 to seek yet another extension of the truce in Gaza which is set to expire on Thursday morning.

The four-day truce which was mediated by Qatar and Egypt took effect on Friday and was extended for two more days on Monday.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/29/talks-to-extend-gaza-truce-continue-israeli-raid-in-jenin-kills-two/

UN General Assembly adopts fresh resolution demanding Israel’s withdrawal from Golan Heights

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a fresh resolution on Tuesday, November 28 asking Israel to withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/29/un-general-assembly-adopts-fresh-resolution-demanding-israels-withdrawal-from-golan-heights/

🇵🇸 International Day in Solidarity with the Palestinian People: the call heard around the world

Movements globally are standing unequivocally with the people of Palestine, facing a genocidal war in Gaza with at least 15,000 Palestinians killed by Israel.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/30/international-day-in-solidarity-with-the-palestinian-people-the-call-heard-around-the-world/

🇵🇸 “The prison became a graveyard following October 7”: Palestinian women and children share horrors of imprisonment

30 Palestinians were freed from Israeli Occupation prisons on November 28, as part of the deal signed last week between the Israeli government and Hamas.

The 15 women and 15 children were the fifth group of Palestinians who have been released amid the ongoing temporary ceasefire in Gaza, which is set to expire in the early hours of November 30.

Among them is 22-year-old activist Ahed Tamimi, who was among the Palestinians abducted during the IOF’s mass detention campaigns in the Occupied West Bank over the past two months.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/29/the-prison-became-a-graveyard-following-october-7-palestinian-women-and-children-share-horrors-of-imprisonment/

🇵🇸 Gaza truce extended for a day, talks on to extend it further

Israel and Palestinian resistance group Hamas agreed to extend the temporary truce for one more day moments before it was set to expire on Wednesday night.

According to the terms of the deal Hamas will release 10 more hostages on Thursday, November 30 which will include two women with Russia-Israel dual citizenship. In return Israel will release 30 more Palestinians.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/30/gaza-truce-extended-for-a-day-talks-on-to-extend-it-further/

US hawk and imperialist henchman, Henry Kissinger, has died.

While the mainstream media and political establishment have been busy portraying him as an effective statesman, we look at his legacy of being involved in committing some of the worst war crimes in history.

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United Auto Workers, one of the largest industrial unions in the United States, calls for ceasefire in Gaza.

The union, which is also coming off of a major contract victory, announced the creation of a Divestment and Just Transition working group to "study the history of Israel and Palestine, our union’s economic ties to the conflict, and explore how we can have a just transition for US workers from war to peace”.

Israel has resumed its genocidal war on Gaza.

Since early Friday when the negotiated pause expired, Israel has killed over 175 Palestinians, including 3 journalists. The number of journalists killed by Israel has risen to 73 since October 7.

In spite of the rain,thousands of people have taken to the streets of New York City to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire and an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Over 15,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7 and around 200 since Israel restarted its bombings in Gaza this Friday.

Henry Kissinger dies at 100 with the blood of millions on his hands

Former US National Security advisor and secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, died at the age of 100 this week. As the war criminals who have succeeded him hail his “diplomatic prowess” and “dependable and distinctive” voice on foreign affairs, the true measure of Kissinger’s own life is in the millions that he was responsible for extinguishing, from Chile to Vietnam.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/01/henry-kissinger-dies-at-100-with-the-blood-of-millions-on-his-hands/

Risks of infectious diseases, malnutrition soar as Israel resumes attacks on Gaza Strip

"Even if peace was declared, we have a massive public health challenge ahead of us,” said Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme.

The devastation of the health system in Palestine, particularly in the Gaza Strip, is leading to growing concerns about the spread of infectious diseases. Considering the severe overcrowding in which approximately 1.8 million displaced people in Gaza are currently living, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, warned that “the risks are increasing for epidemics of respiratory tract infections, acute watery diarrhea, hepatitis, scabies, lice, and other diseases.”
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/02/risks-of-infectious-diseases-malnutrition-soar-as-israel-resumes-attacks-on-gaza-strip/

🇵🇸 Over 800 killed by Israel in weekend bombardment of Gaza

Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza entered the 59th day on Monday, December 4, with more than 800 Palestinians killed in the past 48 hours, as a result of the intensified Israeli airstrikes and ground attacks since the end of the pause.

Israeli attacks struck several parts of Southern Gaza and also hit parts of Northern and Central Gaza, including repeated air and ground attacks, along with raids in the Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza city, Al-Shujaya, the Nuseirat refugee camp, Beit Lahia, Beit Hanoun, Deir el-Balah, the Kamal Adwan hospital among several other locations.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/04/over-800-killed-by-israel-in-weekend-bombardment-of-gaza/

In a historic referendum held on December 3, over 10 million Venezuelans voted in favor of the nation’s sovereignty claim over the Essequibo Strip. Since the 1800s, Venezuela has laid claim to the 160,000 square kilometer territory, first against the UK and then against independent Guyana.
The non-binding referendum consisted of 5 questions related to Venezuela's claims over the strip.