November, 2023

• 15 November

  Why Israel is attacking the Al Shifa hospital

  

  No water,no medicine,no fuel,no food,no hope ,that is the daily reality of life for Gazans suffering under these unbearable, intolerable vicious unwarranted attacks. All of the above facts are crimes against humanity and war crimes under the 4th Geneva convention. Article 18 refers specifically to the safe guarding of hospitals …

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• 15 November

  Operation Iron Swords
  Updated to 1 p.m., November 14, 2023

  The southern arena: The IDF integrated maneuver in the Gaza Strip continued. It focused onthe Shati refugee camp and the Rantisi Children’s Hospital, where the IDF exposed a basementused by Hamas terrorist operatives and where Israeli hostages may have been held. Hamasstill claims its operatives are inflicting losses on the …

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• 14 November

  After Nasrallah’s speech, US and Israel escalate Gaza war

  

  There is no more humming and hawing in Washington and Tel Aviv, as more weapons, battle plans, troops, and allies are amassed to deepen the war on Gaza and destroy the Palestinian resistance. Thirty days after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood destroyed Israel’s psychological deterrence, Washington and Tel Aviv continue to take …

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• 14 November

  Arab normalizers turn their cheek as ‘another Hiroshima’ unfolds in Gaza

  

  While Israel has dropped the equivalent of two nuclear bombs on Gaza – and mulls over the prospect of deploying an actual one – normalized Arab regimes are quietly protecting their commitment to support Tel Aviv over Tehran. “The world cannot see another Hiroshima. If the world sees 100,000 people …

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• 14 November

  Russia’s public pivot to Palestine

  

  As the west’s support for Israel’s Gaza war becomes indefensible, Moscow aligns itself with the global majority in defense of Palestine. The complex, nuanced issue of Russia’s geopolitical neutrality in the Israel-Palestine tragedy was finally clarified last week, in no uncertain terms. Exhibit A is Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing …

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• 14 November

  À Gaza, l’armée israélienne respecte-t-elle le droit international ?

  

  Parmi les nombreuses voix qui ont soutenu Israël, certaines comme le conseiller à la sécurité nationale de la Maison Blanche, Jake Sullivan, lui ont demandé de conduire ses opérations dans Gaza de manière à cibler le Hamas, pas les civils. D’autres voix, moins amènes, l’ont accusé de violer le droit …

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• 14 November

  Israel-Hamas conflict: what Gaza might look like ‘the day after’ the war

  

  Less than a week after Hamas’s devastating attacks on October 7, Israel’s intelligence ministry produced a chilling document. It advocated that Israel remove all of Gaza’s Palestinian population and forcibly resettle them in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. In November, a poster advertising a far-right rally in Tel Aviv juxtaposed an …

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• 14 November

  Mali Conflict Tracker

  Military authorities appeared committed to taking control of 2015 peace deal signatories’ stronghold of Kidal, and could launch offensive in days or weeks to come. Escalation between former rebel groups and govt forces continued in north. In Kidal region, govt and allied Russian paramilitary Wagner Group 7 Oct carried out …

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• 14 November

  US conducts airstrikes in Syria targeting Iran-backed groups, facilities

  

  The United States carried out two air strikes in Syria against Iran and its aligned groups on Sunday, the Pentagon said, in the latest response to a series of attacks against American forces in Syria and in Iraq. In a statement, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the strikes targeted …

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• 12 November

  Hamas ‘victories’ coming with heavy political cost, missed opportunities

  

  Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack seems to have been planned with specific goals in mind, yet without considering the wider consequences for the movement. A pattern is emerging in Hamas’ behavior where its short-term plans produce unexpected achievements and consequences that supersede the movement’s political capacity to deal with them. The …

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