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Israel’s intensified bombardment of northern Gaza – which according to Palestinian officials has killed or wounded more than 1,700 people since early October – has forced a halt to the third phase of a polio vaccination campaign scheduled to begin Wednesday.

“Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza, the Polio Technical Committee for Gaza – including the Palestinian Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and partners – have been compelled to postpone the third phase of the polio vaccination campaign, which was set to begin today,” WHO said in a statement Wednesday. “This final phase of the ongoing campaign aimed to vaccinate 119,279 children across northern Gaza.”

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On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report:

Two journalists compiled all social media posts for the Israeli military’s 749 Battalion. The results are astonishing. Also today, House Intel Chair claims “red line” crossed if North Korean troops fighting with Russia.

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On COI #697, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest news from Ukraine and the Middle East.

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The US organization Veterans For Peace has issued a statement in support of Israeli soldiers who are refusing to fight in Gaza.

“You are doing the right thing,” the veterans group writes, while applauding the Israeli military reservists who are calling for a ceasefire and the release of hostages, and who say they will not participate in genocide. “Your courageous stance may be answered by official threats and even imprisonment, but you will never regret refusing to kill innocent Palestinian men, women and children.”

Continue reading “US Veterans Applauds Israeli Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Gaza, Call for US GI’s to Resist Illegal Wars and War Crimes”

California trauma surgeon Feroze Sidhwa saw real trauma in Gaza. He saved children who had been shredded by bombs.  Dr. Sidhwa appeared on the Kim Iverson Show to talk about his experiences in Gaza, as well as the repercussions against healthcare workers who are trying to aid the Palestinians.

Dr. Sidhwa has written a letter urging people to contribute to Antiwar.com during our fundraising drive.

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report:

Turns out it wasn’t the Russians or the Iranians! A bizarre plot was uncovered this week involving operatives from the UK Labour Party being dispatched to the US to assist Democratic Party presidential candidate Kamala Harris. But the plot thickens more when it turns out this is part of a larger UK plot to smash our First Amendment! Also today: Secretary of State Blinken back from Israel – mission success?

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