Council Chairperson Abby King declined to consider the resolution for a cease-fire, a proposal brought by local advocates, prompting heated debate at the meeting.
Israel-Hamas war
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U.N. halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the city
A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court cited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged ‘use of starvation as a method of warfare.’
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Hague prosecutor says Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu, responsible for war crimes
Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu, his defense minister and three Hamas leaders are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
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Augusta councilors decline to take action on resolution seeking cease-fire in Gaza, Israel
Some residents express fears that taking a stand in Middle East conflict could create divisions in the community.
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Israeli military finds bodies of 3 hostages killed by Hamas at Oct. 7 music festival
All three were killed by Hamas at the Nova music festival, an outdoor dance party near the Gaza border.
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Gordon L. Weil: Struggling to understand Israel-Palestine
“I hope this is not 1968 again.” Observing campus unrest, an academic friend expressed his concern, but his comment went beyond the demonstrations. The Vietnam War was the focus of the turmoil of the 1960s, and its effect transformed American political life. The country itself changed and some shared political values were shredded. The question […]
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House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in Republican-led rebuke of Biden
But the White House has said Biden would veto the bill if it passes Congress, and the Democratic-led Senate seems certain to reject it.
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Biden advances $1 billion in arms for Israel amid Rafah tensions
The decision underscores that President Biden remains intent on supplying arms to Israel despite pausing a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs last week.
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Israeli forces push into Rafah as nearly 450,000 flee fighting
Aid workers in Rafah say streets in the eastern part of the city were deserted. Thousands of tents used to house the displaced had disappeared.
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Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees said 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah over the past week, out of 1.3 million who were sheltering there before the operation began.
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