cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40407443

The UN is adjusting aid delivery to Gaza’s winter storm conditions. The White House admonishes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for carrying out strikes without alerting the U.S. President Donald Trump says other countries are willing to “clean out” Gaza, discusses Hamas disarmament, and responds to reports about Netanyahu. The U.S. freezes Turkey out of the Doha summit on postwar Gaza. 200 Palestinian dual citizens leave Gaza through Kerem Shalom. Marwan Barghouthi is in stable condition after receiving several beatings, according to his attorney. Former Colombian president calls for Barghouthi’s release at the UN. Israel arrests and detains two U.S. activists amid protests in the West Bank. Trump signs an executive order classifying fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” Four arrested in Southern California on allegations of planning to bomb several locations on New Year’s Eve. New York sues UPS for wage theft. Florida’s spike in executions drives U.S. numbers to its highest mark in 15 years. A UN report shows the tremendous scale of displacement in Sudan. More than $148 billion was spent on the failed U.S. effort to rebuild Afghanistan. Cambodia says Thai jets struck targets more than 70 kilometers inside its borders. French oil company TotalEnergies accused of complicity in Mozambique’s war crimes. The EU sanctions two oil traders for their connections to Russia. Trinidad and Tobago announces it will allow the U.S. to use its airports in ostensibly aiding the U.S. campaign against Venezuela.