Headlines for October 19, 2023
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#6FPXK)
- Gaza Death Toll Nears 3,800 as Israel's Siege and Bombardment Enters 13th Day
- British PM Rishi Sunak Visits Israel, Voices Support for Siege and Bombardment of Gaza
- Israeli Troops and Settlers Attack Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Push Death Toll to 69
- U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Calling for "Humanitarian Pause" of Gaza Assault
- Knesset Suspends Lawmaker Ofer Cassif for Criticizing Israel's War on Gaza
- Bernie Sanders Blocks Ban on U.S. Aid to Gaza as Pentagon Sends More Materiel to Middle East
- State Department Official Quits to Protest Biden Administration's "Blind Support" of Israel
- Hundreds Arrested on Capitol Hill at Jewish-Led Protests Against Gaza War
- Protests from The Hague to Cape Town Condemn Israeli "Genocide" in Gaza
- Colombia and Spain Anger Israel by Condemning War Crimes in Gaza
- Ukraine Fires U.S.-Supplied Long-Range Missiles at Russian Targets
- Russian American Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva Detained in Russia
- Jim Jordan Loses Second Vote for House Speaker, Receiving Fewer Votes Than First Round