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Anti-war activists told HuffPost what they want to see from Democrats gathering for their 2024 convention in Chicago.
The Human Rights Council's report detailed war crimes by Hamas on Oct. 7 and crimes against humanity by Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank since then.
It's part of a larger package worth $95 billion that will go to the Senate, where approval may take time but is considered almost certain.
No one should go to jail for smoking weed, the vice president said.
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While a discharge petition is unlikely to succeed and is a lengthy process, it would up the political pressure on Republicans.
Among those killed were Issam al-Mughrabi, a veteran employee of the U.N. Development Program, his wife, and their five children.
Their trip comes as Iranian-backed militants launched a wave of attack drones against ships in the Red Sea and said they would continue until Israels aggression ends.
Numerous workers with local and international aid agencies, including more than 100 U.N. workers, have been killed in Gaza as Israel bombards areas crowded with civilians.
Bypassing Congress with emergency determinations for arms sales is an unusual step that has in the past met resistance from lawmakers.
People are facing the immediate possibility of starvation, said Abeer Etefa, a Mideast regional spokeswoman for the U.N.s World Food Program.