• Ireland, Norway, and Spain will become the first European nations to recognize Palestine as a state on May 28.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/norway-spain-ireland-recognize-palestinian-state-live-updates-2024-05-22/

• International Criminal Court requests arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials on war crimes.

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant for war crimes, including displacement of over 80% of the population of Gaza, over 35,000 dead, 77,000 injured, over 8,000 held without charges, lack of humanitarian aid, water, sanitation, destruction of homes, schools, hospitals. 

“Netanyahu and Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant are accused of seven war crimes and crimes against humanity, including extermination and murder. They are also accused of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, intentionally directing acts against a civilian population, persecution, and willfully causing great suffering.

The U.N. says a “full-blown famine” is occurring in northern Gaza as the territory faces a near-complete cut-off from aid supplies. Israel has been accused of heavily restricting the flow of aid into the territory…”

Hamas officials Yehia Singer, Mohammed Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh are accused of actions killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages in Israel on October 7.  

“The Hamas officials — Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif — are accused of planning and instigating eight war crimes and crimes against humanity, among them extermination, murder, taking hostages, rape and torture.”

https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-hamas-latest-05-21-2024-2932f9c3878af8aee603bcc759a57cc6

•. None of the humanitarian aid brought in through the US-built “pier” in Gaza has reached Palestinians.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/05/21/pentagon-says-none-of-food-aid-moved-through-gaza-pier-has-made-it-palestinians.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/israeli-soldiers-and-police-tipping-off-groups-that-attack-gaza-aid-trucks

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-05-20/ty-article/.premium/how-right-wing-israeli-activists-are-organizing-to-block-aid-trucks-to-gaza/0000018f-965e-d35f-a1df-dfdf8e7d0000

• Peaceful demonstrators against genocide in Gaza, demanding the universities and the U.S. divest from any war-related investments, are met with police violence and threats from their schools. Faculty at several universities vote with no confidence in university presidents who are responsible for directing police. Pro-Palestinian faculty losing jobs at several universities. Some universities agree to divest.

https://www.democracynow.org/