Settlers assaulted a Palestinian truck driver because they thought he was delivering aid, defense official says
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In explaining why Niger is kicking out U.S. troops, Niger's prime minister tells Rachel Chason that U.S. officials tried to dictate which countries Niger could partner with in a manner he viewed as disrespectful:

He said the Nigerien leaders took particular umbrage at remarks

“You see it in their face, people's eyes are dead, that spark isn't there.” Fmr CNN reporter & @inaraorg founder @iamarwadamon tells me about the chaos she saw in Gaza, and the psychological toll the Israel-Hamas war is taking on the children who live there.

Upward of 20 American doctors are trapped at the European Hospital in Gaza, facing extreme dehydration, at least one is on an IV drip. This is a developing situation…

Story with Hind Khoudary theintercept.com/2024/05/13/raf…

Trump leads Biden in five crucial battleground states, according to a new set of polls by the The New York Times and SienaResearch, as a yearning for change and discontent over the economy and the war in Gaza among young, Black and Hispanic voters threaten to unravel the president’s

A U.S. Army officer working at the Defense Intelligence Agency resigned in objection to Israel’s war in Gaza. Maj. Harrison Mann said in an open letter he felt “incredible shame and guilt” that his work contributed to the killings of Palestinian civilians. wapo.st/44O7DzB

Israeli right wing activists blocked aid trucks which were on their way to Gaza today at the Tarqumiya crossing in the West Bank

Rania Abouzeid reports from Amman, in Jordan, where rage about the suffering in Gaza has reached a boiling point. nyer.cm/fVN8aDm

Heartbreaking reports in The Washington Post. People are living through hell on earth. #Rafah is a key entry point for humanitarian aid into Gaza. All entry points must remain open & aid must flow from north to south to everyone who needs it. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/…

Next week's New Yorker cover.

“Class of 2024” by Barry Blitt.