UN : AN ASSAULT ON RAFAH WOULD BE A STRATEGIC MISTAKE-COME TO AN AGREEMENT : FACEBOOK TO REVIEW “FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA”

Mario Nawfal

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 UN: AN ASSAULT ON RAFAH WOULD BE A STRATEGIC MISTAKE – COME TO AN AGREEMENT

U.N. Secretary-General Guterres:

“Even the best friends of Israel are clear, an assault on Rafah would be a strategic mistake, a political calamity, and a humanitarian nightmare.

I reiterate my appeal for both parties to show the political courage and spare no effort to secure an agreement now, to stop the bloodshed, to free the hostages, and to help stabilize a region which is still at risk of explosion.”

Source: Reuters

Mario Nawfal

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FACEBOOK TO REVIEW “FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA”

Facebook’s Oversight Board is reviewing whether the phrase “from the river to the sea” violates hate speech rules.

The phrase, which provoked controversy over its varying interpretations, is under scrutiny to determine if it promotes antisemitism or Palestinian rights.

The board will consider public comments for two weeks before making a decision.

Source: NBC News

Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal
🚨12-HOUR NEWS RECAP

1. 🇷🇺 Putin began his fifth 6-year term as President of Russia, with the U.S. and several EU leaders boycotting the inauguration ceremony due to the invasion of Ukraine.

2. 🇮🇱 Israel rejected the ceasefire agreement Hamas accepted on the grounds it does not satisfactorily safeguard their national security. They have sent a delegation to Cairo to continue talks and try to find a compromise that works for everyone.

3. 🇵🇸 Hamas reportedly told negotiators that not all of the 33 hostages intended to be released in the first phase of a ceasefire deal are alive.

4. 🇵🇸🇮🇱 Israel took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing as they began a ground invasion of the city amid international concern over the danger to the civilian population.

5. 🇺🇸 Tornados swept through Oklahoma, killing at least two people and causing widespread damage, with power outages affecting up to 60,000 people.

6. 🇺🇸 Elon addressed the Milken Institute’s Global Conference and revealed that civilization risks keep him up at night but that he gets inspiration from his children, who are the greatest source of joy in his life.

7. 🇺🇸 Stars turned out for the Met Gala, stunning the red carpet with incredible outfits, while Cardi B needed nine people to help carry her dress.

8.🇧🇷 Elon sent 100 Starlink units to Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul Region to help with emergency relief operations as it battles historic flooding.

9. 🇺🇸 Police arrested 125 people as they broke up a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of Amsterdam after violent clashes had broken out between protesters and pro-Israeli demonstrators.

10.🇺🇸 New York Governor Kathy Hochul claimed that black children don’t know what computers are. “Young black kids growing up in the Bronx who don’t even know what the word ‘computer’ is.”

11.🇺🇸🇨🇳 TikTok has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that a new law banning them unless their Chinese owner ByteDance sells its 20% share in the company is unconstitutional.

12.🇺🇸 Stormy Daniels claims she didn’t care about the $130,000 because she was in the best financial position of her life and “didn’t care” about the money. She didn’t want her boyfriend to find out.

13.🇺🇸 Trump calls for mistrial in hush money case: “The prosecution, which has no case, has gone too far. Mistrial!”

14. 🇺🇸 Trump’s “Classified Documents” case has been postponed indefinitely by Judge Cannon.

15.🇺🇦🇷🇺Russian Plot To Assassinate Zelensky Spoiled – Officials: “We have found a network of Russian FSB agents who were planning to assassinate President Zelensky.”

16.🇨🇦 Drive-by shooting at Drake’s Toronto mansion. One of the property’s security guards was shot in the chest.