UN aid agency says a Rafah incursion would put hundreds of thousands of lives at risk May 3, 2024
Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\n\nThe United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be \u201cat imminent risk of death\u201d if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.\nTurkey has announced that it is suspending all imports and exports to Israel over its ongoing military action in Gaza.\nGarbage buildup at Gaza\u2019s Maghazi refugee camp creates unsanitary conditions and serious health concerns.\nIt\u2019s World Press Freedom Day, even as the war in Gaza stands out as one of the deadliest conflicts for journalists.\nPresident Joe Biden finalized a rule change in Obamacare today that will open the healthcare market to tens of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States as children but who don\u2019t qualify for government health insurance because they lack legal status.\nFormer longtime Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks took the stand today in the eleventh day of the former president\u2019s hush money trial, recounting how his 2016 presidential campaign became embroiled in a political firestorm over a tape in which he boasted about grabbing women without their permission.\nDemocratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife have been indicted and taken into custody on conspiracy and bribery charges in connection with a federal probe into their ties with the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.\nArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs\u2019 signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure the 19th-century law remains in the past.\nAn Asian American advocacy group released a new study this week on America\u2019s perceptions of Asian Americans in the country, revealing new data on how Americans see Asian Americans and how Asian Americans see themselves.\n\n\xa0\nPalestinian children displaced by Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip walk through a temporary tent camp near Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)\nThe post UN aid agency says a Rafah incursion would put hundreds of thousands of lives at risk \u2013 May 3, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.