UN Inquiry Finds Israel Committed Genocide in Gaza; Trump Administration Actions Scrutinized

UN Inquiry on Gaza

• 🌍 A UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry has found that Israel has committed genocide during its nearly 2-year assault on the Gaza Strip.
• ⚖️ The 72-page report holds three Israeli leaders responsible: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defense minister Yoab Galant, and President Isaac Herzog.
• ⚠️ The commission's head drew parallels between Israel's assault on Gaza and the Rwanda genocide of 1994, stating, "Genocide is occurring in Gaza."
• 💥 Israel's military is reportedly launching a major ground offensive to seize Gaza City, with Gaza health officials reporting at least 68 deaths by Israeli air strikes since dawn.
• 🏘️ The UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory stated Israel is destroying neighborhoods and forcibly evacuating Palestinians, potentially for ethnic cleansing.

International Relations and US Foreign Policy

• 🇱🇧 An Israeli air strike on a residential building in southern Lebanon injured 12 civilians, including four children, despite a ceasefire deal.
• 🇶🇦 Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Doha for talks following an Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders there, with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders agreeing to activate a mutual defense pact against Israeli aggression.
• 🚢 President Trump announced a US strike on a second boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, resulting in at least three deaths, which a retired judge advocate called an unlawful strike.
• 🇺🇸 Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro condemned these actions as