Over 200 people call on Rep Jake Auchincloss to let Gazan children live. (11/19) This was a Muslim led Interfaith Ceasefire Now! event, with JVP-Boston helping with the planning.
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Diseases spread in Gaza amid water and sewage crisis, cholera feared
UN agencies have warned that the collapse of water and sanitation services could even spark bouts of cholera if urgent humanitarian aid is not delivered. If nothing changes, “there will be more and more people falling sick and the risk of major outbreaks will increase dramatically,” Brennan said.
Diseases spread in Gaza amid water and sewage crisis, cholera feared
Israel and Hamas reach tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause conflict, free dozens of hostages
The Washington Post
November 18, 2023 by. Karen DeYoung
A five-day pause in fighting, monitored by aerial surveillance, could see dozens of women and children freed from captivity in Gaza, according to people familiar with the terms of the agreement.
Israel, the United States and Hamas have agreed to a tentative deal that would free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza, in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting.
The release, which could begin within the next several days — barring last-minute hitches — could lead to the first sustained pause in conflict in Gaza, according to people familiar with its provisions.
Under the terms of a detailed, six-page agreement, all parties to the conflict would freeze combat operations for at least five days while an initial 50 or more hostages are released in smaller batches every 24 hours. It was not immediately clear how many of the 239 people believed to be in captivity in Gaza would be released under the deal. Overhead surveillance would monitor movement on the ground to police the pause.
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