Headlines for December 27, 2023

Death Toll in Gaza Tops 21,000; Israeli Drone Kills Six Palestinians in West Bank, As Egypt Proposes Ceasefire, Israel Says Attack on Gaza to Continue for “Many More Months”, 80 Unidentified Palestinians Buried in Mass Graves in Rafah, Netanyahu Backs Expelling All Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli Soldier Dies from Fungal Infection in Gaza as Public Health Crisis Grows, Israeli Conscientious Objector Sentenced to 30 Days in Prison, Israel to Halt Automatically Granting Visas to U.N. Workers, Pentagon Intercept & Shoot Down 12 Houthi Drones in Red Sea, Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship in Crimea But Loses Control of Frontline Town, Turkish Parliamentary Committee Backs Sweden’s Bid to Join NATO, Blinken & Mayorkas Head to Mexico to Meet AMLO to Discuss Border Issues, Opposition Candidates in DRC Protest “Massive Fraud” in Presidential Election, 160 Killed in Attacks in Rural Nigerian State of Plateau, Japan Moves Closer to Opening World’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant, U.S. Places Guatemalan Prosecutors on Blacklist for Role in Trying to Overturn Arévalo Election, NYC Activist Ralph Poynter, Husband of Radical Attorney Lynne Stewart, Dies, South Korean Actor Lee Sun-kyun of “Parasite” Fame Dies at 48