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We are Israel's closest partner.

The suffering in Gaza now becomes part of our story. It becomes part of

our responsibility.

Over 100 Palestinians are killed and 760 wounded.

After Israeli troops opened fire on a large crowd of people waiting for food aid in Gaza.

We'll speak with Democratic Senator Jeff Merckley of Oregon, one of the first senators to call

for a ceasefire. He also traveled to the Raffa border crossing

where only a trickle of humanitarian aid is being allowed into Gaza. We'll also talk with him

about his new book

Filibustered how to fix the broken Senate and save America. Then we'll be

joined by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food. He says Israel's intentionally starving Palestinians

and should be held accountable for war crimes. All that and more coming up. up. Welcome to Democracy Now.

Democracy Now. The War and Peace Report, I'm Amy Goodman.

Authorities in Gaza say Israeli forces have committed a massacre in Gaza City,

killing at least 104 Palestinians as they waited for food aid.

Gaza's Health Ministry says over 716. waited for food aid. As his health ministry says, over 760 people were wounded in what Hamas called an

unprecedented war crime.

According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces opened fire on the crowd that had gathered around

humanitarian aid trucks. The death toll is expected to rise as hospitals in Gaza City are

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