<article data-history-node-id="430094" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-fire-rubber-bullets-palestinians-outside-ofer-prison" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-fire-rubber-bullets-palestinians-outside-ofer-prison" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli forces fire rubber bullets at Palestinians outside Ofer Prison</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces on Monday fired rubber bullets and tear gas at Palestinians who had gathered at the Ofer Prison for the prisoner release, news agency AP reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>An Israeli armoured vehicle, flying an Israeli flag, approached the hill overlooking the prison as drones hovered overhead, fired at the crowd.&nbsp;</p> <p>Israel is set to release close to 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal.</p> <p>The incident followed the circulation of a warning that anyone showing support for the prisoners could face arrest</p> </div> </div> </article>

Ofer Cassif and Ayman Odeh dragged out by security officials as US president hails 'new dawn for Middle East'

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Soldiers called the mass arson of Gaza City their “final touches.”

<article data-history-node-id="430057" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/kamala-harris-we-should-ask-if-israel-committing-genocide-gaza-be-honest" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/kamala-harris-we-should-ask-if-israel-committing-genocide-gaza-be-honest" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Kamala Harris we should ask if Israel committing genocide in Gaza "be honest about it"</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Former US Vice President Kamala Harris said only a court can judge whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, but the scale of killings makes it a question that should be asked.</p> <p>"It's a term of law that a court will decide," Harris <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTZektF8Tgs">said</a> during an exclusive interview with MSNBC's The Weekend.</p> <p>"But I will tell you that when you look at the number of children that have been killed and the number of innocent civilians that have been killed, the refusal to give aid and support – we should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it. Yeah."</p> <p>Harris also said she commends Qataris, Egyptians and US President Donald Trump for the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.</p> </div> </div> </article>