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Kushner Urges Netanyahu to Reduce Gaza Attack Intensity

8/25/2026

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Israel Launches Strikes

Israeli forces launched airstrikes, tank fire in Gaza and artillery strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, killing four Palestinians, including two children.
U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reduce intensity of Israeli attacks in Gaza, a source said.
Israel said warned residents and targeted weapons in mosques, but offered no evidence.
Lebanese officials said Israeli strikes targeted ridgelines and routes for a buffer zone.

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Israel Ecocide

Israeli forces launched airstrikes and tank fire in Gaza and artillery strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least four Palestinians, including two children.
The strikes caused massive environmental harm: white-phosphorus ignited forests, glyphosate levels rose 20-50×, creating $25 billion soil damage and threatening 80 % of Lebanon’s farmers.
Phosphorus shells struck Mansouri, Bayt al-Sayyad and Majdal Zoun.
Bayt al-Sayyad reported every house damaged, illustrating total residential ruin.

Blindspot

Lebanese state media and the National News Agency reported that Israeli white-phosphorus shells ignited forests, contaminated soil and left every house in Bayt al-Sayyad damaged, while the agriculture ministry said glyphosate levels were 20-50 times normal, projecting $25 billion in environmental losses.
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History

Historical Context

During the 2008-2009 Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli Defense Forces admitted using white-phosphorus shells, prompting UN Resolution 1860 and a Human Rights Watch report that documented over 1,400 Palestinian deaths. The same munitions reappeared in recent Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and southern Lebanon, leading U.S. envoy Jared Kushner to urge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to limit their use.

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Israel Launches Strikes

Israeli forces launched airstrikes, tank fire in Gaza and artillery strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, killing four Palestinians, including two children.
U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reduce intensity of Israeli attacks in Gaza, a source said.
Israel said warned residents and targeted weapons in mosques, but offered no evidence.
Lebanese officials said Israeli strikes targeted ridgelines and routes for a buffer zone.

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