Daily U.S. News and World News Update April 18th, 2024

Daily U.S. news updates. Daily world news updates. Today's daily world news updates cover Israel, Gaza, Palestinians, and the West Bank. Today's daily U.S. news updates cover U.S. politics. Today's news stories are: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has several bills for congress to vote on. Google fired their protesting employees. The NYPD arrested several pro-Palestinian supporters at Columbia University.  UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese talks about how many tons of bombs were used on Gaza. Over 40 countries have signed a joint statement condemning Iran. The EU has agreed to impose sanctions on Iran. China supports Palestine being recognized as a full member at the UN. The Palestinian Football Association has demanded punishment of the Israel Football Association. Israel Finance Minister Smotrich wants Israel to inflict a disporportionate damage to Iran. Secretary of State Blinken has been ignoring his own State Department panel involving crimes by Israel.  It's looking like Israel may celebrate Passover before attacking Iran. Israel arrested 40 Palestinians in the West Bank the last 24 hours. Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza has been devasted again by the IDF. Thank you for listening to today's daily U.S. news updates and today's daily world news updates.