Israel’s intensified attacks on Gaza have killed more than 130 Palestinians in a matter of hours, as ceasefire negotiations continue. Horrific videos show people in pieces and on fire following strikes on tents sheltering displaced civilians.
Published On 18 May 2025
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Gaza (Quds News Network)- Dr. Marwan al-Sultan, the director of the Indonesian Hospital in North Gaza, said Israeli drones have been besieging the medical facility since Sunday morning, firing at anyone moving. As a result, the hospital is now out of service.
In a statement to Quds News Network, al-Sultan reported that there are currently around 40 people in the hospital, including medical staff, patients, and the injured, while Israeli quadcopter drones are surrounding the…
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US Sen. Chris Van Hollen demanded an immediate end to Israel’s food blockade of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, warning that children are already dying from starvation as aid deliveries remain blocked at border crossings, Anadolu reports.
“Let food into Gaza NOW! Netanyahu & his govt are starving 2M civilians,” the senator from the state of Maryland wrote on X, citing a World Food Program report that warned of famine risk across Gaza.
Van Hollen emphasized that…
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Italian parliamentarians protested on Sunday in front of Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with Gaza, calling for aid access and an end to the war in the devastated Palestinian territory.
“Europe is not doing enough, nothing to stop the massacre,” Cecilia Strada, an Italian member of the European parliament, told AFP.
The group — including 11 members of the Italian parliament, three MEPs and representatives of NGOs — held signs reading “Stop genocide now”, “End illegal occupation” and “Stop…
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After 17 years at Emerson College, I was fired for my activism in support of Palestinian liberation. My last day was October 11, 2024, just over one year into the genocide in Gaza and ongoing ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine.
Over my time at Emerson, I established my professional home, weathering the financial crash and the pandemic. During my time, I helped organize the professional staff with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and served my peers as a…
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The killing of five more journalists in Israeli airstrikes highlights the growing toll on Gaza’s media workers, as the war claims over 222 journalists and continues to devastate civilian life.
Five Palestinian journalists were killed on Sunday in separate Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, raising the number of journalists killed since October 7 to more than 222,…
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Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Saturday that the country does not want Palestinians to suffer, Anadolu reports.
Speaking during a visit to Sicily, Tajani said: “While efforts are being made to achieve peace in many parts of the world such as Ukraine, Libya, and the Middle East, we no longer want the Palestinian people to suffer. Let the attacks stop, let us reach a ceasefire.”
Stating that the Palestinian people…
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Gaza (Quds News Network)- All public hospitals in North Gaza are out of service following relentless Israeli attacks on medical facilities in the area, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced on Sunday.
This follows Israel’s targeting and besieging of the Indonesian Hospital—the only functional medical facility in the area—since this morning.
“A state of panic and confusion has prevailed among patients, the wounded, and medical staff, hindering the provision of…
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Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra announced Saturday the merger of all military units under the umbrella of the Ministry of Defense to unify the military structure within a single institutional framework, Anadolu reports.
“In light of the importance of institutional work, we stress the necessity for the remaining small military groups to join the ministry within 10 days of this announcement, as part of the ongoing unification and organization efforts,”…
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Pope Leo XIV condemned hatred, prejudice and exploitation of the earth and poor, during his inauguration mass at the Vatican. World leaders were among the hundreds of thousands who attended, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who was seen shaking hands with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The first US pontiff arrived at St Peters Square riding his popemobile for the first time.
Published On 18 May 2025
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