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  • Australian doctor reports victims at Gaza aid distribution point shot in head, chest – Middle East Monitor

    Australian doctor reports victims at Gaza aid distribution point shot in head, chest – Middle East Monitor

    Australian Doctor Ahmed Abu Sweid said that several people shot by Israeli occupation forces yesterday morning at an aid distribution point in Rafah, southern Gaza, had been hit by bullets in the head and chest.

    Dr Abu Sweid, who is volunteering in the emergency department at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, said: “We have only been here for a few days, and the level of trauma I have seen here is unlike anything I have witnessed before.”

    “Today,…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Hamas slams Israel MK’s order to ban Muslim call to prayer from mosques – Middle East Monitor

    Hamas slams Israel MK’s order to ban Muslim call to prayer from mosques – Middle East Monitor

    Hamas slammed a new directive by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to ban the call to prayer in mosques in Israel, calling it a dangerous escalation and a blatant provocation of Muslims’s feelings.

    In a statement released yesterday, Hamas warned of the dangerous repercussions of Ben-Gvir’s actions, stressing that this measure is part of a series of escalating violations against Palestinians.

    “We strongly reject these occupation policies and…

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  • British doctor calls conditions at Gaza hospital a ‘real massacre’ – Middle East Monitor

    British doctor calls conditions at Gaza hospital a ‘real massacre’ – Middle East Monitor

    British surgeon Victoria Rose described the catastrophic situation at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis as “a real massacre” following an Israeli army attack on an aid distribution point in Rafah.

    Rose, who is volunteering in the emergency department at the complex, said: “This morning, Sunday, there was shooting at a food distribution centre run by the Gaza Humanity Organisation in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.”

    She explained that a large number of the…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Egypt to host Iran-IAEA talks over nuclear program – Middle East Monitor

    Egypt to host Iran-IAEA talks over nuclear program – Middle East Monitor

    Egypt will host a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, today, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

    According to the statement, Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelaty, will hold separate meetings with Araghchi, followed by another Grossi, after which the three officials will meet together.

    On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson…

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  • ‘Restricted’: Nearly 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights | Freedom of the Press News

    ‘Restricted’: Nearly 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights | Freedom of the Press News

    Just 40 countries representing 3.5 percent of the world’s population respect all civil liberties, a new study has found, warning that “democracy and human rights are under attack worldwide in a way we have not seen for decades.”

    The Atlas of Civil Society report published by the German relief organisation Brot fur die Welt (Bread for the World) on Monday said only 284 million people living in “open” countries – including Austria, Estonia, the Scandinavian countries, New Zealand…

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  • Ukraine bombs Russian bases: Here are some of Kyiv’s most audacious attacks | Russia-Ukraine war News

    Ukraine bombs Russian bases: Here are some of Kyiv’s most audacious attacks | Russia-Ukraine war News

    Ukrainian drones struck multiple military airbases deep inside Russia on Sunday in a major operation a day before the neighbours held peace talks in Istanbul.

    The Russian Defence Ministry said Ukraine had launched drone strikes targeting Russian military airfields across five regions, causing several aircraft to catch fire.

    The attacks occurred in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions. Air defences repelled the assaults in all but two regions – Murmansk and Irkutsk, the…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Bearing Witness in Gaza: FloodGate Exclusive Interview with Dr. Mimi Syed

    Bearing Witness in Gaza: FloodGate Exclusive Interview with Dr. Mimi Syed

    Dr. Mimi Syed in conversation with Romana Rubeo and Dr. Omar Akhtar in the FloodGate podcast interview. (Design: Palestine Chronicle)

    By Romana Rubeo  

    In a searing FloodGate interview, Dr. Mimi Syed recounts the destruction of Gaza’s health system and the targeting of those who try to save lives.

    In the latest episode of the FloodGate podcast, Palestine Chronicle managing editor Romana Rubeo and Palestinian-American physician Dr. Omar Akhter spoke with Dr. Mimi Syed, an American…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Israel demolishes only dialysis hospital in northern Gaza – Middle East Monitor

    Israel demolishes only dialysis hospital in northern Gaza – Middle East Monitor

    Israeli occupation forces (IOF) completely demolished the Noura Al-Kaabi Dialysis Hospital yesterday evening, the only medical facility providing kidney dialysis in northern Gaza, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.

    The hospital had served dozens of patients from the areas of Beit Lahia, Beit Hanoun, Jabalia, and Umm Al-Nasr village. Before its destruction, the hospital had already suffered repeated Israeli strikes, which damaged nearly all of its…

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  • Teva’s Layoffs Signal Deeper Fault Lines In The Pharma Business Model

    Teva’s Layoffs Signal Deeper Fault Lines In The Pharma Business Model

    The recent announcement that Teva Pharmaceuticals will lay off roughly 2,400 employees–approximately 8% of its global workforce–is a significant development in a sector already under strain. This move aims to save $700 million by 2027 as Teva attempts to rebalance its role as both a generics manufacturer…

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  • Yemeni missile disrupts flights at Israel airport – Middle East Monitor

    Yemeni missile disrupts flights at Israel airport – Middle East Monitor

    Yemen’s armed forces said yesterday that they had launched a hypersonic ballistic missile towards Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv in central Israel, which was reportedly intercepted by Israeli defence systems earlier in the day, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.

    The missile launch, which was in response to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, activated air raid sirens across large areas of central Israel, including Tel Aviv and…

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