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  • Opposition leader says gov’t busy dividing people, not winning Gaza war – Middle East Monitor

    Opposition leader says gov’t busy dividing people, not winning Gaza war – Middle East Monitor

    Leader of Israel’s National Unity Party, Benny Gantz, yesterday accused the Israeli government of being busy dividing the people rather than winning the war on Gaza, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.

    “Time has come to tell the truth — while we are achieving military victories, and the IDF is crushing the Iranian axis and has dismantled Hamas as a military force, fighting terrorism is not like a football match that ends with a final whistle,” Gantz…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Israel reserve soldiers refuse to join expanded offensive on Gaza, media reports – Middle East Monitor

    Israel reserve soldiers refuse to join expanded offensive on Gaza, media reports – Middle East Monitor

    Dozens of Israeli reserve soldiers and officers are reportedly unwilling to report for military service as the army is calling up tens of thousands of reservists for an expanded offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip.

    This came after the Israeli security cabinet approved expanding the war on Gaza yesterday evening, under the pretext of “forcing Hamas to agree to a prisoner exchange agreement without a ceasefire”.

    According to the Jerusalem Post, the…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Tourists react to Trump’s plan to reopen Alcatraz prison

    Tourists react to Trump’s plan to reopen Alcatraz prison

    Tourists at the former Alcatraz jail in the US city of San Francisco have been giving their reactions to Trump's plan.

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  • Socks and satire: Syrians mock ousted Assad dynasty

    Socks and satire: Syrians mock ousted Assad dynasty

    At Basel al-Sati’s souvenir shop in a central Damascus market, socks bearing caricatures that ridicule ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his once feared family now sell like hot cakes.

    “I want to bring joy to people who’ve been deprived of happiness for so many days and years,” said Sati, 31, displaying pairs of white ankle-length socks.

    “Everyone who comes from abroad wants to buy the socks — some to keep as a souvenir, others to wear mockingly and take pictures,” he told AFP.

    “There…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • “Arms Embargo Now”: Sanders, Tlaib, Omar Slam Israel’s Plans to Expand Gaza Genocide

    “Arms Embargo Now”: Sanders, Tlaib, Omar Slam Israel’s Plans to Expand Gaza Genocide

    Washington (Quds News Network)- U.S. progressive Democrats have strongly condemned Israel’s plans to expand its assault on Gaza, occupy the entire Palestinian enclave, and control the flow of humanitarian aid into the region.

    “Now Netanyahu’s government wants to occupy Gaza and shut down the existing aid distribution system run by the UN and its humanitarian partners. Arms embargo now,” said Representative from Minnesota, Ilhan Omar.

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    News Source: qudsnen.co

  • US Universities Rally against Detentions of Pro-Palestine Students, Scholars

    US Universities Rally against Detentions of Pro-Palestine Students, Scholars

    The statue of Alma Mater, on the steps of Columbia’s library, was soaked in red as the protests resumed. (Photo: via NationalSJP TW Page)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Students and faculty warn that the detention of Palestine supporters signals a broader attack on academic freedom.

    Coordinated protests were held this week at Columbia University in New York, Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and Tufts University in Massachusetts, as students and faculty rallied against the…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • UK’s victory day parade draws thousands to mark 80 years since WWII | In Pictures News

    UK’s victory day parade draws thousands to mark 80 years since WWII | In Pictures News

    The United Kingdom has marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, honouring the men and women who fought during World War II.

    The events on Monday featured a procession by members of the British armed forces, accompanied by troops from Ukraine and the UK’s NATO allies.

    Alan Kennett, 100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran who landed in northern France on D-Day, accepted the salute from Garrison Sergeant Major Andrew Stokes in front of an audience that included King Charles III,…

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  • European Alliance Demands Justice for Palestinian Detainees at Annual Brussels Meeting

    European Alliance Demands Justice for Palestinian Detainees at Annual Brussels Meeting

    Brussels / PNN –
    The Ninth Conference of the European Alliance in Support of Palestinian Prisoners concluded in Brussels, the capital of the European Union, with a series of recommendations and calls to internationalise the cause of Palestinian prisoners and hold Israel accountable for its ongoing violations.

    Held under the slogan “A Platform to Strengthen International Solidarity with Prisoners of Freedom Amidst Genocide,” the two-day conference (3–4 May 2025)…

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  • Ceasefire Talks Pointless amid ‘Starvation War,’ Says Hamas Leader

    Ceasefire Talks Pointless amid ‘Starvation War,’ Says Hamas Leader

    More Palestinian children are facing severe consequences of malnutrition at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza. (Photo: via QNN)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    A senior Hamas official said there’s no logic in discussing ceasefires while Palestinians in Gaza face famine and mass death.

    A senior leader in the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas has dismissed any prospects for ceasefire negotiations with Israel, amid the policy of starvation carried out by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

    Bassem…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • No sense in Gaza ceasefire talks amid Israel’s ‘hunger war’: Hamas | Israel-Palestine conflict News

    No sense in Gaza ceasefire talks amid Israel’s ‘hunger war’: Hamas | Israel-Palestine conflict News

    Hamas will no longer engage in ceasefire negotiations with Israel, seeing no point in doing so “as long as the hunger war and extermination war” continues on the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian group’s senior official.

    Basem Naim told the AFP news agency on Tuesday that the international community must pressure the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the “crimes of hunger, thirst, and killings” in Gaza.

    “There is no sense in engaging in talks…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com