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  • Understanding Israel’s strategy in Gaza – Mondoweiss

    Understanding Israel’s strategy in Gaza – Mondoweiss

    In the weeks since the unveiling of “Operation Gideon’s Chariots,” the renewed Israeli offensive to permanently “conquer” all of Gaza, it has become increasingly clear that Israel’s internal decision-making is not oriented toward a singular strategic endgame, but toward a recursive logic of exhaustion. 

    Israel isn’t choosing between total conquest and technocratic containment via an Arab-brokered ceasefire plan. Instead, it is deploying these options as devices to…

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    News Source: mondoweiss.net

  • Limited aid reaching Gaza is not enough to sustain life: UN warns

    Limited aid reaching Gaza is not enough to sustain life: UN warns

    Palestinians, including children, flock to receive hot meals distributed by aid organizations amid ongoing Israeli attacks and a deepening humanitarian crisis caused by a blockade on the Gaza Strip on May 23, 2025. [Abdalhkem Abu Riash - Anadolu Agency]

    The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the limited amount of food aid recently allowed into Gaza is not enough to sustain life, urging for the delivery of more essential food supplies to prevent famine in the besieged territory. In a post on its official account on X, the WFP stated the limited aid that has entered recently is not enough to keep Palestinians in Gaza alive, saying “Even at these levels, it’s still just a drop in the ocean.” The agency urged,…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Killed the Day He Became a Father: Yahya Subaih, the Journalist Who Refused to Flee

    Killed the Day He Became a Father: Yahya Subaih, the Journalist Who Refused to Flee

    Palestinian journalist Yahya Subaih was killed hours after celebrating the birth of his daughter. (Photo: supplied)

    By Mariam Mushtaha

    On the day his daughter Sana was born, Palestinian journalist Yahya Subaih was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

    To be a journalist in Gaza means living with the constant threat of death–not just for yourself, but for your loved ones too.

    Since October 7, Israel has followed a deliberate policy of targeting journalists to silence their voices,…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Lebanon to launch 'process' to disarm Palestinian camps: What we know

    Lebanon to launch 'process' to disarm Palestinian camps: What we know

    The decision to remove weapons inside Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon follows PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ visit to Beirut this week.

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Rescue bid launched for hundreds trapped in South African gold mine | Mining News

    Rescue bid launched for hundreds trapped in South African gold mine | Mining News

    Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater says all workers are safe and have been provided with food as they await rescue.

    Rescue efforts were under way in South Africa on Friday as more than 200 miners were trapped at a gold mine for a second day.

    Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater said on Thursday that the miners were trapped after what it referred to as a “shaft incident” at the Kloof gold mine, one of the company’s deepest.

    It said that all the workers were safe and gathered at an assembly…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Turkey detains 45 in Istanbul corruption probe, bans Imamoglu’s image

    Turkey detains 45 in Istanbul corruption probe, bans Imamoglu’s image

    ANKARA — Turkish police detained 45 people on Friday as part of a corruption investigation into the Istanbul municipality, where Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been behind bars for nearly two months.

    Imamoglu, a presidential contender from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and a key rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was detained on March 19 and subsequently jailed on March 23 on corruption charges, leading to the largest mass protests in the country in more…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Netanyahu Appoints Zini to Head Shin Bet, Ignites Protests, Legal Backlash

    Netanyahu Appoints Zini to Head Shin Bet, Ignites Protests, Legal Backlash

    Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu appointed David Zini as the new head of the Shin Bet internal security agency, replacing Ronen Bar. (Photo: Israeli army, via Wikimedia Commons)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Zamir was informed only three minutes before the public announcement and had no prior involvement or consultation in the process.

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision on Thursday to appoint Major General David Zini as the new head of the Shin Bet internal security…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Microsoft monitors and deletes employee emails containing the word "Palestine."

    Microsoft monitors and deletes employee emails containing the word "Palestine."

    Following multiple employee protests led by Microsoft employees against the …

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    News Source: www.alquds.com

  • Israeli reservist sentenced to prison for refusing Gaza service – Middle East Monitor

    Israeli reservist sentenced to prison for refusing Gaza service – Middle East Monitor

    An Israeli army reservist has been sentenced to 20 days in military prison for refusing to take part in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, saying that the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has sabotaged ceasefire and hostage deal, which marked a moral breaking point.

    Ron Feiner, a 26-year-old student from Haifa and former company commander in the Nahal Brigade, had already completed 270 days of reserve duty since 7 October. Despite suffering injuries and leading…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • 26 Palestinians Die in 24 Hours Due to Starvation, Lack of Medical Treatment

    26 Palestinians Die in 24 Hours Due to Starvation, Lack of Medical Treatment

    Famine is spreading across Gaza. (Photo: screen grab)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    The collapse of healthcare services in Gaza, the rights group noted, is a result of Israel having “methodically dismantled the Strip’s health system”.

    A human rights group has documented the deaths of 26 Palestinians in Gaza, including nine children, in just 24 hours, due to starvation, malnutrition, and lack of medical treatment.

    “These deaths are the result of a deliberate Israeli policy…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com