Children in Gaza: ‘There is no joy in Eid’
Children in Gaza share how Eid festivities have become sombre and joyless as they experience it for the first time without their parents, who were killed in Israel’s war on Gaza. Displaced and living in tents, children describe how this year, there is no joy in Eid without the usual family gatherings, food and new clothes that make Eid special.
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Young girl from Gaza: “For God sake, stop the war. Just one day for us to sleep”
A young girl from Gaza says she cannot sleep, constantly fearing her house would be bombed again after Israeli air strikes destroyed her home while she was in it.
Her family has been living in the ruins of their home, which was destroyed in Israeli air strikes, with no food or electricity. Around
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Iran's strike on Israel from three camera angles
Footage from three different angles shows the Iranian strike on Israel Saturday night. Iran launched scores of drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for the air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari confirmed that some of Iran's ballistic missiles penetrated the country's defences and hit the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel
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Unicef spokesperson reports on conditions at Nasser Hospital
James Elder, a spokesperson for Unicef, shared a video outlining the dire situation at Nasser Hospital in Gaza. Revealing that only 12 out of 36 hospitals in the area are partially functional, Elder underscored the challenges faced by Nasser Hospital, which is currently unable to provide medical care. Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net
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Palestinians hold Tarawih prayers at ruined al-Farouq Mosque in Gaza
Palestinians in Rafah’s southern Gaza Strip came together amidst the remnants of the al-Farouq Mosque, devastated in recent Israeli air strikes, to perform the Tarawih prayers.
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US economist Jeffrey Sachs says Israel has a murderous gang in government
"This will stop when the United States stops providing the munitions to Israel, it will not stop by any self-control in Israel."
Professor Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University says that Israel is deliberately starving the people of Gaza, while emphasising that Israel has a 'murderous gang in government' with a 'messianic vision of controlling all of today's Palestinian lands'.
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Irish senator says her 'blood boils' after hearing Israeli justifications for Gaza deaths
"My blood is nearly boiling listening to the justifications of Amotz"
Regina Doherty, an Irish senator and former minister, appeared in a live debate on 'The Tonight Show' Monday evening, where she scolded Amotz Asa-El, an Israeli author, on Israel's military actions in Gaza.
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US Rep. Fleischmann to pro-Palestine activists: “Goodbye to Palestine.”
“I will never support you, goodbye to Palestine.”
During a heated exchange caught on video, Tennessee Representative Chuck Fleischmann made controversial remarks to pro-Palestine activists lobbying in Congress, stating, “Goodbye to Palestine,” and expressing unequivocal support for Israel.
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John Kirby asked about US support for Israel and aid delivery to Gaza
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby held a press briefing on Tuesday where he made clear that US support for Israel is unquestionable but at this moment they’re focusing on delivering aid into Gaza. He said, the president is considering maritime options to address the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
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‘The Beginning of the End of the Zionist Project’ - Ilan Pappé
“I think it would be written as the beginning of the end of the Zionist project,” says Israeli historian and professor Ilan Pappé.
Pappe said Israel’s current war on Gaza may be “the darkest moment in the history of Palestine, but it was the darkness before the dawn”
He added that “the beginning of an end of projects such as Zionism is the most dangerous chapter in the history of a place. When the regime or project fights for its existence”.
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Israeli protesters gathered outside US embassy to call for hostage deal
"A deal is the only sane option. Everybody knows about it. We gotta make the deal. We gotta move forward. That's the only option.”
Family members of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, along with protesters, gathered outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to call on US President Joe Biden to help secure a hostage deal before the start of Ramadan
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“Who are the animals? The IDF behaving as animals”
“Who are the animals? The IDF behaving as animals”
Political commentator and presenter Ana Kasparian spoke on the incident of the Israeli 'massacre' that killed over 100 Palestinians seeking food in Gaza City.
She said “Everything that we have looked into does not show Palestinians behaving as animals, it shows the IDF behaving as animals”
Kasparian repeated her question of “Who are the animals?” saying she was sick and tired of people referring to Palestinian civilians as animals.
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Palestinian woman recounts sexual abuse by Israeli soldiers
‘She kept kicking and beating me, she refused to give me my head cover. It was pure torture, she was very vindictive and extremely violent and resentful, they all were. They were abusing me in all means, physically, emotionally, sexually.”
On the day Amena was captured she left her home seeking shelter, roaming from school to school finally sheltering at Abu Al-Helou school. Amena along with 9 other women were kidnapped by Israeli soldiers on 28 December 2023 and released on 8 February 2024.
In this MEE exclusive, this 44-year-old recounts her time detained and details the sexual, emotional and physical abuse inflicted on her by Israeli soldiers.
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Palestinian journalist: ‘Khan Younis is being ethnically cleansed’
A Palestinian journalist in Gaza, Mohammad Al Manou, warned against the spreading of rumours or misinformation regarding the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and said that in the southern city of Khan Younis Palestinians “are being massacred at this very moment” while the killings go undocumented.
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