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Benjamin Netanyahu is blocking a prisoner exchange agreement with the Palestinian Resistance in the Gaza Strip for "political reasons," according to former Israeli military cabinet minister Benny Gantz, in an interview with Israel’s public broadcaster on Thursday.
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Israelis set up a conference to explore the possibility of establishing illegal settlements inside Lebanon
On the cusp of a potential war between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, the Israeli messianic settler movement is already making preparations for illegally acquiring real-estate from territory in South Lebanon that was formerly under Israel’s occupation between 1982 and 2000. This is despite the fact that around 100,000 Israeli settlers have fled their settlements due to fighting along the Lebanese border since October, calling into question the legitimacy of the planned settler event.
Medical Aid for Palestinians CEO Melanie Ward’s political bid triggers fears of compromised aid efforts as Gaza suffers.
Read Robert's full news brief via the following link: https://www.mintpressnews.com/gaza-aid-leader-melanie-ward-labour-party/287603/
In the Jenin refugee camp, power lines and wires are destroyed by Israeli army bulldozers.
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The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reports that since the war on Gaza in October 2023, Israeli occupation forces have caused the deaths of at least 45,223 Palestinians.
This number includes over 37,000 confirmed fatalities as reported by the Ministry of Health and more than 8,000 people who are still missing or trapped under the rubble of collapsed structures.
"This government needs to do more to root out racism so people can feel safe."
Canadian MP Lindsay Mathyssen addresses a hate-motivated arson attack on a family who were targeted for their support of Palestine.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose family wealth surpasses that of King Charles III, used his lack of Sky TV during childhood as an example of hardship in an interview with ITV.
Sunak and his wife have a combined net worth of over $800 million, making him one of the wealthiest prime ministers in British history.
Footage: ITV News
7-year-old Hanan Al-Zaanin died this morning in Gaza as a result of severe malnourishment due to the brutal Israeli siege and starvation campaign on the strip.
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Eric Clapton, regarded as one of the most successful musicians of all time, has spoken out against Keir Starmer by extending his support to the independent candidate for Holborn and St. Pancras, Andrew Feinstein.
"Along with my dear friend Roger Waters, I stand in support of Andrew Feinstein, independent candidate for Holborn and St Pancras, in his fight for the children of Gaza, for the freedom of the people of Palestine, and for the soul of the human race... Against the genocide in Gaza... For love and Truth..." said Eric Clapton on X.
Apple is funding the Israeli military by matching employee donations to the Friends of the IDF charity
Apple employees and shareholders have issued an open letter urging the company to stop matching employee donations to organisations connected to the Israeli military's actions in Gaza and illegal settlements in the West Bank. The letter calls for an immediate investigation and the cessation of matching donations to organisations that support illegal settlements and the IDF.
Apple, like many large corporations, offers donation matching through a platform called Benevity. Eligible organisations include Friends of the IDF, which supports Israeli soldiers, and several groups involved in West Bank settlements, such as HaYovel, One Israel Fund, the Jewish National Fund, and IsraelGives.
Israel’s finance minister proposes publicly humiliating the bodies of Palestinian political detainees who died in custody
Bezalel Smotrich, a West Bank settler and Israeli Finance Minister, responded to a request from the family of political prisoner Walid Daqqa, that his body be released, by advocating a biblical form of ritual humiliation; publicly dragging the dead bodies of enemies through the streets. Daqqa died in Israeli military detention in April, after accusations of medical neglect, he was the longest serving Palestinian political prisoner.
"The state needs you"
For the first time in Beersheba, south of occupied Palestine, advertisements were spotted in Arabic calling on young Palestinians with Israeli citinzeship to join the occupation forces and enlist in the Israeli army.
Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian and Arab lands violated all UN parameters; this did not begin in 1967
The map featured on the left is a declassified American map of Palestine, showing the situation on the ground after Zionist militias violated the UN’s 1947 partition resolution, dated June 11, 1948. On the right is this map of the land Israel had occupied during the 1967 war, including the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza, Syria’s Golan Heights, and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, which was concluded with a ceasefire implemented on June 11.
"I think it is a good opportunity for me to enter the war cabinet."
Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks on the recent resignation of veteran Israeli military figure Benny Gantz and volunteers to replace him in the war cabinet.
“The NAACP calls on President Biden to draw the red line and indefinitely end the shipment of weapons and artillery to the state of Israel”
In a historic first, the NAACP civil right group has publicly issued a call for the US Biden administration to prohibit weapons sale to Israel. This comes as polling data suggests that 77% of Democratic Party voters are now in favour of stopping arms sales to Tel Aviv.
Israelis set up a conference to explore the possibility of establishing illegal settlements inside Lebanon
On the cusp of a potential war between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, the Israeli messianic settler movement is already making preparations for illegally acquiring real-estate from territory in South Lebanon that was formerly under Israel’s occupation between 1982 and 2000. This is despite the fact that around 100,000 Israeli settlers have fled their settlements due to fighting along the Lebanese border since October, calling into question the legitimacy of the planned settler event.
"Do you pay your taxes to kill us?"
A Palestinian child in Gaza holds up an American-made munition used by Israeli tanks to obliterate Gaza.
He calls out Americans directly, highlighting that their tax dollars are funding the weapons used to kill Palestinians.
Melanie Ward, the current CEO of Medical Aid for Palestinians, is facing calls to resign after announcing she will run as an MP for pro-Israel Keir Starmer's Labour Party.
MintPress can exclusively reveal her decades of work with Israel lobbyists and hatred for Jeremy Corbyn.
On her blog, she recounted, "It was fascinating; we met Israeli politicians and academics and discussed a huge range of issues... We talked about the fear that ordinary Israelis felt about suicide bombings."
The current CEO of Medical Aid for Palestinians was rabidly anti-Corbyn throughout his years as Labour leader, branding him "a truly terrible leader."
Melanie Ward has also displayed a closeness to other Israel lobbyists over the years that casts question marks on her role as CEO at the Medical Aid for Palestinians charity. Now she is running to be a Labour MP under Starmer.
Should she resign from MAP?
At the Rafah border crossing, which connects Gaza with Egypt, Israeli forces have turned a local mosque into a restaurant.
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As part of the ongoing military onslaught in Jenin, an Israeli bulldozer destroys parked vehicles belonging to local Palestinians.
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In a landmark ruling for human rights, a US jury has found Chiquita Brands liable for financing the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a notorious far-right paramilitary death squad that has terrorized the country for decades.
Chiquita (formerly known as the United Fruit Company) funneled over $1.7 million to the AUC between 1997 and 2004 alone. In turn, the AUC killed Chiquita’s political opponents, including farmers, indigenous peoples, and trade unionists fighting for better wages and working conditions.
Melanie Ward, the CEO of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is being called upon to resign for supporting pro-Israeli candidate for UK Prime Minister
The MAP CEO has stirred controversy after backing the notoriously pro-Israel Labour Party leader in the United Kingdom’s general election, sparking calls for her to resign from her position. The Labour Party in the U.K. underwent a process of purging most of its pro-Palestinian members and isolating British minority communities, departing with many of the Leftist elements historically rooted in the Party.
US Delta Force were allegedly used to aid Israel’s Nuseirat massacre operation
According to Senior Hamas official, Osama Hamdan, the highly secretive U.S. delta force were on to ground in Gaza, during Israel’s deadly mission to extract captives. This serious allegation comes following a series of reports suggesting that a U.S. hostage unit, drones, intelligence and even its temporary pier were used to support Israel’s Nuseirat massacre, which inflicted 274 Palestinian deaths and additionally killed 3 Israeli captives, including a U.S. citizen. So far the US has denied any direct involvement and refused to comment on the murder of Palestinian civilians during the massacre.
Noam Chomsky hospitalised by a stroke
Valeria Chomsky informed the Associated Press via email that the MIT professor is currently hospitalised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, her homeland, after suffering a stroke in June of last year.
The renowned intellectual, despite his condition, continues to stay updated on current events. His wife mentioned that he often raises his left arm in a gesture of lament and anger when he sees images of Gaza.
Irish pro-Palestinian advocates launch a vessel to demand an end to the Gaza blockade and Israeli genocide.
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Video footage shows Israeli fighter jets bombing Palestinian civilians in Gaza who have been forcibly displaced and are sheltering in refugee camps.
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Israeli occupation forces execute Palestinian youth Ahmad Mohammad Samoudi as he cries for help in the village of Kaft Dan, located west of Jenin.
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Britain approved 42 military export licences to Israel during Gaza genocide
The Department for Business and Trade, responding to "significant parliamentary and public interest" and "exceptional circumstances.", revealed that between October 7 and May 31, Rishi Sunak's government authorised 42 permits for military exports to Israel.
It went further to reveal that 66 more licences were granted for products categorised as "non-military." These could be utilised by Israeli forces and include "telecommunications equipment, chemical manufacturing equipment, and imaging cameras."
Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, chuckled in response to a young girl who sorrowfully described her family's struggle to afford heating in the winter.
The girl explained that she had to wear a onesie to bed to stay warm, to which Starmer replied, "I could just do that," and joked about his 6'1 son not fitting into one.
Amidst an economic and security crisis, Intel is reportedly halting plans for a $25 billion factory in Israel
Despite the US chipmaker, Intel, pledging that “Israel continues to be one of our key global manufacturing and R&D sites”, according to a report from Israel’s Channel 12 News, it has halted a major factory expansions process without giving specific details. This may prove to be another blow to Israel’s lucrative tech sector.