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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.
British and American forces both assisted the Israeli military operation which killed 274 Palestinians
The US and U.K. intelligence handed over to Israel paved the way to its brutal military operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp, which resulted in the deaths of 274 Palestinians and 3 Israeli captives. Washington and London lauded Israel’s military operation and refused to comment on their role in one of the worst civilian massacres since October 7.
US politician Ralph Nader claims Gaza death toll far higher than official figures
"The undercount is staggering," stated the long-time activist. "The whole thing is one death camp now. It’s easily 200,000 deaths in Gaza."
“Eventually the real number of the dead will come out,” he added. “They’ll do a census, whoever takes over. The one thing the extended families in Gaza know is who’s been killed in their families.”
274 Palestinians and 3 Israeli captives lives, in exchange for rescuing 4 Israeli captives
Three Israeli captives are said to have been killed, including a U.S. citizen, in Israel’s military operation that free four other captives, while inflicting a civilian massacre in Gaza’s Nuseirat. Hailed by US officials as “daring” and lauded as a success, the four rescued captives were returned in good health after 8 months, demonstrating that their lives were not in immediate danger.
A Palestinian boy, aged 5, dies after Israel blocks his cancer treatment.
Nabil Kuhail was diagnosed with leukaemia in April of this year and was given an urgent medical referral to Egypt for treatment. In May, Nabil was scheduled to depart Gaza through the Rafah crossing; however, Israeli forces invaded the area and blocked all traffic through it, severely delaying treatment.
Not long after, the 5-year-old child died as a result of convulsions, and his heart had stopped beating.
Hezbollah shoots down an Israeli drone over southern Lebanon
The Lebanese resistance group launched a surface-to-air missile targeting the Elbit Hermes 900 drone "Kochav."
Following the targeting of the drone, it fell onto Lebanese soil.
The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) “paused” deliveries through the US built Gaza sea pier
The move was announced following accusations that the American pier was used by Israel, during the Nuseirat massacre on Saturday, which led to the deaths of 274 Palestinians and the release of 4 Israeli captives. The WFP director announced concern “about the safety of our people”, after two of its warehouses suffered missile strikes during the Israeli military operation and at least one worker was injured.
The London Times released a new detailed report about a series of October 7 rape hoax stories
The new piece admits that many of the gruesome accounts of rape are false. These mainly uncorrected hoaxes formed the narrative around the alleged “Hamas mass rape campaign” spread by the likes of the New York Times, BBC, AP and other mainstream media publications.
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.
Israeli startups are cashing in on Gaza’s destruction, using the ongoing conflict to showcase and sell their cutting-edge military technologies to a global market.
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Israel has killed 6 more relatives of Palestinian writer and poet Refaat Al-Areer, including a pregnant woman
Dr. Refaat Al-Areer was killed by an Israeli missile strike in December, along with his brother, sister and four of his nephews. In April Al-Areer’s oldest daughter, along with her husband and newborn child were also killed in an airstrike.
In a now-deleted post, an Israeli occupation soldier shared images depicting the abduction of hundreds of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, including children and elderly individuals.
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German police target a 6-year-old boy for holding a Palestinian flag
In the latest shocking incident of German police overreach, a video has emerged reportedly showing the detainment of a 6-year-old child. This occurred at a pro-Palestine protest in Berlin, at a time when thousands have been subjected to arrest, police brutality and even raids on activists homes, for non-violently opposing Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Israeli soldiers were lured into a building in Rafah, which was detonated with explosives
According to initial reports, around 5 Israeli soldiers were killed and 10 injured, this came after a multi-story building was detonated with explosives. Israel then escalated its bombardment of surrounding areas and military helicopters were spotted by eyewitnesses as part of an evacuation mission for the casualties inflicted.
According to a survey by CBS News and YouGov on June 7, the majority of US citizens think the US government should send humanitarian supplies to Gaza rather than weapons to Israel.
At least 61% of US citizens said that the US shouldn't arm Israel.
The Israeli government is outraged after the UN adds it to its infamous blacklist
Israel has now be placed on the UN’s blacklist, for killing children, next to groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda. This now strengthens the possibility of states prohibiting weapons sales to Israel.