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Washington to inject $500M into GHF as backlash grows
Over 118 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire while seeking aid from Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution points
❗️Inside Trump’s secret spy machine: $900M to Palantir to mass-surveil Americans
President Donald Trump is quietly constructing a sweeping surveillance system powered by Palantir, the pro-Israel data firm now embedded across US federal agencies. Backed by over $900 million in contracts, including a $795 million deal with the Pentagon, Palantir is helping fuse data from the IRS, DHS, and Social Security Administration into centralized profiles of American citizens.
Though Palantir is an American company, its CEO Alex Karp has publicly expressed strong pro-Israel views and ideological alignment with Israel’s security doctrine. Critics warn the administration is laying the groundwork for an unprecedented spy apparatus to monitor, track, persecute, and target the US population under the guise of national security.
⭕️ German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on X:
"The fight against antisemitism, the support for Jewish life in Germany, and the commitment to the security and a peaceful future for the State of Israel are our duty - and will remain so. Thank you for your visit to Berlin, @ gidonsaar! (Israeli Foreign Minister)."
❗️Gaza aid hubs branded ‘death traps’ as starvation and casualties surge
The US-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s (GHF) aid distribution hubs have become “traps” where Palestinians are being killed, according to Amjad Shawa, director of the Palestinian NGO Network. He told Al Jazeera that the sites not only endanger lives but serve Israel’s agenda of forcibly displacing Palestinians from northern Gaza, where no aid is being distributed.
Shawa warned the GHF is replacing established humanitarian structures like UNRWA that uphold protection and dignity. “People are risking death to reach these sites for a small food parcel,” he said, as the World Food Programme reports 100 percent of Gaza’s population now faces acute food insecurity, with 70,000 children in urgent need of treatment for malnutrition.
BREAKING | Gaza journalist Anas al-Sharif reports a new Israeli massacre in Jabalia al-Nazla.
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❗️Head of EU Council warns possible action over Israel's war on Gaza
European Council President Antonio Costa stated that “the situation in Gaza is, of course, completely unacceptable,” according to POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook. He noted that the EU’s diplomatic arm is currently evaluating whether Israel is upholding its responsibilities under international law.
“But watching your televisions and reading your newspapers, I think it’s not difficult to anticipate what the conclusion is that they obtain,” Costa added.
❗️WHO issues urgent warning as Gaza’s hospitals collapse under siege
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning about the total collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system. In statements released Saturday, WHO confirmed that all hospitals in northern Gaza have ceased operations, while key facilities in the south (Nasser Medical Complex and Al Amal Hospital) are at imminent risk of shutting down.
The organization warned that Gaza hospitals going out of service will have “dire consequences for patients and the injured,” and called for immediate protection of remaining operational facilities. WHO is also urging the urgent and safe passage of essential medicines and supplies into Gaza to prevent further catastrophe.
❗️The Madleen Freedom Flotilla attempting to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza, arrived at Egypt’s coast earlier today and is now en route to Gaza, according to activists on board.
German citizen Yasemin Acar, one of the passengers, accused Berlin of complicity in what she called Israel’s “Holocaust in Gaza,” stating: “Germany never eliminated Nazism; I see no difference between Nazis and Zionists.”
❗️Footage has emerged of the massacre in Gaza’s Sabra neighborhood, where Israeli warplanes bombed a residential home just moments ago. The strike buried civilians, including children, beneath the rubble.
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BREAKING | Gaza Civil Defense spokesman reports that Israel killed 6 children in a shelling of the Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City.
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❗️In the southern Lebanese town of Srifa, residents obstructed a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol that had entered a residential neighborhood without being accompanied by the Lebanese Army and placed a Hezbollah flag on one of the patrol vehicles.
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⭕️ A traffic light in Spains says "STOP ISRAEL" on red traffic lights and "FREE GAZA" on green traffic lights.
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French dock workers block arms shipment to Israel
Amnesty International has warned that France is 'fueling genocide' in Gaza by allowing the shipments to continue
❗️Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon reports that an Israeli force kidnapped a shepherd from the Ain al-Khokh area, outside the town of Shebaa, and took him to Israel.
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❗️BREAKING | Gaza’s Health Ministry warns that fuel shortages threaten to shut down hospitals, which depend on generators to run critical departments. Current reserves will last only three days.
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UPDATE | A source at Al-Shifa Hospital:
"8 martyrs in an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia Al-Nazla, northern Gaza."
❗️A source at Al-Shifa Hospital to Al Jazeera:
"3 martyrs in an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia al-Nazla, northern Gaza Strip."
❗️Responding to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) incident in the southern Lebanese town of Srifa, UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Teneti said that UN Security Council Resolution 1701 authorizes the organization to operate freely and conduct patrols, regardless of whether the Lebanese army is accompanying them. “This is part of our mandate,” he said.
“While we coordinate closely with the Lebanese army, the freedom of movement of our peacekeepers is essential for fulfilling our mission.”
❗️Medical sources to Al Jazeera report that 56 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks throughout Gaza since dawn today.
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❗️Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon:
"The bomb dropped by an Israeli drone in the town of Houla targeted a farmer, wounding him and damaging his tractor."
BREAKING | An Israeli drone reportedly dropped a stun grenade on the outskirts of the town of Houla in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources.
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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "95 martyrs and 304 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals during the past 48 hours."
– "The death toll and injuries since 18 March 2025 has reached 4,497 martyrs and 13,793 injuries."
❗️Akram Shaheen was preparing to donate a kidney to his brother Karam, who suffers from kidney failure and depends on dialysis. But their plans were destroyed when an Israeli airstrike hit the European Hospital in Gaza, leaving Akram severely injured and unable to move.
With Akram immobilized, Karam’s only chance at survival vanished in an instant. Now, both brothers face a race against time, trapped in a collapsing health system with no clear path to survival.
(Quds News Network)
UPDATE | Gaza Civil Defense spokesman reports:
"The number of martyrs from the Israeli bombing of the Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City may exceed 30."
❗️UNRWA: Gaza's aid distribution model is ineffective and an invitation to people's deaths
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BREAKING | The Israeli army warns people in Gaza to only approach humanitarian aid distribution centers during official hours announced by the US-Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF), from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
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❗️Prisoners' Media Office:
- More than 10,000 Palestinian prisoners in occupation prisons are living a catastrophic humanitarian reality.
- What is happening inside the occupation's prisons is systematic medical neglect that amounts to a crime.
⭕️ UNRWA warns of severe hygiene crisis for women and girls in Gaza
UNRWA has raised alarm over the worsening conditions faced by women and girls in Gaza, citing acute shortages of hygiene supplies and clean water under Israel’s ongoing siege.
“Many women and girls are forced to use old clothes or torn fabric in place of pads, often reusing them without proper washing,” the agency reported, warning that the situation is causing deep shame, anxiety, and lasting harm to their dignity and mental wellbeing.
BREAKING | At least eight Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire near the US-Israeli aid distribution site in southern Gaza’s Rafah on Saturday, according to medical sources at Nasser Medical Complex cited by Al Jazeera Arabic.
The latest killings bring the total number of Palestinians slain near the US-backed aid points to 118 since 27 May, as Israeli forces continue to target areas where desperate civilians gather for food and relief.
❗️The Media Committee in Tulkarem, occupied West Bank:
– "The occupation continues its assault on Tulkarem for the 132nd day, military escalation and demolitions during Eid al-Adha."
– "This morning, occupation forces raided the town of Attil, north of Tulkarem, stormed several commercial shops, and subjected their owners to interrogation after detaining them."
– "A large-scale demolition operation took place in Tulkarem Camp, targeting dozens of residential buildings."
– "Loud explosions were heard in Nour Shams Camp on the first day of Eid."
– "Demolition operations continue, affecting more than 20 buildings as part of the occupation’s plan to demolish 48 buildings in Nour Shams."
– "Occupation forces are enforcing a strict siege on both Tulkarem and Nour Shams camps."
– "The occupation is still seizing a number of residential buildings on Nablus Street and in the northern neighborhood of the city, specifically those opposite Tulkarem Camp, after forcibly evacuating their residents and turning them into military outposts."