2025-04-05: Palestine Roundup

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presstv.ir (2025-04-05). 'No land for children': UN says Israel kills or wounds 100 children in Gaza each day. presstv.ir At least 100 Palestinian children have been killed or injured by the Israeli military each day in Gaza since the Zionist regime broke the ceasefire on March 18, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

newarab (2025-04-05). Red Crescent video shows last moments for slain Gaza aid workers. newarab.com A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestine Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts. | The aid worker was among 15 humanitarian personnel who were killed on March 23 in an attack by Israeli forces, according to the United Nations and the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS). | The Israeli military has claimed its soldiers "did not randomly attack" any ambulances, insisting they fired on "terrorists" approaching them in "suspicious vehicles". | Milit…

presstv.ir (2025-04-05). Francesca Albanese remains UN's special rapporteur for Palestine despite pro-Israel opposition. presstv.ir The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) extends Francesca Albanese's mandate until 2028, despite protests from pro-Israel groups.

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-05). Cross-faith solidarity rally for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

newarab (2025-04-05). Red Crescent video shows last moments for slain Gaza aid workers. newarab.com A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestine Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts. | The aid worker was among 15 humanitarian personnel who were killed on March 23 in an attack by Israeli forces, according to the United Nations and the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS). | The Israeli military has claimed its soldiers "did not randomly attack" any ambulances, insisting they fired on "terrorists" approaching them in "suspicious vehicles". | Milit…

greenleft.org.au (2025-04-05). Palestine is the issue. greenleft.org.au

Ed Newman (2025-04-05). Yet another war crime: Israeli strike destroys water desalination plant in Gaza. radiohc.cu Gaza City, April 5 (RHC) ⚪ An Israeli strike destroyed a water desalination plant in the Gaza Strip, as the regime pushes its intense bombardment of the besieged territory amid a shortage of food and water.

UMMID (2025-04-05). Ashamed, Infuriated: Jewish Actor Hannah Einbinder on Gaza Genocide. ummid.com Joining a growing list of celebrities using their platforms to speak out against the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank, actor and comedian Hannah Einbinder said she was 'ashamed and infuriated' and called for urgent action.

presstv.ir (2025-04-05). Microsoft employees disrupt 50th anniversary event over AI-assisted Gaza genocide. presstv.ir Microsoft employees staged a protest during the company's 50th-anniversary event, expressing their opposition to the use of the tech giant's artificial intelligence technology by the Israeli regime in its genocidal war against Gaza.

presstv.ir (2025-04-05). Yemen's army targets Tel Aviv, downs Giant Shark F360 drone in Sa'daa amid Israel's genocide in Gaza. presstv.ir Yemen's army launched a drone strike on Tel Aviv and shot down a US-Israeli reconnaissance drone over Sa'daa in response to Israel's ongoing genocidal campaign in Gaza.

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-04-05). Truth Is Antisemitism. Protest Is Terrorism. Dissent Is Russian Propaganda. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix: ⚪ ‚ùñ | Truth is antisemitism. | Protest is terrorism. | Dissent is Russian propaganda. | Critical thinking is misinformation. | War is peace. | Freedom is slavery. | Ignorance is strength. | ‚ùñ | The Gaza holocaust is happening right in front of us. It's like if everyone in Nazi Germany had screens in their homes broadcasting exactly what was happening inside the exterm…

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-04-05). Opposing the Gaza Holocaust Is Just the Basic, Bare Minimum Requirement to Not Suck As a Person. globalresearch.ca Opposing the Gaza holocaust doesn't make you a good person. Failing to oppose the Gaza holocaust makes you a bad person. | It's not something you do so you can feel good about yourself, it's something you do so you can …

tn.ai (2025-04-05). Microsoft Workers Condemn Use of Company's AI in Gaza Assaults during Anniversary Event. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Microsoft's commemorative event in Washington state faced protests from within, as employees called out the company's complicity in Israeli crimes against Palestinians through the use of its AI technologies.

tn.ai (2025-04-05). Outrage Grows over Israeli Deliberate Attack on Gaza Medics. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Fresh video evidence showing Israeli forces deliberately firing on clearly marked ambulances in Gaza has intensified calls for an independent international investigation into the deaths of 15 medics and humanitarian workers.

Agence France-Presse (2025-04-05). Video shows slain Gaza aid workers last moments, Red Crescent says. scmp.com The video was recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza, showing clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing.

albawaba (2025-04-05). Israel widens Gaza offensive: Shujaiya under siege as thousands flee. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – In the midst of the continuing war with Hamas, the Israeli army has increased military pressure by stepping up its ground operation in the Shujaiya area east of Gaza City. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) admitted moving further into the region to "expand the defensive buffer zone" in a statement issued Friday. The IDF also said it had killed a number of terrorists and damaged important Hamas infrastructure, including a command-and-control center.DPA and many eyewitnesses said that Israeli tanks and armored vehicles drove into eastern Shujaiya, causing a mass evacuation of civilians. The IDF issued urge…

ICRC (2025-04-05). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC office in Gaza damaged, civilians and humanitarian workers must be protected. icrc.org

Nir Hasson (2025-04-05). IDF denies Gaza aid workers were bound and executed after footage contradicts initial claims. haaretz.com The IDF said it fired on a vehicle in southern Gaza it claimed was carrying Hamas police officers, while the Palestinian Red Crescent said it was an ambulance. The IDF has not yet provided evidence showing that the vehicle was affiliated with Hamas…

newarab (2025-04-05). 'Gaza is dying': devastation as Israel intensifies attacks. newarab.com Chaos, confusion, and Agonising moans and screams echo through the crumbling hallways as doctors and nurses rush to treat the never-ending stream of casualties. In every corner of the medical facility, bodies and…

presstv.ir (2025-04-05). Hamas says 19,000 children killed in Gaza, calls for prosecution of Israeli leaders. presstv.ir Hamas says at least 19,000 children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 2023.

presstv.ir (2025-04-05). Israeli forces kill second Doctors Without Borders worker in two weeks. presstv.ir Israeli forces killed the second Doctors Without Borders (MSF) worker in Gaza in two weeks.

presstv.ir (2025-04-05). Israel's brutality in Gaza 'surpasses all recent forms of terrorism': Rights group. presstv.ir The Geneva-based Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has denounced Israel's "horrifying" crimes in Gaza, saying the atrocities "surpass all recent forms of terrorism."

Jack Khoury (2025-04-05). 60 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza in last day, 16 from one family, Gaza Health Ministry says. haaretz.com Among the dead were women and children, and missing family members are still buried under the rubble. The total death toll since Israel renewed its strikes on the Gaza Strip and the cease-fire collapsed on March 18 has reached 1,309…

Staff (2025-04-05). Hamas releases video of hostages Bar Kuperstein and Maxim Herkin. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Netanyahu and Rubio discuss new U.S. tariffs ‚ñ GAZA: 60 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza in last day, Hamas-run health ministry says; NYT video shows aid workers killed last week had ambulance lights on, contrary to IDF claims ‚ñ YEMEN: IDF downs drone approaching Israel from east, Houthis claim they attacked Israeli military targets…

Staff (2025-04-05). Video of killing of Gaza aid workers shows ambulance lights were on, despite IDF claims. haaretz.com After 15 Palestinian rescue workers were found in a mass grave, a video obtained by The New York Times shows Gazan ambulances with their emergency lights on under intense gunfire. The IDF claimed that several vehicles had approached the soldiers 'suspiciously' without emergency signals…

presstv.ir (2025-04-05). Footage reveals aid workers killed in Gaza under Israeli fire, debunking regime's claims. presstv.ir Newly obtained footage has shed light on the killing of Palestinian aid workers in Gaza by Israeli forces under heavy gunfire, directly contradicting the regime's earlier claims that the workers were "advancing suspiciously" without headlights or emergency signals.

newarab (2025-04-05). Israel attacks Sadiq Khan for mentioning Gaza in Eid speech. newarab.com The Israeli embassy in the UK has released a statement attacking Khan, who became London's first Muslim mayor in 2016, said that Muslims were marking a sombre Eid in his speech. | "This year, for many, the usual happiness we feel during Eid will be tempered by the a…

newarab (2025-04-05). Israel expands ground offensive in Gaza City, scores killed. newarab.com Israeli forces launched a new ground offensive in Gaza City, the military said Friday, expanding their operations as scores continue to be targeted and killed across the enclave. | The Israeli army said ground troops were operating in the Shujaiya area "in order to expand the security zone" established inside the Palestinian territory. | Thousands of people fled the area following an Israeli evacuation order on Thursday, AFPTV footage showed. The civil defence agency said Israeli military operations across Gaza killed at least 30 people on Friday, including 25 in a single strike on Khan Younis. | Gaza's health…

newarab (2025-04-05). Israel expands ground offensive in Gaza, closes in on Shujaiya. newarab.com The military also ordered the expulsion of the neighbourhood's residents, forcing them to leave their homes and belongings behind. They are likely to find their homes totally destroyed should they ever return. | The military's Ar…

newarab (2025-04-05). Macron to go near Gaza to support ceasefire during Egypt visit. newarab.com

newarab (2025-04-05). A Morning Coffee on a Balcony in Gaza. newarab.com The war in Gaza began on October 7th 2023. | Sanaa Kamal watched it happen from her balcony as she drank her morning coffee. That day would be the start of a nightmare for her and her family. | On this episode of Sanaa's Odyssey, Palestinian freelance journalist Sanaa Kamal tells us what it was like in Gaza when the war began. The rockets being fired from Gaza, as part of the Hamas-led attack, when the Israeli bombs started falling, the first time she was forcibly displaced from her home, and the memories and belongings that she left behind. | Sanaa's Odyssey is a new five-part series from The New Arab in Lond…

newarab (2025-04-05). Egypt proposes Gaza truce as Israel intensifies ground attacks. newarab.com

newarab (2025-04-05). Killing of Gaza medics possible Israeli war crimes: UN. newarab.com

UMMID (2025-04-05). Zionist State of Israel Reneges on Ceasefire Agreement. ummid.com The kind of oppression and tyranny that the Zionist occupation state is currently inflicting on the Palestinian people, along with its acts of terrorism and genocide, is unprecedented.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-04-05). Video: Trump boasts like deranged teenager as US slaughters civilians gathered in Yemen for Eid. skwawkbox.org US continues terror onslaught against only nation in region fulfilling its obligations to intervene against genocide US 'president' Donald Trump has boasted like an unhinged teenager as he posted video of the latest US war crime in Yemen: Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis! Trump posted what he claimed was footage showing …

newarab (2025-04-05). Employee calls out Microsoft AI CEO for Israel support. newarab.com Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman's remarks were "You are a war profiteer. Stop using AI for genocide," Microsoft employee Ibtihal Aboussad said at the…

WSWS (2025-04-05). Senate Democrats overwhelmingly reject restricting US arms sales to Israel. wsws.org The resolutions, like the previous ones Sen. Sanders advanced less than four months ago, had no chance of passing and were aimed at covering up the bipartisan support for genocide in Washington.

WSWS (2025-04-05). Stop the deportation of anti-genocide activists in Berlin. wsws.org The Berlin state government is planning to deport four activists because of their involvement in pro-Palestinian protests. This action is unprecedented in Germany and shows that those in power are in no way in second place after the fascist US President Donald Trump and are using dictatorial methods to enforce the brutal pro-war policy in Germany too.

Liza Rozovsky (2025-04-05). Against Muslims and International Law: Netanyahu and Orbán declare a Spring of the Right. haaretz.com Israel and Hungary's prime ministers prove that the world's conservatives can unite against common enemies. But on the path to a global far-right coalition, Netanyahu is forced to make concessions, including on the commemoration of the extermination of 400,000 Hungarian Jews…

albawaba (2025-04-05). Netanyahu-Bar Rift deepens as Shin Bet Chief speaks out on dismissal. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — Tensions between Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated on Friday when Bar said that Netanyahu's attempt to fire him was based on a personal request that he turned down.Bar said in a public statement that Netanyahu requested that he not testify in the Prime Minister's ongoing corruption trial, citing concerns about national security. Bar said that by turning down the request, he caused a rift in their mutual confidence.Netanyahu's administration responded by denying any personal reasons for the firing and claiming that the main problem was Bar's perfor…

Bar Peleg (2025-04-05). Hamas releases video of Israeli hostages Bar Kuperstein and Maxim Herkin. haaretz.com Both were kidnapped from the Nova music festival, and until now, no sign of life had been received from Herkin. Kuperstein's father reached out to Netanyahu earlier this week to ask that he shorten his trip to Hungary and focus on saving the hostages…

Chen Maanit (2025-04-05). Attorney general to High Court: Shin Bet dismissal tainted by conflict of interest. haaretz.com According to the attorney general, allowing the decision to stand would 'undermine the ability of future Shin Bet chiefs to act independently.' She clarified that Netanyahu's conflict of interest stems from his connection to the Qatargate and Bibileaks cases…

Liza Rozovsky (2025-04-05). Netanyahu expected to meet with Trump in Washington on Monday, White House official says. haaretz.com The prime minister was in Hungary when he received Trump's invitation to the White House, a source in the delegation said. Netanyahu's office has not confirmed the trip, which would delay his corruption trial testimony…

newarab (2025-04-05). Amnesty says Hungary must arrest Netanyahu despite ICC exit. newarab.com

tn.ai (2025-04-05). Rights Groups Say Israeli Regime Supports Forcible Transfer of Palestinians in West Bank. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Two human rights organizations on Friday said that the Israeli regime has been backing violent settler activity aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.

JANET (2025-04-05). Academy members support Oscar-winner Palestinian Hamdan Ballal. iacenter.org By Kathy Durkin April 2, 2025 Hamdan Ballal holds an Oscar for 'No Other Land' documentary in Los Angeles, March 2, 2025. Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director of the film "No Other Land," winner of the Oscar for Best Documentary on March 2, bestowed by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, was brutally beaten and tortured by Zionist settlers and two Israeli soldiers on March 24. This attack took place in front of his family outside of his home in Susiya in the Masafer Yatta region of the occupied West Bank. A group of settlers had ambushed Ballal's elderly neighbors as night fell. When he attempted to…

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