(2025-05-18). Australia must support international law, end support for genocide. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-18). Pro-Palestine protesters demand action from 'Genocide Gosling'. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-18). Glimpses of Palestine Part 4 — is especially delicious in the company of. greenleft.org.au 
Sydney-based Palestinian activist Khaled Ghannam recently travelled to the occupied West Bank in Palestine and wrote an account of his visit for Green Left.
(2025-05-18). Itamar Ben-Gvir's son forms anti-Palestinian special force. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to several videos flooding social media, the son of far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir reportedly formed a special force to track and assault Palestinian workers to turn them over to the police. The videos sparked outrage among human rights and pro-Palestine activists who described the issue as "inhumane." According to Quds News Network, Gvir's son was captured alongside two of his friends, tailing Palestinians who were spotted going down a wall using a rope and running after them.Itamar Ben-Gvir's son forms anti-Palestinian special force, sparks outrage: Hard-right Israeli N…
(2025-05-18). Sunday 5/18: Inter Labor Panel on Zionist Corp Histadrut Union Federation & Support for Genocide. indybay.org Get Link To Panel at | tinyurl.com/BreakHistadrut…
(2025-05-18). Yemeni Missile Triggers Sirens in Tel Aviv, Shuts Ben Gurion Airport. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A missile launched from Yemen set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv, al-Quds and other parts of occupied Palestine on Sunday, prompting the closure of Ben Gurion Airport, the Israeli military said.
(2025-05-18). Trump is repackaging the 'War on Terror' to stop Palestine activists, but you can't deport a movement. mondoweiss.net 
The Trump administration's assault on Palestine activism may seem unprecedented, but the parallels to…
(2025-05-18). I was fired from Emerson College for speaking out about Palestine, but I refuse to be silent. mondoweiss.net 
Anna Feder is suing Emerson College for firing her over her Palestine activism. She says she will never stop advocating for a free Palestine.
(2025-05-18). The Zionist Genocide Against Palestinians Began in the 1880s—Not in 1947, and Not in 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Marginalia Subversiva Jerusalem, Palestine c.1880's A Long-Standing Genocide The genocide against Palestinians is often framed as having begun in 1947—48 during the Nakba, when Zionist militias forcibly expelled over 750,000 Palestinians, massacred entire villages, and systematically destroyed more than 500 Palestinian communities. Others attempt to situate its origins even later, as an escalation in October…
(2025-05-18). Seven European nations jointly call for urgent action over Israel's starvation blockade on Gaza. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report Seven European nations have called on Israel to "immediately reverse" its military operations against Gaza and lift the food and water blockade on the besieged enclave. They have also called on all parties to immediately engage with "renewed urgency and good faith" for a ceasefire and release of all hostages. The seven…
(2025-05-18). Israel and the occupied territories: After two months of aid blockage, humanitarian response in Gaza on verge of total collapse. icrc.org
(2025-05-18). US Embassy in Tripoli refutes plans to resettle 1 million Gazans in Libya. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The US Embassy in Tripoli denied in a post on X, press reports of an American plan to resettle one million Gazans in Libya. The US Embassy in Libya revealed the truth about the news report by saying, "The report about alleged plans to transfer Gaza residents to Libya is false."The embassy's denial came after NBC News reported on Friday that the Trump administration was working on a plan to permanently transfer approximately one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya. NBC News added, "the plan is under consideration and the administration has discussed it with the Libyan leadership," without…
(2025-05-18). Children among 125 Palestinians killed in Israeli barrage across Gaza. aljazeera.com The Israeli military has killed hundreds of Palestinians in the past several days as it expands its ground invasion.
(2025-05-18). Families struggle to survive as Israel starves Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-05-18). Two rockets fired from Gaza at Israel after IDF announces major offensive. haaretz.com GAZA: Overnight Israeli strikes across Gaza kill over 130 people, medical sources say; Report: Body of Hamas chief in Gaza Mohammed Sinwar found in north Gaza tunnel ‚ñ ISRAEL: IDF: Two rockets from Gaza fired to Israeli border community, one intercepted, another landed in open area; Knesset committee fails to reach agreement on extending reservist draft order ‚ñ CEASE-FIRE: Netanyahu says ending Gaza war on the table in Doha talks…
(2025-05-18). Gaza: Israeli airstrike kills at least 24 amid ceasefire talks. newarab.com 
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 24 Palestinians in a tent encampment housing displaced families in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, local health authorities said on Sunday, as mediators hosted a new round of talks between Israel and Hamas. | Israel expanded its military offensive on the enclave and ramped up bombing that has killed hundreds of people over the past 72 hours. | Medics said the latest strike that also killed women and children, wounded dozens of other people and set several tents ablaze. | The Gaza health ministry said Israeli strikes in the past few days had killed hundreds of Palest…
(2025-05-18). Yemen warns Israeli airports 'unsafe' as two hypersonic missiles target Ben Gurion. presstv.ir Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has declared all airports across the Israeli-occupied territories unsafe zones, escalating their retaliatory missile and drone strikes on the Ben Gurion Airport, in solidarity with Palestinians enduring a genocidal war in Gaza.
(2025-05-18). Gaza's children are "stronger than adults" but can't fight hunger. aljazeera.com Volunteer Afeed Nessouli says that the small joys Gaza's kids find can't mask the toll of hunger.
(2025-05-18). Gaza children sent back to war zone after Jordan rejects stay. newarab.com 
When Haitham Abu Daqa's 5-month-old daughter developed a heart problem that could not be addressed near their home in Gaza, the family sought medical help in Jordan, where she underwent successful open-heart surgery. | After the surgery, Daqa's wife, who was with their daughter, pleaded with Jordanian officials to be allowed to stay. She feared that little Nevine's recovery would be at risk in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave that has few functioning medical facilities. But the officials insisted that the family had to go home. | "How can I take care of the girl while I am living in a tent, and at the same…
(2025-05-18). Gaza: Arab leaders call for truce as Israel offensive continues. newarab.com 
Arab leaders gathered on Saturday in Baghdad, where they urged the international community to press for a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel launched an expanded military offensive in the Palestinian territory. | In a joint statement, Arab League members also called for funding to back their Gaza reconstruction plan, after US President Donald Trump reiterated a proposal to take over the strip. | The Arab leaders called "on the international community to exert pressure to end the bloodshed and ensure that urgent humanitarian aid can enter without obstacles all areas in need in Gaza." | They added that they "firmly" reje…
(2025-05-18). Spain PM calls for pressure on Israel to halt Gaza 'massacre'. newarab.com 
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on Saturday for pressure to stop Israel's "massacre in Gaza" and said Madrid plans a UN resolution requesting a world court ruling on aid access to the Palestinian territory. | Sanchez told an Arab League summit in Baghdad that the war has led to "unacceptable numbers" of victims in Gaza, violating the "principle of humanity". | "The extremely grave humanitarian crisis Gaza has endured since October 2023 has caused more than 50,000 dead, 100,000 wounded and two million displaced," said Sanchez, who has sharply criticised the Israeli offensive. | World leaders should…
(2025-05-18). Gaza: Israeli strikes kill more than 100 as truce talks continue. newarab.com 
More than 100 people were killed by Israeli forces in "We have at least 100 martyrs since overnight. Complete families were wiped off the civil registration record by Israeli bombardment," Khalil Al-Deqran, Gaza health ministry spokesperson, told Reuters by phone. | There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which has expanded its strikes on the enclave, kil…
(2025-05-18). Bernie Sanders says US Democrats silent on Gaza because of AIPAC. newarab.com 
US veteran politician Sanders, 83, said in
(2025-05-18). Arab leaders press for end to Gaza 'bloodshed' at Baghdad summit. newarab.com 
In a joint final statement, Arab League members also called for funding to back their Gaza reconstruction plan, after US President Donald…
(2025-05-18). Over 100 Palestinians killed as Israel escalates assaults on Gaza. presstv.ir Israel intensifies its deadly bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 101 Palestinians in pre-dawn attacks.
(2025-05-18). Iran's Khamenei: Trump 'lying when he speaks of peace' in region. newarab.com 
On the contrary, said Khamenei, the United States uses its power to give "10-ton bombs to the Zionist (Israeli) regime to drop on the heads of Gaza's children". | Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One after departing the United…
(2025-05-18). "Sufficient law" exists for United Nations to end genocide in Gaza. aljazeera.com Noura Erakat, a human rights attorney, urged UN states to use their powers to end Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
(2025-05-18). Five more journalists killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza; death toll rises to 222. presstv.ir Five more Palestinian journalists have been killed in separate Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll since early October of 2023 to 222, local authorities say.
(2025-05-18). Body of Mohammed Sinwar likely found in Gaza tunnel>. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The body of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was likely found inside a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, Al-Hadath website reportedly said, citing sources from Gaza.Mohammed Sinwar's body was found inside the Hamas tunnel alongside 10 of his aides in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Al-Hadath added.Earlier, Israel claimed that it targeted Yahya Sinwar's brother, Mohammed Sinwar, in the southern Gaza Strip, in an airstrike in the vicinity of the European Hospital.The Israeli army allegedly said that Mohammed Sinwar, the head of the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, was "in a hideout under the hospital."&…
(2025-05-18). Complaint to Hold US Accountable in Gaza Genocide Filed with IACHR. indybay.org
(2025-05-18). Under pressure, Israel restarts humanitarian deliveries to Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — Israel has decided to resume the immediate transfer of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, following a recommendation from the military and increasing international criticism over the worsening humanitarian crisis in the enclave.According to a report by Axios, the Israeli political and security cabinet reached the decision on Sunday. The aid will be delivered via international organizations until a new coordination mechanism is established and operational, scheduled to begin on May 24.Axios journalist Barak Ravid noted that existing humanitarian delivery channels will remain in use temporarily,…
(2025-05-18). Hamas killed the Saudi-Israel deal with October 7 attack. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Houthi movement in Yemen said on Sunday night that, in retaliation for the continuing Israeli military actions in Gaza, it plans to launch further missile attacks against Israel, aiming at Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion International Airport.The organization warned in a short statement that Ben Gurion Airport (also called Lod Airport) and other locations will be hit and that military operations would start "within hours." The Houthis said that they would not be held accountable for any damage or fatalities if businesses or persons remained in the region, and they advised all residents, particularly foreig…
(2025-05-18). Destroying Gaza new YogiNazis. haaretz.com Who said spirituality and ethnic cleansing don't go together? Israel is full of spiritual types who view the annihilation of the other as a form of personal growth…
(2025-05-18). Body of Gaza Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar reportedly found in Khan Yunis tunnel. haaretz.com The Hamas chief was the target of an IDF strike on the European Hospital in Khan Yunis last week. Rafah Brigade Commander Mohammed Shaban was also killed alongside Sinwar, as well as 10 aides, according to reports…
(2025-05-18). Zakaria Sinwar, brother of Yehya Sinwar, targeted in Israeli airstrike. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Zakaria Sinwar, brother of former Al-Qassam leader Yehya Sinwar, turned out to be alive following an airstrike overnight by Israeli air forces, Roya news confirmed on Sunday.News reports allegedly said earlier the same day that Zakaria Sinwar, brother of former Al-Qassam leader Yehya Sinwar, was "killed along with three of his sons" in an Israeli airstrike, Palestinian media reported on Sunday.According to Shehab Agency, Zakaria, who was a lecturer of modern and contemporary history at the Islamic University, was targeted in an attack overnight on his tent in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
(2025-05-18). At least 125 killed in IDF strikes across Gaza, medical sources say. haaretz.com According to rescue services in the Gaza Strip, at least 34 people were killed in a single strike on southern Gaza's Muwasi. Since last week, Gaza casualties from Israeli strikes have noticeably spiked…
(2025-05-18). El rechazo al genocidio israelí en Gaza llega a Eurovisión. cubadebate.cu En la más reciente edición del Festival de Eurovisión, celebrada en Malmà∂, Suecia, la actuación de la representante israelí, Eden Golan, fue recibida con abucheos y protestas por parte del público. Algunos asistentes exhibieron banderas palestinas, lo que llevó a la intervención del personal de seguridad.
(2025-05-18). Israel anuncia nueva operación terrestre a gran escala contra Gaza. cubadebate.cu "A lo largo del último día, las tropas de las FDI bajo el Mando Sur -incluyendo tanto soldados en activo como reservistas- han iniciado extensas operaciones terrestres en todo el norte y el sur de la Franja de Gaza como parte de 'Carros de Gedeón'", reza el comunicado del Ejército.
(2025-05-18). Liga àÅrabe lanza fondo para la reconstrucción de Gaza y Líbano. cubadebate.cu La reciente Cumbre de la Liga àÅrabe, que sesionó este sábado en Bagdad, Iraq, con la participación de jefes de Estado, cancilleres y enviados especiales de países árabes, anunció el lanzamiento de un fondo crucial para la reconstrucción de la Franja de Gaza y el Líbano.
(2025-05-18). The Red Cross Field Hospital one year on: A lifeline and a stark reminder in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-05-18). Israeli Assaults on Gaza Draw Iran's Condemnation. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the Israeli regime's military attacks on the Gaza Strip that have intensified in recent days.
(2025-05-18). Houthis urge evacuation of Ben Gurion airport. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — Yemen's Houthi movement has issued a warning that it will launch fresh missile attacks on Tel Aviv, including Ben Gurion Airport, in the coming hours. The group cited Israel's military campaign in Gaza as the reason for this escalation.In a statement released Sunday evening, the Houthis declared that they would carry out "military operations against Lod Airport, known as Ben Gurion, and other sites due to the ongoing aggression in Gaza." They urged all civilians, particularly foreign nationals, to evacuate the area immediately, stating they would not be held responsible for any harm caused to bus…
(2025-05-18). Microsoft officially denies involvement of its technology in the Gaza conflict. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA — Microsoft, the American multinational technology corporation, has officially denied the involvement of its technology in the ongoing conflict in Gaza.Microsoft denies involvement in the Gaza conflict: The company stated that no concrete evidence has been found proving that the Israeli military used Microsoft's Azure cloud services or artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to harm Palestinian civilians or anyone else in the Gaza Strip. | The official statement came after Microsoft conducted both internal and external reviews in response to pressure and protests from current and former em…
(2025-05-18). Israel Just Launched Its Expanded Ground Invasion to Permanently "Conquer" Gaza. truthout.org Massive explosions shook the Gaza Strip in the first hours of Saturday morning as Israeli warplanes launched intensive airstrikes on north, south, and central Gaza, in what the Israeli army called "preparations to expand operations" in the Strip. Israeli airstrikes hit Khan Younis, Deir al-Balah, several parts of Gaza City, and Jabalia. A resident of the Shati' refugee camp in Gaza City told… |
(2025-05-18). When even Piers Morgan condemns war, Israel has a problem. haaretz.com The British commentator's reversal from fierce defender to vocal critic signals a deeper crisis for Israel, as Netanyahu's 'forever war' in Gaza increasingly alienates supporters around the world…
(2025-05-18). Netanyahu is driving Chariots to Gaza, but Trump might still put a spoke in the wheels. haaretz.com Military pressure helped bring Hamas back to the negotiating table, but it didn't guarantee progress in the cease-fire talks. The IDF preparations in Gaza, meanwhile, are for a more minor operation than the army promised…
(2025-05-18). Is Netanyahu preparing to bow to growing U.S. pressure for a Gaza cease-fire? haaretz.com While cease-fire talks continue in Doha, the real negotiations are unfolding between Jerusalem and Washington. If Hamas's Gaza leader Mohammed Sinwar is confirmed dead, the prime minister could frame it as 'total victory' — paving the way to move closer to Trump…
(2025-05-18). Netanyahu: Israeli delegation discussing ending Gaza fighting as part of deal with Hamas. haaretz.com According to an Israeli source, talks are based on 'the Witkoff plan with modifications' which calls for a two-month cease-fire, the release of 10 living hostages and half of the deceased hostages at the deal's start, before entering negotiations on the war's end…
(2025-05-18). Arab Leaders Call for Gaza Ceasefire and Reconstruction at Baghdad Summit, Urge Unity on Syria. themedialine.org 
(2025-05-18). Extra-regional think tanks not allowed to decide West Asia's fate: Araghchi. presstv.ir Iran says the Gaza crisis has proved that the fate of the region should not be tied to the decisions made at the think tanks of extra-regional forces.
(2025-05-18). Brother of late Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, his sons killed in Gaza strike. presstv.ir A brother of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has reportedly been killed in an Israeli airstrike against an area in the central Gaza Strip.
(2025-05-18). Israeli military tightens siege on north Gaza Indonesian Hospital, opens 'random' fire. presstv.ir The Israeli military has besieged the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, indiscriminately firing live ammunition at anyone within or near the premises.
(2025-05-18). Hamas rejects Mahmoud Abbas's call to disarm amid Israeli occupation. presstv.ir Hamas, the governing resistance movement in the Gaza Strip, has rejected Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's call to lay down arms.
(2025-05-18). Arab Summit kicks off in Baghdad to discuss Gaza, other crises. newarab.com 
Trump sparked uproar earlier this year by declaring that America would take over Gaza and turn it into the "Rivie…
(2025-05-18). Gaza: Nearly 60 Palestinians killed in latest Israeli attacks. newarab.com 
(2025-05-18). Last-ditch Gaza truce talks in Qatar as Israel kills hundreds. newarab.com 
Hamas and Israel began a new round of Qatari and Egyptian officials are pushing both sides to agree to a temporary two-month ceasefire, during which negotiations would take place to permanently end the war, release the remaining captives, and remove Israeli forces from Gaza, a…
(2025-05-18). US embassy Tripoli denies plan to displace Palestinians to Libya. newarab.com 
The U.S. embassy in Libya denied on Sunday a report that the U.S. government was working on a plan to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya. | On Thursday, NBC News said the Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate as many as one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya. | NBC News cited five people with knowledge of the matter, including two people with direct knowledge and a former U.S. official. | "The report of alleged plans to relocate Gazans to Libya is untrue," the U.S. embassy said on the X platform. | The Tripoli-based interionationally-recognised Government…
(2025-05-18). US 'plans to deport up to 1 million Gazans to Libya': report. newarab.com 
The Trump administration may be working on a plan to displace as many as 1 million people from US officials allegedly opened talks with Libyan authorities about the plan, which could see the US release billions of dollars of Libyan assets frozen in 2011, NBC News reported Friday, citing five people with knowledge of the matter. | It is also considering providing financial incentives such as free housing and a stipend in a bid to persuade them to leave the te…
(2025-05-18). Week in Pictures: From deadly storms in US to forced displacement in Gaza. aljazeera.com
(2025-05-18). Netanyahu talks peace while clearing Gaza — a deal or a distraction. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Experts predict that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would accept a short-term peace agreement as he pushes with his strategy to depopulate the Gaza Strip and show his independence from US President Donald Trump.Israeli soldiers have stepped up their efforts to destroy the remaining buildings in Gaza, despite Netanyahu's limited accommodation in the continuing discussions. This action is seen to be a step toward forcing the people of northern and central Gaza to relocate to the south.Netanyahu insists on parameters that support his larger plan of complete control over Gaza, even if he has not…
(2025-05-18). Microsoft says it provided AI to Israeli military for war but denies use to harm people in Gaza. newarab.com 