2025-05-19: Palestine Roundup

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presstv.ir (2025-05-19). Risk of famine, illness, death growing each day in Gaza: UNICEF. presstv.ir UNICEF warns that the risk of famine, illness and death for Gaza children is growing each day.

Pacific Media Watch (2025-05-19). Open letter from John Cusack: 'The children of Gaza need your outrage end the siege'. asiapacificreport.nz Pacific Media Watch American film star celebrity John Cusack, who describes himself on his x-page bio as an "apocalyptic shit-disturber", has posted an open letter to the world denouncing the Israeli "mass murder" in Gaza and calling for "your outrage". While warning the public to "don't stop talking about Palestine/Gaza", he says that the "hollow…

newarab (2025-05-19). Spain airs pro-Palestine message during Eurovision broadcast. newarab.com Despite the EBU's threats of sanctions and a formal letter warning against political commentary, Spanish hosts Julia Varela and Tony Aguilar spoke out during the broadcast. | They spoke about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and called for peace, saying: "According to the UN, more than 50,000 people have be…

presstv.ir (2025-05-19). Israeli army recalling PTSD-affected troops amid recruitment crisis: Report. presstv.ir In recent weeks, thousands of Israeli reservists have signed letters demanding that Netanyahu's regime stop the war in Gaza.

Janine Jackson, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2025-05-19). How NYT Reports On Weaponized Famine So You Don't Have To Give A Damn. popularresistance.org More than two months ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a complete blockade of aid—including food, water and medical supplies—from entering the besieged Gaza strip. It's a severe escalation of Israel's now 19-month genocide against Palestinians in Gaza—and what the World Health Organization (5/12/25) has described as "one of the world's worst hunger crises, unfolding in real time." | With no replenishing stock, aid groups have begun running out of supplies to distribute to families in need. | The UN Relief and Works Agency (5/16/25) reports that their "flour and food parcel…

Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss. (2025-05-19). Israel Just Launched Its Offensive To Permanently 'Conquer' Gaza. popularresistance.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 Mondoweiss that "the occupation army had issued orders to evacuate Shati' camp, but they called off the orders — and then they called for an evacuation again, keeping residents in constant anxiety." | "Then, yesterday…

newarab (2025-05-19). Israel attacked 68 aid supply centres in Gaza: media office. newarab.com

newarab (2025-05-19). Israel to allow 'basic food' into Gaza after two month siege. newarab.com Israel will allow a "basic amount" of The announcement came hours after the military said it had begun

presstv.ir (2025-05-19). Yemen warns of attacks on Israeli airports over Gaza assault. presstv.ir Nasr al-Din Amer, deputy head of Ansarullah's Media Authority, has warned that Yemeni Armed Forces will carry out military strikes targeting the Ben Gurion Airport and other airports across the Israeli-occupied territories in the coming hours.

newarab (2025-05-19). Israel announces 'extensive' Gaza invasion amid ceasefire talks. newarab.com The Israeli military declared on Sunday it had begun an "extensive ground operation" in Gaza as part of an intensified assault which has killed hundreds of Palestinians over the past several days. | The announcement came despite high stakes A key meeting of Israel's war cabinet is expected to happen on Sunday, where ministers will choose between a US-backed ceasefire…

newarab (2025-05-19). Five Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza. newarab.com In one of the The journalists were killed alongside members of their families in strikes that targeted displacement tents and homes…

newarab (2025-05-19). Thousands protest in The Hague urging end to Gaza war. newarab.com Tens of thousands of red-clad protesters marched through the Human rights groups and aid agencies — including Amnesty International, Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders — estimated the peaceful crowd at more…

Staff (2025-05-19). US Embassy Denies Report of Plan to Send 1 Million Palestinians to Libya. defenddemocracy.press by Kyle Anzalone May 16, 2025 Update 5/18/25 12: 10pm EST: The US embassy in Libya has denied this report. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently said Tel Aviv was in the process of expelling half of Gaza's population. The Donald Trump administration is attempting to bribe one of the warring parties in Libya to accept 1 …

newarab (2025-05-19). BBC accused of censorship over Gaza medics documentary delay. newarab.com Basement Films, the production company behind the documentary Gaza: Medics Under Fire has accused the The film, directed by award-winning filmmakers Ben de Pear, Karim Shah, and Ramita Navai, focuses on the experiences of According to Basement Films, the documentary underwent extensive fact-checking and legal reviews over 14 months, b…

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2025-05-19). Chris Hedges: The New Dark Age. popularresistance.org Cairo, Egypt — It is 200 miles from where I am in Cairo to the Rafah border crossing into Gaza. Parked in the arid sands in the northern Sinai of Egypt are 2,000 trucks filled with sacks of flour, water tanks, canned food, medical supplies, tarps and fuel. The trucks idle under the scorching sun with temperatures climbing into the high 90s. | A few miles away in Gaza, dozens of men, women and children, living in crude tents or damaged buildings amid the rubble, are being butchered daily from bullets, bombs, missile strikes, tank shells, infectious diseases and that most ancient weapon of siege warfare [mdas…

newarab (2025-05-19). Italian MPs protest Gaza massacre at Egypt's Rafah border. newarab.com Italian parliamentarians protested on Sunday in front of Egypt's Rafah border crossing with "Europe is not doing enough, nothing to stop the massacre," Cecilia Strada, an Italian member of the European parliament, told AFP. | The group – including 11 members of the Italian parliament, three MEPs and representatives of NGOs – held signs reading "Stop genocide now", "End illegal occupation" and "Stop arming Israel". | "There should be a complete embargo on weapons to an…

Staff (2025-05-19). Israeli Airstrikes Decimate the Last Restaurant in Gaza City in Nightmarish Bloodbath. defenddemocracy.press Rasha Abou jalal May 08, 2025 Journalist Rasha Abou Jalal recounts horrific scenes from a massacre at a beloved restaurant and a bustling market—destroyed by a triple Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. GAZA CITY—On Wednesday afternoon, two Israeli airstrikes slammed into Thai Restaurant—the last restaurant still open in Gaza City—turning a once bustling gathering place …

presstv.ir (2025-05-19). 140 Palestinians killed across Gaza as Israel announces 'extensive' ground assaults. presstv.ir The regime's forces target hospitals and homes in the most intense bombardment since October 2023.

Aseel Saleh, People's Dispatch. (2025-05-19). Trump's Deals With Gulf Leaders Are An Explicit Act Of Feudalism. popularresistance.org All eyes were on US President Donald Trump last week during his tour of the Gulf Arab states, with many hoping that his trip would speed up Gaza ceasefire talks and bring a permanent truce in the war-torn enclave. While the ceasefire is still out of reach, the trip proved to be one of Trump's most lucrative business journeys ever. | Trump's first major overseas trip in his second presidential term started on Tuesday, May 13 and ended on Friday, May 16, during which he visited three Gulf oil-producing countries, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). | Dr. Saeed Dhiyab the General-Secretary of th…

presstv.ir (2025-05-19). Israel killed 219 Palestinian journalists in Gaza in 19 months. presstv.ir Palestinian officials say Israeli forces have killed at least 219 journalists and media workers since the regime's genocidal war started in the Gaza Strip more than 19 months ago.

WSWS (2025-05-19). Israel launches "concluding" Gaza offensive, US plans displacement of Palestinians to Libya, Syria. wsws.org After the trip by US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar last week, Israel has launched what it called the "final" conquest of Gaza amid far-advanced US planning for the forcible resettlement of the Palestinian people outside their historic homeland.

Staff (2025-05-19). Israel begins Gaza ground operation, kills 144 in relentless bombardment. defenddemocracy.press The Israeli military targets hospitals and homes in the most intense bombardment since the start of war. May 18, 2025 The Israeli military has announced the start of extensive new ground operations throughout northern and southern Gaza on a day it has killed at least 144 people in waves of relentless strikes across the Palestinian …

Ed Newman (2025-05-18). UNICEF says risk of famine, illness and death for Gaza children growing each day. radiohc.cu Geneva, May 19 (RHC) ⚪ UNICEF, originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, has issued a new warning about conditions of Palestinian children in Gaza, amid the ongoing Israeli blockade of the territory.

THINK TANK Productions (2025-05-18). UK 'complicit' in Gaza 'genocide' ; London protest. thinktank.pk Thousands gathered in central London on Saturday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Nakba and protest what demonstrators described as the UK's continued complicity in Israel's military actions in Gaza.

Muhammad Arshad (2025-05-18). War Crimes in Gaza: Hospitals Bombed, Silence Prevails. thinktank.pk In the heart of Gaza, a humanitarian disaster of unimaginable proportions is unfolding, as Israel's relentless assaults systematically dismantle the enclave's already fragile healthcare system. The Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, one of the last bastions of medical care in the region, lies in ruins after drone strikes and a ground offensive that began on …

Ed Newman (2025-05-18). International condemnation of Israel for killing of five journalists across Gaza in a single day. radiohc.cu Khan Yunis, May 19 (RHC) ⚪ Israel's massacre of five journalists in Gaza during one day has drawn international condemnation.

Ed Newman (2025-05-18). At least 140 Palestinians killed across Gaza as Israel announces extensive ground assaults. radiohc.cu Gaza City, May 19 (RHC) ⚪ Israel's relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least 140 Palestinians, including many children, as the regime announced it had begun "extensive" ground assaults in the territory.

Ed Newman (2025-05-18). Israeli military tightens siege on north Gaza Indonesian Hospital, opens random fire. radiohc.cu Beit Lahiya, May 19 (RHC) ⚪ The Israeli military has besieged the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, indiscriminately firing live ammunition at anyone within or near the premises.

Ed Newman (2025-05-18). Israeli strikes batter Gaza hospitals as brutal siege and bombing intensify. radiohc.cu Gaza City, May 19 (RHC) ⚪ In its latest assault on Gaza's decimated healthcare system, Israel has once again targeted the partially operating Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, this time with drones, as its forces are also carrying out a ground offensive in the north and south of the bombarded territory.

Ed Newman (2025-05-18). Report reveals Israeli army recalling PTSD-affected troops amid recruitment crisis. radiohc.cu Tel Aviv, May 19 (RHC) ⚪ An Israeli media report reveals that a growing manpower shortage has prompted the military to recall soldiers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) amid the regime's relentless offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip.

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