(2025-06-18). Meet The American Military Veterans Fasting For Gaza. popularresistance.org Joy Metzler was a second lieutenant in the US Air Force when Aaron Bushnell self-immolated in protest against the US's role in Israel's war on Gaza. | The 23-year-old Metzler was so moved by Bushnell's sacrifice in February 2024 that she began researching Palestine. | Horrified by Israel's occupation and US backing for what international human rights groups, experts and several countries now qualify as an act of genocide in Gaza, she became a conscientious objector to the war, choosing to leave the air force in August 2024. | Her application to be excused from the air force was approved in April 2025.
(2025-06-18). The Genocide against Palestine. Message by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. globalresearch.ca
(2025-06-18). Tens of thousands in Barcelona cheer Fontaines D.C.: "Free Palestine … Israel is committing genocide" wsws.org These and other expressions of mass global opposition occur as the crimes of the Israeli regime in Gaza, the West Bank and now Iran continue unabated.
(2025-06-18). Chicago Jewish Activists Embark On Indefinite Hunger Strike Over Gaza. popularresistance.org The risk of famine increases in Gaza as the Israeli government's blockade of nearly all aid to Gaza approaches its third month. | "I felt this almost sense of panic as every day went by without food let in," Ash Bohrer, a Chicago-based Jewish activist in the Palestinian solidarity movement, told me as she outlined how high the stakes are as the genocide continues in Gaza. | "When I first heard it, my initial thought was … if there is some way I can use my body," Bohrer said, "I am ready and willing to do it, and I think about it as a personal, moral and religious obligation to do so."
(2025-06-18). UC San Francisco Fired Me For Speaking Out Against Genocide. popularresistance.org In May 2025, after 23 years of service, I was fired from my position as a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). As healthcare workers were being targeted, tortured, and killed in Gaza by Israel's US-backed genocide, I could not remain quiet. I spoke out as Gaza's hospitals were bombed. I brought everything I had as a physician dedicated to building a world of health for all, as a scholar of colonialism and health, as an activist who has stood with Indigenous grandmothers at Standing Rock and survivors of racist police violence in San Francisco, and as a mother who cares for…
(2025-06-18). Malala urges US to take stronger action against Israel's genocide in Gaza. geo.tv 
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(2025-06-18). U.S. VETOES UN GAZA CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION. KEEP THE GENOCIDE GOING… IT'S THE BIDEN-TRUMP WAY. trendsjournal.com
(2025-06-18). Venezuela: International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court Complicit in Gaza Genocide. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro accused the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) of being partly responsible for the war between Israel and Iran because they have been complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza. | The Venezuelan head of state made the statement this Monday, June 16, during the broadcast of Con Maduro+, saying that if there had been firm and true justice from the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, "we would have avoided bombings and we would have avoided this war." | He described as "unacceptable and…
(2025-06-18). Genocide goes Squid Game as Israel contracts 'aid' to Gaza gangs. newarab.com 
Another of Israel's worst-kept secrets is out: Shin Bet is These gunmen fire directly at starving Palestinians seeking the aid provided by Israeli-US disaster humanitarianism, with over 100 killed since the program began in what's been described as human "hunger games." | Israel claims that it doesn't supply either light weapons or salaries to these thugs and that the weapons are capt…
(2025-06-18). Marseille-Fos dockers block arms shipment to Israel. wsws.org The initiative by the Marseille dockers underlines the determination of the working class to go on the offensive against the genocide in Gaza and against the imperialist governments complicit in this crime.
(2025-06-18). Iran Is Not Alone: This War Is a Historic Moment for the Global South to End Imperialism. pressenza.com Several days have passed since the direct military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Israeli regime began, and it is already clear that this is not just another regional skirmish. What we are witnessing is not merely a missile exchange—it is a geopolitical inflection point that may well mark the beginning of the end of the US-led unipolar order. | Israel, in an astonishing strategic miscalculation, assumed it could treat Iran the way it has treated Syria, Iraq, or Gaza—using precision airstrikes, psychological warfare, and information control to force retreat. But Iran's respo…
(2025-06-18). CPJ: European Union must act now on Gaza. CPJ Staff
(2025-06-18). Friday 6/20: Emergency Vigil: Stop Israeli Aggression. indybay.org 555 Embarcadero Rd. | Palo Alto…
(2025-06-18). 95 lawyers demand stronger NZ stand over Israel amid Middle East tensions. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report Ninety-five New Zealand lawyers — including nine king's counsel — have signed a letter demanding Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Foreign Minister Winston Peters and two other ministers urge the government to take a stronger stand against Israel's "catastrophic" actions in Gaza. The letter has been sent amid rising tensions in the region,…
(2025-06-18). Israeli drone downed over Iran in first since start of war. haaretz.com ISRAEL-IRAN: No casualties in Iranian missile barrages overnight into Wednesday ‚ñ 23 people dead, 631 wounded in Israel since Friday ‚ñ Israel running low on Arrow 3 interceptor missiles, report says ‚ñ Almost 600 Iranians dead from Israeli strikes, American NGO says ‚ñ GAZA: 30 Palestinians killed by IDF fire on Wednesday, Hamas-run health ministry says…
(2025-06-18). Gaza, Hezbollah, Iran: Three wars, two strategies, and the tale of one prime minister. haaretz.com Here's how to understand Israel's operational achievements against Iran and in Lebanon, versus its terrible failures against Hamas…
(2025-06-18). From Tehran to Rafah, military victory is not enough for Israel. haaretz.com In light of Israel's military successes, it is imperative to ask the most painful question of all: If these are our tremendous capabilities, how is it possible that not all the hostages have been freed yet, and how does Hamas continue to exist in Gaza?
(2025-06-18). ICRC President: "Humanity is failing in Gaza" icrc.org ICRC President speaks to the BBC about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza…
(2025-06-18). Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC urges respect and protection of civilians, unhindered flow of humanitarian assistance as intolerable suffering mounts in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-06-18). With all eyes on Israel-Iran conflict, Gazans continue to endure bombardment, blockade. independent.co.ug 
GAZA | Xinhua | As the military confrontation between Israel and Iran escalates, residents of the Gaza Strip watch anxiously, fearing the renewed tensions could further deteriorate their already dire humanitarian situation and push their longstanding plight even further from the global spotlight. In Gaza City, Ibrahim al-Faryani, a Palestinian Authority employee in his 40s, …
(2025-06-18). Iran fires hypersonic missiles at Israel as Gaza toll rises. newarab.com 
Iran said early Wednesday it Iran also sent a "swarm of drones" towards Israel, where the army said it intercepted two over the Dead Sea area. | Israeli warplanes
(2025-06-18). WB's Palestinians are trapped between Israel-Iran crossfire. newarab.com 
Palestinian lives in the occupied West Bank face extreme risk from falling Iranian and Yemeni missiles or shrapnel from Israeli interceptor missiles fired by They accuse In the town of Sa'ir, east of Hebron, five P…
(2025-06-18). Minnesotans Protest Democratic Party Support For Genocide. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, MN — On June 13, over 100 protesters rallied outside the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) annual Humphrey-Mondale fundraising dinner. Despite hours of rain, picketers chanted outside the Minneapolis Hilton hotel, demanding that DFL leaders use their power to divest Minnesota funds from apartheid Israel after almost two years of U.S.— funded genocide of Palestinians. The action was organized by the Minnesota Anti-War Committee (AWC). | The protest came during a critical time in the pro-Palestinian struggle; Israel has not only continued its genocidal bombing campaign against Palestinian…
(2025-06-18). Stop Netanyahu Before He Gets Us All Killed. popularresistance.org For nearly 30 years, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has driven the Middle East into war and destruction. | The man is a powder keg of violence. | Throughout all the wars that he has championed, Netanyahu [who is wanted by the International Criminal Court] has always dreamed of the big one: to defeat and overthrow the Iranian government. | His long-sought war, just launched, might just get us all killed in a nuclear Armageddon, unless Netanyahu is stopped. | Netanyahu's fixation on war goes back to his extremist mentors, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Yitzhak Shamir and Menachem Begin.
(2025-06-18). Israeli Provocations Lead to a New Open Conflict in the Middle East. globalresearch.ca The Israeli attacks took place both through bombings with fighter jets, missiles and drones and through intelligence operations and targeted assassinations…
(2025-06-18). Fuerza Aérea de Irán asegura el control del cielo israelí durante ataque nocturno contra Israel. cubadebate.cu Las Fuerzas Armadas de Irán continuaron sus ataques contra la entidad de ocupación israelí desde el pasado 14 de junio, alcanzando hasta ahora diez oleadas de misiles en el marco de la operación "Promesa Veraz 3", con promesas de nuevas ofensivas.
(2025-06-18). Donald Trump calls Iran's leader an easy target and threatens direct intervention on the side of genocidal Israeli regime. radiohc.cu Washington, June 18 (RHC) ⚪ President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have both posted to social media hinting that the United States is considering involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran, with Trump even raising the possibility of violence against Iran's leadership.
(2025-06-18). Israel Censors Zionists' Death Toll Amid Heavy Iranian Missile Strikes. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Israeli authorities are actively suppressing reports of mounting casualties from ongoing Iranian missile attacks, as independent and foreign sources estimate the number of injured and dead to be in the hundreds.
(2025-06-18). Tehran Rally Condemns Trump's Remarks, Slams Israeli Crimes. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Dozens of Iranians gathered in central Tehran early Wednesday to denounce the recent comments by US President Donald Trump against the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and to protest the continued Israeli aggression in the region.
(2025-06-18). Iran Launches Massive Missile Strike on Zionists. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force on Wednesday carried out one of the heaviest and most destructive missile attacks that Iran has launched against the Zionist regime in the past recent days in retaliation for the Israeli war of aggression on the Iranian people.
(2025-06-18). National Day Of Protest June 18: No War On Iran! popularresistance.org Trump may be about to drag the United States directly into a devastating regional war in the Middle East with an attack on Iran. In these critical days and hours, all people who oppose the war machine need to be in the streets! Protests across the country will take place on June 18, as part of a national day of action. Already, the administration has backed the brutal Israeli bombardment that has caused widespread civilian casualties ⚪ carried out with an arsenal paid for with our taxpayer dollars. But now, Trump may be on the verge of ordering direct U.S. strikes that would escalate the war to unspeakably dange…
(2025-06-18). Tel Aviv Blocks Evacuation Flights As Israelis Attempt To Flee. popularresistance.org About 150,000 Israelis are stranded abroad due to Tel Aviv's war on Iran and the shutdown of all flights caused by Iranian retaliatory missile strikes against Israel. | Israeli authorities have launched a repatriation plan that has also barred Israelis from leaving. Rescue flights are not expected to start before 19 June at the earliest. | The new plan has been launched by Israel's Transportation Ministry and Civil Aviation Authority to bring back the Israelis. | "The operation to return Israeli citizens residing abroad may begin toward the end of the week, and perhaps not until the beginning of next week. We are…
(2025-06-18). Israeli news blackout again fails to prevent footage of mass Iranian missile penetration. skwawkbox.org 
Regime's threats to broadcasters can't stop video leaking Israel's ban on footage of Iranian missile attacks and struck sites has again failed to prevent footage of the mass retaliatory bombardment leaking out as Iran strikes back after Israel's murder of Iranian civilians and scientists. The sky above Israel was filled with missiles again this evening, …
(2025-06-18). FM spox condemns Israel's 'most brutal aggression', shares stories of civilian victims. presstv.ir In an emotional press briefing on Monday, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei condemned the "most brutal aggression" by the Israeli regime against Iran, and four days of national defense.
(2025-06-18). 'Cowardice and desperation': FM Araghchi slams Zionist aggression against IRIB. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has strongly condemned the attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), calling it a sign of Israeli desperation and cowardice.
(2025-06-18). Arab and Islamic nations condemn continued Israeli aggression against Iran. presstv.ir In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of 21 Arab and Islamic countries condemned the "brutal aggression" by the Israeli regime against Iran.
(2025-06-18). Iran vows to 'break the back' of Zionist regime; says new missiles being used. presstv.ir Iran's defense ministry has vowed to "break the back" of the Israeli regime and continue with its retaliatory military operations against the Zionist aggressors.
(2025-06-18). IRGC destroys Israeli regime's key military intelligence center in Tel Aviv. presstv.ir The logistical headquarters of the Israeli Military Intelligence Unit, known has been destroyed in the latest phase of Iran's retaliatory operation 'True Promise III'.
(2025-06-18). Strikes so far against Israel just a warning, punitive operations to follow: Iran's top general. presstv.ir In a stern warning to the Israeli regime and its Western backers, Iran's top military commander said the "punitive operations" will be carried out soon.
(2025-06-18). Israel may run out of missile interceptors if war against Iran continues: Report. presstv.ir US officials are becoming increasingly concerned over the rapid depletion of the Israeli regime's advanced missile interceptors amid the war against Iran, according to a report.
(2025-06-18). Are safe rooms effective and more shielded than bomb shelters during Iranian missile attacks. haaretz.com Two of the four people killed by the missile strike in Petah Tikva were in a mamad, a safe room, but the Home Front Command explains that this is an unusual case. Only if it's impossible to reach a safe space or a shelter, does the Home Front recommend staying in stairwells…
(2025-06-18). top rabbi rules against repatriation flights on Shabbat amid war with Iran. haaretz.com Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef told Transportation Minister Miri Regev and El Al represenatatives that the flights to return some 100,000 Israelis aren't considered life-saving…
(2025-06-18). Israeli doctors face new kinds of injuries amid Iranian missile strikes. haaretz.com Iranian missiles with heavier payloads are causing hard-to-detect blast injuries and crush trauma from collapsing buildings, while hospitals also report a surge in anxiety cases, even among the lightly wounded…
(2025-06-18). Miri exit ban: Israelis are welcome to return home to danger, but are forbidden to escape it. haaretz.com The official reason claimed by the transportation minister is an attempt to prevent large gatherings of people at Ben-Gurion International Airport to reduce the danger of being hit by Iranian missiles. This is a miserable reason…
(2025-06-18). BBC gave Israeli deaths 33 times more coverage than Palestinian. newarab.com 
The The damning 180-page report, released Monday, accuses the BBC of institutional bias for The research analysed nearly 4,000 articles and over 32,000 broadcast segments spanni…
(2025-06-18). Iran newsreader lauded after Israeli attack on state broadcaster. newarab.com 
An Iranian state news anchor has become one of the defining images of the first four days of the Sahar Emami – one of the country's most prominent newsreaders — was presenting live on-air on Monday when Israeli warplanes bombed the headquarters of Iran's state broadcaster IRIB. | Footage captured the sound of the blasts as missiles struck the building and showed smoke filling the studio as the lights went out. | Emami, who was shown leaving the studio following the explosions, resumed her broadcast shortly after…
(2025-06-18). Israeli attacks on Iran trigger panic and exodus from Tehran. newarab.com 
It was on the fourth day of Israeli bombing that the elderly couple made They had initially planned to stay in their home, believing
(2025-06-18). Israeli scientists mourn loss of destroyed Weizmann Institute. newarab.com 
Israeli scientists at Israel's prominent The famous research institute, which was located in
(2025-06-18). Why only US bunker-buster bombs can strike Iran's Fordow site. newarab.com 
As Buried beneath 80 to 90 metres of rock inside a mountain near the city of Qom, the site is effectively shielded from any known Israeli air-launched munitions. | The F…
(2025-06-17). Not for you: Israeli shelters exclude Palestinians as bombs rain down. radiohc.cu Tel Aviv, June 18 (RHC) ⚪ When Iranian missiles began raining down on Israel, many residents scrambled for cover. Sirens wailed across the country as people rushed into bomb shelters.
(2025-06-17). Report reveals Israel may run out of missile interceptors if war against Iran continues. radiohc.cu Washington, June 18 (RHC) ⚪ As the Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran entered its fifth day on Tuesday, U.S. officials are becoming increasingly concerned over the rapid depletion of the Israeli regime's advanced missile interceptors, according to a report.