2025-06-19: Palestine Roundup

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Palestine Legal. (2025-06-19). Mahmoud Khalil Still Detained Despite Court Ruling It Unconstitutional. popularresistance.org Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained in a remote ICE facility in Jena, Louisiana, since March, was hoping to be released last Friday after U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled there was no legitimate basis for his continued detention. | The judge ruled that Mahmoud Khalil's months-long detention by the Trump administration on the grounds that Khalil's campus activism in support of Palestinian rights posed a danger to "U.S. foreign policy" had chilled Khalil's ability to express himself and was presumptively unconstitutional. | But in a letter to the judge Friday, the government justifi…

India's World, Orinoco Tribune. (2025-06-19). The Hague Group's Bogota Meeting: What's At Stake? popularresistance.org A group of eight (formerly nine) nations known as The Hague Group recently announced an emergency ministerial meeting on Palestine, to be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bogota on 15-16 July 2025. The meeting will focus on the question of international law and accountability in the context of the ongoing crisis in Gaza. | In a joint statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, co-chairs of the group, stated that the meeting will outline a plan for concrete actions to enforce internat…

Priti Gulati Cox (2025-06-19). I Ain't Answering All That. Free Palestine! counterpunch.org Two things in America create "bipartisanship": support for Israel's apartheid regime and support for endless US war and intervention around the world. — Ali Abunimah, October 16, 2019. I live in the heart of the heart of the imperial core: Kansas. In September 2019, I was sitting at my Sidewalk Museum of Congress (SMoC) studio

Huda Skaik (2025-06-19). Children Are Starving in Gaza, as Soldiers Kill People Looking for Food. theintercept.com


Jamal Kanj (2025-06-19). Netanyahu's New Holocaust: From Livestream Genocide in Gaza to the War on Iran. counterpunch.org The Orwellian G7 statement described Israel's military attacks on Iran as "self‚Äëdefense. By twisting language to fit political ends, the communiqué normalizes aggression and offers diplomatic cover for Israel's serial violations of international law. Rather than condemning the Israeli escalation, the G7 resorts to vague calls for "de-escalation," effectively endorsing Israeli impunity under the guise

International Middle East Media Center (2025-06-19). 64 Palestinians in Gaza Killed trying to Reach Aid Centers in 24 Hours. juancole.com ( IMEMC ) — Updated: On Wednesday, Day 93 since the resumption of the genocide, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians in many areas across the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said that 11 civilians were killed, and more than 70 injured, on the Salahuddin Street, near Wadi …

Labor Video Project (2025-06-19). Italian Gen Strike By Si Cobas & Other Unions Against Genocide, Iran War & Austerity. indybay.org Italian unions including the independent national logistics union SI Cobus will be having a general strike against the genocide in Gaza, the Ukraine war, the US Israel attack on Iran and the austerity policies of the Meloni and capitalist policians in Italy…

WSWS (2025-06-19). Netherlands: 150,000 join anti-war protests against Gaza genocide and the war against Iran. wsws.org The mass "Red Line" demonstration at The Hague on Sunday was the second of its kind within a month, marking a growing wave of popular opposition to the genocide in Gaza.


Sushovan Dhar (2025-06-19). Arab Elites Welcome Trump As Massacres In Gaza Continue. cadtm.org

aljazeera (2025-06-19). Video: Wounded girl in Gaza bids farewell to her dead father and siblings. aljazeera.com

newarab (2025-06-19). Israeli fire kills 72 people across Gaza, rescuers say. newarab.com Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 72 people on Thursday, including 21 who had gathered near aid distribution sites as Civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP that six people were killed while waiting for aid in the southern Gaza Strip and 15 others in a central area known as the

ICRC (2025-06-19). ICRC President: "Humanity is failing in Gaza" icrc.org ICRC President speaks to the BBC about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza…

Keren Setton (2025-06-19). 'Like a Parallel Universe': As Israel Pounds Iran, War in Gaza Drags On. themedialine.org

newarab (2025-06-19). While bombing Iran, here's what Israel did in Gaza, West Bank. newarab.com

Ido Efrati (2025-06-19). fear is getting used to Families worry Iran war will sideline Gaza hostages. haaretz.com As attention shifts to Iran, social worker Adi Bashiri warns that families of the 53 remaining Israeli hostages, including 17 from Eshkol regional council, are being sidelined. 'Every day in captivity is an existential threat to life'…

aljazeera (2025-06-19). Israeli attacks kill at least 81 people including aid seekers in Gaza. aljazeera.com At least 16 Palestinians waiting for food aid were killed by Israeli troops near the Netzarim Corridor in northern Gaza.

Jonathan Lis (2025-06-19). Israel sees Iran war as leverage in Gaza talks, but Hamas holds its line. haaretz.com A Palestinian source said that Hamas is aware of the pressure to advance in negotiations due to Israel's success in the campaign against Iran, but they will agree to a deal only if it leads to an end of the war in Gaza…

Editor (2025-06-19). Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Direct Accomplice in Israel's Killing and Starvation Machine, Must Be Held Accountable. scheerpost.com Gaza humanitarian aid, June 22, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley) | By Palestinian Territory — The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is directly responsible for the escalating Israeli crimes against starved Palestinian civilians near aid distribution points in central and southern Gaza | The foundation's operational model involves luring civilians to specific locations coordinated with the Israeli army, where they are subjected to killing,…

Mats Svensson (2025-06-19). Time for the Three "Wise" Ones to Reveal Their Sources on Gaza. counterpunch.org Sweden has suspended its support to the UN relief agency UNRWA—against the recommendations of both the UN Secretary-General and the world's largest humanitarian organizations. What do our decision-makers know that the rest of the world does not? It is time for the three "wise" ones—Foreign Minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for International Development Cooperation and

Maria Calvo (2025-06-19). Cuba condena acciones israelíes en Gaza y llama a detener el genocidio sionista. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 jun (RHC) El canciller cubano, Bruno Rodríguez, denunció hoy en las redes sociales, las acciones israelíes en Gaza y llamó a detener el genocidio sionista.

Saeid Golkar (2025-06-19). how Israel can take down the Islamic Republic of Iran. haaretz.com Reports from Tehran are showing a shift in public opinion against Israel. Here's how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the IDF can address this…

Editor (2025-06-19). Will Netanyahu Use False Flag or Nukes? (w/ Ray McGovern). scheerpost.com By Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer / Original to ScheerPost Photo in thumbnail: Nuclear explosion (Wikimedia Commons) | Source On the latest episode of the Bob and Ray show, Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst with over 27 years of experience and a seasoned observer of Russian and Soviet history, and veteran journalist Robert Scheer, …

Linda Dayan (2025-06-19). Most Israeli Jews back the Iran war. Among Arab citizens, the numbers are vastly different. haaretz.com Even among Jews who consider themselves left-wing, a majority — 57 percent — supports the attack on Iran. But the majority of Israeli Arabs surveyed saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's motives in a whole different light…

Geoffrey Aronson (2025-06-19). If Israel goes it alone is it risking another 'Suez'? responsiblestatecraft.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to accelerate his war against Iran with direct, offensive assistance from Washington — at a moment when there is

Steven Ganot (2025-06-19). Iran Strikes Israel's Soroka Hospital, Diamond Exchange; Netanyahu Vows Revenge. themedialine.org

Staff (2025-06-19). Trump: Iran say if U.S. will join attack. haaretz.com No casualties in Iran missile barrages on Wednesday, as Israeli military continued sixth day of extensive strikes on the Islamic Republic ‚ñ Trump on possible U.S. intervention: 'Nobody knows what I'm going to do'…

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Perseverance to Shorten War, Larijani Says amid Israeli Aggression. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Ali Larijani, an adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, described resistance as the key to an immediate termination of the war that the Zionist regime has imposed on Iran.

aljazeera (2025-06-19). IAEA chief: No evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon. aljazeera.com IAEA says no proof of Iranian nuclear weapons plan, despite Israeli attacks and accusations of IAEA bias from Tehran.

newarab (2025-06-19). Why Western sanctions on Israel are a face-saving manoeuvre. newarab.com The Yet beneath the surface of this headline-grabbing gesture lies a far more calculated and cynical strategy – one that reflects not a principled reckoning with Israeli impunity, but a desperate attempt by Western powers to maintain the appearance of action while enabling the very atrocitie…

aljazeera (2025-06-19). Can the Israeli and Iranian economies survive a war? aljazeera.com Costs of war and damage done since Friday will be expensive for both Israel and Iran.

WSWS (2025-06-19). German Chancellor Merz: "Israel is doing the dirty work for all of us" wsws.org On the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz endorsed Israel's attack on Iran in an interview with public broadcaster ZDF. He said, "I can only say that I have the utmost respect for the Israeli army and the Israeli leadership for having had the courage to do this."

The Media Line Staff (2025-06-19). Israel Hits Arak Reactor, Natanz Facility in Coordinated Aerial Assault. themedialine.org

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-06-19). Israeli defense chief says Khamenei no longer to achieve war goals. haaretz.com Defense Minister Katz says the IDF was 'instructed and understands' that Iran's Supreme Leader must not survive the war, days after U.S. President Trump claimed he knows Khamenei's location but won't kill him 'for now'…

aljazeera (2025-06-19). Israel attacks Iran's Arak nuclear reactor as Iran strikes Israeli hospital. aljazeera.com Iranian media report air defences were activated in the area of the Khondab nuclear facility, formerly called Arak.

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Iran to Keep Pummeling Zionist Regime, FM Vows. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Debunking the falsified report invented by the Israeli regime that Iran has attacked a hospital in Tel Aviv, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi emphasized that Tehran's retaliatory military operations against the Zionist regime will go on to punish the aggressor.

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Iran Launches Mass Drone Attack in Hybrid Operation against Israeli Regime. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The latest round of Iran's retaliatory military strikes against the Zionist regime was conducted on Thursday evening with a combination of ballistic missiles and a swarm of drones, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps announced.

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-06-19). Too late for Israel and the Israelis to free themselves from their genocidal demons! cadtm.org

aljazeera (2025-06-19). Iran launches missile attacks as Israel strikes nuclear sites. aljazeera.com Iranian missiles damage Israeli hospital while Israel strikes Iran's nuclear sites amid escalating conflict.

Shany Littman (2025-06-19). Reverse exodus? The Israelis and foreigners escaping the war through Egypt. haaretz.com During the bloody war between Israel and Iran, the Taba border crossing has become a place to hear harried tales of departure — and return…

Editor (2025-06-19). Ted Cruz Suggests US Is Involved in Israeli Strikes on Iran, Despite US Denials. scheerpost.com Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. NASA Headquarters / NASA/Bill Ingalls, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons | By Sharon Zhang / Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was caught stumbling to answer basic questions about Iran and the U.S.'s role in Israel's war in an eye-opening interview airing Wednesday, despite his full-throated support for overthrowing the Iranian government and deeper U.S. involvement in the fighting. | In

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Operation True Promise III: Iran Attacks Israel Using Sejjil Missiles for First Time. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps launched fresh missile strikes against Israeli targets, using heavy, long-range, two-stage Sejjil missiles for the first time.

WSWS (2025-06-19). Wife of accused Colorado firebomber issues statement as US judge extends temporary order against deportation of family. wsws.org The Trump administration is seeking to deport Hayam El Gamal and her children in "kin punishment" for the alleged crimes of her husband, accused of firebombing protesters demanding the release of Israeli hostages.

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Iran's Arak Nuclear Facility Attacked by Israeli Regime. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Zionist regime launched an airstrike on a research nuclear reactor and heavy water facilities in northern Iran on Thursday.

Bar Peleg (2025-06-19). 76 wounded in Iranian missile attack on Israel; Soroka Medical Center suffers direct hit. haaretz.com Three people were seriously wounded during the barrage of missiles from Iran, which triggered sirens across dozens of Israeli cities and towns ‚ñ Be'er Sheva's Soroka Medical Center suffered a direct hit…

aljazeera (2025-06-19). Israeli TikTok trend mocks bombed Iranian TV presenter. aljazeera.com Israeli social media users are making videos mocking an Iranian TV anchor whose broadcast was interrupted by a bombing.

Jordan Atwood (2025-06-19). Trump reportedly greenlights Iran attack plans as military buildup expands. nationofchange.org Reports reveal trump's private approval of attack plans as U.S. forces deploy across Europe and Middle East amid rising pressure from Israeli and GOP war hawks.

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Iran Warns of Israeli Attempts to Spread War. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Reaffirming Iran's right to self-defense against the Israeli aggression, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi warned of the Zionist regime's attempts to entangle other countries in the conflict and expand the flames of war to the region and beyond.

Akiva Eldar (2025-06-19). Listen to Obama: We need a nuclear-free Middle East. And that includes Israel. haaretz.com Opponents of disarmament argue that a country surrounded by hostile enemies can't afford to give up nuclear weapons. But an effort led by President Barack Obama which included Israelis and Iranians working together showed that other options exist…

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Iran's Heavy Missile Attack Wreaks Havoc on Tel Aviv. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Armed Forces launched a fresh round of retaliatory missile strikes against the Zionist regime on Thursday morning in what the Israelis described as the heaviest attack they have come under since their regime waged a war of aggression against Iran on June 13.

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-06-19). Israeli Air Force struck inactive nuclear reactor in western Iranian city of Arak, IDF says. haaretz.com Iran's state television reported there was no radioactive leak and that the facility had been evacuated in advance of the strike, while the Israeli army said the strike was conducted to prevent the site from being reactivated for nuclear weapons manufacturing…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-06-19). Israeli settler throws grenade at Norway ambassador's house BBC, ITV, Sky ignore. skwawkbox.org Israeli violence kept quiet again by 'mainstream' media An Israeli settler has thrown a grenade at the residence of the Norwegian ambassador to Israel, damaging the building but fortunately not injuring anyone. The Israeli regime has repeatedly attacked Norway for recognising Palestinian statehood and the Norwegian Sovereign Fund has divested from Israel's energy company, while …

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Iran's Araqchi to Meet Europeans in Geneva amid Israeli War. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araqchi confirmed plans for a meeting with his counterparts from the European troika and the EU foreign policy chief in Switzerland on Friday.

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Iran Raps Grossi's Betrayal of NPT. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson lashed out at the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency for betraying the nuclear non-proliferation regime and presenting a biased report that encouraged the Israeli regime to wage of war of aggression against Iran.

María Candela (2025-06-19). Vicecanciller cubano denuncia genocidio israelí en el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 jun (RHC) El viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Carlos Fernández de Cossio, denunció el genocidio israelí contra Palestina y los ataques a Irán durante una intervención ante el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas.

Mnar Adley, MintPress News. (2025-06-19). Mohammad Marandi: This War Was Supposed To Break Iran. popularresistance.org The Israeli attack on Iran continues. Since Friday, IDF jets and missiles have hit sites across the country, carrying out targeted assassinations of key leaders and hitting buildings and other civilian infrastructure. Iran has retaliated in kind, firing missiles into Israel. | The Trump administration, which knew about the secret Israeli attack from the beginning, appears to be on the brink of fully entering the war on Israel's side. Thus, the question arises: Are we on the verge of a major new war? And what does all this mean for the rest of the world? | Joining MintCast to discuss this is Seyed Mohammad Marandi…

Yoana Gonen (2025-06-19). Propaganda TV channels legitimate targets for bombing. Including Israeli ones. haaretz.com Israel's bombing of Iranian state TV raises questions about propaganda, war ethics, and the dangers of double standards at home…

tn.ai (2025-06-19). IRGC: Zionist Regime Can Ill Afford Economic Blows. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps gave details of its most recent retaliatory missile strike on the Israeli targets, saying the ailing body of the Zionist regime cannot bear the consequences of economic losses anymore.

WSWS (2025-06-19). Australian Labor government backs war against Iran. wsws.org Labor has repeated the lying justifications of the criminal Israeli regime for its aggression, and would inevitably participate in any direct US attack on Iran.

Staff (2025-06-19). Israel warns it will bomb more nuclear installations releasing more radiation. defenddemocracy.press By Caitlin Doornbos and Shane Galvin Jun 18, 2025 Dozens of Iranian missiles strike major Israeli hospital and residential buildings, injuring at least 40 Iran blasted dozens of missiles at Israel Thursday morning, striking a key hospital and other civilian centers in an attack that injured at least 40 people and caused severe damage. The Soroka …

newarab (2025-06-19). Iran denies hospital strike as Israel blocks media coverage. newarab.com An A missile struck the Soroka Hospital in the town of Beersheba, lightly wounding some 70 people, according to Israeli reports. | Follo…

aljazeera (2025-06-19). Video: Israeli attacks on Iran's facilities risk 'nuclear contamination'. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's Tohid Asadi reports in Tehran under attack from Israel, which has been striking Iran's nuclear facilities.

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Israel Could Run Out of Missile Interceptors Should War Continue. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — US officials are becoming increasingly concerned over the rapid depletion of the Israeli regime's advanced missile interceptors, as the Israeli aggression against Iran continues, a report says.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-06-19). Settlers flee Israel for 'home' as daylight reveals devastation and Iranian strikes continue. skwawkbox.org Missiles still hitting Israel's cities, bases, stock exchange, diamond exchange — many not even triggering warning sirens Daylight in Israel this morning revealed further devastation from Iranian missiles overnight — and continued strikes this morning, with many of the missiles not even triggering warning sirens before they struck. Israelis continue to share the footage despite …

tn.ai (2025-06-19). New Generation of Iranian Missiles Still on the Shelf. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — While the Iranian Armed Forces have given the Zionist regime a taste of its own medicine by launching several rounds of retaliatory missile strikes against Israeli targets in recent days, experts believe that Iran has not still employed the new generation of its missiles.

tn.ai (2025-06-19). Anti-Israeli Cyber Group Vows to Target Zionists' Infrastructures. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An anti-Zionist group named "Cyber Support Front" announced its existence on Thursday, vowing to lay a massive cyber siege against the illegitimate Zionist regime and target its infrastructures.

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