2025-08-21: Palestine Roundup

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newarab (2025-08-21). Gaza basketball legend killed while seeking food for sick child. newarab.com A former Palestinian national basketball player has been killed by Israeli gunfire Mohammed Shaalan, 40, once one of the most celebrated players on Palestine's national basketball team, was shot dead in Khan Younis near a food distribution site run by American and Israeli agencies, according to Wafa news agency. | Witnesses said Shaalan had gone out in search of food and medicine f…

newarab (2025-08-21). Most Americans back recognition of Palestinian state: poll. newarab.com A 58 percent majority of Americans believe that every country in the United Nations should recognise Palestine as a nation, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, as Some 33 percent of respondents did not agree that U.N. members should recognise a Palestinian state and 9 percent did not answer. | The six-day poll, which closed on Monday, was taken within weeks of three countries, close U.S. allies Canada, Britain and France, announcing

newarab (2025-08-21). German FM backs Israel and Palestine two-state solution. newarab.com The German foreign minister called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of captives held by Hamas after a meeting Wednesday with his counterpart in Indonesia. | Johann Wadephul and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono said the humanitarian catastrophe resulting from the war in Gaza is unbearable and a "The goal for all of us is clear: a two-state solution, which must be negotiated," Wadephul said. | Sugiono, who like many Indonesians use…

newarab (2025-08-21). Israel condemned during Italian funeral for evacuated Gaza woman. newarab.com Funeral services were held Wednesday for a young Palestinian woman who died in Italy shortly after being evacuated from Gaza last week, exposing Italians to the desperate plight of Palestinians in the besieged territory. | The funeral of Marah Abu Zuhri, attended by several hundred people, was interrupted repeatedly by chants of "Free Palestine" and featured speeches by local Italian authorities denouncing Israel's policy in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. |

WSWS (2025-08-21). Israel launches onslaught against Gaza City. wsws.org The Israeli military has begun its onslaught on Gaza City, the last portion of Gaza that remains outside of Israeli military occupation, in a new and even deadlier phase of the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza.

newarab (2025-08-21). Italian coaches urge UEFA, FIFA to suspend Israel over Gaza war. newarab.com The Italian Soccer Coaches' Association is pushing for Israel Ahead of Italy's crucial The AIAC has written a formal letter to the Italian soccer federation, to be forwarded to European and world soccer's governing bodies,…

newarab (2025-08-21). Reflections on Gaza, Sudan, and Islam with Leila Aboulela. newarab.com

newarab (2025-08-21). NHS workers shouldn't be silenced for speaking out on Gaza. newarab.com In March this year, staff at Bart's hospital NHS Trust were To many staff, this came as a surprise, not least because of the systematic de…

newarab (2025-08-21). Why did pro-Israel German club raise a tifo for a Gaza captive. newarab.com A banner with a portrait of

newarab (2025-08-21). Aid groups say shelter materials are still not entering Gaza. newarab.com International aid groups say they have not yet been able to deliver shelter materials to Gaza despite Israeli authorities saying they have lifted restrictions on such supplies, and warn that further delays could cause more Palestinian deaths. | Aid organisations say Israel had in effect been blocking the delivery of materials for shelters for nearly six months, with tent poles previously listed among items Israeli authorities considered could have a military as well as civilian use. | With international concern over the plight of Palestinians mounting as the war in Gaza continues, Israel announced measures las…

newarab (2025-08-21). Gaza City's residents defy Israel's 'Gideon's Chariots 2' attack. newarab.com Despite the For many, displacement has become a cycle of endless suffering, and the promise of safety in the south has long since evaporated. | Speaking to The New Arab, Palestini…

newarab (2025-08-21). Norway football body to donate profits from Israel game to Gaza. newarab.com Norway plays Israel in Oslo on 11 October. | "Neither we nor other organizations can remain indifferent to the humanitarian suffering and disproportionate attacks that the civilian population in Gaza has been subjected to for a long time," Norwegian Footbal…

newarab (2025-08-21). Israel approves major settlement to 'erase' Palestinian state. newarab.com Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned Israel has long had ambitions to build on the roughly 12-square-kilometre (five-square-mile) parcel known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, but the plan had been stalled for years amid international opposition. | Critics say the settlement would effectively cut the West Bank in two, undermining hopes for a contiguous Palestini…

newarab (2025-08-21). Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa, escalate West Bank violence. newarab.com The Islamic Endowments Department said the settlers performed rituals in the eastern area of the mosque and took part in Talmudic prayers, in what was described as a

WSWS (2025-08-20). New Zealand government "considering" recognition of Palestine, as it continues to back Gaza genocide. wsws.org The NZ government has sent troops to the Middle East to assist the US-Israeli war machine, and is allowing investment in weapons that are being used to kill Palestinians.

Alaa Shamali (2025-08-20). Abdullah, the child whose cry of "I'm hungry" exposed the world's silence on Gaza, has died. thecanary.co The voice of five-year-old Abdullah Abu Zarqa was not just a passing cry in Gaza. When he spontaneously said, "I'm hungry," he summed up the tragedy of an entire generation trapped between disease, hunger, and deprivation: View this post on Instagram A post shared by üáµüá∏ ÿπŸäŸÜ ÿπŸÑŸâ ŸÅŸÑÿ≥ÿ∑ŸäŸÜ | Eye on Palestine […] | By

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (2025-08-20). Federal Agency Moves to Deny Immigrants Benefits Based on Pro-Palestine Activism. truthout.org New guidance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may make pro-Palestine activism a disqualifying factor for non-citizens applying for certain benefits in the United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Tuesday that, effective immediately, when reviewing applications, the agency will consider "any involvement in anti-American or terrorist… |

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-08-20). Palestine urges the world to stop Israeli settlers' attacks. plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry urged on Wednesday the world to take binding action to stop attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, which violate international laws and regulations.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-08-20). 58% Majority of Americans Believe Every Country in the United Nations Should Recognize Palestine as a Nation: Poll. english.almanar.com.lb A 58% majority of Americans believe that every country in the United Nations should recognize Palestine as a nation, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. Some 33% of respondents did not agree that U.N. members should recognize a Palestinian state and 9% did not answer. The six-day poll, which closed on Monday, was taken within …

Michael Arria (2025-08-20). Iowa City Council passes Israel divestment resolution. mondoweiss.net On August 5, the Iowa City Council unanimously voted to boycott and divest from Israel bonds and all companies complicit in the Gaza genocide and occupation of Palestine.

Bay Area Labor for Palestine (2025-08-20). Sunday 8/24: Defend Workers. indybay.org UNITE HERE Local 2, 209 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102…

Maryam Jameela (2025-08-20). Kneecap gather outside court to urge supporters to keep focus on Palestine. thecanary.co Kneecap rapper Liam àìg àì hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, has appeared in court. Hundreds of supporters greeted the band, as they emerged after a three hour hearing. àì hAnnaidh is accused of displaying a flag that made reference to proscribed organisation, Hezbollah. However, àì hAnnaidh has maintained that the criminal […] | By

WiBOPM (2025-08-20). FIFA: The Beautiful Game Cannot Support Genocide and Repression, Move the Games! wibailoutpeople.org The Black Alliance for Peace North South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights delivered a message to FIFA's President and Head of Human Rights regarding the ongoing and rapidly deteriorating human rights conditions in Palestine, as well as current conditions in the United States that BAP believes makes the United States a dangerous nation for citizens …

Defense for Children International, Palestin (2025-08-20). Tuesday 8/26: Detained, tortured, disappeared: The Israeli military's targeting of Palestinian children. indybay.org Zoom | www.dci-palestine.org/detained_tortured_…

Human Rights Watch (2025-08-20). Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Eighteen-month-old Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq faces life-threatening malnutrition as the humanitarian situation worsens due to ongoing Israeli attacks and the blockade in Gaza City, Gaza, July 21, 2025. | © 2025 Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini/Anadolu via Getty Images…

tn.ai (2025-08-20). Protesters in Paris Denounce Israeli Genocide, Famine in Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Hundreds gathered in central Paris on Monday to condemn Israeli genocide and a deliberately organized famine in Gaza, denouncing the Zionist regime for committing war crimes with the complicity of Western governments.

Jonathan Ofir (2025-08-20). In leaked audio, ex-Israeli military intel chief justifies killing tens of thousands in Gaza -'they need a Nakba once in a while'. mondoweiss.net In leaked comments, the former head of Israel's Military Intelligence said it is necessary for Israel to carry out a genocide in Gaza: "The fact that there are already 50,000 killed in Gaza is necessary and required for future generations."

Juan Carlos Dominguez Taño (2025-08-20). Israel suspended from Science Olympiad for genocide in Gaza. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The organizing committee of the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), which opened this week in Mumbai, has suspended Israel from the event for its genocide against Palestinians, according to the Indian press.

WSWS (2025-08-20). Australia: Writers boycott Bendigo Writers Festival over pro-Zionist "code of conduct" wsws.org The incident exposes the increasingly desperate efforts by Australian university and cultural institutions to censor all popular opposition to the Gaza genocide.

Emma Lucia Llano (2025-08-20). The Peruvian military's partnership with Israeli arms manufacturer signals deepening complicity in the Gaza genocide. mondoweiss.net Peru's state-owned munitions company's new strategic partnership with Israel's Elbit Systems indicates an increasing complicity in the Gaza genocide and suggests Israeli surveillance technology will soon be used against Peru's own dissidents.

WSWS (2025-08-20). Australian university and high school students strike against the Gaza genocide. wsws.org "It's one thing to strike for a day—that doesn't change or impact anything. I think a complete shutdown is the only real action that can be taken."

Alaa Shamali (2025-08-20). Gaza's tent cities are turning into human ovens this summer. thecanary.co In the Gaza Strip, tents for displaced persons turn into human ovens during the summer, with displaced families suffering from relentless heat and severe shortages of food and water amid Israel's ongoing genocide. More than 1.9 million people, or about 90% of the sector's population, live in canvas tents that lack the basic necessities of […] | By

Dalia Abu Ramadan (2025-08-20). We Have No Shelter and No Escape as Israel Prepares to Invade Gaza City. truthout.org Where can we escape, when every corner is pervaded by death? My family and I look into each other's eyes. We don't say a word, but our anguished faces are all asking the same question: Do we flee to the south, where bombardment and killing never cease — where death only comes slower? Or do we remain in Gaza City Governorate, just before the Netzarim checkpoint, which has also become home to… |

tehrantimes (2025-08-20). Exclusive: American filmmaker exposes Israel's war on Palestinian journalists. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, American filmmaker Robert Greenwald sheds light on the untold stories of Palestinian journalists who have been systematically silenced during Israel's ongoing war on Gaza.

tehrantimes (2025-08-20). 'Stab in the hearts': Israel's Gaza City plan sparks outrage. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Israel has approved a plan to seize control of Gaza City, despite mounting domestic and international backlash and renewed calls for a ceasefire.

Community Fundraiser (2025-08-20). Saturday 8/23: Summer Show For Gaza. indybay.org Location: Barrios Unidos, 1817 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz…

tehrantimes (2025-08-20). Israeli military vehicles blown up in Gaza. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Palestinian resistance forces have destroyed Israeli military vehicles in Gaza City, inflicting casualties among the occupation regime's soldiers.

tn.ai (2025-08-20). Israeli Regime Finalizes Gaza Occupation Plan, Calls Up 60,000 Reservists. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Israel's war ministry approved a plan to occupy Gaza City, escalating its assault on the besieged enclave, while ordering the mobilization of 60,000 reservists.

Codepink (2025-08-20). Friday 8/22: Calling Party for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/callgaza252

Soul of my soul exhibit (2025-08-20). Sunday 8/24: Community Rally for Gaza. indybay.org Delucchi Park | 4501 1st Street | Pleasanton CA…

albawaba (2025-08-20). Israel approves plan to occupy Gaza City. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and Chief of the General Staff of Israel Eyal Zamir agreed on a plan to conquer Gaza City, local media reported on Wednesday.According to Israeli media, Katz and Zamir approved plans to occupy Gaza City based on the latest decision taken by the Security and Political Affairs Cabinet.In addition, Al Jazeera added that the Israeli army has decided to bring forward the call-up of 60,000 reserve soldiers and extend the service of 20,000 reserve soldiers for an extra 40 days.Earlier on Tuesday, Zamir revealed the stages of the plan to occupy Gaza City, which includes sev…

multiple organizations (2025-08-20). Wednesday 8/27: Stop Starving Gaza Power Hour. indybay.org Zoom | tinyurl.com/stopstarvinggaza25

tn.ai (2025-08-20). Palestinian Resistance Fighters Strike Israeli Forces in Rafah. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A coordinated operation by Palestinian resistance groups in southern Gaza pushed Israeli occupation forces to the brink of capture, in what Tel Aviv has described as a "serious security incident."

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-08-20). Al-Qassam Infantry Force Raids Israeli Occupation Site in Khan Younis, Israeli Media Says Target Was Capturing Soldiers. english.almanar.com.lb Al-Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters managed to raid an Israeli occupation site in southeastern Khan Younis, South of Gaza. An infantry force stormed the newly-established site, targeting Merkava IV tanks and raiding houses where the Israeli soldiers had already resorted, Al-Qassam added. Al-Qassam statement noted the fighters killed a number of Israeli soldiers and …

Seth Frantzman (2025-08-20). Israeli military begins new offensive targeting Gaza City. longwarjournal.org The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a new operation to take control of Gaza City on August 19. The operation has been dubbed Gideon's Chariots II and builds on the achievements of Gideon's Chariots, launched in May. The IDF now controls approximately 75 percent of Gaza. To take Gaza City, the IDF has called up 60,000 reservists.

Stavroula Pabst (2025-08-20). Netanyahu's 'total victory' rhetoric takes an extreme turn. responsiblestatecraft.org As Israel's war on Gaza escalates with IDF troops

newarab (2025-08-20). Israel approves major E1 settlement project in West Bank. newarab.com Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned Israel has long had ambitions to build on the roughly 12-square-kilometre (five-square-mile) parcel known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, but the plan had been stalled for years amid international opposition. | Critics say the settlement would effectively cut the West Bank in two, undermining hopes for a contiguous Palestini…

Majd Jawad (2025-08-20). Israel Revives Illegal Settlement Project That Would Split the West Bank in Two. truthout.org Israel is reviving a settlement plan that would annex a strategic tract of land east of Jerusalem and build 3,400 new housing units on top of it. Known as the E1 settlement project, the plan would effectively split the West Bank in two and "bury" any prospects of a Palestinian state, according to far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in a statement last week. |

War Industry Resisters Network (2025-08-20). Wednesday 9/3: Webinar: Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank. indybay.org Online | secure.everyaction.com/JXWFpi8eXku-8PmPJ…

tn.ai (2025-08-20). Israel Pushes Ahead with Settlement Plan to Split Occupied West Bank. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Israel has approved a controversial settlement scheme that threatens to bisect the occupied West Bank and further sever East Jerusalem (Al-Quds) from Palestinian communities.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-08-20). Infographic Shows Arab States Swallowed by Netanyahu's "Greater Israel" english.almanar.com.lb It is the matter of the two blue lines in the flag of the Zionist entity; it is the undemarcated land between the Nile and the Euphrates. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is on a "historic and spiritual mission" and feels "very" attached to the vision of so-called 'Greater Israel', which includes …

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-08-20). Israeli occupation forces fire flares off Naqoura coast, south Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter. english.almanar.com.lb

tn.ai (2025-08-20). Water Crisis Deepens in Occupied Territories As Ashdod Pumping Station Fails. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Local media in the Israeli regime reported that a sudden malfunction at the Ashdod water pumping station, coupled with ruptures in major pipelines, left several districts without water for hours.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-08-20). Iran DM: To Deploy Missiles with Far Greater Capabilities If 'Israel' Embarks Adventure Again. english.almanar.com.lb Iran said on Wednesday it is prepared for any new Israeli attack, announcing it has developed missiles with greater capabilities than those used during their recent 12-dayIsraeli aggression. Defense Minister Aziz Nassirzadeh stated that "the missiles used in the 12-day war were manufactured… a few years ago." "Today, we have manufactured and possess missiles with …

Eldar Mamedov (2025-08-20). Why Israel won't beat the Houthis. responsiblestatecraft.org Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz

tn.ai (2025-08-20). Iran to Use New Missiles against Israel in Case of Any Attack: Defense Minister. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The missiles Iran used against Israel in the recent 12-day war were manufactured by the Ministry of Defense a few years ago, Iran's Defense Minister said, warning that newly-manufactured missiles with much better capabilities would be used in case of any fresh Israeli adventurism.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-08-20). Israeli occupation forces fire four flares off the Lebanese border villages of Rmeish and Yaroun: Al-Manar reporter. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-08-20). Israeli Enemy Targets South Lebanon with Ground-to-Ground Missiles. english.almanar.com.lb After stopping the aerial attacks for several days, the Israeli enemy launched air raids late Wednesday on South Lebanon. In details reported by Al-Manar correspondent, the Israeli war jets raided the outskirts of Al-Hosh area in Tyre, injuring two civilians who were there coincident. The reporter added that ambulances rushed into the scene to evacuate …

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