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โDehumanisation by designโ: US-Israeli Gaza aid operation descends into chaos
โDehumanisation by designโ: US-Israeli Gaza aid operation descends into chaos Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 19:06 The US-Israeli aid distribution operation in Gaza was widely condemned on social media Displaced Palestinians crammed behind fences wait to receive food packages from a US-backed foundation pledging to distribute humanitarian aid in southern Gaza, on 27 May 2025 (Social media) Off A...
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French lawmakers approve assisted dying bill
Legislation likely to pass as polls say 90 percent of French in favour of laws that give terminally ill a right to die.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:At least three Palestinians killed by Israeli fire amid aid stampede
At least three Palestinians killed by Israeli fire amid aid stampede At least three Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire during an aid stampede on Tuesday, as throngs of starving people rushed to retrieve food packages. According to Al Jazeera Arabic, three were killed and 46 wounded when the Israeli army fired into crowds of starving people. The aid hub was controlled by an American private military contracting...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:โDeliberate massacreโ in Gaza as starving Palestinians seek Israeli-US aid
Thousands try to reach a food distribution site of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in southern Gaza.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Key takeaways from King Charlesโs โSpeech from the Throneโ in Canada
King stresses sovereignty amid US President Trump's pressure on Canada, but also urges cooperation in historic speech.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Belgian foreign minister says 'genocide' describes Israel's war on Gaza
Belgian foreign minister says 'genocide' describes Israel's war on Gaza Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said that โonly the word genocideโ can describe Israel's war on Gaza. โAs the foreign minister, it is not up to me to make such statements. But my personal opinion is that this is very close to genocide. I donโt know what other horrors have yet to occur before that word can be used,โ Prevot said, according to...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Silhouetted by fire, six-year-old girl survives Israeli attack in Gaza
Ward Khalil emerged from the blaze alive, but her mother and two of her siblings were killed in Monday's attack.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Syria in direct, face-to-face deconfliction talks with Israel: Report
Syria in direct, face-to-face deconfliction talks with Israel: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 17:49 The meetings held in recent weeks largely focused on border security An Israeli soldier opens a gate at the border between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, in Majdal Shams, on 4 May 2025 (Shir Torem/Reuters) Off Syria and Israel have engaged in direct, face-to-face talks in recent weeks...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Gaza aid foundation using Israeli food brands, sparking online criticism
Gaza aid foundation using Israeli food brands, sparking online criticism The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is distributing Israeli food brands to starving Palestinians, according to photos shared on social media of the food packages. The fact that the US-backed group turned to Israeli companies for food provoked criticism on social media. "Israel is profiting big time from its genocide: the meagre aid packs a...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:At least 26 killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza since dawn
At least 26 killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza since dawn At least 26 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Tuesday, according to the Gaza health ministry. The death toll comes amid chaotic scenes as starving Palestinians rushed into a food distribution centre guarded by Israeli soldiers and private military contractors. Israel has continued striking Gaza. The death toll since...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:UN spokesman calls images of Gaza aid stampede 'heartbreaking'
UN spokesman calls images of Gaza aid stampede 'heartbreaking' UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the images of thousands of starving Palestinians in Gaza running for aid as they were met with Israeli gunfire were "heartbreaking". โWe and our partners have a detailed, principled, operationally sound plan supported by member states to get aid to a desperate population,โ Dujarric told reporters on Tuesday. โWe...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Chaos erupts as Palestinians rush to aid site after months of blockade
Chaos erupted in Rafah as thousands of desperate Palestinians swarmed a new aid distribution site.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Former Israeli prime minister says Israel committing 'war crimes'
Former Israeli prime minister says Israel committing 'war crimes' Former Israeli Prime MinisterEhud Olmert, who was the leader of Israel from 2006 to 2009, said that Israel is "committing war crimes" in Gaza. โThe government of Israel is currently waging a war without purpose, without goals or clear planning and with no chances of success,โ Olmert said in an opinions article published on Tuesday in Haaretz.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of lawyers call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza war
Their letter warns of genocide in Gaza, and calls on the UK to take concrete actions to meet its international legal obligations.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Germany issues sharp rebuke of charges that criticism of Israel's war on Gaza suggests antisemitism
Germany issues sharp rebuke of charges that criticism of Israel's war on Gaza suggests antisemitism Germany's foreign minister has issued a sharp rebuke of charges that Berlin's criticism of Israel's war on Gaza equates to a lack of support for the Israeli state or suggests it is antisemitic. "Our committed fight against anti-Semitism and our full support for the right to exist and the security of the state of Israel...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces raid foreign exchange shops in occupied West Bank; one dead
Palestinian groups slam the raids targeting exchanges in several cities in a widespread operation in the territory.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:NPR sues Trump administration for cutting US federal funding
The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration's move to cut funding to public media violates the US's First Amendment.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine
High court declines to hear bid to block a project that an Apache Indigenous group says would destroy a religious site.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:How common is Israelโs use of human shields in Gaza and the West Bank?
Army under pressure to provide answers amid growing evidence that orders to use Palestinians as 'fodder' come from top.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Trump Media to raise $2.5bn to invest in Bitcoin
Trump Media says the money will be used to create a 'Bitcoin treasury'.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Associated Press reports tank and gunfire at Gaza distribution site
Associated Press reports tank and gunfire at Gaza distribution site The Associated Press is reporting tank and gunfire at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's distribution site. The centre was surrounded by Israeli military checkpoints in Rafah, the southern Gaza border city. US military contractors guarding the food aid withdrew as starving Palestinians raced to get meagre food packages causing chaotic scenes.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Gaza media office says aid stampede a result of Israeli starvation policy
Gaza media office says aid stampede a result of Israeli starvation policy The Gaza media office has slammed Israel, calling the video footage of starving Palestinians overrunning a US-led aid centre an indictment against Israel and its policy of "starvation, siege, and bombing". โThousands of starving civilians - besieged and cut off from food and medicine by the occupation for nearly 90 days - rushed to these areas in...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it had to 'dissipate' because of demand for aid
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it had to 'dissipate' because of demand for aid The US backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said on Tuesday it was overwhelmed with people seeking food aid and that its "team" decided to withdraw because of the crowd. In a statement the GHF said it pulled back to allow people to "take aid safely and dissipate" in order to avoid casualties. The GHF has come under intense scrutiny from...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Why are the US and EU struggling to reach a trade deal?
Trump's U-turn sees European leaders call for โlowest possibleโ tariffs after levies postponed from June 1 to July 9.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Man charged over killing of Jordanian pilot burned alive by IS
Osama Krayem is accused of terrorism and war crimes in relation to the death of Moaz al-Kasasbeh.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Thousands of Palestinians storm new aid distribution site
Thousands of Palestinians storm new aid distribution site Thousands of Palestinians have stormed a new aid distribution site in Rafah. Israeli media reported that shots were fired at an aid distribution point in southern Gaza. Video footage revealed crowds rushing to receive the first aid packages from aid points in Israeli-cotrolled areas by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The incident comes hours...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Controversial US-backed group says it has begun aid distribution in Gaza
Hundreds of Palestinians collect food from a site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose work the UN calls a "distraction".
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Starving Palestinians storm US aid facility as distribution operation breaks down
Starving Palestinians storm US aid facility as distribution operation breaks down Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 15:26 The scandal-plagued scheme is a US-Israeli initiative designed to bypass UN infrastructure for aid delivery and distribution in the strip A Palestinian man receives GHF distributed aid in Gaza (AFP) Off Palestinians clamoured for aid and gunfire rang out in chaotic scenes, as a...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:BBC given rare access to search for Hezbollah positions with UN troops in Lebanon
A Unifil spokesperson said the main violations of a ceasefire deal reached six months ago are from the Israeli side.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu vows to never relinquish occupied East Jerusalem
Netanyahu vows to never relinquish occupied East Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday that Israel would maintain control of "undivided" Jerusalem, during a celebration of Israel's conquest of East Jerusalem in the 1967 war. โWe will keep Jerusalem united, whole, and under Israeli sovereignty,โ Netanyahu said. "Jerusalem, our eternal capital, was reunited 58 years ago in the Six-Day War....
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Trump wants Netanyahu to be on same page on Iran: Top US official
Kristi Noem says the US president 'wants peace' but will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Smotrich says Israel will expand borders, settle Gaza
Smotrich says Israel will expand borders, settle Gaza Israel's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said Israel is preparing to settle the Gaza Strip during remarks to celebrate Israel's occupation of the old city of Jerusalem. "We are conquering the Land of Israel, liberating Gaza, settling Gaza, and defeating the enemy," Smotrich said to crowds that had chanted "death to Arabs" as they marched through...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it began operations
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it began operations The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said on Monday that it started operations in Gaza, delivering aid at newly established "distribution sites". The foundation has been slammed by aid groups and the United Nations. The head of a controversial aid organisation,Jake Wood, announced his resignation late on Sunday, hours before the group said it planned to begin...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Inside Project Estherโs plan to silence pro-Palestinian activism
Trumpโs crackdowns on universities closely match a right-wing roadmap to crush the pro-Palestinian movement.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:UN food programme chief denies claims Hamas stealing from Gaza aid trucks
UN food programme chief denies claims Hamas stealing from Gaza aid trucks Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/26/2025 - 16:35 Cindy McCain, widow of hawkish Republican senator John McCain, says any theft is because Palestinians are 'starving to death' An empty World Food Programme truck is transported at the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on 26 May 2025 (Amir Cohen/Reuters) Off Cindy...
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