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29.04.2025 - 00:34 [ Middle East Eye ]

Palestine presents case at ICJ on Israel‘s attacks on UN agencies

The case was prompted by Israeli bills outlawing the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in October 2024, an event that sparked global outrage and calls for unseating Israel from the UN due to accusations that it violated the founding UN charter, particularly the privileges and immunities enjoyed by UN agencies.

The ICJ hearings coincide with Israel’s continuing its ban on humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip since 2 March (over 50 days) and the intensification of military attacks that have killed hundreds of civilians since the collapse of ceasefire on 18 March.

26.03.2025 - 13:56 [ WAFA.ps ]

Death toll across Gaza Strip surges to 50,183, over 113,828 injured

RAMALLAH, March, 26, 2025 (WAFA) – The death toll since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7, 2023, has reached 50,183. Over 113,828 others have also been wounded, according to medical sources.

Since the resumption of the Israeli offensive on March 18, 2025, more than 750 civilians have been killed, and nearly 1,400 others have been injured, the majority of whom are women and children. Israeli airstrikes, drone attacks and artillery bombardments continue to target homes, hospitals, facilities, refugee tents, vehicles and civilian gatherings.

According to medical sources, around 39 slain Palestinians have brought to Gaza Strip hospitals, with nearly 124 civilians reported injured in the past 24 hours.

26.03.2025 - 13:52 [ Middle East Eye ]

Gaza health ministry says 830 killed since Israel resumed strikes

According to the ministry‘s statement, the figure includes 38 people killed in the past 24 hours. It also reported that the overall death toll has reached 50,183 since the war began on 7 October 2023.

24.03.2025 - 16:44 [ Middle East Today ]

Israel kills Al Jazeera and Palestine Today journalists in separate attacks in Gaza

Israel killed two Palestinian journalists in separate attacks in Gaza on Monday, bringing the total number of press workers killed in the Palestinian territory since October 2023 to 208.

Palestine Today correspondent Mohammad Mansour was killed in an air strike north of Khan Younis while Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent Hussam Shabat was hit in his car in Salah al-Din Street in the north of the enclave.

24.03.2025 - 12:48 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israeli attacks kill 61 in Gaza in 24 hours, health officials say

At least 61 Palestinians have been killed in the past day as Israel‘s bombardment of Gaza continues, the Health Ministry reports.

The total death toll has now surpassed 50,082, with more than 113,408 wounded.

23.03.2025 - 14:40 [ CNN ]

50,000 killed in Gaza since start of Israel-Hamas war, health ministry says

Authorities in Gaza do not distinguish between civilians and Hamas fighters when reporting casualty figures, but the health ministry and the United Nations say the majority of deaths are women and children. And the true toll could be much higher, with many thousands believed to still be under the rubble.

22.03.2025 - 11:19 [ TortoiseMedia.com ]

Netanyahu leads Israel into constitutional crisis days after shattering ceasefire

Defence minister‘s threats to annex Gaza distract from legislative coup d‘état at home

21.03.2025 - 17:29 [ Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Deutschland) / Bluesky ]

Wir sind schockiert und traurig über den Tod unseres Kollegen Alaa Abd-Elsalam Ali Okal. Er wurde am 18. März bei einem israelischen Luftangriff auf sein Wohnhaus in Deir al-Balah getötet. Wir sind in Gedanken bei seiner Familie und unseren Kolleg*innen in #Gaza.

21.03.2025 - 17:25 [ Al Jazeera ]

MSF says 10th staff member killed in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah

Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, has issued a statement saying it’s mourning its 10th staff member killed since Israel’s war started in Gaza.

“MSF is shocked and saddened by the killing of our colleague Alaa Abd-Elsalam Ali Okal by an Israeli air strike on his apartment building in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza,” it said.

“Along with hundreds of others across the Gaza Strip, Alaa Abd-Elsalam Ali Okal was killed in the early morning of 18 March following the resumption of Israeli attacks.”

20.03.2025 - 22:31 [ Times of Israel ]

Bar says firing him a ‘fundamentally invalid’ attempt to undermine Shin Bet as it probes Qatar’s influence on PM’s office

Dismissing the Shin Bet head during the investigation, Bar argues, is tainted with “extraneous considerations and a personal and institutional conflict of interest that could not be more serious.” It risks jeopardizing the investigation, he says, which is a danger to the country’s security.

He also pushes for a state commission of inquiry into October 7: “The urgent national need for such an investigation cannot be subordinated to the personal considerations of those involved in the matter, as it is the only way to ensure that such a multi-system failure will not occur again.”

20.03.2025 - 19:13 [ CGTN Europe / Youtube ]

Live: Protest near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s residence in Jerusalem

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20.03.2025 - 18:47 [ The Times and the Sunday Times / Youtube ]

Israeli protesters clash with police outside Netanyahu‘s home

Protesters in Jerusalem scuffled with police on Thursday (March 20) following ongoing demonstrations against the Israel government and PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Footage showed officers clashing with protesters in Azza street and a water cannon being used on some of them. The video also showed Israeli left-wing politician and leader of the Democratic Party Yair Golan falling to the ground.

20.03.2025 - 18:16 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Israel Police use extreme force against protesters, punch and kick demonstrators

(MARCH 20, 2025 17:05 Updated: MARCH 20, 2025 18:30)

Asked about the footage showing police officers kicking and punching protesters, Israel Police said that officers „worked within their authority to move protesters from the road to the sidewalk.“

20.03.2025 - 18:14 [ Times of Israel ]

Jerusalem protests rage for 2nd day as cabinet set to vote to fire Shin Bet head Bar

(Today, 5:07 pm)

Demonstrators rallied in Jerusalem for a second day Thursday, spurred on by an imminent cabinet meeting to discuss the dismissal of Shin Bet director Ronen Bar, the government’s efforts to renew highly controversial legislation to increase political power over the judiciary, and the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal.

20.03.2025 - 18:11 [ NEWS9 Live / Youtube ]

Israeli Police Disperse Crowd with Water Cannons at Protest Against Netanyahu‘s Government | News9

Israeli police dispersed crowds with water cannons on Wednesday (March 19) as protesters demonstrated against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government.
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The march to Jerusalem was planned after Netanyahu announced at the weekend that he decided to sack Ronen Bar, the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency.

20.03.2025 - 17:37 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Cops Violently Disperse Anti-War Protests in Jerusalem and Haifa

On Tuesday evening, Police in Jerusalem violently dispersed a demonstration of hundreds of activists from Partnership for Peace, Hadash, Free Jerusalem and other organizations who were protesting against occupation and the resumption of the war. Officers kicked protesters, forcibly dragged them and tore signs and drums from their hands, ripping and breaking some of them. One police officer kicked a leading Hadash activist in the head, and some protesters were wounded.

“Israel is rampaging with murderous violence in Gaza, violating every law it can find and sacrificing the hostages, while an unbridled fascist police force attacks protesters in Jerusalem,” Free Jerusalem said in a statement. It added that the demonstrators were protesting against “against the genocide that Israel continues to commit, with over 400 killed in the last 24 hours.” The organization further said, “It’s hard to imagine the price that the hostages are paying for these war crimes.”

Three people were arrested as hundreds of people protested the renewal of the fighting in two demonstrations in Haifa. Police forcibly dispersed the protesters at the German Colony. Haifa cops snatched signs and banners and attacked protestors, and at least one was beaten brutally during her arrest.

20.03.2025 - 12:18 [ Axios ]

Netanyahu moves to fire intel chief who is investigating his aides

(March 16, 2025)

– The investigation, dubbed „Qatar-Gate“ in the Israeli press, focused on alleged payments Netanyahu‘s advisers facilitated and received from Qatar in return for working on improving the image of the country in Israel.
– Qatar is one of the key mediators in the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal. But Netanyahu‘s decision in 2018 to ask Qatar to transfer money to Hamas in Gaza for humanitarian purposes became one of the main points of criticism against him after the Oct. 7 attack.
– The Shin Bet determined a portion of that money went to Hamas‘ military build-up.

20.03.2025 - 07:20 [ United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) ]

Statement on UNOPS colleague killed at UNOPS premises in Gaza

UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva said:

“This was not an accident, this was an incident. What’s happening in Gaza is unconscionable.
I am shocked and devastated by this tragic news. I saw the absolute dedication of our team in Gaza last month. They and other UN workers and premises should never be targeted. My sincere condolences to all those affected.

Attacks against humanitarian premises are a breach of international law. UN personnel and its premises must be protected by all sides. The civilian population relies on the UN for lifesaving assistance, they are an essential lifeline at the time of utter tragedy and devastation.

I renew the UN call for the resumption of the cea

20.03.2025 - 07:17 [ United Nations ]

UN staff member killed in central Gaza blast, five others injured

At least one UN staffer has been killed and at least five others injured – several very severely – following an explosion at two UN guesthouses in Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. (…)

The incident took place at around 11:30 AM local time on Wednesday. It followed strikes on Tuesday that resulted in some damage, and “a near miss” on Monday, Mr. da Silva said.

The UN buildings are situated in an “isolated area” in Dier al Balah.

20.03.2025 - 07:09 [ Middle East Eye ]

Live: Israeli attacks kill 71 Palestinians in Gaza overnight

21 minutes ago

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates from the Israeli war on Gaza:

The Israeli attacks overnight have flattened at least 11 residential buildings across the Gaza Strip, killing 71 Palestinians, including newborn babies, children and women, according to Al Jazeera.

19.03.2025 - 16:52 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Hadash and CPI: Fascist Govt Has Once Again Broken the Ceasefire in the Most Appalling Way

The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) and the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) in a communique against the deadly Israeli attack warned of the dangers and disastrous repercussions on the conflict arena, the countries of the region and the world, and which affirmed their adherence to the just and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost of which is the embodiment of the Palestinian state on the ground with East Jerusalem as its capital, in implementation of the principle of the two-state solution.

Hadash and CPI considered the attack and the forced displacement of Gaza residents a crime against humanity and a serious violation of international law, against the auto determination and legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians, and a destabilizing factor in the region. “The fascist government has once again broken the ceasefire in the most appalling way, with air strikes that targeted refugee camps and other civilian locations, leading to the deaths of hundreds of people, including many children,” they said.

Hadash-Ta’al chair, MK Ayman Odeh accused Netanyahu of choosing “more war and destruction” to maintain power. MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash), said on X the ceasefire was “shattered on purpose by Netanyahu and his cronies”.

19.03.2025 - 16:37 [ Associated Press / Youtube ]

LIVE: Protesters rally against Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Streamed live 7 hours ago #israel #live #netanyahu
Watch live as protesters opposing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rally outside his office and private residence in Jerusalem. On Tuesday, Israel launched its deadliest bombardment of the 17-month war in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 400 Palestinians. Netanyahu said the attack was “only the beginning” and Israel would press ahead until it destroys the Hamas militant group and frees all its hostages.

19.03.2025 - 16:27 [ Al Jazeera ]

‘End this madness’: Thousands protest in Israel against resumption of war

“It’s time to end this madness before we don’t have anyone to save, before we don’t have a country left,” protest leader Shikma Bressler told the crowd, as per the daily.

19.03.2025 - 16:20 [ Middle East Eye ]

Gaza death toll from Israel‘s genocidal war tops 49,500

Palestinian death toll from Israel‘s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 surged to 49,547 people, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

A ministry statement said that the toll increased after 436 Palestinians were killed in renewed Israeli attacks on the enclave since Tuesday.

19.03.2025 - 14:46 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israel’s Ramadan massacre obliterates any remaining western claims of moral leadership

Benjamin Netanyahu‘s horrific resumption of the war on Gaza shows that no US-backed ceasefire deal is worth the paper it is printed on

19.03.2025 - 10:06 [ Washington Post ]

Netanyahu says Israeli strikes that killed hundreds in Gaza are ‘just the beginning’

Israel’s military launched a large-scale bombing campaign across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, breaking the ceasefire with Hamas that has been in place since late January. At least 404 people have been killed and 562 injured, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, making it one of the deadliest days of the 17-month war. The strikes were carried out amid mounting domestic pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with mass protests planned over his governance.

18.03.2025 - 16:31 [ WAFA.ps ]

Palestine requests extraordinary session of the Arab League Council

Palestine’s Permanent Representative to the League of Arab States, Ambassador Muhannad Al-Aklouk, Tuesday announced that Palestine has submitted a request to convene an extraordinary session of the Council of the Arab League at the level of permanent representatives.

18.03.2025 - 16:12 [ Hurriyet ]

Netanyahu‘s genocide policy must be stopped: Erdoğan

Separately, the Turkish Foreign Ministry shared a statement that condemns the devastating strikes.

“The massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in Israel‘s attacks on Gaza this morning [March 18] demonstrates that the Netanyahu government‘s genocide policy has entered a new phase. Israel defies humanity through its violations of international law and universal values in the gravest way,” read a written statement by Foreign Ministry on March 18.

18.03.2025 - 15:55 [ Ansa.it ]

Great concern for resumption of hostilities in Gaza-Meloni

„We are following with great concern the resumption of fighting in Gaza, which jeopardizes the objectives we are all working towards, the release of all hostages and a permanent end to hostilities, as well as the restoration of full humanitarian assistance in the Strip“, Meloni said in a briefing to the Senate in view of this week‘s European Council.

18.03.2025 - 15:38 [ Egypt Today ]

Egypt condemns Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, leaving hundreds killed

Egypt also called on the international community to intervene immediately to halt the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, to prevent the region from relapsing into a renewed cycle of violence and counter-violence.

18.03.2025 - 15:13 [ Jordan Times ]

Hassan denounces Israel‘s attack on Gaza, calls for int‘l intervention to stop bloodshed

AMMAN – Prime Minister Jafar Hassan described Israel‘s aggression on Gaza as an „attack on humanity,“ calling for an international intervention to stop the bloodshed.

18.03.2025 - 15:07 [ Saudi Gazette ]

Saudi Arabia condemns resumption of Israeli aggression on Gaza

RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed Saudi Arabia’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the resumption of Israeli aggression on Gaza, including direct attacks on civilian-populated areas, in blatant disregard for international humanitarian law.

18.03.2025 - 15:04 [ United Nations ]

LIVE NOW: Security Council to meet on Gaza crisis, as more than 400 reported killed in Israeli strikes

The UN Security Council meets at 10 AM in New York to discuss the situation in Middle East, as deadly Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza and a two-week aid blockade strains critical supplies. Well over 400 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds more injured, according to local authorities. We‘ll have reaction from across the UN and agencies on the ground.

18.03.2025 - 14:36 [ Times of Israel ]

Trump gave ‘green light’ for Israel to resume Gaza offensive — report

US President Donald Trump gave Israel a “green light” to renew military operation against Hamas in Gaza, an Israeli official is quoted as saying by The Wall Street Journal.

18.03.2025 - 14:33 [ Middle East Eye ]

Gaza live: Israel kills over 400 Palestinians as it breaches ceasefire

– Israeli says assault will expand beyond strikes
– US says it was consulted before attacks

18.03.2025 - 14:32 [ Al Jazeera ]

LIVE: Israel strikes Gaza, killing over 400 as ceasefire breaks

At least 404 people, including many children, have been killed in renewed Israeli attacks that have shattered a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. The Health Ministry’s toll is expected to rise as many victims remain under the rubble.
Israel, which has enforced a total aid blockade on Gaza for more than two weeks, issues new forced displacement orders for several areas.

17.03.2025 - 20:39 [ Egypt Today ]

Egypt‘s Gaza reconstruction plan gains widespread regional, international support

Minister Abdel Aty highlighted the broad regional and international support for Egypt‘s reconstruction plan. He announced ongoing preparations for an international conference in Cairo to secure the necessary funding for the plan‘s implementation.

Additionally, he proposed that the United Nations Security Council consider establishing an international presence in Palestinian territories, potentially through deploying peacekeeping or protection forces, to ensure stability and support the path toward establishing an independent Palestinian state.

17.03.2025 - 20:32 [ WAFA.ps ]

Gaza death toll from Israel‘s deadly aggression surpasses 48,572

(March 15, 2025)

The death toll in Gaza has risen to 48,572, the majority being women and children, since the Israeli genocidal war began in October 2023, according to local health authorities.

Over the past 48 hours, hospitals in Gaza have received the bodies or remains of 14 victims after being pulled out from the rubble, in addition to 15 newly reported fatalities and 51 injuries, the sources confirmed.