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“It’s horrifying what is taking place… mass murder within a genocide… The intentional murdering of civilians non-stop.”
Drop Site’s Jeremy Scahill talks about the “apocalyptic scenes” coming out of Gaza among more mass forced displacement orders, increased attacks against
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NEWS | King’s College Cambridge to Divest from Arms Companies Following Student-Led Protests
On May 20, 2025, King’s College Cambridge — founded by Henry VI in 1441 — announced it “will divest from companies that produce arms, or are otherwise complicit in the occupation of the
Hamas Wants Trump to Publicly Announce the Next Ceasefire—and Seal It With a Handshake
After the broken U.S. promise over the release of soldier Edan Alexander, some Hamas negotiators, Jeremy Scahill told Ryan Grim on the Drop Site livestream earlier today, are now discussing
NEW: U.S. Intel Suggests Israel Preparing for Possible Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Sites
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The U.S. has obtained new intelligence suggesting Israel is actively preparing for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities—even as the Trump administration pursues diplomacy with x.com/jimsciutto/sta…
Rubio Warns of Syria’s Collapse Without U.S. Engagement
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a stark warning about Syria’s transitional authority, defended lifting U.S. sanctions, and urged deeper U.S. involvement to
Nearly no one in Gaza can sleep. It’s almost 3 in the morning. I am on the phone with someone there. I am so alarmed and irritated by the buzzing. It’s utterly incomprehensible.
But what is the military objective from this…to terrorise a population and keep them awak?
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Abubaker Abed
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2:21 am in Gaza: This sounds is still terrifying me here although I left. The people of Gaza are unable to get a moment of proper sleep because of the swarm of drones in the sky.
The children and people will never recover from this nightmare. It’s just a heartbreaking feeling x.com/a_abdulruhman/…
2:21 am in Gaza: This sounds is still terrifying me here although I left. The people of Gaza are unable to get a moment of proper sleep because of the swarm of drones in the sky.
The children and people will never recover from this nightmare. It’s just a heartbreaking feeling https://x.com/a_abdulruhman//a_abdulruhman/status/1924966545442087372…
NEW: U.S. Intel Suggests Israel Preparing for Possible Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Sites
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The U.S. has obtained new intelligence suggesting Israel is actively preparing for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities—even as the Trump administration pursues diplomacy with
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3/ Full story here: https://cnn.com/2025/05/20/politics/intelligence-israel-possible-strike-iran-nuclear-facilities?cid=ios_app…
WATCH | “Edan Alexander probably would have gotten the highest number of Palestinians out.”
For releasing U.S.-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, Hamas says Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff promised the U.S. would compel Israel to lift the blockade and Trump would publicly call for a
Gaza’s Government Media Office shares new figures revealing the catastrophic toll of the 80-day U.S.-Israeli siege:
➤ 326 deaths from malnutrition and lack of medicine since Israel’s total blockade began on March 2
➤ 300 miscarriages among pregnant women due to nutritional
Only children and babies were pulled out of the bombed house.
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One by one, only children and babies were pulled out of a house in Jabalia al-Balad in North Gaza after an Israeli occupation airstrike targeted a home. This is a genocide waged against children!
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Israel’s far-right leaders are now openly saying it: the limited aid entering Gaza isn’t about relief—it’s about optics. Netanyahu admits it buys cover for the renewed genocidal military assault. Smotrich sees it as a useful tool to achieve plans to push Palestinians south and
NEWS: The European Union has officially agreed to review its trade agreement with Israel due to the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. This decision follows a meeting of EU foreign ministers where a significant majority supported the move. The review aims to assess
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Claudio Francavilla
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#BREAKING: At long last, the EU has agreed to officially launch a review of the - Association Agreement - the first concrete measure taken by the bloc to address #Israel's atrocity crimes in #Gaza, and the impunity on which they’ve thrived. 1/5 https://euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/20/eu-to-review-its-trade-and-cooperation-with-israel-over-gaza-offensive…
NEW: Mahmoud Khalil’s name is read out in the list of graduating students at the Columbia commencement ceremony he was supposed to graduate in. Instead of Khalil being here wearing his graduation cap and gown though, he is in a detention facility more than a thousand miles away
REPORT: Deir al-Balah Municipality Warns of Total Water Collapse After Last Functioning Well Bombed
The only functioning water well in Deir al-Balah has been destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, plunging the city into what officials are calling an “unprecedented water
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Press Release by Deir al-Balah Municipality: A Real Water Catastrophe Hits Deir al-Balah Following the Targeting of “Sahil 6” Well and Its Complete Shutdown
The Municipality of Deir al-Balah announces that the “Sahil 6” well, located in the Al-Baraka area, has been bombed,