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Protesters in London honor Palestinian journalists murdered by Israel
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Hundreds gathered in London on Wednesday to honor Palestinian journalists who lost their lives in Israeli attacks in Gaza, holding the event outside the UK Prime Minister’s Office at Downing Street. The memorial was organized by the...
Barcelona Designates Gaza as Symbolic ‘11th District’
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) In a landmark gesture of solidarity, Barcelona will symbolically designate Gaza and other Palestinian cities as its “11th district,” a move aimed at reinforcing long-term cooperation and support for Palestinian communities, Mayor Jaume...
Palestine: hospital killings by Israeli forces show need for global action
National Union of Journalists
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August 26, 2025
The airstrikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in which at least 20 people were killed, including five journalists and media workers, underlines the need for global action to end the Israeli government’s war on journalism and truth, the NUJ has...
Gaza Bleeds: Israel Kills Another Palestinian Journalist
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Another Palestinian journalist was killed in Gaza on Monday amid ongoing Israeli military strikes, raising the death toll since October 2023 to 246, local officials confirmed. Hassan Douhan, a reporter for the Palestinian daily Al-Hayat...
Gaza Genocide: Israeli Strikes Kill 20 More Civilians
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 20 Palestinians lost their lives on Tuesday as Israeli forces launched fresh strikes across the Gaza Strip, local medics confirmed. According to medical personnel cited by media, the attacks hit residential homes and tents...
EU Under Fire for Silence on Gaza Genocide
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) More than 200 retired EU ambassadors and senior officials sharply criticized the bloc on Tuesday for what they described as a failure to confront Israel over its military actions in Gaza and continued occupation of Palestinian...
Merz: Germany Will Not Support Recognition of Palestine
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Germany will not support the recognition of Palestinian statehood, Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared on Tuesday, despite mounting international calls for Berlin to reconsider its stance amid the ongoing Israeli military actions and the...
China Condemns Israel Over Gaza Journalists Killing
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) China expressed "shock" on Tuesday following the deaths of journalists in the Gaza Strip, condemning Israel's airstrike on the besieged enclave. The Israeli attack targeted the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on...
U.S. Lawmakers Blast Israel’s Gaza Hospital Air Raid as “War Crimes”
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) A deadly Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s Nasser Medical Complex that killed at least 20 people, including journalists and a firefighter, has drawn sharp rebuke from U.S. lawmakers, deepening tensions over American military support for...
Twenty Palestinians, including five journalists, one firefighter are murdered by Israel
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) An Israeli strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killed 20 Palestinians on Monday, including five journalists and a firefighter, with several others injured, according to health officials and eyewitnesses....
Gaza Starves: Israeli Blockade Kills Eight More Palestinians
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN) Eight more Palestinians, including a child, have died from malnutrition caused by the tightening Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, a health official confirmed Sunday. Munir al-Bursh, Director General of Gaza’s...
Iran Denounces Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Hospital as "Heinous Crime"
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran issued a sharp rebuke Monday following a deadly Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, calling the attack a "heinous crime" and accusing Israel of committing "genocide" against the Palestinian people. At least 20...
Mark Ruffalo Describes Gaza Famine as “Man-Made Disaster”
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) American actor Mark Ruffalo has issued a strong condemnation of the famine currently gripping Gaza, labeling it a "man-made disaster" and imploring international authorities to step in and help bring an end to Israel’s ongoing military...
UNICEF: Gaza Famine Fueled by Restricted Aid Deliveries
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN) Gaza’s escalating famine emergency stems from severe restrictions on aid deliveries rather than an absence of food, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell declared Sunday, amid ongoing child deaths from starvation. “Children have...
Officials Say Relocation to Southern Gaza "Almost Impossible"
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN) Authorities in Gaza issued a serious warning on Sunday, stating that moving 1.3 million civilians from the northern part of the enclave to the southern region is “almost impossible.” In an official release, the government media office...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows to Resist U.S. Pressure
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared on Sunday that the United States challenges Iran because it seeks an "obedient" nation, a demand he described as "offensive," pledging that Iran will resist such pressure. Speaking in Tehran,...
Gaza Bleeds: Israeli Egregious Attacks Kill Over 62,250 Palestinians
MENAFN
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August 23, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 62,263 Palestinians have been killed since Israel resumed its egregious campaign against the Gaza Strip in October 2023, the Health Ministry in Gaza reported on Friday. The ministry's latest statement confirmed 71 new deaths and...
WHO Chief Demands Protection for Gaza Health Workers
MENAFN
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August 24, 2025
(MENAFN) World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday reiterated urgent calls to safeguard WHO personnel, along with health and humanitarian workers, following the release of one detained staff member in...
SNP Calls on UK to Act on Dire Gaza Catastrophe
MENAFN
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August 24, 2025
(MENAFN) The Scottish National Party’s (SNP) Middle East spokesperson has urgently called on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to break his silence and escalate action regarding the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. “Your Labour...
UNRWA Chief Demands Israel’s Responsibility for Gaza Famine
MENAFN
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August 24, 2025
(MENAFN) The leader of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has called on Israel to acknowledge its role in causing a severe famine in the Gaza Strip. In a statement released Saturday, Philippe Lazzarini...