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Israel-Gaza conflict: 36 Palestinians killed in gunfire while waiting for aid; 200 injured

A Palestinian shouts to the camera in Arabic “We get food with the taste of death and blood” as he carries a bag containing food and humanitarian aid packages (Image credits: AP) At least 36 people were killed and more than 200 wounded on Tuesday after gunmen opened fire on Palestinians while they were trying […]

‘We were well aware of risks’: Greta Thunberg on Gaza aid mission after being deported, calls Israeli action a ‘kidnapping’

Greta Thunberg on Gaza aid mission after being deported, calls Israeli action a ‘kidnapping’ (Picture credit: AP) Greta Thunberg, the renowned climate activist, was deported from Israel on Tuesday after being detained along with other activists aboard the Gaza-bound aid boat, the Madleen. Upon her arrival at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport, Thunberg spoke about […]

‘Show is over’: Footage shows Israeli forces on Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg; watch video

Israel foreign ministry on Monday released a video of the Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg after the climate activist claimed that they had been “kidnapped” by Israel. In the footage, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) were seen distributing food and water to those aboard.It also informed that Thunberg was on “her way to Israel, […]

‘Turn back’: Israel orders military to block ‘antisemite’ Greta Thunberg-led aid boat from reaching Gaza

Climate activist Greta Thunberg stands near a Palestinian flag after boarding the Madleen boat and before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025. (Pic credit: AP) As Greta Thunberg sails towards Gaza with other activists carrying aid for […]

Greta Thunberg sails to Gaza with aid: Israel says ‘we are prepared’, threatens to raid ship

Greta Thunberg sails to Gaza with aid: Israel says ‘we are prepared’, threatens to raid ship (Pic credit: Instagram/AP) Israel said it is “prepared” and will “act accordingly” to stop Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who is sailing to Gaza with aid. Meanwhile, the Israeli defence forces have also threatened a special forces raid on the […]

Gaza civilians struggle as aid fails to reach north

Starving civilians caught in the chaos of food distribution in Gaza (Image credit: AP) Before the war, Hazem Lubbad was a university student, supporting his studies while working as a waiter at a restaurant in Gaza City. For the past 19 months, he has been hunkering down with his extended family in Sheikh Radwan, a […]

Chaos and gunfire at a new Gaza aid distribution hub leave 1 dead and 48 hurt | World News

Gunfire at a new Gaza aid distribution hub leave 1 dead and 48 injured (Photo: AP) Gaza’s health ministry said on Wednesday that at least one Palestinian was killed and 48 were wounded when gunshots were fired on a crowd that overran a new aid distribution site in the war-battered enclave that was set up […]

US-backed Gaza aid model ‘waste of resources, distraction from atrocities’: UNRWA head

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini (Image credit: UNRWA official website) The new US-backed aid distribution model in Gaza is a waste of resources and a distraction from “atrocities”, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees Philippe Lazzarini said Wednesday.“I believe it is a waste of resources and a distraction from atrocities. We already have […]

WHO says trucks with medical aid must be allowed into Gaza | World News

GENEVA: A top World Health Organization official deplored Monday that none of the agency’s trucks with medical aid had been allowed to enter the Gaza Strip since Israel ended its blockade.Humanitarian aid has begun trickling back into the Palestinian territory in recent days after more than two months of blocked access.For more than 11 weeks, […]

Head of controversial US-backed Gaza aid group resigns

AP file photo WASHINGTON: The head of a controversial US-backed group preparing to move aid into the Gaza Strip announced his abrupt resignation Sunday, adding fresh uncertainty over the effort’s future.In a statement by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), executive director Jake Wood explained that he felt compelled to leave after determining the organization could […]