A Palestinian teenager with no previous health conditions has starved to death in Gaza after being hospitalised, medical officials and relatives say, as people in the besieged enclave desperately struggle to find food amid Israel’s continued…
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US doctor in Gaza reports children starving to death due to Israeli blockade – Middle East Monitor
In an interview with Anadolu, Dr. Cooper, who has been working in Gaza for just three days, said the situation is beyond imagination, with children as young as five collapsing from starvation.
“I’ve seen children…
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Amsterdam Pride parade blends celebration and protest in LGBTQ+ show of solidarity
By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Milan Berckmans
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Around 80 colorful pride boats sailed through Amsterdam’s World Heritage canals on Saturday in the finale of a week-long celebration in the city that stood in stark contrast…
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UN hears testimony on torture, abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli authorities – Middle East Monitor
The UN has received testimony alleging widespread torture and abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7, 2023, with mounting calls for an independent international investigation, Anadolu…
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Hamas rules out giving up arms unless ‘independent, sovereign’ Palestinian state established – Middle East Monitor
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Saturday it will not give up its arms unless an “independent, fully sovereign” Palestinian state is established, Anadolu reports.
The statement came following reports by…
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I may starve to death before I am able to graduate in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
On July 27, the Palestinian Ministry of Education released the results of the secondary education certificate exams, also known as tawjihi. Like every year, families sat together, eyes fixed on phone screens, hearts pounding, everyone hoping to…
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Palestine warns against mass storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by illegal Israeli settlers – Middle East Monitor
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Saturday warned of plans by illegal Israeli settler groups to stage a mass incursion into the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday. The move coincides with what Jews…
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Hamas says it won’t disarm unless independent Palestinian state established
(Reuters) -Hamas said on Saturday that it would not lay down arms unless an independent Palestinian state is established.
In a statement, the Palestinian militant faction said its “armed resistance … cannot be relinquished except through the…
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Death toll in Israel’s Gaza war tops 60,400 – Middle East Monitor
At least 60,430 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, Anadolu reports.
A ministry statement said 98 bodies were brought to…
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Twenty former Belgian diplomats urge the government to take action against Israel – Middle East Monitor
More than twenty former Belgian diplomats and ambassadors are urging the federal government to take action against Israel in an open letter. The letter from diplomats is a “unique signal”, according to political…
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