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US Representative condemns GHF as it supports killing Palestinians
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June 28, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s decision to provide $30 million in funding to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), arguing that the initiative supports what she described as...
UK government wants to ban Palestine Action for activism
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN) The British government is preparing to propose banning Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian activist organization, by labeling it a terrorist group. This follows an incident where members of the group gained access to a military air base...
Gaza Bleeds: Israel Kills Over Twenty Palestinians Seeking Aid
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 25 Palestinians, including individuals trying to access food aid, were killed and hundreds more injured during renewed Israeli attacks across Gaza on Wednesday, according to medical sources cited by a Palestinian news agency. An...
UK Moves to Outlaw Pro-Palestinian Activist Group
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN) The British government is preparing to formally designate the activist group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, a move prompted by an incident in which activists infiltrated an airbase and sprayed red paint into a military...
UK Moves to Ban Pro-Palestinian Group
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN) The British government plans to request that legislators classify a pro-Palestinian activist group as a terrorist organization. This decision follows an incident where members of the group infiltrated a military air base and sprayed paint...
Gaza Bleeds: Israeli Assaults Kill Over Fifty Palestinians
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN) In the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, renewed Israeli assaults claimed the lives of at least 50 civilians, most of whom were seeking food, with over 200 more wounded, medical sources reported. An Anadolu medical official revealed that 37 people...
Thousands march in Rabat to show solidarity with Palestinians
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) In Rabat, thousands of Moroccans gathered in the city center on Sunday to demonstrate their support for the Palestinian cause amid rising regional tensions. Many participants wore Palestinian keffiyehs and waved both Moroccan and...
Gaza Bleeds: Israeli Strikes Kill Nearly 56,000 Palestinians
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Media reports that since October 2023, the devastating conflict waged by Israel has claimed the lives of at least 55,998 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry’s update on Monday. In the past 24 hours alone, 39 bodies were...
France Reaffirms Drive to Recognize Palestine
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) France’s foreign minister reaffirmed on Monday the nation’s strong commitment to collectively recognizing Palestinian statehood, urging international partners not to lose sight of the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. Speaking...
Erdogan hosts Qatari PM, head of UN agency for Palestinian refugees
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held meetings on Saturday in Istanbul with key international figures, including the UN Alliance of Civilizations High Representative, the Qatari Prime Minister, the head of the UN agency for...
Moroccan Masses Unite to Amplify Support for Palestinian Cause
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Thousands of Moroccans flooded the streets of downtown Rabat on Sunday, demonstrating their steadfast backing for Palestine as tensions across the region intensify. Clad in Palestinian keffiyehs and brandishing both Moroccan and...
Israel: IFJ records harassment and censorship of Palestinian Israeli journalists
National Union of Journalists
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June 19, 2025
The NUJ joins the International Federation of Journalists in condemning a wave of attacks against Palestinian Israeli journalists. At least 26 journalists including foreign media were subjected to physical assaults, racist incitement, denial of...
Federal Judge Directs Release of Detained Pro-Palestinian Activist
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN) A federal judge mandated the Trump administration on Friday to free Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, from immigration detention on bail. Khalil, who holds lawful permanent resident status, had...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Over Forty Palestinians in Gaza
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 41 Palestinians lost their lives on Saturday due to Israeli gunfire and air raids throughout the Gaza Strip, according to reports from local hospitals and civil defense officials. Al-Awda Hospital, located in the heart of Gaza’s...
Israel Kills Eleven Palestinians Seeking Aid in Gaza, Including Children
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June 21, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 11 Palestinians, including three children, were killed early Saturday in Israeli air and artillery strikes targeting civilian gatherings waiting for humanitarian aid in southern and central Gaza, medical sources confirmed. The...
U.S. Restarts Student Visa Processing, Mandates Full Social Media Vetting
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States government revealed on Wednesday that it has recommenced handling student visa applications for foreign nationals, introducing a new stipulation that requires applicants to grant officials access to their social media...
UN Reports Over 680,000 Palestinians Displaced Over Past Three Months
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations announced on Wednesday that the ongoing Israeli assaults have forcibly uprooted more than 680,000 Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip over the past three months. During a press briefing, UN spokesperson Stephane...
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian for Alleged Stabbing Attack
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man suspected of attempting a stabbing attack near Bethlehem in the West Bank, while Israeli raids across the region resulted in the arrest of at least 60 Palestinians, according...
Gaza Bleeds: Israeli Strikes Kill Thirty-Two More Palestinians
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Medical sources and eyewitnesses report that Israeli forces killed at least 32 Palestinians and injured dozens more in a series of airstrikes and gunfire across Gaza on Wednesday. Among the fatalities were 11 Palestinians gathered near...
Olivia Rodrigo Denounces Gaza Genocide as “Horrific”
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN) American pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo spoke out Saturday about the escalating crisis in Gaza, describing the situation as “horrific and completely unacceptable.” Through an Instagram story, Rodrigo expressed deep sorrow over the suffering...