“Israel must not be allowed to continue its rampage against Palestinians who are simply defending their right to exist and protesting against their forced displacement.”
Israeli forces used ‘unwarranted, excessive force’, says Amnesty.
BREAKING: Two Israelis have been killed after rocket fire from Gaza hit Ashkelon, reports Israeli daily Haaretz aje.io/ykfzn
“More than 70 rockets in less than 30 minutes.”
Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim, reporting from the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, said Hamas’ armed wing fired their “largest barrage” yet from the enclave towards Israel.
“The streets of Gaza are almost empty. People are staying home because of the intensive air strikes that Israel is carrying out", reports Al Jazeera's Safwat Al Kahlout.
🔴 LIVE updates as the Palestinian death toll from Israeli strikes reaches 28 ➡️ aje.io/ykfzn
Instagram claims #SheikhJarrah content was impacted due to a "widespread global technical issue", yet there are still reports of content takedowns and account suspensions.
Are social media companies censoring Palestinians' posts on social media? 👇 aje.io/qzwbr
🔴 LIVE updates:
• Iran's FM condemns 'racist, criminal' Israel
• UN says it's working to 'de-escalate tensions'
• Dozens take part in Palestinian solidarity march in Lebanon
• Footballers express their support for Palestinians ⤵️ aje.io/ykfzn
A multi-storey residential tower in western Gaza City collapsed after Israeli airstrikes targeted the building. No casualties were reported as residents vacated the tower before it was hit.
BREAKING: Hamas says it launched 130 rockets towards Tel Aviv, in retaliation for an Israeli air strike that hit a residential building in Gaza aje.io/ykfzn
The moment a multi-storey residential tower in western Gaza City collapsed after Israeli airstrikes targeted the building.
Arab foreign ministers urge the ICC to investigate Israel’s possible war crimes against the Palestinians, including the planned eviction of Palestinian families from #SheikhJarrah.
At least nine children are among the 28 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli air raids in the last 24 hours aje.io/annbb
🔴 LIVE updates:
• Netanyahu says Gaza militants will pay ‘very heavy price’ over rocket fire
• The head of Hamas said the group was “ready” if Israel escalates violence.
• UN chief demands immediate halt to Israeli-Palestinian violence ⤵️ aje.io/ykfzn
Israeli forces have injured 1,000 Palestinians in East Jerusalem between May 7 and May 10, reports the UN.
Save the Children reports that thousands of missing Palestinian children are trapped under rubble, buried in unmarked graves, harmed by explosives, detained by Israeli forces, or lost in the chaos of the war on Gaza.
Israel’s top court has ordered the government to provide information about conditions inside the military facility Sde Teiman, where Palestinians from Gaza are detained.
Malnourished Palestinian children are being treated at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, as Israel continues to restrict aid to the besieged enclave.
The UN is adding Israel to its 'blacklist' of countries that have committed abuses against children in armed conflict, as more than 15,500 Palestinian children have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7.
An Israeli air attack on a home in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in northern Gaza has killed at least four Palestinians and injured 14 more, the Wafa news agency reports.
Two Palestinian men have been shot during an Israeli raid in the Aqabat Jabr camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, the Wafa news agency reports.
Qatar, Egypt and the US urge Israel and Hamas to conclude a ceasefire agreement that embodies the principles outlined by US President Biden, amid Israel's continuing bombardment of besieged Gaza.
Alexandra Saieh, head of humanitarian policy and advocacy at Save the Children, has told Al Jazeera that “Gaza is witnessing the worst levels of malnutrition, of child malnutrition especially, worldwide right now.”
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has denounced far-right ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for threatening to dissolve Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if he were to accept President Biden’s new ceasefire deal.
On May 29, South Africans will head to the polls to vote in national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly, which will choose the president for the next 5 years.
Here’s a guide to the elections and major political parties ⤵️
South Africa follows a proportional voting system where parties and candidates compete for 400 seats in the National Assembly.
For the first time, independent candidates will compete in the elections with voters given three ballots instead of two.
Who is in South Africa’s current National Assembly?
South Africa’s lower house of parliament currently includes 14 political parties represented by 400 members, allocated proportionally based on the votes each party received in the 2019 elections.
Israel calls the ICJ binding order to immediately stop its attack on Rafah “outrageous, morally repugnant and disgusting” as it continues its war and bombardment of Gaza.
The Elders group of world leaders has said “no country is above the law” and Israel’s “unlawful approach” to its war on Gaza cannot continue following the ICJ’s order to halt attacks on Rafah.
US Senator Bernie Sanders warned the US that if it ignores “crimes against humanity” being committed in Gaza, it will not have the credibility to criticise “the actions of any country, no matter how terrible.”