First trickle of aid in 3 months after Israel allows limited food into Gaza UN says decision to allow of handful of trucks in ‘a drop in the ocean’. Al Jazeera · May 19, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that his decision to resume aid to Gaza came from pressure from allies The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Live updates: A UN official says 20 aid trucks with food are waiting to enter Gaza Israel says it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza even as its "extensive” new ground operations are underway The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Israel Strikes Gaza After 'Basic' Food Aid Pledge Israeli strikes killed at least 22 people in Gaza on Monday, rescuers said, after Israel pledged to let a "basic amount" of food into the territory to avert a hunger crisis. International Business Times · May 19, 2025
France pressures Israel to resume full humanitarian aid to Gaza Amid escalating tensions and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, France is calling for immediate and unhindered aid access. With Israel agreeing only to a limited reopening of supply routes, international concern is mounting over the risk of famine and the fate of civilians caught in the conflict. Radio France Internationale · May 19, 2025
UK, France and Canada threaten action if Israel’s offensive continues as first aid crosses into Gaza in weeks – as it happened Joint statement warns of ‘concrete action’ over Israel’s latest Gaza offensive; nine trucks allowed through but UN aid chief, Tom Fletcher, says significantly more are needed The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
Attacks on healthcare in war zones in 2024 reach ‘new levels of horror’ – report Health facilities were destroyed and staff killed in record numbers in conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, Myanmar and Sudan The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
South Africa’s Ramaphosa to visit Trump: Can they fix tricky relations? The two countries have clashed over alleged persecution of white South Africans and Israel’s war on Gaza. Al Jazeera · May 19, 2025
At Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass and beyond, Jewish leaders show hope in Jewish-Catholic relations Jewish leaders got front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Aid workers feel helpless as Israel's blockade pushes Gaza towards famine Humanitarian workers in Gaza have overflowed with anger, frustration and horror as Israel’s blockade pushed the territory into famine The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Trump makes the Gulf states feel powerful, but the real test is: can they stop Israel’s war? The US president’s deference to his Middle Eastern allies is hollow if they cannot affect what happens in their own back yard, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
AP PHOTOS: Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight kill dozens Israel says it has launched “extensive” new ground operations in Gaza. The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Tens of thousands protest in The Hague to demand Dutch government action on Gaza war Human rights groups and aid agencies — including Amnesty International, Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders — estimated the peaceful crowd at more than 100,000 people. Euronews · May 19, 2025
Israel says it will allow 'basic' amount of aid into Gaza as it expands ground offensive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his cabinet was acting at the recommendation of the IDF because of "the operational need to enable the expansion of intense fighting." Euronews · May 18, 2025
The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2025 Morning Mail: Israel launches new Gaza assault; NSW police ‘extraordinary’ search power; Biden’s cancer diagnosis ‘Extensive’ operation planned by Israeli forces in Gaza; Teams app took students biometric data; Labor eyes productivity reforms
Evening Standard · May 18, 2025 Israel launches 'extensive' new ground operations in Gaza as airstrikes kill at least 103 people The bombardment forced northern Gaza's main hospital to close and direct strikes were reported at the site
The Conversation · May 18, 2025 1 in 5 Gazans face starvation. Can the law force Israel to act? As Israel continues to pound Gaza with airstrikes, killing scores of people a day, the two-month ceasefire that brought a halt to the violence earlier this year feels like a distant memory.
AAP · May 18, 2025 Anti-Semitism panel told inquiry risks isolating Jews After an increase in anti-Semitic incidents across NSW, a parliamentary inquiry has been urged not just to focus on one form of racism.
Al Jazeera · May 18, 2025 Israeli strikes batter Gaza hospitals as brutal siege, bombing intensify Indonesian Hospital in Gaza’s north ‘forced out of service’ amid intensifying Israeli strikes on healthcare system.
The Independent UK · May 18, 2025 Huge crowd piles pressure on Dutch government to seek an end to Israel's campaign in Gaza Red-clad protesters have marched through the Dutch capital of The Hague demanding their government do more to halt Israel’s campaign in Gaza
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025 Israeli army begins ‘extensive’ new ground operations in Gaza Netanyahu signals openness to deal with Hamas and says Israel will allow some aid into Gaza
The Independent UK · May 18, 2025 Israel moves to seize ‘operational control’ in parts of Gaza IN FULL
The Independent UK · May 18, 2025 Austria is awaiting JJ's homecoming after he wins Eurovision Song Contest with 'Wasted Love' Austrians were getting ready to welcome back home and celebrate classically trained countertenor JJ, who has won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song “Wasted Love.”
The Independent UK · May 18, 2025 Israel to allow ‘basic amount of food’ into Gaza after announcing start of ‘extensive’ new ground operation Israel’s decision to allow food into Gaza ends a 10-week blockade in the enclave
International Business Times · May 18, 2025 Gaza Rescuers Say Children Among 33 Killed In Israeli Strikes Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed at least 33 people, more than half of them children, a day after Israel announced an expanded military campaign in the besieged territory.