Trump pledges ‘good things to happen’ in Gaza as scores die in Israeli strikes – as it happened US president appears to back aid for Palestinians as Israel carries out attacks across territory The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2025
Israeli strikes kill at least 20 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people in the northern Gaza Strip, as U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his Middle East visit The Independent UK · May 16, 2025
What is famine, and why is Gaza at risk of reaching it soon? One in five in Gaza face famine as Israel’s blockade continues. What does starvation do to the human body? Al Jazeera · May 16, 2025
Why is Israel still in Eurovision? The answer is more complex than you might think The war in Gaza means the European Broadcasting Union is risking its liberal reputation, but to ban Israel would be to undermine the organisation’s fundamental purpose, says author Chris West The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025
Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested Ben Cohen was arrested after interrupting a hearing to protest the war in Gaza Salon · May 15, 2025
Eighty dead in Gaza bombing, Coalition talks begin, doctors’ gene genius As ceasefire talks wither, Trump suggests territory could become ‘freedom zone’; Sussan Ley expects partnership talks to ‘take time’ The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2025
UN rejects US-backed Gaza aid plan, citing lack of neutrality UN stresses adherence to principles of neutrality and independence in delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to Gaza. Al Jazeera · May 15, 2025
NYU withholds diploma of student who condemned Israel in graduation speech University says it ‘strongly denounces’ commencement speech by Logan Rozos, who called out ‘atrocities’ in Gaza The Guardian - US · May 15, 2025
Israel Fatally Shot 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy Set to Testify Against IDF for Ambush on First Responders, Aid Workers Israeli forces shot and killed a young boy who saw Major Nikolai Ashurov and his unit slaughter and bury 15 medical workers in the Gaza Strip in March. Latin Times · May 15, 2025
In Gaza, the Nakba is being relived in 2025 Ruwaida Amer’s grandparents lived through the Nakba in 1948. Now, in 2025, she is experiencing another catastrophe. Al Jazeera · May 15, 2025
UN aid chief defends using 'genocide' in Gaza remarks to the Security Council that Israel rejects The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has defended using the term “genocide” to describe what aid workers are trying to prevent in Gaza The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
Trump Again Suggests U.S. Takes Over Gaza, Turn It Into a 'Freedom Zone' President Donald Trump again suggested the U.S. take over Gaza and turn it into a "freedom zone" Latin Times · May 15, 2025
From 1948 to now, a Palestinian woman in Gaza recounts a life of displacement Palestinians across the Middle East are commemorating the anniversary of the “Nakba” -- Arabic for “the Catastrophe” -- when some 700,000 Palestinians were expelled by Israeli forces or fled their homes in what is now Israel during the 1948 war that surrounded its creation The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
Israeli strikes kill 60 in Gaza as Trump renews call for ‘freedom zone’ President removes shoes for tour of Abu Dhabi mosque and still hopes to redevelop Gaza, where half a million face starvation The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025 Trump’s Middle East tour tells us he has forgotten about Gaza, much to Netanyahu’s delight As thousands of IDF soldiers prepare to occupy the strip, the president is silent. Israel’s ultra-right could want nothing more, says Chatham House’s professor of international relations, Yossi Mekelberg
The Guardian - US · May 15, 2025 Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested for Gaza protest at US Senate hearing Ben Cohen and others interrupted RFK Jr at hearing to protest Israel’s Gaza blockade and Medicaid cuts
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025 Israeli airstrikes kill at least 80 as Trump talks of turning Gaza into ‘freedom zone’ Violence over last 48 hours diminishes hope that US president’s visit to Middle East would pause hostilities
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025 First Thing: Russia and Ukraine to begin first direct talks since 2022 Putin and Zelenskyy will not meet after the Russian president refused to travel to Istanbul for talks with his Ukrainian counterpart. Plus, the fitness influencers who fake their impossibly ripped physiques
International Business Times · May 15, 2025 Gaza Air Strikes Kill 94 As Manhunt Unfolds In West Bank Palestinian rescuers reported 94 people killed Thursday in Israeli strikes on blockaded Gaza, where a US-backed organisation said it intends to begin distributing aid by the end of the month.
Evening Standard · May 15, 2025 Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested after heckling Robert F. Kennedy Jr during pro-Palestine protest ‘You're killing poor kids in Palestine and paying for it by cutting Medicaid for kids in the United States,’ Ben Cohen heckled inside the US Capitol
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 Gaza war: Israeli strikes kill at least 60, medics say amid ceasefire push Among the victims were children and a local journalist
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 An Israeli woman on her way to give birth was killed in a West Bank attack A woman who was nine months pregnant and on her way to the delivery room is dead after a Palestinian gunman opened fire on her car
Euronews · May 15, 2025 Israeli airstrike on Jabaliya home in Gaza captured on camera An Israeli airstrike struck a residential building in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, on Thursday, sending residents fleeing as thick smoke billowed into the sky.
Euronews · May 15, 2025 At least 54 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza's Khan Younis, hospital says The second consecutive night of heavy bombing coincided with US President Trump's Middle East tour, aiming for regional talks.
International Business Times · May 15, 2025 Elon Musk Reposts Pope's Suggestion That Vatican Can Host Global Talks For 'Enemy' Nations Elon Musk seems to agree with Pope Leo XIV that the Vatican can be used as a negotiating table for world leaders, especially amid ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza.