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Alarming increase in meningitis cases in Gaza
[Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:32:05 +0300] Gaza – Saba: The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday confirmed an alarming increase in meningitis cases in the Gaza Strip amid an unprecedented health, humanitarian, and environmental deterioration. In...

Shas spiritual leader links death of troops in Gaza to students’ neglect of Torah
In an open letter to yeshiva students on Tuesday, former Sephardi chief rabbi and Shas spiritual leader Yitzhak Yosef asserted that the deaths of five IDF servicemen overnight in Gaza may have been caused by the students’ insufficient Torah study...

International News Briefs for Thursday, July 10, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Gaza’s Doctors Warn Hospitals “Will Become Graveyards” as Fuel Supplies Dwindle Jul 10, 2025 Israel’s unrelenting slaughter in...

Lana Del Rey Voices Support for Palestine, Texas Flood Victims
Tue 08 Jul 2025 | 02:51 PM Lana Del Rey has spoken out about two ongoing crises in the world right now, sharing a message of support for people affected by the deadly flash floods in Texas before mourning the “heartbreaking” loss of life amid the...

Palestine Action is malign, but terror status goes too far
Police officers arrest protesters in Parliament Square who support of Palestine Action, which has been banned under anti-terrorism laws VUK VALCIC/ZUMA At midnight on Saturday, Palestine Action became officially proscribed under the Terrorism...

Palestinian flag removed from Stawamus Chief after controversy
BC Parks says it will not be pursuing enforcement actions now that the flag has been removed following Squamish Nation's request that it be taken down. The Palestinian flag that was hung on the rockface of the Stawamus Chief since about Canada Day...

Lana Del Rey forced to clarify stance on Palestine after heartfelt statement on Texas floods
Lana Del Rey has taken to social media to speak out about two ongoing tragedies occurring in different parts of the world, where she expressed her sorrow for the deadly flash floods in Texas, and also to say that she "prays for Palestine every...

Texas Rep. Castro speaks out on flooding response and cuts to National Weather Service
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Texas Rep. Castro speaks out on flooding response and cuts to National Weather Service 04:11 UP NEXT Trump announces steep new tariffs on 14 countries...

Trump Trashes ‘Palestinian Senator’ Chuck Schumer For Exploiting Texas Flood
President Donald Trump slammed Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday after the Senate minority leader tried to blame Trump for the Texas floods. “I saw a Palestinian senator, his name is Schumer, he’s a great Palestinian,” Trump said in a White...

Crackdown on Free Speech: How Pro-Palestinian Voices Are Being Criminalised: MEMO in conversation with Fahad Ansari
In this episode of Conversation with MEMO, we sit down with solicitor Fahad Ansari to unpack the intensifying crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism across Western democracies. Against the backdrop of Israel’s genocide on Gaza, the discussion dives...

New Gaza freedom flotilla carrying aid to set sail this week
The boat is named after the iconic Palestinian character symbolising the fight against injustice [Getty/file photo] The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is set to sail a ship again on Sunday toward Gaza in a bid to deliver symbolic humanitarian...

Netanyahu says he believes Trump can help seal Gaza ceasefire deal
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump slams reporter's Epstein question: 'Are people still talking about this creep?' 02:33 Son shares powerful message amid search for missing parents after...

From dream to deadlock: The Palestinian statehood crisis between broken systems and betraying symbols
Palestinians take part in the commemoration of the Nakba near the border between Gaza and Israel, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 1, 2023. (Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90) Since the Nakba of 1948, the Palestinian people have...

Hold GOP Accountable: Youngest Dem. Congresswoman on Medicaid, Climate Cuts & Her Visit to ICE Jail
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: With President Trump’s massive new tax and spending law now in effect, states are preparing for its devastating impacts on healthcare, with nearly $1 trillion in cuts to...

The “Final Solution” to the Palestinian Question
There should be no doubt any longer, if there ever was, that Israel is exacting a “final solution” to the Palestinian question. There are no gas chambers, but Israel is utilizing other deadly methods to erase Palestinians and obliterate Palestine...
Reform, Integrity and Dialogue: Palestine Strengthens Communication with the Private Sector to Advance Customs Modernization
As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen institutional integrity and modernize its procedures, the Customs Administration of Palestine, with support from the World Customs Organization (WCO) Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP)...

Trump Tariffs, Pahalgam Attack To Israel-Iran, Gaza & Russia-Ukraine: BRICS Summit’s Key Takeaways
Last Updated:July 08, 2025, 13:26 IST Brics Summit: While Indian PM Narendra Modi attended the event, China’s Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladmir Putin remained absent PM Narendra Modi during a group photograph with BRICS members, partners...

General : Palestine Hails CEAPAD IV As Vital Platform For Statehood, Regional Cooperation
By Noor Azuki Fahme Ismail KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- The Palestinian Government has hailed the significance of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) as a critical diplomatic platform...

No life without water: How Israel’s actions in Gaza echo past genocides
Taken alongside the denial of entry of life-saving aid, dismantlement of medical services, and imposed hunger, Israel’s long-term disruption of water services in Gaza redefines the limits of acceptable suffering of civilians. (Photo: Jaber Jehad...

Round 3? New flotilla expected to sail to Gaza
One month after Israeli naval forces intercepted the vessel "Madleen" carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg, the "Freedom Flotilla to Gaza" organization announced Monday that another humanitarian ship will attempt to reach Gaza on July 13. The...