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Saba Yemen
2 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Al-Quds Brigades release footage of downing zionist drone & targeting enemy soldiers east of Gaza
Gaza - Saba: Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine, released footage on Thursday documenting its fighters downing an enemy reconnaissance drone belonging to the Zionist occupation army. The footage also showed the Brigades' fighters bombarding a gathering of enemy soldiers stationed east of Al-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City with mortar shells, as part of ongoing resistance operations against the continuous Zionist aggression on the Strip. In a brief statement, Al-Quds Brigades emphasized that these operations come as a direct response to the enemy's ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza Strip, where the occupation commits daily massacres targeting civilians, houses, and infrastructure. The release of this footage coincides with an unprecedented military escalation in Gaza, as enemy warplanes continue to launch intense airstrikes, while Palestinian resistance forces respond with concentrated retaliatory operations across all fronts—reinforcing the persistence of mutual deterrence despite the enemy's aerial and technological superiority. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
2 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Saraya al-Quds: We bombed gathering of Zionist forces east of Jabalia
Gaza -Saba: Saraya al-Quds, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, confirmed today, Thursday, that it had targeted a gathering of Zionist enemy forces east of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip. In a brief statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the Saraya stated that it had bombarded the Zionist gathering with (107) missiles, achieving a direct hit. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
LeMonde
3 days ago
- Politics
- LeMonde
'The silence over the horrific death toll in Gaza speaks volumes about Israel's transformation'
The wall, or barrier, in all its forms, has been inherent to the Zionist project that led to the creation of the state of Israel. Since the October 7, 2023, massacres carried out by Hamas – made possible by the failure of an expensive, electronics-laden security fence built around Gaza – additional walls have been erected. The effectiveness of these barriers explains why it took 20 months and a provisional death toll of 54,000 – mostly civilians – before criticism of the policies pursued by Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition spread beyond circles sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. It remains to be seen whether this criticism will lead to anything more than a limited easing of the humanitarian blockade imposed by Israel as of March 2, which would amount to a complete failure. The ban on international media access to Gaza since October 7, coupled with the unprecedented decimation of Palestinian journalists – which has barely moved Western governments allied with Israel – has served as a screen for actions unworthy of a democracy. Despite footage and testimonies provided by Gazans, this access ban partially concealed both the massacres and the systematic destruction of the narrow strip of land, its fields, infrastructure and cities. The absence of any independent third-party presence has effectively neutralized reality –reducing it to one side's word against the other. The strike that killed 33 people in a former school overnight from Sunday, May 25, to Monday, May 26, in Gaza was one example among dozens. What was at stake? According to the Palestinian side, the building was a makeshift shelter for people displaced by bombings. According to the Israeli side, it was a "Hamas and Islamic Jihad command and control center" that was "used by the terrorists to plan and gather intelligence in order to execute terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops."
Gulf Today
4 days ago
- Politics
- Gulf Today
Israeli strikes in Gaza Strip kill 52
Rescuers said Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 52 people on Monday, 33 of them in a school-turned-shelter, as European allies ramped up their criticism of Israel. While the war raged on, mediators presented a proposal for a 70-day ceasefire and hostage-release deal to Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian source said. The territory's civil defence agency said many of the casualties at the school in Gaza City were children, while the Israeli military said the site was housing 'key terrorists'. Israel has stepped up a renewed offensive to destroy Hamas, drawing international condemnation as aid trickles in following a blockade since early March that has sparked severe food and medical shortages. It has also triggered international criticism, with European and Arab leaders meeting in Spain calling for an end to the 'inhumane' and 'senseless' war, while humanitarian groups said the trickle of aid was not nearly enough. In Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz voiced unusually strong criticism of Israel, saying: 'I no longer understand what the Israeli army is now doing in the Gaza Strip, with what goal.' The impact on Gazan civilians 'can no longer be justified', he added. Nevertheless, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Berlin would continue selling weapons to Israel. In Gaza City, civil defence agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said that an early-morning Israeli strike on the Fahmi Al-Jarjawi school, where displaced people were sheltering, killed 'at least 33, with dozens injured, mostly children.' The Israeli military said it had 'struck key terrorists who were operating within a Hamas and Islamic Jihad command and control centre embedded in an area', adding that 'numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians'. Another strike killed at least 19 people in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, Bassal said. A Palestinian source meanwhile said that mediators proposed a 70-day ceasefire and the release of 10 Israeli hostages alongside some Palestinian prisoners. A Hamas source said shortly after that the group had accepted the proposal for what would be the war's third truce, saying it came from US envoy Steve Witkoff. The Israeli military said on Monday that over 'the past 48 hours, the (air force) struck over 200 targets throughout the Gaza Strip'. It also said it had detected three projectiles launched from Gaza toward communities in Israel Monday, as the country prepared to celebrate Jerusalem Day, an annual event marking its capture of the city's eastern sector in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. 'Two projectiles fell in the Gaza Strip and one additional projectile was intercepted,' it said. Later on Monday, it issued an evacuation order for areas of Khan Yunis, saying they had been the site of rocket launches. The same day, as Arab and European nations gathered to seek an end to the war, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares called for an arms embargo on Israel. He also called for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza 'massively, without conditions and without limits, and not controlled by Israel', describing the territory as humanity's 'open wound'. Israel last week partially eased an aid blockade on Gaza that had exacerbated widespread shortages of food and medicine. COGAT, the Israeli defence ministry body that coordinates civilian affairs in the Palestinian territories, said that '107 trucks belonging to the UN and the international community carrying humanitarian aid... were transferred' into Gaza on Sunday. But aid agencies insist that is nowhere near enough, at just a fraction of what was allowed in during a two-month ceasefire. While Israel has restricted aid into Gaza, the war has made growing food next to impossible, with the UN saying on Monday just five percent of Gaza's farmland was now useable. Meanwhile, Jake Wood, the head of a US-backed group preparing to move aid into Gaza, announced his resignation, saying it was impossible to do his job in line with principles of neutrality and independence. Agence France-Presse
Arab Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Arab Times
Video shows girl running through burning Gaza school after Israeli bombing
GAZA, May 27: A heartbreaking video has emerged showing a child running through a burning building in Gaza after an Israeli airstrike targeted the Fahmi al-Jarjawi school, which was sheltering displaced Palestinians. The attack, which took place overnight, left more than 30 people dead, according to rescue teams on the ground. The school, located in Gaza City, was one of over 200 sites struck by Israeli forces in the past 48 hours, as part of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The school had been housing families displaced by the ongoing violence in the region. Videos and images of the aftermath of the attack, showing fires engulfing the building and significant destruction, have sparked widespread condemnation. The footage of a young girl running through the building was shared by Israeli national broadcaster Kann News but later removed. It is unclear whether the child in the video survived the blaze. Other images from the site show the charred remains of both adults and children, highlighting the devastating consequences of the airstrike. The Hamas-run government in Gaza has reported that 18 children were among those killed in the attack, which it has denounced as a "brutal massacre." In a statement, the government accused Israel of "deliberately and systematically" targeting shelters for displaced people, describing the assault as a violation of international law and an attempt to inflict maximum civilian casualties. The Israeli military, however, defended the strike, claiming that it had targeted key Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives within a command center located in the area that had previously served as the Fahmi al-Jarjawi school. The Israeli military also stated that it had taken steps to minimize civilian casualties during the operation. In addition to the airstrikes, the Israeli army issued a broad evacuation order for much of the southern Gaza Strip on Monday afternoon, urging residents to move to the Mawasi area on the coast. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said they would launch an "unprecedented attack" in the area to target terror organizations. The evacuation was presented as a precautionary measure, with the coastal region being designated as a "safer zone." As of Monday, Gaza's health ministry reported that more than 50 people had been killed since dawn in new Israeli attacks. This includes civilian casualties from airstrikes in various regions of the Gaza Strip, including Jabalia, Nuseirat, and Khan Yunis. In one tragic incident, nine children were killed in an airstrike on the home of two doctors in Khan Yunis. The Israeli army stated that it was reviewing reports of the incident. The international community has strongly criticized the ongoing violence, particularly Israel's military actions in Gaza. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed concern over the humanitarian toll of the airstrikes, stating that the scale of civilian suffering could no longer be justified as part of Israel's fight against Hamas terrorism. Merz announced plans to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, urging a reconsideration of the military approach. The United Nations has reported that at least 3,785 people have died in Gaza since the collapse of a ceasefire on March 18, bringing the overall death toll to nearly 54,000, with the vast majority of casualties being civilians. The conflict has also resulted in widespread displacement and devastation throughout the region. In the wake of the violence, there have been calls for a ceasefire. Former U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he wanted to end the war in Gaza "as quickly as possible" and indicated that a ceasefire could be announced soon, with the potential release of Israeli hostages as part of the deal. Meanwhile, efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza continue amid growing criticism of the blockade imposed by Israel. On Sunday, the Israeli Defense Ministry allowed 107 aid trucks to enter Gaza, but critics argue that this is insufficient to address the dire needs of the population. The United Nations and various international aid agencies have been calling for an increase in the volume of humanitarian assistance to Gaza. The World Food Programme has emphasized the urgent need for food aid, as hunger and insecurity continue to rise in the region. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, and efforts to secure a lasting ceasefire and ensure the delivery of aid are ongoing amidst the backdrop of escalating violence and international pressure on both Israel and Hamas to end the conflict.
