Category: Israel and Palestine articles

Humanitarian agencies reject IDF claim Gaza medic killings caused by ‘professional failures’

Its quite obvious that Murder has been committed – what a surprise that Israel just ‘reprimands’ 2 people for this as Murder is now sadly the norm – God help all those who died – Peter The UN’s humanitarian agency, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Gaza’s civil defence service have rejected the findings of an Israeli military investigation that concluded the killings of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers in Rafah last month were caused by “professional failures”.Eight PRCS paramedics, six members of the

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Netanyahu demanded loyalty before trying to fire me, Shin Bet chief claims

Can anybody tell Trump and Netanyahu apart – Peter Ronen Bar, head of Israel’s internal security service, says he was also asked to spy on anti-government protestersHannah Ellis-Petersen in JerusalemTue 22 Apr 2025 00.55 AESTThe director of Israel’s internal intelligence agency, Shin Bet, has alleged that Benjamin Netanyahu fired him for refusing to pledge his loyalty to the prime minister over the courts and use the agency to spy on anti-government protesters.The battle between Netanyahu and Ronen Bar, the head of Shin Bet, has pushed Israel

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Israeli police accused of turning Jerusalem’s Old City into ‘militarised zone’ over Easter

Part of the Land grab – God help all who Israel targets – Peter Christians have accused Israeli police of turning Jerusalem’s Old City into a militarised zone during Easter festivities over the weekend. One video circulated widely on social media showed a police officer drawing his handgun and waving it in the face of a Christian scout, before being restrained by other officers. Israeli police, in response to questions from the ABC, said they deployed extra personnel to the area over the Easter weekend. Link

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In Gaza, a small parish mourns their friend, the Pope

Palestinian Christians in Gaza remember Pope Francis and his daily calls to the Catholic church in Gaza. “Gaza was among his last words,” one member of the parish told Mondoweiss. “His voice made us forget the sound of the planes and the bombs.” May he rest in peace – Peter Christians around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21. But in the Gaza Strip, the local Christian community is not just mourning the loss of a religious leader,

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Israel’s designs for Jenin refugee camp are about more than just destruction

After being expelled from their homes, residents watch from afar as the army re-engineers the camp to inhibit resistance and undermine the right of return. By Majd Jawad April 16, 2025 God help the world after Israel has finished with the Palestinians – Peter For almost three months, Jenin refugee camp has been completely devoid of its inhabitants, with only Israeli soldiers and tanks able to enter. After expelling the camp’s 20,000 residents in January as part of what it calls “Operation Iron Wall,” the Israeli army has violently prevented

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Sabeel Wave of Prayer

Christians around the world celebrated Palm Sunday on April 13. In Palestine, many marked the occasion by wearing traditional clothing and carrying palm branches as they attended church services to begin Holy Week. This year, however, Palestinian Christians were once again denied worship permits by the Israeli military occupation authorities, preventing many from traveling to Jerusalem to participate in Palm Sunday celebrations. In Gaza, the Christian community observed Palm Sunday amid the devastation and ongoing horrors of war. God of Resurrection, we, the living stones of

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Despair in Gaza as Israeli aid blockade creates crisis ‘unmatched in severity’

Palestinians pushed into new misery as supplies of food, fuel and medicine run out in seven-week siege Please God open the hearts of Netanyahu and Israel – Peter Gaza has been pushed to new depths of despair, civilians, medics and humanitarian workers say, by the unprecedented seven-week-long Israeli military blockade that has cut off all aid to the strip.The siege has left the Palestinian territory facing conditions unmatched in severity since the beginning of the war as residents grapple with sweeping new evacuation orders, the renewed

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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in 48 hours, Gaza’s health ministry says

Please God bring Peace to all – Peter • Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 90 people in the past 48 hours, Gaza’s health ministry says.• Israeli troops have ramped up attacks in an effort to put pressure on Hamas to release its hostages.• World Health Organization officials have urged the new US ambassador in Israel to push the country to lift Gaza’s blockade so medicines and other aid can enter the strip.Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 90 people in the

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Dutton Would Defy ICC with Netanyahu Visit

So the ex policeman does not mind breaking International Law – how hypocritical can he be – Peter Peter Dutton has attacked the International Criminal Court and warned that a Dutton government would welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Australia in defiance of the court’s ruling.This follows the November 2024 decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Mr Netanyahu which means he risks being arrested if he travels to any of the 124 nations that have signed the statute establishing the court. The

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