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🎥 World Health Organization chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated on Tuesday that north Gaza's al-Awda hospital has been “under siege” for the last two days.
WHO representative in the Palestinian territories Dr Rick Peeperkorn adds that staff there are reporting both sniper and artillery attacks
WHO representative in the Palestinian territories Dr Rick Peeperkorn adds that staff there are reporting both sniper and artillery attacks
📰 Chances are, you’ve come across dozens of crowdfunding campaigns on social media in recent weeks that aim to help Palestinian families secure funds to escape Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.
Content creators on TikTok and beyond are posting videos of themselves baking bread, playing with their pet cats, getting ready for school or work, while introducing their followers to families in the besieged strip and sharing links to platforms like GoFundMe and JustGiving.
This isn’t an accident. Swipe to learn more about comedian Erin Hattamer’s viral ‘Pass the Hat’ campaign.
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Content creators on TikTok and beyond are posting videos of themselves baking bread, playing with their pet cats, getting ready for school or work, while introducing their followers to families in the besieged strip and sharing links to platforms like GoFundMe and JustGiving.
This isn’t an accident. Swipe to learn more about comedian Erin Hattamer’s viral ‘Pass the Hat’ campaign.
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In a press conference the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store announced on Wednesday morning that his country will recognise an independent Palestinian state on May 28.
“There cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition,” said Store.
Ireland has also announced that it recognises Palestine as a state.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that his country will recognise the state of Palestine on 28 May too.
In response, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz ordered a recall of its ambassadors to Ireland and Norway citing the countries’ decision to recognise a Palestinian state on Wednesday.
“I’m sending today a clear message,” said Katz, “Israel won’t overlook those who undercut its sovereignty and endanger its security.”
“There cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition,” said Store.
Ireland has also announced that it recognises Palestine as a state.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that his country will recognise the state of Palestine on 28 May too.
In response, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz ordered a recall of its ambassadors to Ireland and Norway citing the countries’ decision to recognise a Palestinian state on Wednesday.
“I’m sending today a clear message,” said Katz, “Israel won’t overlook those who undercut its sovereignty and endanger its security.”
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrived in occupied East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for the first time since the war started in October.
The move is highly provocative and comes as Ireland, Spain and Norway recognise Palestine as a state.
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The move is highly provocative and comes as Ireland, Spain and Norway recognise Palestine as a state.
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🎥 "Blinken is a war criminal."
On Tuesday pro-Palestine protesters disrupted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Senate testimony.
Protesters called Blinken out for supporting Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.
One of the protesters referred to Blinken as the "butcher of Gaza", as police were escorting him out of the building.
On Tuesday pro-Palestine protesters disrupted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Senate testimony.
Protesters called Blinken out for supporting Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.
One of the protesters referred to Blinken as the "butcher of Gaza", as police were escorting him out of the building.
📰 For decades, Egypt has prided itself on being a powerful player in the Gaza Strip. Now, with the Rafah crossing in Israeli hands and a US-built pier funnelling aid in by sea, questions are being raised about whether Egypt really has much significance for the Gaza conflict anymore.
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🎥 A patient was evacuated from Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza on Tuesday while still in a hospital bed after the Israeli military targeted the hospital and its emergency department with air strikes.
The patient’s family was seen pushing the hospital bed across public roads, not knowing their destination.
Patients and medical staff were forced to evacuate the hospital after it was reportedly bombed four times, damaging an intensive care unit and administrative facilities.
The patient’s family was seen pushing the hospital bed across public roads, not knowing their destination.
Patients and medical staff were forced to evacuate the hospital after it was reportedly bombed four times, damaging an intensive care unit and administrative facilities.
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🎥 Pro-Palestine protesters disrupted a speech by Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Tuesday at the Institute for Public Policy Research in London.
The protesters accused Lammy of being “complicit in genocide” over his choice to abstain on a Gaza ceasefire vote last year and called him out for accepting “£70,000 from a pro-Israel lobbyist”. Lammy responded by calling the accusations of accepting lobbying money “shameful and antisemitic” and repeated that he and the Labour party supported have since supported calls for a ceasefire.
The protesters accused Lammy of being “complicit in genocide” over his choice to abstain on a Gaza ceasefire vote last year and called him out for accepting “£70,000 from a pro-Israel lobbyist”. Lammy responded by calling the accusations of accepting lobbying money “shameful and antisemitic” and repeated that he and the Labour party supported have since supported calls for a ceasefire.
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🎥 Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday.
In a video taken from the courtyards of the mosque, the far-right minister said the Jerusalem site "belongs only to the state of Israel".
His visit came as Spain, Ireland and Norway announced their recognition of the state of Palestine, which in turn prompted Israel to recall its ambassadors.
In a video taken from the courtyards of the mosque, the far-right minister said the Jerusalem site "belongs only to the state of Israel".
His visit came as Spain, Ireland and Norway announced their recognition of the state of Palestine, which in turn prompted Israel to recall its ambassadors.
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🎥 “If they’ll do this to Israel, we’re next.”
US Senator Lindsey Graham called for sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday after the court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced on Monday that he filed an application to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
Graham made the comments as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was testifying at Capitol Hill, and urged Blinken to take action after highlighting that the ICC might pursue arrests of Americans in the future.
US Senator Lindsey Graham called for sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday after the court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced on Monday that he filed an application to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
Graham made the comments as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was testifying at Capitol Hill, and urged Blinken to take action after highlighting that the ICC might pursue arrests of Americans in the future.
New footage obtained by Al Jazeera shows Israeli troops removing corpses from different locations in Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, and loading them into trucks, following the initial Israeli raid on the Strip's biggest medical complex in November.
Al-Shifa and its surroundings have been raided at least four times since the start of the war on 7 October, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
In the video, which was filmed on 16 November, Israeli soldiers are seen placing wrapped dead bodies on stretchers after they had taken them out from the hospital's morgue, a temporary mass grave in the hospital’s courtyard, and a tent where piles of corpses were stored.
Al-Shifa and its surroundings have been raided at least four times since the start of the war on 7 October, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
In the video, which was filmed on 16 November, Israeli soldiers are seen placing wrapped dead bodies on stretchers after they had taken them out from the hospital's morgue, a temporary mass grave in the hospital’s courtyard, and a tent where piles of corpses were stored.
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🎥 “'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' remains the most powerful narrative for spiritual redemption that we have written in the English language.”
Prof. Rudolph Ware, aka Butchware, speaks about how Malcolm X’s autobiography awakened him spiritually and inspired him to study history.
Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/EoJI_e0JplU?si=VWrMDDLVoN6M6uQ2
Prof. Rudolph Ware, aka Butchware, speaks about how Malcolm X’s autobiography awakened him spiritually and inspired him to study history.
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🎥 During Wednesday's question time in the House of Commons, Labour politician Zarah Sultana asked Prime Minister Rishi Sunak whether the UK is prepared to uphold international law regarding Israel and to end arms sales.
📰 An AI programme that is being developed in a Saudi collaboration with IBM is due to work with several Arabic dialects, according to the companies.
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority has announced that its Arabic large language model for text generation will be included in IBM's AI and data platform, watsonx.
Examples of where it can be used include scripting for video games and customer service chatbots for companies.
SDAIA's LLM, known as ALLaM, is notable for its ability to retrieve and generate information in both audio and text formats in multiple Arabic dialects, an ability that developers have struggled with for years.
"This collaboration will serve as a catalyst for further technological advancements," said Esam Alwagait, director of the SDAIA of his organisation's partnership with IBM, one of the world's oldest technology companies.
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The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority has announced that its Arabic large language model for text generation will be included in IBM's AI and data platform, watsonx.
Examples of where it can be used include scripting for video games and customer service chatbots for companies.
SDAIA's LLM, known as ALLaM, is notable for its ability to retrieve and generate information in both audio and text formats in multiple Arabic dialects, an ability that developers have struggled with for years.
"This collaboration will serve as a catalyst for further technological advancements," said Esam Alwagait, director of the SDAIA of his organisation's partnership with IBM, one of the world's oldest technology companies.
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🎥 Spain, Ireland and Norway will now recognise the state of Palestine. They join 143 other UN member states that already recognise Palestinian statehood.
In response to the historic move, Israel recalled their ambassadors to the countries. The Palestinian Authority and Hamas have welcomed the decision. The U.S and many other western nations still do not.
So what does it all mean?
In response to the historic move, Israel recalled their ambassadors to the countries. The Palestinian Authority and Hamas have welcomed the decision. The U.S and many other western nations still do not.
So what does it all mean?
📰 Only around 30 to 35% of Hamas fighters have been killed after more than seven months of operations by Israel in the Gaza Strip, US intelligence sources told Politico.
According to Politico, the majority of fighters who were members of the Palestinian movement prior to the 7 October attack in southern Israel are still alive, even as the death toll in Gaza has reached over 35,000 dead, mostly women and children.
In addition, around 65 percent of Hamas' tunnel infrastructure remains intact, Politico's sources said, and thousands of new members are said to have been recruited to the group in recent months.
The report comes as Washington has become increasingly concerned about the viability of Israel's stated aim of destroying the Palestinian group.
According to Politico, the majority of fighters who were members of the Palestinian movement prior to the 7 October attack in southern Israel are still alive, even as the death toll in Gaza has reached over 35,000 dead, mostly women and children.
In addition, around 65 percent of Hamas' tunnel infrastructure remains intact, Politico's sources said, and thousands of new members are said to have been recruited to the group in recent months.
The report comes as Washington has become increasingly concerned about the viability of Israel's stated aim of destroying the Palestinian group.
📰 The University of Melbourne will disclose all of its research partnerships with arms producers, agreeing to a major demand of pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
A grassroots pro-Palestinian movement of students, staff and alumni welcomed the decision as “a major win”.
“We recognise the University’s decision is the result of eight months of pressure to disclose and divest its unethical ties to weapons manufactures. This outcome is only a partial achievement,” Unimelb for Palestine said on X.
The group said it was ending its sit-in on the University’s South Lawn and other locations, but will continue to press for its full demands.
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A grassroots pro-Palestinian movement of students, staff and alumni welcomed the decision as “a major win”.
“We recognise the University’s decision is the result of eight months of pressure to disclose and divest its unethical ties to weapons manufactures. This outcome is only a partial achievement,” Unimelb for Palestine said on X.
The group said it was ending its sit-in on the University’s South Lawn and other locations, but will continue to press for its full demands.
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🎥 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed Norway, Ireland and Spain for recognising a Palestinian state, saying the move was a "prize for terrorism”.
Netanyahu on Wednesday said the announcement would not derail Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Netanyahu on Wednesday said the announcement would not derail Israel’s war on Gaza.
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