Gaza: Palestinians in state of horror, as temporary ceasefire proposed

MEE Staff Middle East Eye  /  May 12, 2023 While Egypt has reportedly proposed a temporary truce, the Palestinian Joint Command says ‘fight’ is still on. The...

Gaza refugees still dream of return

Tareq S. Hajjaj Mondoweiss  /  May 12, 2023 The younger generation of Palestinian refugees in Gaza carry memories of their original villages, even though they've never...

Collateral damage’ is an insult to Gaza’s dead

Majed Abusalama The Electronic Intifada  /  May 12, 2023 Palestine’s most renowned poet Mahmoud Darwish once described Gaza as a place of “children without a childhood, old men...

Israel and Gaza militants trade heavy fire as hopes of truce fade

AFP  /  May 12, 202 Outbreak of violence – now in its fourth day – has killed dozens, all but one of them Palestinian. Israel and...

‘Constant fear’ in Gaza as Israel continues assault for 4th day

Al-Jazeera  /  May 12, 2023 Islamic Jihad commander killed in latest Israeli attack as foreign mediators press ahead with ceasefire efforts. At least two Palestinians have...

German Parliament marks 75th anniversary of Israel founding

Middle East Monitor  /  May 12, 2023 German Parliament held a special plenary session on Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of Israel's founding, Anadolu News...

Palestinian militants fire more rockets, Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza despite cease-fire efforts

Fares Akram & Isabel Debre AP  /  May 12, 2023 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants fired rockets toward Jerusalem on Friday, further escalating...

EU describes Israel’s bombing of Gaza as ‘intolerable’

Middle East Monitor  /  May 12, 2023 The European Union has described Israel's indiscriminate bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip as "intolerable," calling on Tel...

New fighting kills 2 Palestinian militant commanders, elderly man in Israel as Egypt pushes...

Fares Akram & Ilan Ben Zion AP  /  May 12, 2023 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed two militant commanders...

US stands by Israel amid escalations, insists official

Middle East Monitor  /  May 12, 2023 The United States stands by Israel's right to defend itself, the American ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, announced...