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Labour MP Richard Burgon: British foreign policy fails Gaza by prioritising US interests Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 04:36PM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmQMJQe-cM8 Time: 4:21 Speaking to Middle East Eye at the London march for Palestine, Labour MP Richard Burgon said the UK government’s failure to act decisively against Israel’s war crimes stems from its long-standing tendency to follow US foreign policy, regardless of which party is in power. He argued that, despite widespread public opposition to Israel’s actions in Gaza and strong support for an arms embargo, the British government continues to prioritise geopolitical alliances over legal and moral obligations. Burgon called for a shift toward a truly independent and ethical foreign policy—one rooted in international law, human rights, and conflict resolution. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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“Starvation is being used as a weapon of war”: Doctor Mustafa slams global inaction at London rally Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 01:48PM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zCQ7AZ1_Rs Time: 3:20 At the National March for Palestine in London, Middle East Eye’s Ava Warriner interviewed Dr Mohammed Mustafa, a British-Australian emergency physician who has spent extensive time working on the ground in Gaza. He said that the global community, including professionals like doctors, nurses, engineers, and teachers, is mobilising because political leaders are failing to act. He highlighted the immense toll on Gaza’s children, over 20,000 confirmed dead, many more suffering from acute malnutrition, trauma, and physical injury. With no access to education and widespread orphaning, he warned that Gaza has not only lost thousands of children but entire future generations. Dr Mustafa called for an end to the UK’s arms sales to Israel and urged the government to uphold its own international laws and commitments made after World War II. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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Journalist Ahmad Eldin condemns UK complicity in Gaza genocide at London Protest Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 01:23PM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFEOiiW7WFk Time: 3:34 During the national march for Palestine outside Downing Street, journalist Ahmed Eldin spoke to Middle East Eye about the UK’s role in the Gaza crisis. El-Din said he joined the protest to highlight the British government’s complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians. He pointed to a global shift in public opinion, marked by growing solidarity, but warned that this is being undermined by the UK’s increasing criminalisation of protest and dissent. Eldin also raised concerns about press freedom, describing a climate of fear where journalists are silenced, targeted, and punished, both in Gaza and internationally. Referencing the sanctioning of a UN legal expert by the US, he described the current climate as “truly Orwellian,” and warned of the accelerating erosion of civil liberties under the guise of national security. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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Jen Brister on why artists have a responsibility to speak out on Palestine Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 01:19PM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAGa34XSaDc Time: 2:39 "What is the point of an artist if you're not using your platform to speak out." Stand-up comedian Jen Brister, who was a speaker at the “National March for Palestine – Stop Starving Gaza", shared why she thinks it is important for artists to speak out about Israel's war on Gaza. Brister added that if she didn't speak out: "Why would anyone listen to me any other time?" This weekend’s demonstration follows a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests across the UK, including three consecutive weekends of rallies supporting the now-banned activist group Palestine Action. Dozens have been arrested at these events, including at least 55 today, under the UK’s anti-terror legislation, fuelling concerns about the criminalisation of protest and civil dissent. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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Second Child Dies of Hunger in Gaza Today as Israeli-Made Famine Deepens Editing Team / July 19, 2025 at 12:43PM/ https://ift.tt/E7Ndh23 image/video: https://ift.tt/jTgHIQd Home-News-Second Child Dies of Hunger in Gaza Today as Israeli-Made Famine Deepens Second Child Dies of Hunger in Gaza Today as Israeli-Made Famine Deepens Gaza (Quds News Network)- A second Palestinian child died of starvation on Saturday in Gaza, as the Israeli-made hunger crisis tightens its grip on the besieged enclave. Nasser Hospital confirmed the death of Yahya Al-Najjar, a young boy from Khan Younis, due to severe malnutrition. His death marks the second documented hunger-related child fatality in Gaza today alone. Earlier in the day, 35-day-old infant Jawad Al-Anqar died at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Yahya is now the 71st child to lose his life to starvation since the beginning of the genocide. The Health Ministry said the Strip is going through a real famine, fueled by a sharp shortage of basic food, lack of clean water, and collapsing medical services. Health workers have recorded a dramatic rise in deaths caused by hunger and acute malnutrition in recent weeks. The ministry also warned of daily massacres near US-Israeli ‘aid distribution centers’, which have become dangerous due to repeated Israeli attacks. Nasser Hospital reported receiving 32 dead since dawn Saturday, in addition to dozens of wounded, many of them struck while trying to reach food near US-Israeli so-called ‘aid points’ in southern Gaza. Officials called the situation a catastrophic health emergency, urging the international community to intervene immediately. UNRWA said it has enough food to feed Gaza’s population for over three months, but the aid is still stuck in warehouses, awaiting clearance to enter. Much of it remains stored in Egypt’s El-Arish. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry reported that dozens of people are fainting in the streets of the besieged strip. The Government Media Office in Gaza issued a desperate appeal, demanding the opening of safe humanitarian corridors, the lifting of the blockade, and the depoliticization of aid. It warned that Gaza is facing a deliberate starvation campaign and called for urgent investigations into the use of hunger as a weapon of war. “651 days of genocide and blockade have made Gaza a land of famine,” the statement read. The Health Ministry concluded: “If the silence continues, more children will die. Gaza is starving, and the world must act now.” URL Copied

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Tens of thousands protest in London to demand the UK government stop 'starving' and 'arming' Israel Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 12:25PM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKbJtp2iqgI Time: 3:34 "I would like to ask the UK government: Why?" Around 80,000 people gathered outside Parliament on Saturday, demanding an end to UK arms sales to Israel amid warnings of mass starvation in Gaza. The protest followed UN reports that one in three Palestinians in Gaza can’t access a single meal, and that over 875 people have been killed near aid points. Israeli soldiers told Haaretz they were ordered to fire on civilians queuing for food. Speakers included Jeremy Corbyn, comedian Jen Brister, and Australian doctor Mohammad Mustafa, who condemned UK complicity in the crisis. Protesters also denounced the bombing of Gaza’s only Catholic church this week, and Israel’s plan to confine Palestinians to a so-called “humanitarian city.” The march came days after the UK banned Palestine Action under anti-terror laws - the first time a direct action group has been proscribed. Demonstrators said their right to protest is under threat, citing the case of a woman in Kent warned she could be arrested for a “Free Gaza” sign. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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55 arrested in London for protesting Gaza genocide and Palestine Action ban Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 11:08AM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQACBHd6es0 Time: 0:36 Fifty-five people were arrested in London during a protest against the UK government’s ban on the activist group Palestine Action. The protest was organised by Defend Our Juries, a civil liberties group that has coordinated three consecutive weekend demonstrations since the ban. Among those detained was a female protester who, while being carried away by police, called for mass mobilisation on August 9. She demanded the immediate lifting of the ban on Palestine Action, describing it as a direct action group and rejecting its classification as a terrorist organisation. Demonstrators have stressed the urgency of defending the right to protest, accusing the government of complicity in genocide and authoritarian suppression of civil liberties. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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“We Are Dying of Hunger”: A Desperate Call From Gaza as Israel Blocks Aid Editing Team / July 19, 2025 at 11:40AM/ https://ift.tt/s43HBic image/video: https://ift.tt/ygs2LQH Home-Features-“We Are Dying of Hunger”: A Desperate Call From Gaza as Israel Blocks Aid “We Are Dying of Hunger”: A Desperate Call From Gaza as Israel Blocks Aid Gaza (Quds News Network)- Residents of Gaza have criticized the international community online, citing its complicity and inaction in response to the Israeli-made blockade that has led to widespread starvation in the enclave, with people collapsing in the streets due to severe hunger. Taking to social media, Gazans are sharing a unified message with the world: “We are dying of hunger” and “Gaza is starving.” Journalist Anas al-Sharif wrote in X: “I have not stopped reporting for a single moment over the past 21 months. Today, I speak with deep pain and honesty: I am weakened by hunger, shaking from exhaustion, and constantly battling the urge to faint… Gaza is dying—and we are dying with it.” “If the world does not act today, there may be no one left tomorrow to hope for rescue. Gaza is starving.” Journalists also held a vigil to protest the Israeli suffocating blockade, chanting, “Gaza residents are dying of hunger.” Journalist Abdallah al-Attar wrote: “I’m a journalist writing this, and tears are falling from my eyes. I’m hungry, and there’s nothing to eat. This little girl, Amal Al-Bayouk, is dying of hunger right before our eyes. We appealed to the whole world to help her get treatment abroad, but no one listened! Every day, we say goodbye to a child because of hunger, and if things stay like this… it will be our turn next.” Ahmed Jomaa, a YouTuber from Gaza, shared a photo of himself with a banner that reads, “Gaza is starving.” “If things keep going like this for a few more days, we’ll all starve to death,” photojournalist Omar El Qattaa wrote. “During the first famine campaign by Israel in northern Gaza, people were eating animal feed and barley. But now, in this second famine, even that’s gone… And whatever is available, you need to take out a loan just to afford it every time you go to the market,” Samah Ahmed said. “My son has been crying. He’s hungry. There’s not even any food to buy!” a desperate father screams in the middle of a market in Gaza. Several videos circulating on social media show children in Gaza searching through rubbish for food. One video shows three children standing and eating from a pile of garbage on the street. A mother posted a video of her little daughter crying for food, repeatedly saying “food, food,” and adding, “I will not forgive anyone complicit in our starvation.” “We are living in a real famine,” 11-year-old Renad Attallah wrote on Instagram. URL Copied

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Thousands take to the streets in London to call for stopping the starvation of Gaza Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 09:20AM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbhKRhoLdaI Time: 0:47 Thousands gathered at noon on Victoria Embankment for the “National March for Palestine – Stop Starving Gaza,” organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, with backing from trade unions, and other human rights organisations and pressure groups. Demonstrators marched through central London to Downing Street, demanding that the UK government end arms sales to Israel, lift the blockade on Gaza, and take urgent action to stop the starvation and genocide affecting Palestinian civilians. This weekend’s demonstration follows a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests across the UK, including three consecutive weekends of rallies supporting the now-banned activist group Palestine Action. Dozens have been arrested at these events, including at least 55 today, under the UK’s anti-terror legislation, fuelling concerns about the criminalisation of protest and civil dissent. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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A father’s obituary for his martyred son in Gaza Mahmoud Al-Ghefari and Saleh Al-Rantisi / July 19, 2025 at 07:00AM/ https://ift.tt/842VNjz image/video: https://ift.tt/q5LV9KG Mahmoud Al-Ghafari remembers his son, Yousef, who was killed in the Gaza genocide. "Israel killed Yousef, snuffed out his dreams, and silenced his beautiful spirit," he writes. "For no crime other than the fact that fate decreed he be born in Gaza."

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Gaza child cries from hunger as Israel continues to block humanitarian aid Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 07:36AM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqA7S6vfRl0 Time: 0:55 Abdullah Abu Zarqa, a five-year-old Palestinian boy, cries from hunger in a makeshift tent in Khan Younis. Suffering from severe malnutrition, he has developed bone softening and a deformed rib cage, leaving him unable to walk. His family, like so many others in Gaza, is struggling to survive amid extreme food shortages and a lack of access to basic medical care. Almost a third of people in Gaza are unable to access a single meal for days at a time, the World Food Programme announced. "Thousands of people are on the verge of catastrophic hunger," the United Nations agency said. "Food aid is the only real way for people to eat". Israel has blocked humanitarian aid into Gaza since the beginning of March. Since the end of May, a new US- and Israel-backed agency has been providing food at several distribution points, but the food distribution is significantly less than other humanitarian agencies were providing, leading critics to say that starvation is being weaponised as a tool of war. Dozens of children have died of malnutrition in the last few weeks. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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Infant Jawad Al-Anqar Becomes 70th Child to Die from Starvation in Gaza Editing Team / July 19, 2025 at 06:51AM/ https://ift.tt/4xhzfqO image/video: https://ift.tt/sMbS043 Home-News-Infant Jawad Al-Anqar Becomes 70th Child to Die from Starvation in Gaza Infant Jawad Al-Anqar Becomes 70th Child to Die from Starvation in Gaza Gaza (Quds News Network)- The health crisis in Gaza deepened today as 35-day-old infant Jawad Al-Anqar died from severe malnutrition in Al-Shifa Hospital. His death brings the total number of children who have died from hunger-related causes in Gaza to 70. The Gaza Strip is experiencing a real and deadly famine. Medical teams report a sharp increase in deaths due to hunger and acute malnutrition. The Ministry of Health described the situation as catastrophic, especially near US-linked aid distribution points in southern Gaza, which are described as death traps. Since dawn, Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis received 32 dead and dozens of wounded. The victims were struck while gathering around aid distribution centers. The Health Ministry warned of an unprecedented health and humanitarian disaster if the international silence continues. It urged the global community, the United Nations, and humanitarian organizations to act immediately by: Opening humanitarian corridors, Allowing safe and continuous entry of food, medicine, and fuel, Stopping the manipulation and politicization of aid by Israel. The Government Media Office in Gaza also issued an international appeal. It demanded an urgent global response to lift the blockade, end starvation tactics, and launch investigations into the use of hunger as a weapon of war. “651 days of genocide and siege have turned Gaza into a graveyard for children,” the statement read. Hospitals in Gaza remain overwhelmed and under-resourced. Medical teams are unable to treat the growing number of patients suffering from starvation and related illnesses. Aid agencies, including UNRWA, say they have enough food in storage to feed Gaza’s population for over three months. However, the supplies remain stuck in warehouses, waiting for permission to enter. The Health Ministry concluded: “Gaza is starving. The world must not look away.” URL Copied

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Israeli settlers steal and kill hundreds of sheep in the West Bank Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 06:24AM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3eOZE-ofhA Time: 1:37 On 18 July, Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian community in the Jordan Valley, stealing around 350 sheep during the night and firing shots in the air. By morning, many of the animals were found dead or dying across the hills. When the Israeli forces arrived, they detained three Palestinians, embraced the settlers, and took no action over the theft. Volunteers from the International Solidarity Movement, present on the scene, say the attack is part of a wider campaign to weaponise plants, water, and livestock, in the ongoing campaign to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their land. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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Is ICC a court for ‘Africa and the Third World’? | MEE LIVE Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 05:39AM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7RM_vjSsRM Time: 1:31 Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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BBC Verify reports on the systematic demolition of Gaza Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 05:34AM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq4YUUNm5MQ Time: 2:16 BBC Verify has documented the systematic campaign of destruction across Gaza, with Israeli forces and contractors demolishing civilian infrastructure in at least 40 locations since March. Using verified before-and-after footage, the BBC team traced the levelling of entire neighbourhoods, including homes, hospitals, schools, and apartment blocks. In Rafah’s Tel al-Sultan district, once among the city’s most vibrant areas, demolition has left little standing, apart from a maternity hospital. Israel says it is targeting Hamas infrastructure and operating within international law. However, legal experts warn that the scale and pattern of destruction may violate international law. Israel’s Defence Minister has proposed building a so-called humanitarian city on the ruins of Rafah, a plan that has been widely condemned and compared to concentration camps. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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70 Killed in Gaza Since Dawn, Including 36 Seeking Aid, as Famine and Siege Deepen Editing Team / July 19, 2025 at 04:25AM/ https://ift.tt/jX28kzG image/video: https://ift.tt/Im894lF Home-News-70 Killed in Gaza Since Dawn, Including 36 Seeking Aid, as Famine and Siege Deepen 70 Killed in Gaza Since Dawn, Including 36 Seeking Aid, as Famine and Siege Deepen Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least 70 starved Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Friday, including 36 people trying to collect humanitarian aid, according to medical sources in Gaza hospitals. Al-Awda Hospital reported that nine Palestinians, including a baby and a child, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in southern Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Three more bodies of aid seekers were recovered near the Netzarim corridor, south of Gaza City, according to al-Shifa Hospital. A separate Israeli strike hit an apartment near Al-Shaabiya intersection in Gaza City, injuring several civilians, Gaza emergency services confirmed. Meanwhile, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said it holds enough food to feed the entire population of Gaza for more than three months. But the supplies remain stuck in warehouses, awaiting Israeli permission to enter. Some of the food is stored in Al-Arish, Egypt, ready for distribution. UNRWA stressed that its logistics are in place, but it cannot operate unless the crossings open and the siege is lifted. The agency renewed its call to allow aid entry, saying it is ready to fulfill its humanitarian duty and support the population, including one million children. The Gaza Ministry of Health issued a grim warning in a statement, saying: “A deadly famine and bloody massacres near aid centers are threatening thousands of lives.” The ministry confirmed that the Strip is facing a “real famine,” marked by a severe shortage of basic food and a surge in malnutrition. Health teams have recorded a sharp rise in hunger-related deaths and urged immediate international intervention, warning of an “unprecedented health and humanitarian disaster.” The spokesman for Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said that all departments are full, and medical teams can no longer admit or treat new cases. Gaza’s healthcare system is collapsing under Israel’s siege and repeated strikes. With famine spreading and aid blocked, the situation continues to spiral toward catastrophe. URL Copied

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From Damascus to Gaza, Israel’s doctrine of domination has one fatal flaw | Soumaya Ghannoushi Middle East Eye / July 19, 2025 at 03:06AM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbMeCdp7Qjc Time: 7:13 As Israel expands its military reach from Gaza into Syria, cracks are beginning to show in a decades-old strategy built on dominance and deterrence. In this opinion video, Soumaya Ghannoushi unpacks the fatal flaw at the heart of Israel’s doctrine: the illusion that force alone can ensure long-term security without political resolution. Featuring expert analysis and regional context, we explore how these actions may be fueling greater instability across the Middle East. Ghannoushi reminds that colonial empires do not last. What it sees as fragmentation may yet turn into unification - of resentment, of a shared realisation that the true threat is not Iran or Syria or even political Islam. “If Israel couldn’t be accepted by the Arab world, it would encircle it. Israel may redraw maps, exploit minorities, strike capitals and starve children, but it cannot bomb its way into permanence and it cannot silence a region forever”, Ghannoushi says. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye