Israel’s defence minister says he’d instructed IDF to block humanitarian flotilla carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg The Israeli defence minister has threatened to “take all necessary measures” to prevent a humanitarian ship carrying climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza. The ‘Madleen’, a boat operated by the activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), says it is attempting to reach the shores of the territory to bring in a symbolic amount of aid and raise international awareness of the continuing humanitarian crisis. Continue reading...

<article data-history-node-id="423634" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-hospitals-face-shutdown-israel-blocks-fuel-supplies-report" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-hospitals-face-shutdown-israel-blocks-fuel-supplies-report" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza hospitals face shutdown as Israel blocks fuel supplies: Report</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Gaza's healthcare system stands on the brink of collapse as Israel's fuel blockade threatens to shut down critical hospitals within hours.</p> <p>The Health Ministry warned Sunday that generators powering life-saving medical equipment will soon stop, putting hundreds of patients at immediate risk.</p> <p>"Shutting down the generators will directly endanger the lives of hundreds of wounded and sick patients," the ministry stated, accusing Israel of ignoring repeated requests to allow fuel deliveries.</p> <p>Gaza City's Shifa and Al-Ahli hospitals may cease operations within 24 hours, while southern Gaza's Nasser Medical Center has just two days of fuel remaining.</p> <p>The ministry appealed for international intervention, demanding "immediate pressure on Israel" to permit emergency fuel shipments.</p> <p>Medical staff describe increasingly desperate conditions as power supplies dwindle in neonatal, intensive care and surgical units across the besieged territory.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="423635" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/red-cross-hospital-overwhelmed-israels-siege-creates-healthcare-crisis" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/red-cross-hospital-overwhelmed-israels-siege-creates-healthcare-crisis" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Red Cross hospital overwhelmed as Israel's siege creates healthcare crisis</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Medical teams at Rafah's Red Cross Field Hospital are reaching breaking point after two weeks of relentless casualties from Israel's military offensive.</p> <p>Staff have declared 12 mass casualty emergencies as 933 wounded Palestinians flooded the facility - 41 arriving already dead from their injuries.</p> <p>"An overwhelming majority of patients said they had been trying to reach assistance distribution sites," revealed the humanitarian organisation, highlighting how Israel's siege conditions are compounding the health crisis.</p> <p>The hospital warned its "unprecedented" caseload of gunshot and shrapnel wounds "has strained and exhausted staff", threatening its ability to function.</p> <p>With medical workers overwhelmed and supplies dwindling, the Red Cross cautioned the facility's "very capacity to operate" now hangs in the balance - a direct consequence of Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza's civilian population.</p> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The healthcare system in Gaza is extremely fragile. To avert preventable deaths, the services of the remaining health-care facilities must be preserved and reinforced. <a href="https://t.co/LhPBz6mSpy">pic.twitter.com/LhPBz6mSpy</a></p> — ICRC in Israel &amp; OT (@ICRC_ilot) <a href="https://twitter.com/ICRC_ilot/status/1931745859663786048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="421180" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/settler-attack-injures-two-palestinians-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/settler-attack-injures-two-palestinians-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Settler attack injures two Palestinians in occupied West Bank</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Two Palestinian girls were injured in an attack by Israeli settlers in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.</p> <p>Israeli soldiers arrested at least five others who tried to protect their children during the attacks, the report said.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="420468" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/world-central-kitchen-mourns-volunteer-killed-israeli-attack-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/world-central-kitchen-mourns-volunteer-killed-israeli-attack-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">World Central Kitchen mourns volunteer killed in Israeli attack on Gaza </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><center> <p class="text-align-left">World Central Kitchen has confirmed the death of one of its volunteers in Gaza after an Israeli air strike hit the area near one of its kitchens during meal distribution.</p> <p class="text-align-left">“Our hearts are heavy today,” the organisation said, mourning the loss.</p> <p class="text-align-left">The attack also left six others wounded as Israel’s relentless bombardment continues to devastate humanitarian operations in the besieged territory.&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Our hearts are heavy today as we mourn the loss of one of our volunteers in Gaza. Israeli strikes hit near one of our WCK-supported community kitchens just as meals were being distributed. Jalal was tragically killed and six other people were injured. We will continue to support…</p> — World Central Kitchen (@WCKitchen) <a href="https://twitter.com/WCKitchen/status/1905357597462442479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="420467" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-attack-west-bank-town-0" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-attack-west-bank-town-0" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli settlers attack West Bank town</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="80" data-start="0">Israeli settlers have stormed the Ras al-Ain area of Qusra, a town south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Quds Press Agency reports.</p> <p data-end="80" data-start="0">Under the watch of Israeli forces, settlers have stepped up their raids, terrorising Palestinian communities with impunity.</p> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="rtl" lang="ar">مستوطنون يقتحمون منطقة رأس العين في بلدة قصرة جنوب نابلس<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9_%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#قطاع_غزة</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#الضفة_الغربية</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#طوفان_الأقصى</a> <a href="https://t.co/wH75T2ca0M">pic.twitter.com/wH75T2ca0M</a></p> — وكالة قدس برس (@qudspressagency) <a href="https://twitter.com/qudspressagency/status/1905498991434793148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center> </div> </div> </article>

One of Gaza’s most prominent doctors may have been raped to death, recent revelations show. He’s not the only one.