British Surgeon in Gaza Reports on Rafah Massacre as Dozens of Palestinians Killed Waiting for Aid

Health officials and witnesses in Gaza say at least 31 people were killed Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on crowds headed to an Israeli-controlled aid distribution point near Rafah. Over 170 people were wounded. Israel denied responsibility. Dr. Victoria Rose, a volunteer surgeon in Gaza who treated some of the massacre’s survivors, decries the ongoing violence of the Israeli military upon the besieged territory’s civilian population. “There are hundreds and thousands of children needlessly dying, children being blown up, children being starved and children dying of otherwise preventable illnesses … it’s a mass destruction of an entire population, and we can’t stand by and let this happen any longer.”

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Gaza Aid Worker: Israel’s New Shadowy Humanitarian Aid Scheme Is “Tool to Increase Suffering”

A massacre of dozens of starving Palestinians waiting for aid occurred at a site operated by the shadowy Gaza Humanitarian Foundation over the weekend. It is exactly what many observers warned about when they expressed skepticism over the U.S.- and Israel-backed aid scheme. “It’s not a real organization,” says Eyad Amawi, a coordinator for local NGOs based in Gaza who accuses the Israeli military of using the slow trickle of aid it allows into southern Gaza “as a tool to increase suffering.”

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Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy: Netanyahu Wants “Permanent War” in Gaza, Not a New Ceasefire

We get an update on ongoing ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel from former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy. The latest proposal, mediated by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, “walks back the commitment for a permanent ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal and allowing in of humanitarian aid.” It’s a bad deal for the Palestinians that will allow Israel to continue its ethnic cleansing of Gaza, says Levy. Meanwhile, families of Israeli hostages are protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s delays in securing a deal as he works toward “permanent war” and the eventual annexation of Gaza. “None of this would be possible if so much of the Israeli media and society was not mobilized in support of this, and none of that would be possible if Israel wasn’t treated with impunity.” Levy also responds to the latest massacre of Palestinians at an aid site operated by the U.S.-Israeli aid initiative, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

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'The #WitkoffMassacre': Hundreds Killed or Wounded as #Israeli Forces Open Fire on #Gaza #FoodAid Site | Common Dreams

"The new U.S.-Israeli genocide strategy: starve the population, lure them with promises of aid, then kill them."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/witkoff-massacra-gaza

#BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #Genocide #USComplicit #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #WorldPol #HumanitarianCrisis #HumanitarianAid

'The Witkoff Massacre': Hundreds Killed or Wounded as Israeli Forces Open Fire on Gaza Food Aid Site | Common Dreams

"The new U.S.-Israeli genocide strategy: starve the population, lure them with promises of aid, then kill them."

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#GretaThunberg boards #GazaAid ship aimed at breaking #Israel's blockade

By Giada Zampano, June 1, 2025

CATANIA, Italy (AP) — "Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists set sail on Sunday afternoon for #Gaza on a ship aimed at 'breaking Israel’s siege' of the devastated territory, organizers said.

"The sailing boat Madleen – operated by activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition — departed from the Sicilian port of Catania, in southern Italy.

"It will try to reach the shores of the Gaza Strip in an effort to bring in some aid and raise 'international awareness' over the ongoing #HumanitarianCrisis, the activists said at a press conference on Sunday, ahead of departure.

" 'We are doing this because, no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying,' Thunberg said, bursting into tears during her speech."

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#GazaAid #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #Genocide #Starvation #HumanitarianAid #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong

Greta Thunberg boards Gaza aid ship aimed at breaking Israel's blockade

Organizers say climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists set sail on Sunday afternoon for Gaza on a ship aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege” of the devastated territory. The sailing boat Madleen, operated by activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departed from the Sicilian port of Catania, in southern Italy. At a press conference ahead of departure Sunday, activists said the expedition will try to reach the shores of the Gaza Strip in an effort to bring in some aid and raise “international awareness” over the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Experts have warned that Gaza is at risk of famine if more aid is not brought in.

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Israeli troops kill over 30 near U.S. aid site in Gaza, health officials say

Over 170 were wounded heading to a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid point, the Health Ministry said. Israel’s military said it was “unaware of injuries caused by IDF fire.”

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Environmental and anti-genocide campaigner Greta Thunberg and Irish actor Liam Cunningham will be part of a crew of human rights activists who will set sail from Catania tomorrow morning on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel Madleen to break Israel's starvation blockade and draw attention to the occupation's crimes.

https://skwawkbox.org/2025/05/31/greta-thunberg-liam-cunningham-to-sail-with-freedom-flotilla-vessel-madleen-to-gaza-tomorrow/

#IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide #NetanyahuIsAWarCriminal

Greta Thunberg, Liam Cunningham to sail with Freedom Flotilla vessel Madleen to Gaza tomorrow

“World cannot stand by”, says Irish actor Cunningham as crew prepares to risk everything to deliver aid to Gaza and put a spotlight on genocide Environmental and anti-genocide campaigne…

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"The Israeli government is pushing a bill through the legislative process that seeks to impose an 80% tax on grants from foreign governments to Israeli charities. The bill has been designed in such a way as to single out human rights and anti-occupation organizations, with an exemption mechanism for charities deemed palatable by the government."

https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25204005.israeli-trying-help-gaza-now-bank-account-frozen/?ref=eb&nid=1302&block=article_block_a&u=3fb20996c3d0f0f83777d9e6d6cae789&date=310525

#IsraeliWarCrimes #PalestinianGenocide #Netanyahu IsAWarCiminal