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“12 civilians were killed on Tuesday in Deir al-Balah, an Israeli-declared ‘safe-zone’”: Central and Northern Gaza Face Relentless Israeli Attacks as Civilians Flee Again (New Arab) “The newly seized land … makes 2024 by far the peak year for Israeli land seizure in the West Bank”: Israel Turbocharges West Bank Settlement Expansion with Largest Land…

“The vote pushes forward a piece of legislation that, if it passes, could further silence the discussion within the US government about the devastating impact that Israel’s war on Gaza has had on the enclave’s Palestinian population”: ‘Genocide Denial’: US Congress Passes Amendment Denying Gaza Death Toll (Middle East Eye) Masoud Pezeshkian’s “campaign was not…

The “Israeli army demolished infrastructure in the camp and several neighborhoods within the city” during their raid on a meeting of political leaders, but then an IED “significantly” damaged one of the invading armored troop carriers: Israeli Officer Killed, 16 Other Soldiers Injured in Jenin Refugee Camp During Army Invasion (Mondoweiss) “Israel has previously claimed…

A poor Egyptian man saved $1,030 by going to Hajj illegally. It cost him his life: For Many Muslim Pilgrims, a Dangerous Unauthorized Hajj Is the Only Option (CNN) Israeli war crimes continue: A Palestinian Was Shot, Beaten and Tied to an Israeli Army Jeep. The Army Says He Posed No Threat (AP) Shati Massacre…

Israel continues attacks on areas they have explicitly declared “safe zones” … Palestinians Reel from Repeated Strikes on ‘Humanitarian Zones’ (NBC News) … and “on Sunday hit the main gate of [an UNRWA aid center] compound in Gaza City in the north” of Rafah: At Least Eight Killed in Israeli Air Strike on UNRWA Aid…

“Despite seven months of bombardment – or perhaps because of it – Hamas is today one of the most important nationalist and Islamic movements in the world”: Hamas: The Quest for Power Review – the Men Behind the Masks (The Guardian) The “step … could lead to the investigation of former senior Iranian officials now…

Recognizing an opera about “a Muslim scholar in Africa who was sold into slavery in the 1800s” on Juneteenth: Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera “Omar” About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said (Democracy Now!) “Mohammadi urged voters to boycott Iran’s recent parliamentary election, sent letters to lawmakers in Europe and made comments regarding torture and…

The War Cabinet failed to limit the extremists’ influence on the course of the war. Now that it is dissolved, “it is unlikely that Israel’s war-related policies will drastically change”: With Israeli War Cabinet Dissolved, Netanyahu and His Confidants take Center Stage (Middle East Institute) “‘[C]onvenient police stations,’ installed throughout Xinjiang every few hundred feet…

Instead of enjoying “large family feasts, meat shared with those less fortunate, and new clothes and gifts for children” many Gazans this year “will eat canned food in stifling tents” … A Usually Joyous Muslim Holiday Reminds Families in Gaza of War’s Punishing Toll (AP) … and those are the lucky ones: 50,000 Gaza Children…

“The Saudis will increase their control over the pilgrims to prevent any mobilisation around support for Gaza” — London-based Saudi academic Madawi al-Rasheed: Israel-Gaza War Hangs over Haj as Pilgrims Flock to Mecca, amid ‘Anger in Broader Muslim World’ (AFP/ SCMP) “Two men fishing in the waters off the coast of the Gaza Strip were…