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Gaza/MidEast June 2025
Guardian: "Israel-Hamas war" — (LINK)
Al Jazeera: "Israel-Hamas war live": now "Israel War on Gaza" — (LINK)
US reduces the presence of staffers not deemed essential in the Middle East as tensions rise (LINK) 11 June 2025
Iran says it will target US bases if conflict breaks out over nuclear enrichment (LINK) 11 June 2025
Greta Thunberg on Gaza protest flotilla: 4 activists including Greta volunteer to leave, eight remain in detention awaiting deportation: According to Defense Minister Israel Katz, the activists refused to continue watching the film "after seeing the brutality of the attacks" (LINK) 10 June 2025
— During the journey to Gaza from Sicily, the activists diverted their route to rescue four migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea.
More than 300 U.K. Foreign Office staff who raised concerns about potential UK "complicity" in Israel's conduct in Gaza in May were told if they profoundly disagreed with government policy they could consider resigning (LINK) 10 June 2025
— The Foreign Office said it had systems for staff to raise concerns and added the government had "rigorously applied international law" in relation to the war in Gaza.
GHF says it handed out over 23,000 boxes of food at two sites (LINK) 9 June 2025
Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg (LINK) 9 June 2025
GHF says it delivered food to Gazan community leaders for distribution as part of pilot program (LINK) 8 June 2025
Gaza aid group says Hamas threats to staff kept distribution hubs closed on Saturday: Times of Israel: "GHF accuses terror group of trying to restore previously used UN-backed mechanisms that enabled it to divert goods for its own purposes from those in need" (LINK) 7 June 2025
Four Israeli soldiers killed in booby-trapped building collapse in Gaza's Khan Yunis: The IDF has so far released the names of 866 soldiers killed since October 7, 2023 (LINK) 6 June 2025
US vetoes UN Security Council resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire (LINK) 4 June 2025
— 14 other members back motion demanding release of hostages and unhindered aid; US envoy says will "not support any measure that fails to condemn Hamas, call for it to disarm".
Switzerland says Geneva branch of US-backed Gaza aid group GHF "inactive, noncompliant" (LINK) 3 June 2025
— Swiss Foreign Ministry has responded to key issues raised in an open letter signed by 55 former Swiss diplomats, reiterating its stance on the Gaza crisis and confirming that it is reviewing the legal status of the controversial Geneva branch of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The GHF mechanism was opposed by the international community and the UN, which comes as an alternative attempt by Israel to bypass the aid distribution through UN channels.
IDF says roads to Gaza aid centres are 'combat zones' as sites close for day: Aid distribution will be halted on Wednesday — (LINK) 4 June 2025
Key US consulting firm Boston Consulting Group withdraws from American- and Israeli-backed Gaza aid agency — (LINK) 3 June 2025
— The report came as GHF announced it would appoint US evangelical interfaith leader Rev. Johnnie Moore as its new executive chairman, following the departure of CEO Jack Wood last month. BCG had offered its services to the humanitarian effort on a pro bono basis and did not receive any compensation for its work, said the BCG spokesperson. However, another person familiar with the project disputed the spokesperson’s account and said BCG had submitted invoices for more than $1 million each month, according to the Post. According to the report, BCG had been responsible for setting the payment and procurement rates for a network of contractors tasked with constructing four GHF aid centers in southern Gaza, one of which is not yet active.
In addition, senior officials have resigned, and the UN and aid groups refuse to cooperate — (LINK)
Rescuers say Israeli fire kills at least 27 near Gaza aid point, with the army reporting it had fired on "suspects who advanced toward the troops" (LINK) 2 June 2025
— The UN human rights chief condemned such attacks as a "breach of international law and a war crime", after a similar shooting in the same area of southern Gaza on Sunday killed and wounded scores of Palestinians seeking aid, according to the civil defence agency.
Red Cross says at least 21 killed and dozens shot in Gaza aid incident: the ICRC said the "Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah received a mass casualty influx of 179 cases, including women and children" early in the morning on Sunday. It said "the majority suffered gunshot or shrapnel wounds", and "twenty-one patients were declared dead upon arrival". (LINK) 1 June 2025
— The Hamas-run civil defence agency in Gaza had said at least 31 people were killed and many more wounded in the incident, which it blamed on "Israeli gunfire" targeting civilians. But the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said findings from an initial inquiry showed its forces had not fired at people while they were near or within the aid centre. The group that runs the aid distribution centre, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), also denied the claims of injuries and casualties at its site and said they had been spread by Hamas. It is unclear if the number of people killed reported by the ICRC is separate to the Hamas health ministry's reports.
Al Jazeera: Why Hamas is seeking to change the US-proposed Gaza ceasefire deal (LINK) 1 June 2025
— Hamas claims its response was positive, even though it offered "no guarantees to end the war". But it has added several key provisions: including full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the resumption of aid and assistance to the besieged area.
U.S. envoy rejects Hamas ceasefire proposal as 'unacceptable': Hamas had reaffirmed its position that negotiations should aim for a permanent ceasefire, an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a sustained flow of humanitarian aid. (LINK) 31 May 2025
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