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22-05-2025
Hundreds of Palestinians in southern Gaza have staged a third day of protests against Hamas, demanding an end to the war and the group’s removal. Sparked by anger over a resurfaced interview with Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri and fueled by widespread displacement, hunger, and ongoing Israeli airstrikes, demonstrators—many young and carrying cooking pots from aid lines—chanted “All of Hamas, out!” Despite significant risks for dissent, activists report growing public defiance in Khan Younis, where Hamas has historically suppressed protests. Accounts describe threats to journalists, past killings of anti-Hamas activists, and confrontations near Nasser Hospital. The unrest comes amid intensified Israeli operations and mass evacuations, with over 57,000 newly displaced since mid-May and more than 53,000 killed in Gaza since the war began, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israel’s campaign followed Hamas’s 7 October attacks that killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.
Entities: Hamas, Gaza, Khan Younis, Sami Abu Zuhri, Nasser Hospital • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
22-05-2025
The World Health Organization warns Gaza’s health system is on the brink of collapse amid intensified Israeli ground operations and new evacuation orders, with key hospitals in northern Gaza—Indonesian, Kamal Adwan, and al-Awda—either inaccessible, out of service, or under siege-like conditions. Médecins Sans Frontières reports at least 20 medical facilities damaged or forced to reduce or halt services in the past week. WHO and MSF cite attacks, military presence, and supply blockages as preventing care and resupply, despite Israel saying it operates within international law and targets militant infrastructure. The European Hospital in Khan Younis has been out of service since May 13 after strikes, and multiple hospitals lie within or near new evacuation zones. The UN says aid allowed in is insufficient and largely unreached, while casualties and displacement continue to rise.
Entities: World Health Organization (WHO), Gaza health system, Israel, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Indonesian Hospital • Tone: urgent • Sentiment: negative • Intent: warn
22-05-2025
Israel’s military has encircled two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza—the Indonesian and al-Awda facilities—amid a new phase of operations aimed at pressuring Hamas and securing hostage releases. The WHO warns the actions and evacuation orders are pushing Gaza’s health system beyond its limits. Reports say Israeli forces have operated around the hospitals, demolished a perimeter wall at the Indonesian hospital, and strikes damaged its generators; at least one staff member was killed, and water and food are urgently needed. Al-Awda staff report drone fire restricting movement, with dozens of patients, including children and pregnant women, and about 140 medical workers still inside. Israel says it has not entered the hospitals and is targeting Hamas infrastructure while allowing ambulances. Limited humanitarian aid has started entering Gaza, but distribution is delayed by military procedures.
Entities: Israel Defense Forces, Indonesian Hospital, al-Awda Hospital, World Health Organization, Hamas • Tone: urgent • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
22-05-2025
The UK has demanded an investigation after Israeli soldiers fired warning shots near a delegation of diplomats—including British, Irish, French, German, and Turkish—in Jenin, West Bank. No injuries were reported. UK ministers condemned the incident as unacceptable; Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced sanctions targeting settler leader Daniella Weiss, two others, two illegal outposts, and groups accused of anti-Palestinian violence. Ireland, France, Germany, and Turkey also condemned the shooting. The IDF said the delegation deviated from an approved route, apologized, and pledged contact with involved countries.
The episode comes amid wider tensions: the UK halted trade talks with Israel, signaled possible further sanctions, and announced £4m in aid for Gaza. WHO warned northern Gaza hospitals are encircled and near collapse, with only 20 of 36 hospitals partially functioning. Israel says 100 aid trucks entered Gaza, while Netanyahu rejected European pressure and criticized UK sanctions.
Entities: United Kingdom, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jenin, West Bank, David Lammy, Daniella Weiss • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
22-05-2025
About 90 aid trucks entered Gaza after a two-month Israeli blockade, marking the first significant deliveries but far short of needs, according to the U.N. Israel had conditioned aid on a new distribution mechanism under its security control, which U.N. agencies resisted; limited shipments resumed under the old system after international pressure, though disputes over routes caused further delays. Some WFP-supported bakeries in central and southern Gaza restarted and are distributing bread for free, but crowding raised safety concerns. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to escalate the war unless Hamas accepts cease-fire terms and outlined plans for a “sterile zone” under Israeli control. In northern Gaza, Israeli attacks damaged Al-Awda Hospital, which has now run out of supplies and cannot admit new patients.
Entities: Gaza, United Nations, Israel, World Food Programme, Benjamin Netanyahu • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
