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25-04-2025
At least 50 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, with nine dying in a morning strike on a police station in Jabalia town and 12 more killed when a family home was bombed. The Israel Defense Forces said it struck a "command-and-control centre" for Hamas in Jabalia. The Gaza health ministry reported that at least 1,978 people had been killed since Israel resumed its offensive on 18 March. The UN has urged Israel to end its seven-week blockade on humanitarian aid to Gaza, citing obligations under international law to ensure food and medical supplies.
25-04-2025
The Israeli military has admitted that its troops killed a United Nations worker in the Gaza Strip last month after initially denying responsibility. The incident occurred on March 19 when a UN compound in Deir al-Balah was damaged, killing Bulgarian UN worker Marin Valev Marinov and injuring five others. An Israeli military investigation found that its troops had wrongly identified the building as containing an "enemy presence" and struck it with tank fire. The military has expressed regret and condolences to the family, and has promised to share its full findings with the UN.
25-04-2025
Thousands, including 80 Holocaust survivors and 10 former Israeli hostages freed from Hamas captivity, marched from Auschwitz to Birkenau in Poland on April 24, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps. Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Polish President Andrzej Duda led the event, which highlighted the resilience of the Jewish people amid renewed trauma since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The march, attended by delegations from 40 countries, honored the memory of over one million Jews murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau and featured statements from Herzog and Duda condemning hatred and antisemitism.
25-04-2025
Israel came to a standstill on Thursday as the country observed Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the memory of the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. Sirens sounded across the nation, and people paused in silence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew a connection between the Holocaust and the current threats facing Israel, stating that the country is now strong and will defend itself against enemies. Former US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation, noting that despite the horrors of the Holocaust, a Jewish homeland rose from the ashes as the modern State of Israel. Israeli President Isaac Herzog vowed to never allow another genocide against the Jewish people and led a delegation to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp in Poland for the March of the Living. The event honored the memory of the victims and highlighted the decline of Holocaust survivors, with a report projecting that just half will be alive in six years.
25-04-2025
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has admitted responsibility for a deadly tank strike on a UN guest house in Gaza last month, killing a Bulgarian UN staff member and injuring six others. The IDF claimed its troops did not know the building was a UN facility, but the UN had previously stated that the attack was "not an accident" and that Israel was aware of the building's identity. The IDF has passed preliminary findings to UN representatives and is continuing its investigation. The admission comes as Israel faces increasing pressure over the deaths of aid workers in Gaza.
