PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Two Palestinians were killed and four others were injured in a strike carried out by Israeli drones on the Ma’an area, east of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery shelling targeted the northern areas of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Israeli occupation’s air force launched airstrikes on the town of Al-Qarara, northeast of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip.

STATEMENT: The Israeli army stated that its air force intercepted a drone coming from the east, noting the “activation of alarms according to established policy.”

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian medical sources reported the injury of three Palestinians in the shelling of a tent near Taiba Towers in the area designated as “humanitarian” west of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Injuries reported in an Israeli raid on a tent sheltering displaced people in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

Israel’s Gaza Plan is ‘Abhorrent Escalation of Ongoing Crimes’ – HRW

PALESTINAIN MEDIA: The Israeli occupation army carried out demolition operations in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery shelling is targeting the southeastern area of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery shelling coinciding with gunfire from vehicles stationed east of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

STATEMENT (Director of the UN Office For Human Rights in Palestine to Al-Jazeera):

• There has been a brutal attack on the Gaza Strip for 19 months.
• There is a demographic change in the Gaza Strip that amounts to ethnic cleansing.
• People are being killed in hospitals and schools, and there is no safe place in the Strip.
• War crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing are being committed in the Gaza Strip.
• Internationally prohibited weapons are being used in Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli news websites reported a difficult security incident occurred in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. They stated that it involved a large exchange of gunfire and that several explosions were heard. Platforms for settlers reportedly called for prayer for the soldiers in the Strip.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 115 Palestinians were killed in Israeli occupation massacres in the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The head of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, Avigdor Lieberman, stated that the Americans reached an agreement with Yemen and left them out. He added that the Yemenis attacked them during Trump’s visit to the region. He described this war as Netanyahu’s safety war, stating its only goal is to maintain the coalition.

HAMAS STATEMENT:

Hamas expressed its appreciation for the courageous stance of Spain, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, and Slovenia. It expressed its appreciation for the clear stance voiced by the French President in his call for an immediate ceasefire.

Hamas also stated it looks forward to a unified Arab position to pressure for a stop to the war of extermination against their people in Gaza and for the urgent and immediate entry of relief and medical aid.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, citing Israeli political sources, revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew from attending the Vatican Pope’s inauguration for fear of arrest, as he is wanted by the International Criminal Court.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA:  Palestinian Authority security forces arrested the young man Qadri Tahayna from the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.

AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli occupation soldier was injured in a stabbing operation at Bab Al-Silsila, one of the gates of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. The perpetrator was martyred. Israeli reports stated the injured soldier’s condition is moderate to serious.

BREAKING: There's been a stabbing attack in Occupied Jerusalem. A Police Officer has been stabbed but survived pic.twitter.com/oS7txpx0E9

— Khalissee (@Kahlissee) May 16, 2025

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israel Broadcasting Authority, citing senior military officials, stated that they have decided the battle in Gaza and military achievements must be translated into political ones. They added that there is no additional military achievement that can be made in Gaza.

WFP: The World Food Program stated that they closed their kitchen in Deir al-Balah, which used to feed 5,000 people daily. They added that they have enough food ready to enter Gaza and demand to be allowed entry.

AL-JAZEERA: The International Organization for Migration reported that over 19,000 people were forced to displace again in the Gaza Strip since Thursday afternoon.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: A US official told Al-Jazeera that the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman is leaving the Middle East and that Washington has no plans to replace it.

According to the official, both the United States and the Yemeni Ansarallah movement remain committed to a mutual ceasefire, despite Ansarallah continuing to target Israel. He also emphasized that Israel does not notify the US in advance of all its attacks on Ansarallah targets.

US Withdraws Truman Carrier While Israel Bombs Yemen Ports

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Preventing aid from reaching Gaza is an indicator of an effort to bring about permanent demographic change in the Strip

AL-JAZEERA: A statement by the leaders of Spain, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, and Slovenia declared that they will not remain silent in the face of the humanitarian catastrophe occurring before their eyes in Gaza.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Israeli government’s plan to demolish what remains of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure and concentrate the Palestinian population into a tiny area would “amount to an abhorrent escalation of its ongoing crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and acts of genocide,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned.

Israel’s Gaza Plan is ‘Abhorrent Escalation of Ongoing Crimes’ – HRW

AXIOS: The American website Axios, citing officials, reported that the Israeli negotiating team is expected to remain in Doha until at least Saturday evening. It added that Qatari mediators were very frustrated with the talks held in Doha in recent days.

ISRAELI MEDIA: An Israeli security official reported to Israeli Channel 12 that the occupation army is preparing for the next phase of escalating attacks in the Gaza Strip and increasing pressure on Hamas.

AL-JAZEERA: A US official reported to Al-Jazeera that they and the Houthis are committed to stopping mutual attacks despite Ansarallah continuing to launch attacks on Israel. The official added that Israel does not inform them in advance of all its attacks against Ansarallah and that the aircraft carrier Truman is on its way to leave the Middle East with no plans for its replacement.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that they are not prepared to sit by and let Ansarallah attack them. He added that they will strike Ansarallah with greater force and target their leadership and all their infrastructure that enables them to harm Israel.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Army Radio reported the Minister of Defense stated that they will hunt down Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and assassinate him just as they killed Sinwar, Haniyeh, and Nasrallah.

AL-JAZEERA: Ten prisoners released by the occupation arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central Gaza Strip

AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli quadcopter drone fired bullets towards journalists at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israel Broadcasting Authority, citing an Israeli official, reported that they attacked the ports of Hodeidah and Salif in Yemen. The official stated that the goal of the attacks in Yemen is to harm the Houthi economy and to impose a blockade on the Houthis after they threatened to impose a naval blockade on Israel.

AL-JAZEERA: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stated that the bombing of civilians in Gaza must stop immediately and that the situation in the Strip is unbearable. He added that they are mobilizing for a resolution in the UN General Assembly to end the Israeli blockade on Gaza and that the number of leaders raising their voices against what is happening in Gaza is increasing.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: There are no two equal sides to “the conflict!” Genocidal Israel, on the one hand, is a settler-colonial society practicing racial discrimination, systematic ethnic cleansing, and Genocide. We, the oppressed Palestinians, on the other hand, represent the colonized party that has the internationally sanctioned right to resist. We are no neighbors; neighbors are usually equal in rights and duties, respecting neighborly rights.

Read the latest commentary by Haidar Eid.

On Boycott, Divesment and Sanctions and the Decolonization of the Palestinian Mind

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: On the final day of his Gulf tour, US President Donald Trump said the situation in Gaza will be “taken care of” as Israel continues its genocidal assault and aid blockade on the enclave.

“We’re looking at Gaza. And we’re going to get that taken care of. A lot of people are starving,” Trump told reporters in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

Trump Says People in Gaza Are Starving, US Will ‘Take Care of It’

AL-JAZEERA: US President Donald Trump stated that he does not know if Netanyahu is capable of signing a “hostage” deal, adding that they will find out very soon. He also stated that they will work with the Israelis to get the captives out.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian Authority security forces arrested the injured young man, Zaid Hattab, from the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin, in the northern West Bank.

AL-JAZEERA: Palestinians were killed and injured in an Israeli bombing of a house in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated during the 6th Summit of the European Political Community in Albania that they must make every effort to deliver humanitarian aid and make Gaza habitable again.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 93 Palestinians were killed and over 200 people injured in Israeli occupation massacres in the Strip since dawn today. In a statement, it added that hospitals received 109 martyrs and 216 injured over the past 24 hours. It announced the increase in the number of victims of the continuous Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023, to 53,119 martyrs and 120,214 injured.

AL-JAZEERA: French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that European countries must have a response towards the unacceptable situation in the Gaza Strip.

HAMAS STATEMENT: The occupation is using a scorched earth policy in the Gaza Strip in a desperate attempt, as described by Hamas, to impose terms of surrender on the Palestinian people, amid an intense bombing campaign launched by the Israeli army across all parts of the Strip.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that the internal security service (Shin Bet) arrested an Israeli on suspicion of committing security offenses for Iran.

AL-JAZEERA: US President Donald Trump stated that many good things will happen regarding Gaza in the next month, without adding further details. Trump also added that they must help the Palestinians, and many are starving in Gaza.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: “I covered my face, as if that simple gesture might somehow make it all vanish. It was as if, by refusing to look, I could stop it from existing—not just in my mind, but in the world.”

Read the latest testimony by Tamar Fleishman, reporting from the Qalandiya checkpoint.

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AL-JAZEERA: One Palestinian was killed and seven others were injured by Israeli drone fire in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip, amidst continued intense shelling across all parts of the Strip since dawn today.

AL-JAZEERA: Intense Israeli artillery shelling is targeting the eastern area of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip

AL-JAZEERA:

The Director of Field Hospitals in Gaza, Marwan Al-Hams, reported to Al Jazeera that the occupation has stopped hospitals from working by destroying water and sewage networks.

He stated that they have lost 60% of medicines and about 80% of medical supplies, describing the health situation as very difficult. He called the picture grim and indicated that the fate of critical cases is death.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Haaretz reported that Reserve Brigadier General in the Israeli army, Giora Anbar, stated that what they are doing in Gaza is madness, and every operation endangers the “abductees.” He added that the Gaza operations endanger the lives of their soldiers and risk the reserves.

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 75 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

A series of Israeli airstrikes targeted the vicinity of the Indonesian hospital in northern #Gaza. pic.twitter.com/dakiZU7DdT

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 16, 2025

ISRAELI MEDIA: Maariv reported the commander of the Jerusalem Brigade in the Israeli army stated that they faced a change in Hamas’ fighting methods and that its elements possess large quantities of weapons.

He added that Hamas fighters act cunningly and lure their soldiers, requiring greater effort. He described the fighting in the Shujaiya neighborhood as fierce and said they paid a heavy price there.

AL-JAZEERA: US President Donald Trump stated that they are thinking of Gaza and will take care of it. He also mentioned that many people are starving in Gaza.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: 29 members of the US Senate introduced a resolution on Thursday, urging the Trump administration to immediately push for an end to Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.

The lawmakers called on the administration to deploy “all diplomatic tools” to lift the blockade, describing the famine in Gaza as a humanitarian catastrophe and voicing deep concern over the worsening crisis.

29 US Senators Pressures Trump Administration to Intervene in Gaza Blockade

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Director General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza stated that the Strip is witnessing the most horrific massacres of ethnic cleansing, which have resulted in 250 martyrs over the past 36 hours.

He added that more than 150 injured people have arrived at Al-Awda Hospital and the Indonesian Hospital.

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 52 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today, 44 of whom were in the north of the Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: The spokesman for Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital reported to Al Jazeera that the Strip’s hospitals are unable to deal with serious injuries.

He stated that operating rooms are full of injured people, and accused the occupation of targeting all hospitals in the Strip.

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 41 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

A family in Jabaliya was buried alive after an airstrike flattened their two-story home, leaving it buried under the rubble. pic.twitter.com/b3N96dnmBz

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 16, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: The spokesman for the Civil Defense in Gaza reported to Al-Jazeera that the occupation is targeting anyone moving in the northern areas of the Strip. He stated that their crews are no longer sufficient to respond to the calls they receive.

AL-JAZEERA: Several killed and injured were found after an Israeli bombing targeted an ambulance vehicle east of Jabalia al-Balad in the northern Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: Eight Palestinians were killed and others injured in Israeli artillery shelling that targeted displaced persons in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: Palestinians were injured in Israeli artillery shelling that targeted displaced persons in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: The World Health Organization stated that the last hospital in Gaza providing medical care for heart patients and cancer patients has stopped operating following an Israeli attack.

AL-JAZEERA: The UK Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit filed against the government regarding its licensing of arms exports to Israel. This comes at a time when parliamentary and popular demands for a complete ban on these exports are escalating with the continuation of the war on Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): Over 100 Palestinians were killed or went missing in Israeli raids on homes in Beit Lahia and Jabaliya camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

According to Al Jazeera, over 100 people have been killed or are missing after the occupation army targeted multiple homes in northern Gaza. Large numbers of casualties have overwhelmed the Indonesian Hospital, now operating beyond capacity. pic.twitter.com/HPwiFC07C3

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 16, 2025

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: More than 100 Palestinians were killed, injured, or remain missing following heavy Israeli airstrikes on northern Gaza’s residential areas and medical services.

Israel Bombs Northern Gaza, Over 100 Civilians Dead or Unaccounted For

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 26 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an urgent warning on Thursday about the worsening health crisis in Gaza, stressing that time is running out to save lives amid the ongoing Israeli blockade.

Aid Blocked, Hospitals Crippled: WHO Urges Immediate Access to Gaza

AL-JAZEERA: Two Palestinians were killed and others injured in Israeli artillery shelling that targeted displaced areas in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 13 reported that Israel is preparing to expand the scope of fighting in Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A major Israeli airstrike is targeting Jabal Tel al-Zaatar in the Jabaliya camp, northern Gaza Strip.

STATEMENT (Microsoft cited in Al-Jazeera):

• We provided limited emergency support to the Israeli government in the weeks following October 7th to assist in rescuing hostages.
• We provided this support under strict supervision and on a limited basis, with some Israeli requests being approved and others rejected.
• To date, we have found no evidence that our artificial intelligence technologies were used to cause harm to anyone in Gaza.
• We have not found that the Israeli Ministry of Defense violated our terms of service or AI code of conduct.

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