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Israel’s Rafah camp – ‘humanitarian city’ or crime against humanity?

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has announced a controversial plan to move up to 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza into a designated “humanitarian area” on the ruins of the southern city of Rafah.

The Conversation

Israeli defence minister’s Gaza proposal marks escalation from incitement of war crimes to official planning for mass forced displacement

Plans for an internment camp on ruins of Rafah are ‘unviable, impractical and morally depraved’ but should be taken seriously

The Guardian - UK

Gaza health system overwhelmed by casualties at aid distributions, says Red Cross – as it happened

The ICRC said ‘the scale and frequency of these incidents are without precedent’

The Guardian - UK

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Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’

Military ordered to turn ruins of Rafah into ‘humanitarian city’ but experts call the plan an internment camp for all Palestinians in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

‘Death or food’: The Palestinians killed by Israel at Gaza’s aid centres

Palestinians still flock to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, even after hundreds are killed by Israeli forces.

Al Jazeera

At least 40 more Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza, say medics and officials

Shootings by Israeli forces raise death toll of such incidents in Gaza in last two weeks to more than 500

The Guardian - UK

Irish citizens released from detention in Egypt

Ireland’s deputy premier has expressed deep concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Evening Standard

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Egypt, Libya stop activists gathering for March to Gaza, organisers say

Security sources say dozens have been detained or deported from Cairo airport and other locations.

Al Jazeera

Phone and passport confiscated in Egypt from Irish politician marching to Gaza

Paul Murphy was among a large group of people attempting to reach the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza.

Evening Standard

What to Know About the 'Global March to Gaza' on 15 June: Purpose, Timeline and How to Join

Thousands from over 50 countries have joined the Global March to Gaza to demand humanitarian access through Rafah. Learn what it is, the route, and how to join.

International Business Times UK

Egypt blocks activists from march to Gaza to draw attention to humanitarian crisis

Egypt says its side of the Rafah crossing remains open, but access to the Strip has been blocked since Israel seized the Palestinian side as part of its war with Hamas.

Euronews

Egypt deports dozens of activists before planned march to Gaza border

Activists from around the world have been planning to march to Gaza in a bid to end Israel’s blockade.

Al Jazeera

‘Apocalyptic’ video shows hundreds of Palestinians rushing to secure aid

Footage posted to social media shows hundreds of Palestinians rush to enter an aid site in west Rafah to secure food and supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in scenes described as "apocalyptic".

The Independent UK

What is the Global March to Gaza all about?

The Global March to Gaza aims to pressure world leaders to end Israel’s genocidal war in the Palestinian enclave.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - UK

From Gaza prisoner to ‘the Israeli agent’: how rise of Abu Shabab could ignite new phase of war

In email exchange, leader of clan that Israel acknowledges arming blames Hamas for war and for looting of aid trucks

Euronews

Land convoy sets off for Gaza from Tunisia to protest against Israeli blockade of Strip

The convoy of buses and cars plans to traverse Tunisia, Libya and Egypt before reaching Rafah, the border crossing with Egypt that has remained largely closed since Israel's military took control of the Gaza side in May 2024.

The Guardian - UK

At least four killed by Israeli fire near Gaza food point, officials say

Shooting happened about a kilometre from distribution site in Rafah run by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Al Jazeera

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill more than 70, including several near aid site

Medical sources say eight killed in a shooting incident near an aid distribution site west of Rafah in southern Gaza.

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The National (Scotland)

Israeli forces kill six Palestinians near Gaza aid site

Israeli forces have killed at least six Palestinians this morning near an aid distribution site in Gaza

The Independent UK

Starving Palestinians fear being shot dead for a bag of lentils as Gaza aid points close

Aid workers in both the south and north of Gaza tell The Independent that the GHF is not equipped to deal with the dire humanitarian situation in the enclave

The Guardian - UK

Israel accused of arming Palestinian gang who allegedly looted aid in Gaza

Gang ‘of about 100 armed men’ operate in eastern Rafah with tacit approval of IDF in apparent attempt to counter Hamas

The Independent UK

What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites

Shootings have erupted nearly daily this week in the Gaza Strip in the vicinity of new hubs where desperate Palestinians are being directed to collect food

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: What three deadly days for civilians in Rafah reveal about the food distribution system backed by Israel

In today’s newsletter: At least 61 have died since Sunday after Israeli forces opened fire on hungry civilians. Is the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation addressing the crisis - or making it worse?

Al Jazeera

Hunger and bullets: Palestinians recall Gaza aid massacre horror

As thousands gathered on Sunday, seeking aid to feed their families, Israeli forces opened fire, killing more than 30.

The Conversation

Lethal humanitarianism: why violence at Gaza aid centres should not come as a surprise

At least 27 Palestinians were reported to have been killed on the morning of June 3 amid chaotic scenes at an aid distribution centre in the southern Gaza Strip. This follows a similar incident on June 1 when around 30 civilians were reportedly killed as people scrambled to get food…

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