Desk Report: Trump: ‘Hell will descend on Hamas if they don’t agree to peace proposal by Sunday’ US President Donald Trump has given Hamas until Sunday to accept the Gaza peace proposal. He has also warned that the consequences of ignoring the proposal will be dire. Trump said, “The Palestinian group will have until 6 pm on Sunday (October 5) in Washington, DC, to respond to its 20-point Gaza plan.” Qatar-based media outlet Al Jazeera reported this information in a report. Referring to this as a last chance, Trump wrote…
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Shahidul Alam, the ‘media flotilla’ heading to Gaza with the country’s flag
Desk Report: Israel has seized all the ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international aid flotilla sailing towards the famine-stricken Gaza Strip in Palestine. At the same time, the Benjamin Netanyahu government has placed all the rights activists on the flotilla, which set off from Barcelona, Spain, in detention centers in southern Israel. It was believed that Drik’s managing director and photographer Shahidul Alam was also in the Israeli detention center with the rights activists. However, in a video message posted on his verified Facebook account on Friday (October…
Read MoreGlobal Sumud volunteers detained in Israel on hunger strike
Desk Report: Global Sumud volunteers detained in Israel on hunger strike The Global Peace Flotilla expeditioners detained in Israel have begun an indefinite hunger strike. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) Committee announced this in a statement on Friday. The expeditioners of the mission have begun an indefinite hunger strike to protest the detention of the ships of the Global Peace Flotilla mission and the crew and explorers by the Israeli Navy, the statement said. The 43 ships belonging to the ‘Global Peace Flotilla’ mission set sail from the port of…
Read MoreIsrael seizes last Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla vessel
Desk Report: Israel seizes last Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla vessel Israeli forces have seized the only aid ship carrying aid to the besieged Gaza Strip in the Mediterranean Sea, the Marinet. The Global Sumud Flotilla was seen on live broadcast on Friday morning as Israeli forces forcibly boarded the ship. The Polish-flagged ship, the Marinet, was carrying a crew of six, Qatar-based media outlet Al Jazeera reported. It was the last operational ship of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which once consisted of 44 ships. The Global Sumud Flotilla is an organization…
Read More42,000 Palestinians have lost limbs in the Israeli aggression, a quarter of them children
Desk Report: Nearly 42,000 people have suffered life-changing injuries in the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza since October 7, 2023. Simply put, their body parts have been damaged in a way that will never return to normal. This sad information was revealed in a recent report by the World Health Organization. One in four of the injured is a child. At least 5,000 people have had their limbs severed. According to the report, more than 22,000 people have suffered serious injuries to their arms and legs that will never return…
Read MoreIsraeli attacks continue on Sumud flotilla, detentions rise to 317
Desk Report: The Israeli navy has attacked the Global Sumud flotilla, an international aid flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip. At least 317 crew members have been detained, the flotilla’s organizers said on Thursday. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported the information. The official flotilla tracker said the Israeli navy had attacked 21 ships. It is believed that 19 more ships were attacked. Four more ships are still sailing towards Gaza. However, Reuters reported that Israel had seized at least 39 ships. The tracker also said that Israeli forces had detained…
Read MoreIsrael seizes 39 vessels from Global Sumud flotilla
Desk Report: Israeli forces have seized at least 39 boats from the Global Peace Flotilla, which was carrying foreign pro-Palestinian activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Organizers said on Thursday that only one boat was still sailing towards the Palestinian coast. However, the main fleet had lost contact with that boat. Live video, verified by Reuters, showed Israeli soldiers wearing helmets and night vision goggles boarding the flotilla boats. The passengers were sitting in a crowded row, wearing life jackets and holding their hands up. A video released by…
Read MoreAl Jazeera Report / Trump’s vague Gaza proposal: War or no war, what will happen to the Palestinian state?
Desk Report: US President Donald Trump‘s proposed Gaza ceasefire and what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to accept may not deliver what Palestinians have long hoped for, analysts say. People on the ground may see the proposal as a welcome relief that Israel’s brutal offensive is coming to an end. But the offensive, which has been ongoing since October 7, 2023, has killed at least 66,055 people and injured 168,346. Analysts say that while Trump’s 20-point proposal promises to end the Israeli offensive, it does not actually deliver…
Read MoreThose who remain in Gaza City are ‘terrorists and supporters of terrorism’ – Israel warns
Desk Report: Israel issued a final warning to residents of Gaza’s main city on Wednesday, warning those who want to leave the southern enclave to leave immediately. Those who do not will be considered terrorists. Meanwhile, Hamas is discussing US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the nearly two-year war. According to the British newspaper The Guardian, witnesses reported heavy bombardment in Gaza City. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the army was tightening the siege around the city. Katz wrote on the social media X, “This is the…
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