Pressmediaofindia
Related Articles
05-09-2025
GAZA STRIP: Entire families are being “wiped out” as Israel intensifies the bombardment of residential areas in Gaza City and makeshift encampments across the Strip, with at least 54 Palestinians killed in attacks since dawn on Thursday.
A two-day event examining the United Kingdom’s role in Israel’s war on Gaza, hosted by former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, has begun in London.
Hamas says it is ready for the formation of an independent national administration to run Gaza and for a comprehensive truce deal, which will see all Israeli captives released.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office rejects Hamas’s statement, saying “the war can end immediately” on conditions set by his cabinet.
Since the start of the war in October 2023, at least 64,231 people have been killed and 161,583 wounded across Gaza. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.
Pope Leo meets with Israel’s president
Pope Leo has met with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog in the Vatican and discussed the “tragic situation in Gaza”, according to a press statement from the Holy See.
During the meeting, Pope Leo expressed hope for a “permanent ceasefire” in the enclave, the release of all captives, “safe humanitarian access” to the area’s most in need, as well as for the “legitimate aspirations of both people” to be ensured, it said.
The two leaders also addressed the broader “future of the Palestinian people”, with the Pope upholding the Vatican’s stance in favor of a two-state solution, according to the statement.
They also discussed developments in the occupied West Bank, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids during the war and where far-right members of the government are pushing to illegally seize additional areas.
Israel’s attacks across Gaza continue, including a raid in Gaza City’s Tuffah neighborhood, which has killed at least five people and injured 50 more, including children.
An event examining the UK’s role in Israel’s war on Gaza, hosted by former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, is currently under way in London.
The Palestinian Wafa news agency is reporting another round of Israeli raids and arrests in the occupied West Bank, which includes the arrest of five people in towns near Hebron, and five people, including a local leader of the Fatah movement, in the Salfit area.
Pope Leo XIV has met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, with the Vatican urging an immediate ceasefire and return of captives taken by Hamas.
Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, has said the hardship facing Palestinians under Israeli occupation exceeds even that suffered by Black South Africans during apartheid.
UK cosmetics chain closes all shops in Gaza protest
British cosmetics chain Lush closed its UK shops, factories and online sales for a day in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The company said the move was aimed at pressuring the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel.
Israeli forces fired live bullets while storming Jalazone camp near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.
The shots hit and injured two young men in the camp, the agency said, describing their condition as “stable”.
Meanwhile, to the north of Ramallah, a group of settlers blocked off an entrance to the Palestinian town of Deir Jarir and stopped residents from passing through, according to Wafa. (Int’l News Desk)
