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(AJ 19:00 GMT) UN UPDATE Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson: •OCHA: 80% of Gaza [up from 70%] is under displacement orders or falls within “Israeli militarised zones” •“Our partners tell us that over the past few days, almost half of the newly displaced people have fled with none of their belongings”

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(16:55 GMT)UN: No aid delivered due to ‘insecure’ access: “...by yesterday evening, the Israeli authorities had only allowed our teams to go through one [highly congested] area...we felt was insecure, and where we felt looting was highly likely to take place given the prolonged deprivation in Gaza”

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I CAN BUT WONDER WHY ONE WOULD KEEP A KANGAROO. ESPECIALLY IN DURANGO. A KANGAROO??? apnews.com/video/loose-...

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(AJ 23:05 GMT) WHO: HOSPITALS FORCIBLY EVACUATED South 5/19: non-functional European Gaza Hosp, 8 primary care cntrs 9 med points. North 5/20: Indonesian, Kamal Adwan & Al-Awda hosp, 3 primary care cntrs, 4 med points; 2 hosp, 4 primary care cntrs, 6 med points within 1,000 meters of the zone

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(AJ 17:40 GMT) UN had permission for ±100 aid trucks to enter Gaza today but “Today, one of our teams waited several hours for the Israeli green light to access the Kerem Shalom area & collect the nutrition supplies [for children]...Unfortunately, they were not able to [collect & distribute them].

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(AJ 04:30 GMT) Some of Israel’s deadliest attacks on Gaza’s schools-turned-shelters •11/23: 50 al-Buraq School, Gaza City •11/23: 65 Al Fakhoura School, Jabalia •07/24: 30 al-Awda School near Khan Younis •08/24: >100 al-Tabin School, Gaza City •04/25: ≥33 + >100 wounded in 3 Gaza City schools

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(AJ 5/20/25 @ 04:00 GMT) UN WOMEN: >28,000 women & girls killed in Gaza since Israel’s war began. “That is one woman & one girl on average killed every hour...thousands of mothers, leaving behind devastated children, families, and communities.” _______ NOTE: Gaza has a staggering # of orphans.

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BIBI: A “WAR OF CIVILISATION AGAINST BARBARISM” •126 killed Mon; Khan Younis forcibly displaced •Drones/assault helicopters raining bombs on civilian n’hoods •Bombs school kills 12 •Bombs house kills 12 • Nuseirat: 15 killed •European & al-Awda hosps largely out of service •20% face starvation

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(5/19 @ 06:30 GMT) Israeli pols on Gaza aid: • Ben-Gvir: A “grave mistake” • Amichay Eliyahu: A “tragedy” • Avichai Boston: “Insanity” • Moshe Saada: “An incorrect and immoral decision” • Smotrich: Gives us cover • Tzav 9 group: Physically block entry of aid

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(AJ 06:30 GMT) Israeli pols on Gaza aid: • Ben-Gvir: A “grave mistake” • Amichay Eliyahu: A “tragedy” • Avichai Boston: “Insanity” • Moshe Saada: “An incorrect and immoral decision” • Smotrich: Gives us cover • Tzav 9 group: Called its activists to block aid entry

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HOW PROUD IT MUST BE... (AJ 10:05 GMT) Israeli army says it hit 160 targets in past 24hrs. Homes, tents, schools, hospitals, safe zones bombed; med supplies destroyed; thousands forcibly displaced; teachers (3) & many women & kids killed... Yup, “doing a great job” (Israeli public broadcaster Kan).

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ISRAELI GAZA AID? THE ACTUAL REASON (AJ 15:00 GMT) FM Bezalel Smotrich: “This is not surrendering to pressure...It will allow...friends...to continue providing us with an international protection umbrella at the Security Council and The Hague, and us to keep fighting...”

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INDEED SO (AJ 16:30 GMT) Chef Jose Andres, founder of World Central Kitchen: “The new [US/Israel] Humanitarian foundation members should be ashamed of themselves…We already have a system in place to feed all Palestinians with the help of Palestinians…creating jobs and systems in the process.”

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PRETTY MUCH... 18:40GMT: CAIR slams trickle of aid into Gaza as ‘PR stunt’ “The Israeli government’s decision to let a trickle of aid into Gaza–reportedly only 9 aid trucks in a day–will do nothing to relieve the threat of famine facing 2mm Palestinian men, women and children besieged in Gaza.”

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KHAN YOUNIS 03:45 GMT: 30 air raids in past hour/ Nasser Hospital/pharm lab bombed. Killed/wounded elsewhere had been brought here 09:45 GMT: Israel issues forced displacement order for all Khan Younis - warn of “unprecedented” attack 10:40 GMT; ‘Chaos’ as families flee - no safe place to go

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(AJ 09:15 GMT) The latest facilities now under bombings include Indonesian Hospital – last functioning public hospital in the north – and southern Gaza’s Nasser Hospital.

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FYI: GAZA HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION •led by former Marine •4 sites in south run by private security+Israel military •reaches limited number of people •forces Palestinians north to south then out altogether. •UN: not impartial, neutral, independent •UN has 400 sites across Gaza/160,000 pallets ready

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GAZA’S SUNDAY DEATH TOLL •(AJ 5/19/25 @ 00:07 GMT) Med sources say Israeli forces killed 151 Palestinians on Sunday; ±70 victims from Gaza City & northern parts of the enclave. •North Gaza: Indonesian Hosp director says Israel now “directly targeting” & laying siege to it; ±55 trapped inside.

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PRESS FREEDOM IN ISRAEL: AJ: Israeli High Court delays Gaza independent media access hearing for 6th time. No reason given, no new date to hear petition filed by the Foreign Press Association. Israel has prevented all international journalists from reporting independently in Gaza since Oct. 2023.

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UPDATE @ 12:20 GMT: 5 NOT 3 (12:20 GMT) AJ Arabic reports 5 journalists now confirmed killed, up from prior reported 3. Aziz al-Hajjar, Nour Qandil, Abdul Rahman al-Abadlah, Khaled Abu Saif & Ahmed al-Zinati along with their children & families. “Their homes & tents were bombed at dawn today...”

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UPDATING THE SLAUGHTER ... AJ 5/18/25 Today’s death toll hits 135 @ 12:45GMT •Attacks on hospitals intensifying & putting them out of service •Staff/patients targeted/killed/threatened •No medical supplies to treat wounded •3/4 of CD vehicles out of fuel •‘Race against time to avoid famine’: WFP

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ISRAEL KILLS 3 MORE GAZA JOURNALISTS (AJ @ 8:00GMT) Aziz al-Hajjar (with wife/children), Nour Qandil (with husband), and Abdul Rahman al-Abadleh. More than 230 Palestinian journalists/media workers killed across Gaza since Oct. 7. Israel allows NO independent foreign journalists into Gaza.

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Yes, we noticed. You're still here.

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JUST SINCE MIDNIGHT SUNDAY MORNING (AJ @ 03:20 GMT 5/18/25) DEATH TOLL FROM ISRAEL’S ATTACKS ON GAZA SOARS TO 78 (medical sources) •Death toll in al-Mawasi “safe zone” rises to 36 •Nine killed, several wounded in bombing of the town of az-Zawayda •At least 10 killed in attack on Jabalia

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In 12 hrs 115 killed Fri. in No. Gaza. Euro-Med HRM accused Israel of “adopting a scorched-earth policy...total destruction of remaining neighborhoods & infrastructure...homes...destroyed with residents inside...mass killings reflecting an escalating pattern of systematic violence against civilians”

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How much area can 2mm Gazans access? Gaza total = 141sq mi. Since 3/18/25 ≥23 forced displacement orders now makes it 56sq mi. •Rafah: 100% no-go zone/displacement area •No. Gaza: 84% ngz/da •So. Khan Younis: 51% ngz/da •Central Deir el-Balah: 41% ngz/da •UN: ±436,000 displaced since end of truce

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