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NewsFeedHas Israel’s war on Gaza made Saturday’s Eurovision final the most controversial one ever? We take a look at the row over Israel’s inclusion in the song contest.Published On 10 May 202410 May 2024

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in the Swedish port city of Malmo against Israel’s participation in the pan-continental Eurovision Song Contest. Protesters waving Palestinian flags packed the historic Stortorget square near Malmo’s 16th-century town hall before a planned march on Thursday through the city for a rally in a park several kilometres from the Eurovision

The Israeli military has ramped up its attacks in Rafah, southern Gaza, and hit Gaza City while crippling humanitarian aid operations across the Palestinian territory as ceasefire talks ended without a deal. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Friday that 110,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah.

NewsFeedThe UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it has been forced to temporarily close its occupied east Jerusalem compound after what it called “Israeli extremists” set fire to the perimeter following weeks of repeated attacks.Published On 10 May 202410 May 2024

NewsFeedIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will fight alone ‘with our fingernails’ if necessary, in an apparent response to the US’ warning it would halt weapon supplies if Israel launched a full-scale invasion into Rafah.Published On 10 May 202410 May 2024

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, UN aid chief warns months of ‘horrors’ in Gaza set to worsen as Israeli army takes over crucial land crossing with no humanitarian relief entering the Palestinian territory for three days.

Iran-aligned group has threatened to increase attacks on shipping until ceasefire reached in Israel’s war on Gaza.Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed attacks on two ships in the Gulf of Aden and one in the Indian Ocean. The MSC Diego and the MSC Gina were attacked with ballistic missiles and drones in the Gulf of Aden

NewsFeedA new mass grave has been discovered at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza where Palestinian officials have been investigating allegations of killings of patients and staff by Israeli forces during their occupation of the site.Published On 9 May 20249 May 2024

Protestors have called for Israel’s expulsion from the singing contest, which barred Russia from participating in 2022.Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, have taken to the streets in the Swedish city of Malmo to protest against Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision. Protesters wearing keffiyehs and waving Palestinian flags filled the port city on

United States President Joe Biden has faced months of growing pressure to stop sending weapons to Israel as the US ally wages war in the Gaza Strip. Rights advocates, lawmakers and protesters across the US have demanded an end to the transfers, warning the president that the arms were being used in human rights violations