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     As Israel pushes deeper into Rafah, Hamas regroups elsewhere in ungoverned Gaza

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     Israeli guards strapped wounded Palestinian detainees to their beds wearing diapers and fed them through straws, report says

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     Palestinians Flee Expanded Rafah Fighting, as Hamas Resurges in Northern Gaza

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     Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza’s last refuge as it expands military offensive

     Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to leave as it prepared to expand its military operation deeper into what is ...

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   • On Israel's memorial day, one family desperately seeks closure

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     Ruby and Hagit Chen are still waiting to bury their son. Itay was killed in Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7. But unlike scores of other families of soldiers killed that day, Chen doesn’t have a grave to visit because his son’s remains are held captive in Gaza. The absence of a final resting place is being felt acutely now, as Israel marks its memorial day for fallen soldiers, when cemeteries are brimming with relatives mourning over the graves of their loved ones. (AP Video shot by Moshe Edri and Ami Bentov)

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     On Israel's memorial day, one family desperately seeks closure

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     Ruby and Hagit Chen are still waiting to bury their son. Itay was killed in Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7. But unlike scores of other families of soldiers killed that day, Chen doesn’t have a grave to visit because his son’s remains are held captive in Gaza. The absence of a final resting place is being felt acutely now, as Israel marks its memorial day for fallen soldiers, when cemeteries are brimming with relatives mourning over the graves of their loved ones. (AP Video shot by Moshe Edri and Ami Bentov)

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     Residents Flee Rafah as Israeli Military Operation Intensifies

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     Israel’s leaders have said the military needs to move into Rafah to dismantle the remaining battalions of Hamas. Photo: Mohammed Saber/Shutterstock

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     Thousands protest against Israel's Eurovision entry

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     STORY: :: Thousands protest against Israel's participation in the Eurovision song contest :: May 11, 2024 :: Malmo, Sweden The 68th version of the contest, normally a festival of catchy songs and tongue-in-cheek kitsch, is taking place amid protests in host city Malmo over the participation of Israel, due to its war in Gaza. Eurovision organizers have resisted calls for Israel to be excluded, but demanded that Israel tweak the lyrics of its original entry to remove what they said were references to Palestinian group Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, which sparked its war on Gaza. Protesters have complained of double standards as the European Broadcasting Union banned Russia from Eurovision in 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine.

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     Israel calls on more people to evacuate Gaza's Rafah

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     STORY: Smoke rises over Rafah on Saturday as Israel calls for Palestinians to evacuate and head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi. It's a further indication that the military is pressing ahead with its plans for a ground attack on Gaza’s southern city. That's despite heavy U.S. pressure and alarm expressed by residents and humanitarian groups. In a post on social media site X, a military spokesperson called on residents and displaced people in 12 neighborhoods in the enclave to go immediately to the shelters west of Gaza City. Gaza resident Nidal says despite the warning he is unable to evacuate. He told Reuters he doesn't have a tent as they were all distributed yesterday - nor does he have cash to get a vehicle to move his belongings. These evacuations follow overnight Israeli jet strikes across the enclave. Israel's military said it was continuing precise operational activity against Hamas fighters in eastern Rafah and on the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing. On Friday (May 10), Israeli tanks captured the main road dividing Rafah's eastern and western sections, effectively encircling the eastern side in an assault that has caused Washington to hold up delivery of some military aid to its ally. :: May 9, 2024 The latest evacuation orders came hours after internationally mediated ceasefire talks appeared to falter, with Hamas saying Israel's rejection of the truce offer returned things to square one. Israel says it wants to reach a deal under which hostages would be released in exchange for the freeing of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, but that it is not prepared to end the military offensive which was triggered by a Hamas-led attack on Southern Israel on Oct. 7. 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 people taken hostage in the attack, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's military operation in Gaza, which it says aims to eliminate Hamas, has killed close to 35,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry.

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     Palestinians mourn those killed in Israeli airstrikes

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     STORY: : Palestinians hold funerals for loved ones killed during overnight Israeli airstrikes in Gaza :: Deir Al-Balah, Gaza :: May 11, 2024 :: Khitam al-Khatib "Here they are, in pieces, here is my sister in-law, without a head, my aunt is without a head. What is this injustice? Until when will this be going on? We are exhausted, by God we are exhausted. I have been in tents for the past seven months, I have never lived in a tent before. We were not cut out for this, the women of Palestine were not cut out for this, we were always honored. It's not fair that this is happening to them, it's not fair. By God we are exhausted from this." According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, 24 Palestinians were killed overnight after Israeli jets targeted several areas in central Gaza, while at least seven were killed after the airforce targeted dozens of homes in Jabalia. Some people are still missing under the rubble. At least 34,943 Palestinians have been killed and 78,572 injured in Israel's military offensive in Gaza since Oct. 7, Gaza's health ministry said in a statement on Friday. The conflict was triggered by a Hamas-led attack on Southern Israel where 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 people taken hostage in the attack, according to Israeli tallies.

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     Analyst believes Eurovision's usual unifying effect may be lost this year

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     Historian and author of the book "Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest," Dean Vuletic believes the Eurovision Song Contest, where the final is to take place on Saturday in the Swedish city of Malmo, brings together Europe through music although the current Israel-Hamas war could bring division. (May 11)

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     Palestinian and Israeli supporters rally in Palo Alto

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     STORY: ::Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protestors rally in Palo Alto during Biden's visit to the city ::May 10, 2024 ::Palo Alto, California :: Pro-Palestinian demonstrator “We're here to send a message to Biden that we will not be complicit in the genocide and famine that are being perpetrated with our bombs and our political cover.” :: Pro-Israeli demonstrator “So we are we are here, Israelis and Jewish Americans who live in the Bay Area, coming to stand by President Biden for everything he's doing for helping Israel post October 7th and beyond. We are here to say that we want a deal now and we are asking to do whatever is possible, even if it's ending the war, to actually come and make a deal now.” Palestinian supporters called on the President to advocate for a ceasefire, attributing blame to him for the loss of over 40,000 civilian lives. Conversely, Israeli supporters expressed gratitude for Biden's backing of Israel while urging him to intensify efforts to secure the release of Hamas's captives. These demonstrations coincide with widespread protests, primarily on university campuses, against Israel's conflict with Hamas in Gaza, which escalated following the militant group's attacks on October 7th.

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     UNGA backs Palestinian bid for membership

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     STORY: The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly backed a bid by Palestine to become a full U.N. member Friday, recommending the U.N. Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably." The vote serves as a global survey of support, after the United States vetoed the idea in the U.N. Security Council a month prior. The Palestinian push for full U.N. membership comes seven months into a war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and as Israel is expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, which the U.N. considers to be illegal. "We want peace, we want freedom." Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyad Mansour spoke to the assembly before the vote: “A yes vote is a vote for Palestinian existence, it is not against any state." "It is an investment in peace, and thus empowers the forces of peace." Meanwhile, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan, who spoke after Mansour, accused the assembly of shredding the U.N. Charter: “You are shredding the U.N. Charter with your own hands. Yes, yes. That's what you're doing. Shredding the U.N. Charter. Shame on you.” The vote by the General Assembly Friday does not give the Palestinians full U.N. membership, but simply recognizes them as qualified to join. An application to become a full U.N. member first needs to be approved by the 15-member Security Council and then the General Assembly. If the measure is again voted on by the council it is likely to face the same fate: a U.S. veto.

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     University of Minnesota students demand divestment in companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war

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     On Friday, students at the University of Minnesota spoke to the Board of Regents, demanding it divest from companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war.

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     Hamas rocket attack injures one in Beersheba

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     Israel's military and rescue services said Friday that a rocket attack on the southern Israeli city of Beersheva resulted in a direct hit on the city, injuring a 37-year-old woman in a playground.

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     Cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas paused

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     Israel has indicated it plans to push forward with war operations in Rafah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “we will do what we have to do to protect our country…”

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     Netanyahu: I hope I can patch things up with Biden

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     STORY: :: Israeli prime minister Netanyahu says he hopes he can "overcome disagreements" with Biden :: Jerusalem, Israel :: May 9, 2024 :: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister “I've known (U.S. President) Joe Biden for many years, 40 years and more. You know, we often had our agreements, but we've had our disagreements. We've been able to overcome them. I hope we can overcome them now, but we will do what we have to do to protect our country, and that means protect our future.” :: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister “You know, we've lost hundreds of soldiers who fought bravely and fell in Gaza. And, you know, it requires continuous effort of assistance and treatment because their souls are scarred. But at the same time, we also think about the reconstruction of Gaza once we eliminate these terrorists, these terrorist thugs who are controlling it." :: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister "If Israel has to stand alone, we'll stand alone. But we also know we are not alone because we have so many decent people everywhere who do support us, who do understand the truth, and we will defeat our enemies and we will secure our future." In a CNN interview on Wednesday (May 8), Biden warned Israel that the U.S. would stop supplying weapons if Israeli forces go ahead with a major invasion of Rafah. Israel has destroyed 20 of Hamas’ 24 “terrorist” battalions, Netanyahu said in an interview on the “Dr. Phil Primetime” show on Thursday (May 9). He added that the remaining four are in Rafah, and that is why Israeli forces have to enter the area.

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     Amid protests, Israel gets spot in Eurovision final

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     STORY: :: Israeli singer Eden Golan ‘overwhelmed’ by Eurovision qualification “Well, I feel I'm so overwhelmed with emotions. It's truly such an honour to be here on stage performing and showing our voice and representing us with pride and making it to the finals is, it's it's something crazy and I'm so grateful for everyone who voted and who took part in supporting us and me and, yeah, I'm just super excited to go on stage once more and share a bit of my love with everyone.” :: Malmo, Sweden :: May 9, 2024 OFF-CAMERA JOURNALIST: "Have you ever thought that by being here you bring risk and danger for other participants in public?" OFF-CAMERA MODERATOR SAYING: "You don't have to answer that question if you don't want to. If you want to, if you want to answer, please." GOLAN SAYING: "I think we're all here for one reason and one reason only and the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) is taking all safety precautions to make this a safe and a united place for everyone and so I think it's safe for everyone and we wouldn't be here for any other reason." Eurovision organisers have resisted calls to exclude Israel over its military campaign in Gaza, triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, arguing that the competition is a non-political event.

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     Netanyahu: we'll fight with 'fingernails' if needs be

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     STORY: :: Netanyahu says Israelis will "fight with our fingernails" if they have to after Biden's threat to halt arms shipments ::Location: Jerusalem ::May 9, 2024 ::Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister "We are on the eve of Independence Day. In the War of Independence 76 years ago, we were the few against the many. We did not have weapons. There was an arms embargo on Israel, but with great strength of spirit, heroism and unity among us – we were victorious. Today we are much stronger. We are determined and we are united in order to defeat our enemies and those who want to destroy us. If we need to stand alone, we will stand alone. I have said that if necessary – we will fight with our fingernails. But we have much more than fingernails and with that same strength of spirit, with God's help, together we will win." The comments followed U.S. President Joe Biden's warning that the United States would halt weapons supplies if Israel moved into Rafah, the southern Gaza city where more than a million displaced Palestinians are sheltering. Netanyahu has defied mounting international pressure to agree to a ceasefire but has not so far ordered troops to enter the city, where Israel says four battalions of Hamas fighters are based.

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     Military experts weigh in on paused US bomb shipment to Israel

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     President Joe Biden says he won't supply offensive weapons Israel can use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there.

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     State Department says decision to pause weapons shipment to Israel if it engages in major Rafah operation doesn't affect ceasefire talks

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     At the State Department briefing on Thursday, spokesperson Matt Miller said President Biden’s decision to pause the shipment of offensive weapons to Israel if the country mounted a large-scale military operation in Gaza would not affect talks aimed at a ceasefire and the release of hostages held by Hamas. Miller said, “A Rafah operation would weaken Israel’s position” in the negotiations.

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     US pause on bomb shipment prompts Israeli defiance

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     STORY: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said Israelis were ready to "fight with the fingernails." It was a thinly-veiled rebuff to U.S. President Joe Biden, after Washington said it had paused a weapons shipment due to Israel's plans for a military operation in Gaza. Biden warned Israel he will not support an invasion of the city of Rafah without adequate safeguards for the civilian population, as an estimated half of Gaza's 2.3 million residents have sought shelter there. The paused shipment includes several thousand powerful aerial bombs, that the White House says are not suitable for warfare in densely-populated areas. TOM COTTON: "It's now plain what we suspected all along. Joe Biden's defacto position is for a Hamas victory over Israel." That pause provoked fiery criticism from Republicans in Congress, who characterized the holdup of a single weapons shipment as tantamount to the a betrayal of an ally. Here's Oklahoma Senator Tom Cotton: "Joe Biden is threatening to withhold weapons for fighting in Rafah, therefore, Joe Biden objectively favors a Hamas victory over Israel." The Pentagon dismissed the criticism from Senate Republicans, listing the massive amounts of military aid that has flowed from the U.S. to Israel, including missile defense capabilities. PENTAGON SPOKESPERSON PAT RYDER: "As you know, we provided billions of dollars in security assistance to Israel..." Last month, American forces assisted in shooting down hundreds of Iranian drones and rockets aimed at Israel. Meanwhile, billions of dollars worth of U.S. weaponry remains in the pipeline for Israel, despite the delay. Republican Senator Jim Risch told reporters on Thursday that the U.S. was planning to send tank rounds, mortars, armored tactical vehicles, and more. In the wake the Oct. 7 attack where Hamas gunmen killed 1,200 people, by Israeli tallies, and seized more than 250 hostages, Biden pledged his "ironclad" support for Israel. But the Israeli retaliation that has killed 35,000 people in Gaza, according to local health authorities, forced Biden into a difficult spot between supporting and ally and trying to limit the loss of life. Biden had been pressed by international allies and many of his fellow Democrats at home to condition billions in U.S. aid to Israel due to the massive death toll from its Gaza assault. And a U.S. official told Reuters those pressure came to a head on an April 4 phone call between the leaders after Israeli forces killed seven World Central Kitchen volunteers. Biden gave Netanyahu an ultimatum: protect citizens and aid workers, or else U.S. policy would change. And last week, the U.S. acted on it, pausing the delivery of 2,000-pound and 500-pound bombs. In an interview with CNN Wednesday night, Biden said: "Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers."

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     Palestinian woman speaks of her struggle to access dialysis

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     STORY: This is the last hospital left in the Gaza strip where Souad Zohair can receive kidney dialysis. :: Location: Deir al-Balah, Gaza She used to go to a hospital near her home in Rafah for treatment – but it shut down after Israel’s latest offensive. Now, she makes the dangerous journey up the coast with her daughter Umm Bilal Zohair. "I come with my mother for her dialysis session, and we are suffering a lot. It took us an hour on the road, in transportation. And still, one is afraid on the road. It is not safe where we are. They could come in at any second.” Souad needs kidney dialysis to keep her alive, but there are only 19 machines here and staff are running around the clock. Saeed Khattab is the head of the kidney department. He says there’s barely enough time to sterilize machines between patients. "This is the only remaining hospital for dialysis serving the entire Gaza strip, serving around 1,000 remaining patients with kidney failure." Souad’s treatment is supposed to last four hours, but she can only have the machine for two, and no one can say when she will get it again. UMM: "They are under a lot of pressure. Everyone from Rafah, Khan Younis and Gaza City and central Gaza are here. They are under a lot of pressure in the hospital. They are doing their best, but still, they are under a lot of pressure... It is always in danger." Israel’s assault around Rafah is bringing what’s left of the enclave’s medical system to its knees, doctors say. It launched its offensive in response to a cross-border attack by Hamas militants on Israel on Oct. 7. Israel says Hamas militants are hiding in Rafah, where the population has been swelled by hundreds of thousands of Palestinians seeking refuge from bombardments elsewhere.

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     Palestinians fleeing Rafah say there's no place to go

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     STORY: As Israeli forces mass on the outskirts of Rafah, fleeing Palestinians say they're already struggling to find a place to stay. Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza is crammed with people who have fled in recent days. Amani Al Fayoumi is among those who can't find anywhere to set up camp. “We have been sleeping in the cold for four days, and there is no place to set up our tent. Where will all the displaced people go? The situation is very difficult and we cannot find a place to set up our tents." Sumaya Shaaban and her children have been sat by the road for three days. What little aid there is doesn't reach them. "We are without life's necessities. We take water from the sea for our children. There are no bathrooms. There is no food. There is no side supporting us.” Israeli tanks seized the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Tuesday (May 7), cutting off a vital aid route and forcing at least 80,000 people to flee the city this week, according to the United Nations. That could just be the beginning. Residents fear Israeli strikes on Rafah, the biggest urban area in Gaza not yet overrun by Israeli ground forces, are a sign an invasion is imminent. The city is a refuge for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled combat farther north. Like many Gazans, the Al-Kafarna family have been displaced several times during the conflict and are now on the move again, this time from Rafah to the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, where they've been told, once again, they'll be safe. Laila Al-Kafarna: "We keep moving from one place to another. This child was born during the war, what did he do wrong? He was born in Rafah - there are no clothes, what did these children do wrong, what can we say?" Israel says it must hit Rafah to defeat thousands of Hamas fighters it says are holed up there. The United Nations, Gaza residents and aid groups say an Israeli invasion of the city will result in a humanitarian catastrophe.

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     Greta Thunberg says pro-Palestinian protests 'should be everywhere'

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     STORY: :: Greta Thunberg encourages pro-Palestinian protests while in the Eurovision host city :: Greta Thunberg, Activist “I think they should be everywhere. And, once again, young people are leading the way, showing the world how we should react to this, yeah.” :: Malmo, Sweden :: May 9, 2024 Some 100,000 visitors have gathered in the southern Swedish city for the annual kitsch-fest, which is taking place amid protests and boycotts over the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Thunberg, 21, was wrapped in a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf that has become a symbol for Palestinian resistance. Israeli contestant Eden Golan, 20, will perform her song "Hurricane" in the second semi-final later on Thursday.

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     Israelis block road in protest against aid trucks to Gaza

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     STORY: Protesters formed a sit-in protest as they scattered rocks across the road to prevent vehicles from passing, bringing traffic to a standstill. A man speaking through a loud speaker provoked a loud "no" from the crowd when asking them if it was reasonable that Israel was delivering aid to "terrorists", referring to militant group Hamas. The protest came as Israeli army forces massed on the outskirts of Rafah, after U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to withhold weapons from Israel if its forces launched a major invasion of the southern Gaza city. Israel launched a war against Hamas in Gaza after the militant group launched a cross-border attack on October 7, killing about 1,200 people and abducting 252, most of them civilians.

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     Eurovision explained as the song contest is shadowed by the Israel-Hamas war

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     Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans are gathering in the Swedish city of Malmo, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday's exuberant, glitter-drenched final. (AP Video: Kwiyeon Ha)

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     Israel in the spotlight at the Eurovision semi-final

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     STORY: "The hate wave is so enormous, and it made the Israeli fans feel so depressed, and again, disillusioned." In the run up to Israel's semi-final performance on the Eurovision Song Contest stage on Thursday (May 9), Israeli fan Oded Avraham say he feels despondent. Protests and boycotts are planned over the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, triggered by Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel. "We are all in Israel are heartbroken because of what happened on October 7, and it adds up. We thought we are going for this (Eurovision) escapistic bubble, fun, campic, colorful, and then it burst in our face. Another thing burst in our face. So, it's disappointing." Large pro-Palestinian protests are planned in Malmo, Sweden, where the song contest is hosted. Metal barricades and large concrete blocks have been put up around the arena, with police braced for possible unrest. On Wednesday (May 8), a vessel from Scandinavian NGO "Ship to Gaza" arrived at the port of Malmo, calling for solidarity with the people of Gaza. With stops in several European ports, the NGO aims to raise awareness of the situation for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. And will also attempt to break Israel's sea blockade of the Gaza coast. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes Eurovision, has resisted calls for Israel to be excluded. But it has asked Israel to modify the lyrics of its original song "October Rain," which appeared to reference the Hamas attack. "I have mixed feelings. It feels like it's hypocrisy that Russia was excluded and that Israel is included." While pro-Palestinian demonstrators, like Leah Ali, protest against what they call double standards, pointing to the EBU's decision to ban Russia after it invaded Ukraine in 2022, Israeli Eurovision fan Yael Teleman says the two should not be compared. "The world perceives it as, like, Russia attacked Ukraine so now we're boycotting them, and Israel attacked Gaza so it's fair to boycott them as well. But this situation is more nuanced, and it's more complexed. Because we were attacked first, we were protecting ourselves." Some 100,000 visitors have gathered in the host city. The show is watched by some 200 million people worldwide.

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     Biden: US to deny Israel weapons if Rafah attacked

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     STORY: U.S. President Joe Biden publicly vowed for the first time on Wednesday to stop giving Israel weapons - if its forces make a full-scale invasion of Rafah, a city packed with refugees fleeing the war elsewhere in Gaza. In an interview with CNN, Biden said: “I made it clear that if they go into Rafah... I’m not supplying the weapons..." He acknowledged in the interview that American bombs provided to Israel have killed civilians in the seven-month-old offensive in Gaza, which came in response to Hamas' attack on October 7. The comments are the president's strongest public language to date, and underscore a growing rift between the U.S. and its closest Middle Eastern ally. The interview was aired hours after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed to the Senate that the U.S. had at least temporarily paused a planned delivery of thousands of heavy bombs. And that Biden made the decision to hold on the weapons over concerns for Rafah. That marks the first such delay since the U.S. administration pledged "ironclad" support to Israel. "We learned that you have to protect civilians in the battlespace, otherwise you create more terrorists going forward." The United States is by far Israel's biggest supplier of weapons, with Congress last month approving $26 billion in extra funding for the country. Biden said the U.S. would continue to provide defensive weapons, including for Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system. But, referring to civilian casualties, he added: "It’s just wrong...We're not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells." The president is under growing pressure at home over American support for Israel, as he runs for re-election this year. There was no immediate comment from Israel on Biden's remarks, but Israeli authorities have insisted Rafah must be hit, saying thousands of Hamas fighters are there. Its forces have continued tank and aerial strikes on southern Gaza, after moving in via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Tuesday, which cut off a vital aid route.

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     Israel seizes Gaza’s vital Rafah crossing amid ceasefire talks, AP Explains

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     Israeli forces have seized the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, pressing their offensive into the southern city. The Israeli assault into Rafah came just hours after Hamas accepted a cease-fire proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar.

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   1 day ago · The Gaza Strip was the site of escalating violence between the competing groups, and a short-lived coalition government was ended in June 2007 after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip and a Fatah-led emergency cabinet took control of the West Bank.

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    Jun 25, 2020 · The areas earmarked for annexation (the precise contours of which are being mapped by Israel and the US) may comprise about 30% of the West Bank, according to reports. Mr Netanyahu may initially ...