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This 10-year-old Palestinian girl, Rasha, left her will before she was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their home in the Gaza Strip. Rasha bequeaths that her clothes be distributed to those in need and that her belongings be shared among her female cousins.
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Hassan Nasrallah and his colleagues were killed Friday evening, after 85 bunker-busting bombs, each weighing a ton of explosives, dropped on the southern districts of Beirut.
Hezbollah officials confirmed the killing of its Secretary-General in the raids that targeted the party’s central command headquarters.
A party statement said, “His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Hezbollah, joined his great and immortal martyred comrades, whose path he led for nearly 30 years.”
His name and murder soon started to trend on the social media former Lebanese Prime Minister and leader of the “Future” Movement Saad Hariri saying the assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is a cowardly act condemned in its entirety by us, and it has led Lebanon and the region into a new phase of violence.
In its statement Hezbollah honored Nasrallah as a brave, wise, and courageous martyr, recognizing his lifelong dedication to the resistance movement.
Over the past three decades Nasrallah’s leadership was unique represented by his role in Hezbollah’s victories, from the liberation of Lebanon in 2000 to the 2006 war with Israel with the party praizing his unwavering support for Palestine and Gaza.
He led the resistance since 1992 building on the legacy of Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi the previous secretary-general and who was also assassinated by Israel on 16 February of that year.
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The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres terms the situation in Gaza as a “crisis of humanity.”
He highlights the massive loss of life, extensive damage to hospitals and schools, and repeated forced displacement, repeating this is a “crisis of humanity”.
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About 4,000 demonstrators marched through central Rome on Saturday, calling for an end to “genocide” against Palestinians.
The crowd protested Israel’s actions in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and Lebanon.
The protest saw participants carrying Palestinian flags and banners reading “Stop the genocide,” while chanting slogans such as “Free Palestine” and “Murderer Netanyahu.”
Demonstrators also criticized Italy’s government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, accusing Rome of complicity in Israel’s actions.
“It’s been nearly a year of this genocide, and now it seems they want to destroy not just Gaza, but the entire West Bank, all of Palestine, and even Lebanon,” said Michela, who was attenting the demonstration according to Anadolu, the Turkish news agency.
Another participant, Sara, emphasized the need to continue protesting, vowing to do so as long as necessary as she asserted that a “free Palestine is a right.”
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said, Wednesday, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Saudi Crown Prince explained during the opening of the first year of the 9th session of the Shura Council. He told its members:
“The Palestinian issue is at the forefront of your country’s concerns, and we renew the Kingdom’s rejection and strong condemnation of the crimes of the Israeli occupation authority against the Palestinian people, ignoring international and humanitarian law in a new and bitter chapter of suffering.”
The Prince added: “The Saudi Kingdom will not stop its tireless work towards the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm that the Kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without that.”
He pointed out: “The Kingdom is keen to cooperate with all active countries in the international community, certain that what protects humanity and preserves its civilizational values is the joint pursuit of a better future based on fruitful cooperation between countries and peoples, respecting the independence and values of countries, adopting the principle of good neighborliness, non-interference in their internal affairs, and avoiding resorting to force in resolving disputes.”
