As delegations arrive in Cairo, Israeli government divisions seem to deepen, with Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich threatening the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Families of Israeli captives wrote a letter to Netanyahu, urging him to reach a deal and warning him that history will judge him.
Israeli raids targeted all areas in the Gaza Strip, particularly in Rafah, Nuseirat and Al-Mughraqa.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 34,683 Palestinians have been killed, and 78,018 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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Monday, May 6, 01:00 am (GMT+2)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: 24 Palestinians were killed, 12 of whom in Rafah, as a result of Israeli air strikes targeting various areas in the Gaza Strip since Sunday morning.
Monday, May 6, 12:00 am (GMT+2)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli raid targeted the home of the Qeshta family, east of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, leaving four martyrs, including an infant, and a number of injured.
AXIOS: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a major military operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip would be met with opposition from Washington and would negatively affect relations between the two countries.
Sunday, May 5, 11:00 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY: Three soldiers from the Givati and Nahal brigades were killed and 15 others were injured as a result of the Qassam Brigades’ missile attack on the Kerem Shalom military site.
ISRAELI ARMY: Three soldiers from the Givati and Nahal brigades were killed and 15 others were injured as a result of the Qassam Brigades’ missile attack on the Kerem Shalom military site.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 5, 2024
YESIOTH AHRONOTH: The soldiers killed in the bombing of the Kerem Shalom site were guarding vehicles and tanks preparing to enter Rafah.
WALLA (quoting a security source): The head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, is expected to visit Israel tomorrow, Monday, to discuss the hostage deal and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: the Israeli occupation army announced the bombing of a building for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the central Gaza Strip.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our fighters sniped an Israeli soldier in the Netzarim axis in Gaza City.
Sunday, May 5, 10:00 pm (GMT+2)
UNRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL: Philip Lazzarini said that the Israeli authorities prevented him from entering the Gaza Strip for the second time since the outbreak of war on October 7.
NETANYAHU: No pressure in an international forum can prevent us from defending ourselves even if we have to stand alone. hat is happening in American universities reminds us of what happened in German universities on the eve of the Holocaust in the 1930s.
As @washingtonpost details today, @amnestyusa new report for US's new NSM-20 process says Biden must halt arms transfers to Israel based on our research re: US-origin weapons used contrary to international law. https://t.co/yNntCiEE8B
— Amanda M Klasing (@AMKlasing) April 29, 2024
ANSARALLAH: The security services thwarted intelligence activities of what they described as the American and Israeli enemies.
GANTZ: The return of the kidnappers requires us to overcome anger over the release of the killers.
Sunday, May 5, 9:00 pm (GMT+2)
KAN: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the deal is good and must be approved, and this is an opportunity to return the hostages.
NETANYAHU: A scandal may occur at the International Criminal Court by issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials.
ISRAELI SOURCE: We are not aware of Washington’s decision to stop military support.
Sunday, May 5, 7:30 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: We targeted the Al-Samaqa site with missile weapons and achieved a direct hit.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: 18 Palestinians were martyred in Israeli raids on various areas of the Gaza Strip since this morning.
AL-JAZEERA: Several Palestinians were killed and wounded occurred in an Israeli raid on a school belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our fighters targeted Israeli forces on Route 10, southwest of Gaza City, with heavy-caliber mortar shells.
Israel Establishes Rafah Military Command, Palestinian Resistance Just Bombed It
AXIOS: The Biden administration halted an ammunition shipment to Israel.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid that targeted a house in Rafah.
HAMAS: A leading source in Hamas told Al Jazeera that the movement’s delegation left Cairo for consultations after two days of negotiations.
Sunday, May 5, 6:00 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: Our fighters targeted a building in the Shtula settlement with appropriate weapons and achieved a direct hit.
AL-JAZEERA: One Palestinian was killed and a number wounded in an Israeli raid on a house in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We sniped an Israeli soldier south of Tal al-Hawa.
Sunday, May 5, 5:00 pm (GMT+2)
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: Israeli Prime Minister said in a message to the United States that those who make promises cannot be trusted.
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karei said that ministry inspectors, with police support, raided Al Jazeera’s offices in Jerusalem and confiscated its equipment.
MAYOR OF KIRYAT SHMONA: The bombing that targeted the town destroyed several homes.
HEZBOLLAH: Our fighters targeted the Israeli occupation artillery positions, soldiers and vehicles in Zaoura with dozens of Katyusha rockets and caused casualties.
NETANYAHU: Surrendering to Hamas’ demands is a terrible defeat.
During a recorded statement, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu responded to international criticism of Israel before Holocaust Remembrance Day, firmly rebuffing the US opposition. He stated, "The paramount lesson from the Holocaust is clear: If we do not defend ourselves, no one… pic.twitter.com/WLiYtyVAqQ
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 5, 2024
GALLANT: The government is monitoring indicators that Hamas does not approve of the deal, indicating that this means that Israel will soon launch a military operation in Rafah and other locations.
AL-JAZEERA: Dozens of missiles targeted the Galilee finger and the occupied Syrian Golan.
Sunday, May 5, 3:00 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY: We detected the firing of about 10 rocket shells towards Kerem Shalom.
ISRAELI MEDIA: the incident in Kerem Shalom is dangerous, and there is a ban on publishing information about the location of the shells and the injured.
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: The Israeli army called helicopters to the Kerem Shalom site to evacuate the injured after it was subjected to missile attacks.
Kerem Shalom, East Rafah |
Hamas launched a mortar attack that directly hit an Israeli military site close to the Kerem Shalom crossing.
Two Israeli soldiers are killed and others remain in critical condition. pic.twitter.com/JHur8AsBLl
— Younis Tirawi | يونس (@ytirawi) May 5, 2024
AL-JAZEERA: Heavy gunfire from Israeli helicopters on the southern neighborhoods of Gaza City.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We bombed a position of enemy soldiers.
Sunday, May 5, 1:00 pm (GMT+2)
NETAHYAHU’S OFFICE (to Kan): The decision to close Al Jazeera in Israel was passed unanimously in the Council of Ministers.
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 34,683 Palestinians have been killed, and 78,018 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 34,683 Palestinians have been killed, and 78,018 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 5, 2024
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: The leaders of the security services concluded in a meeting that the war had reached a dead end in light of the United States not supporting the operation in Rafah.
Sunday, May 5, 12:00 pm (GMT+2)
SMOTRICH: We have to enter Rafah now. I say to Netanyahu, Gallant and Eisenkot that everyone wants to return the kidnapped people, but not to surrender.
LEBANESE CIVIL DEFENSE: Two civilians were killed and three wounded in an Israeli raid on the town of Mays Al-Jabal in southern Lebanon.
LEBANESE CIVIL DEFENSE: Two civilians were killed and three wounded in an Israeli raid on the town of Mays Al-Jabal in southern Lebanon.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 5, 2024
Sunday, May 5, 11:00 am (GMT+2)
ISRAELI SETTLEMENT MINISTER: Israel is not a star on the American flag, and the United States does not deserve the status of our friend.
FAMILIES OF CAPTIVES: History will not forgive you for missing this opportunity to return the detainees.
AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli occupation army blew up a number of homes in Al-Mughraqa in the central Gaza Strip.
AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli occupation army blew up a number of homes in Al-Mughraqa in the central Gaza Strip.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 5, 2024
Sunday, May 5, 10:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli raid targeted the town of Mays Al-Jabal in southern Lebanon.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation army helicopters were firing at fishermen’s boats west of the city of Rafah.
Sunday, May 5, 09:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli occupation army helicopters were firing at fishermen’s boats west of the city of Rafah.
Sunday, May 5, 08:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Heavy gunfire was reported from occupation vehicles stationed in the Netzarim area in the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood, southwest of Gaza.
Sunday, May 5, 05:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli aircraft launched two raids north of the Nuseirat camp and near the entrance to the town of Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip.
A young boy in Deir Al Balah details his experience of having his hearing aid device broken by the occupation forces. He recounts the events of being forcibly displaced to Deir Al Balah with his mother. He was tripped, made to take his clothes off in a room before being sent to pic.twitter.com/oQ33aJ9dGv
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) May 1, 2024
Sunday, May 5, 04:00 am (GMT+2)
AP (citing Israeli officials): Israel is committed to the Rafah invasion and would under no circumstances agree to end the war as part of a deal to release detainees in the Gaza Strip.
Sunday, May 5, 03:00 am (GMT+2)
ISLAMIC RESISTANCE IN IRAQ: The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said that it targeted the port of Haifa with an Arqab missile.
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli occupation forces launched another raid tonight on the Al-Salam neighborhood, east of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, and this time targeted a house for the Bahloul family.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces launched an air strike targeting agricultural land north of the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.
AL-JAZEERA: Three Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli bombing that targeted a house for the Al-Shaer family in the Al-Salam neighborhood, east of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Sunday, May 5, 02:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli raid targeted agricultural land in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces were shelling the eastern Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, with artillery.
ISRAELI EDUCATION MINISTER: The political maneuvers practiced by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the expense of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are “shameful and harm our security.”
Sunday, May 5, 01:00 am (GMT+2)
BEN-GVIR: I hope that Netanyahu will fulfill the commitments he made with me.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
