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May 30, 2024 Blog, News
Israel continues to carry out massacres against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.(Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, Palestine Chronicle)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The Israeli army announced on Thursday that three soldiers were killed during battles with the Palestinian Resistance in the Gaza Strip. 

Israeli occupation forces continued to commit massacres, tarteting Nuseirat and Rafah, in central and southern Gazs respectively. 

According to The Guardian, more than 300 government employees signed a warning letter against Australia’s complicity in Israeli war crimes, and demanded that the government stop exporting military parts and weapons to Israel.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 36,224 Palestinians have been killed, and 81,777 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.

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Friday, May 31, 01:o0 am (GMT +2)

HEZBOLLAH: We targeted a building used by Israeli soldiers in Al-Manara and achieved a direct hit.

US STATE DEPARTMENT: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed, in a call with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, ceasefire efforts in the Gaza Strip and the release of the captives.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced that it would intensify its security presence in the northern West Bank.

West Bank Update – Soldiers Killed, Mass Raids, Market Destroyed in Fire

SHIN BET OFFICIALS (cited in Haaretz): Some senior officials told the head of the agency, Ronen Bar, that he should not resign before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does.
The officials expressed their fears to the head of the agency that Netanyahu would appoint one of his aides to replace him.

CHANNEL 12: The head of the National Security Council insulted the families of the kidnapped.

Thursday, May 30, 10:30 pm (GMT +2)

PENTAGON: The US Agency for International Development is examining alternative ways to deliver aid in Cyprus to Gaza.

RESIGNED US OFFICIAL (to The Guardian): The State Department report that exempts Israel from blocking aid to Gaza is false.

HAMAS: Hamas welcomed the Slovenian government’s agreement to recognize the State of Palestine, saying that it considers it supportive of the aspirations of the Palestinian people for liberation and independence.

‘Message of Peace’ – Slovenian Government Recognizes Palestinian State, Needs Parliament’s Approval

PENTAGON: The heavy-weight bomb package for Israel is still frozen.

AL-JAZEERA: A protest took place in Paris, due to a French television channel’s refusal to hold an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Thursday, May 30, 9:30 pm (GMT +2)

LAZZARINI: Providing aid in Gaza is a matter of life and death.

HEZBOLLAH: We targeted the Zarit barracks with artillery shells.

THE GUARDIAN: Two American officials resigned due to the war in Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: 19 Palestinians were killed as a result of the continued Israeli raids and artillery shelling on the city of Rafah since dawn on Thursday.

Thursday, May 30, 8:30 pm (GMT +2)

AL-JAZEERA: Dozens of Palestinians are demonstrating this evening in the city of Haifa, rejecting the continuation of the Israeli war on Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Palestinian Telecommunications Company announced the interruption of cellular services in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing aggression against it by the occupation army.

HEZBOLLAH: We targeted three Israeli army sites near the Lebanese border.

SAVE THE CHILDREN: Save the Children stressed that Britain must suspend arms sales to Israel and demand an immediate and final ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We targeted with an Al-Yassin 105 shell at the Al-Abd Jabr junction in the Yabna camp in the city of Rafah.

ISRAELI CHANNEL 12: The Iron Dome mistakenly shot down an army drone over Shlomi in the Western Galilee, adding that the army had opened an investigation.

GALLANT: Netanyahu meets Galant after two weeks of estrangement.

UNRWA: 32,000 people have fled Rafah over the past two days, and no place is safe from the endless bombing.

AXIOS: The White House is working to hold a US-Israeli-Egyptian meeting.

Thursday, May 30, 7:00 pm (GMT +2)

FATHER OF ISRAELI PRISONER: We have a prime minister who avoids meeting and talking to us, burying his head in the sand and procrastinating.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We targeted the Israeli forces penetrating behind Tal Zorob in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, with mortar shells.

Thursday, May 30, 6:30 pm (GMT +2)

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We targeted the Israeli forces penetrating behind Tal Zorob in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, with mortar shells.

AL-JAZEERA: The Slovenian Parliament will vote on the government’s decision to recognize the State of Palestine next Tuesday.

GALLANT: We do not oppose opening the Rafah crossing, but we will not hand it over to Hamas.

KAN: The Israeli occupation army mistakenly shot down its Hermes 900 drone near the Shlomi settlement near the border with Lebanon.

ISRAELI ARMY: 14 soldiers were injured in Gaza during the past 24 hours.

Thursday, May 30, 5:00 pm (GMT +2)

AL-JAZEERA: The Slovenian government ratified the decision to recognize the State of Palestine and referred it to Parliament for a vote.

NSARALLAH: Our operations are continuing to support the Palestinians, and will escalate in quantity and quality.

MSF: Gaza has been systematically and deliberately destroyed.

Thursday, May 30, 4:00 pm (GMT +2)

HAARETZ (citing US official): Israel cannot afford to wait another seven months to reach a hostage deal with Hamas. With each passing day, the chances that the hostages will not return alive increase.

Between ‘False Illusions’ and ‘Collapse’ – Israeli Analysts Warn against Continuation of War

AL-JAZEERA: Nine Palestinians were killed and a number wounded when the occupation forces targeted a house in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.

SMOTRICH: “If terrorism continues, we will turn Tulkarm into ruins, as in the Gaza Strip.”

Thursday, May 30, 2:30 pm (GMT +2)

HEZBOLLAH: We targeted a deployment of Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of the Adathar site with artillery shells.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We bombed the Nirim settlement in the Gaza envelope with a missile salvo.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 36,224 Palestinians have been killed, and 81,777 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.

SMOTRICH: Israel must wage a defensive war in the West Bank.

TASNIM: Israel sent messages to Tehran via Egypt that it would “compromise” in Gaza to avert an Iranian response to the attack on Iran’s embassy in Syria. “Israel sent messages through Egypt’s foreign minister that it will compromise in the war in Gaza to avoid Iran’s retaliation”, Amirali Hajizadeh said.

Thursday, May 30, 1:30 pm (GMT +2)

AL-JAZEERA: Rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards an Israeli position in the Upper Galilee.

HAARETZ (citing Governor of Israeli Central Bank): The war will cost Israel’s budget about $70 billion during the year 2025.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli forces opened fire on displaced Palestinians while they were trying to return to their homes in Jabalia camp.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: In conjunction with the Al-Qassam Brigades, we targeted two Israeli military vehicles with Tandom and RPG shells east of Rafah.

Thursday, May 30, 12:30 pm (GMT +2)

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: At least seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a center for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We bombed with mortar shells Israeli soldiers and vehicles penetrating the vicinity of Tal Zorob, west of the city of Rafah.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli occupation forces withdrew from some areas in the Jabaliya camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

MEDICAL SOURCES IN GAZA: 12 Palestinians were killed as a result of the continuous Israeli bombing of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip since dawn on Thursday.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli reports confirm the interception of a missile launched from Iraq towards the Golan.

Thursday, May 30, 11:00 am (GMT +2)

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli army intercepted a missile fired from Iraq towards the southern Golan.

LAZZARINI: Israel’s claims made UN teams legitimate targets in the eyes of some.

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli occupation forces targeted the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, with continuous raids and artillery shelling, leaving dead and wounded.

Thursday, May 30, 10:00 am (GMT +2)

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A Palestinian was killed and 6 others were injured after Israeli occupation aircraft targeted a house in the Beach Camp, west of Gaza City, at dawn on Thursday.

THE GUARDIAN: More than 300 government employees signed a warning letter against Australia’s complicity in Israeli war crimes, and demanded that the government stop exporting military parts and weapons to Israel.

Thursday, May 30, 09:00 am (GMT +2)

AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in all settlements south of the occupied Syrian Golan after a suspected drone infiltration from Syria.

ISRAELI ARMY: Three Israeli soldiers were killed in battles in the north and south of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

EL-SISI: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called on the international community to ensure that Palestinians are not “forcibly” displaced from the Gaza Strip.

Thursday, May 30, 08:00 am (GMT +2)

AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in the Nirim and Ein Hashlosha settlements on the Gaza Strip, east of Khan Yunis, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent.

AL-JAZEERA: Two people were injured after the Israeli occupation forces targeted a residential apartment for the Zomlot family in the Beit Lahia project area in the northern Gaza Strip.

Thursday, May 30, 07:00 am (GMT +2)

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army confirmed that a soldier was killed during the ongoing battles in the northern Gaza Strip.

Thursday, May 30, 06:00 am (GMT +2)

XI JINPING: We support the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, along the 1967 borders. The suffering of civilians in the Gaza Strip must stop, and we will provide urgent additional assistance to UNRWA.

Thursday, May 30, 05:00 am (GMT +2)

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Four Palestinians were killed and 15 injured, in addition to a number of missing people, in a bombing that targeted a house for the Zaqout family in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

PRCS: A young man was injured by Israeli occupation bullets during confrontations in central Ramallah in the West Bank.

Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am (GMT +2)

AL-JAZEERA: Violent confrontations were taking place between the Israeli occupation forces and Palestinian youth in the center of the city of Ramallah.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Israeli occupation army blew up buildings east of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, noting that Israeli artillery shelling and gunfire targeted the west and center of the city.

Thursday, May 30, 03:00 am (GMT +2)

ISRAELI CHANNEL 7: An Israeli soldier was killed during battles in the Gaza Strip.

Thursday, May 30, 01:45 am (GMT +2)

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces are storming the cities of Tulkarm, Nablus, Al-Bireh and Ramallah in the West Bank.

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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