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SvennoJ on 05 April 2025
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Main events on April 5th

  • The Palestinian Civil Defence and other rights groups are accusing Israel of war crimes after footage of the attack that killed 15 medics shows Israeli forces firing on the workers wearing highly reflective vests and inside clearly marked vehicles, with their emergency lights switched on.
  • Medical sources say Israeli forces have killed at least 30 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn on Saturday, including eight in southern Khan Younis.
  • Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops have deployed to a newly established “security corridor” in southern Gaza that cuts off the city of Rafah from the rest of the Strip.
  • Thousands of protesters have rallied in the US capital, Washington, DC, in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, before a visit to the country by Netanyahu.
  • The United Kingdom says Israel has detained two British legislators who are visiting the country as part of a parliamentary delegation.
  • US continues attacks on Yemen, bombing a solar energy store in the northern province of Saada and killing at least one person and wounding four more, according to Houthi-affiliated media.

Palestinian journalist killed in Israeli attack on south Gaza

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that Islam Maqdad was killed in an Israeli attack on Khan Younis. The attack targeted the home of the Abdel Hadi family.

The Quds News Network is reporting that at least eight Palestinians were killed and several more wounded in that attack. Footage of the attack, posted online by Palestinian media, shows a large fire at the targeted site and medics and civilians recovering bodies of the victims from the rubble.




British legislators deported from Israel

Sky News is reporting that the two British legislators that Israel has detained and denied entry to are Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed.

The broadcaster, citing a statement from Israeli immigration ministry, said the two legislators, who are from the governing Labour Party, were refused entry because they were suspected of plans to “document the activities of security forces and spread anti-Israel hatred”.

Yang represents the Earley and Woodley constituency, while Mohamed is the MP for Sheffield Central. Both had flown to Israel from Luton on Saturday, Sky News said.

As we’ve been reporting, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has condemned the move, saying he has made it clear to Israel that “this is no way to treat British Parliamentarians.”

He added, “The UK government’s focus remains securing a return to the ceasefire and negotiations to stop the bloodshed, free the hostages and end the conflict in Gaza.”