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British-Palestinian academic Kamal Hawwash has won a seat on Birmingham City Council, standing for the Green Party in Stirchley. He secured a decisive victory, becoming the first councillor of Palestinian heritage in the city.

A large international convoy of volunteers from Tunisia, Libya, Türkiye, Europe and other countries is preparing to travel towards the Rafah crossing. The Algerian delegation includes around 400 participants, among them MPs, rights activists and volunteers.

Kamel Hawwash has been elected to the Birmingham City Council representing Stirchley for the Green Party of England and Wales. His victory in Birmingham marks the first time a Palestinian candidate has secured a seat on the council, according to local election results.

#Photos | Protest in Gaza City in solidarity with Palestinians held in Israeli occupation prisons, condemning Israeli escalation against detainees and rejecting the proposed death penalty law!. #Palestine #Gaza #PalestinianPrisoners

A Palestinian grandmother and 30 grandchildren are now living in two tents after Israeli occupation authorities demolished their homes in Issawiya, occupied Jerusalem. Read more: en.safa.news/post/6653/Isra… #Jerusalem #Palestine #IsraeliOccupation

Gaza: Doctors Under Attack exposes the devastation of Gaza’s healthcare system under Israeli bombardment and follows Palestinian medics working through the war. Read more: en.safa.news/post/6652/BBC-… #Gaza #Palestine #BBC #BAFTA #DoctorsUnderAttack

British activist Zak Khan says Israeli occupation forces shot him in the leg and violently assaulted him after intercepting a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla in international waters. Read more: en.safa.news/post/6651/Brit… #Gaza #Palestine #FreedomFlotilla #IsraeliOccupation

Jan Koum, co-founder of WhatsApp, has donated $200m to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in occupied Jerusalem, according to Israeli media reports. The contribution, described as the largest private donation in the history of Israel’s healthcare system.

Content creator known as “Ibn Hattuta”, criticised what he described as disproportionate attention to the ship’s crisis compared with the limited coverage given to the war in Gaza, developments in Lebanon, Palestinian prisoners, and Palestinians killed during Israel’s war.

Two activists linked to a Gaza-bound flotilla were deported after detention and reported ill-treatment. Organisers of a 70-vessel convoy, currently meeting in Türkiye, say they will proceed towards Gaza despite threats, as part of an effort to challenge the blockade.

Zoë Garbett has become the Green Party of England and Wales’ first mayor in London following a campaign centred on migrant support and calls for divestment linked to Israel.

Using salvaged wood and other basic materials, a Palestinian built a small shelter for his family on the site of a home destroyed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, as many displaced residents continue living amid widespread devastation across the enclave.

Tensions erupted during a meeting of the Haifa City Council after councillor Sally Abd addressed the chamber in Arabic, prompting objections and heated exchanges with members of Mayor Yona Yahav’s coalition.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was verbally confronted by a man while walking in Stockholm this week. Video circulating online appears to show the man shouting insults at Thunberg before leaving the scene.

Despite the massive Israeli restrictions, thousands of Palestinian Muslims performed the weekly Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.

More than 9,600 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, including over 3,530 under administrative detention without charge or trial, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society. Dozens of journalists remain detained.

British actors and artists, have urged supporters to join a Nakba march in London on 16 May, framing the demonstration as both a show of solidarity with Palestinians and a rejection of the far-right rhetoric surrounding a rally led by Tommy Robinson.

Disturbing video has emerged appearing to show Israeli troops opening fire on unarmed Palestinians as they tried to salvage belongings from their ruined homes in northern Gaza. The Israeli military defended the attack, stating the two men had crossed what it calls the yellow line

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Local reports say Israeli forces have continued to breach the ceasefire in Gaza for the 209th consecutive day, with gunfire, artillery shelling and demolitions reported across the enclave. Areas including Khan Younis, Al-Bureij and eastern Gaza City were among those affected.