By Soheila Zarfam 

Your statements are good, but not enough

Pezeshkian tells Arab states to do something about Israel’s growing aggression after two years of inaction

TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spent much of his time at a conference marking the Islamic Unity Week in Tehran making general remarks about how unity among Muslims is important, and how cohesion will benefit all Muslim nations in the region. At one point though, he took a more firm and straightforward tone, asking regional states to do more than condemnation in addressing Israel’s unchecked violence in the region. 

Bosnian activist on Sumud: ‘The success of the flotilla depends on global support’

During a Sarajevo press conference of the Movement to Gaza on Monday, Bosnian humanitarian worker Boris Vitlacil joined live from Italy, where he is finalizing preparations to sail with the Global Sumud Flotilla from Sicily toward Gaza.

Steadfast seas, steadfast hearts: The Sumud Flotilla’s voyage to Gaza

Reporting for Al Jazeera, Colombian journalist Mauricio Morales’ dispatch from the Global Sumud Flotilla captures a day of rationed meals, night watches for drones, and a “buddy system” caring for volunteers aged 24 to 73—human texture behind a people-led mission to Gaza.

From the deck of Sumud: Thiago Ávila urges swift, united action for Gaza

“We are not heroes, we do not need heroes — what we need is organization, courage, solidarity, and we need to move fast,” declared Brazilian humanitarian activist Thiago Ávila on Monday after the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla arrived in Tunisia.

Sumud greeted by hundreds in Tunis port

Prominent activists, including Greta Thunberg, Thiago Avila and French MEP Rima Hassan, arrived at the Tunis port in the Tunisian capital on Sunday and were greeted by hundreds of locals, waving flags and cheering them on late into the night.

Greta Thunberg tells Gaza-bound flotilla leaders: ‘End your complicity in this genocide’

“End your complicity in this genocide. Be human.” With these words, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg addressed world leaders on Monday from on board the Global Sumud Flotilla, which has arrived in Tunis and is due to depart for Gaza after resupplying.

Sumud Flotilla docks in Tunis ahead of Gaza-bound journey

The Global Sumud Flotilla arrived in Tunis on Sunday night, its last scheduled stop before attempting to reach Gaza with humanitarian supplies to confront Israel’s naval blockade.

European cities erupt in solidarity with Gaza

Hundreds of demonstrations swept Europe this weekend as pro-Palestine activists staged a Global Day of Action demanding an immediate ceasefire, unfettered humanitarian access, and an end to what many called collective punishment in Gaza.

Displaced families targeted near hospitals and schools in Gaza City

Gaza City reeled after a pre-dawn barrage struck sites sheltering displaced families, including a tent near al-Wafa Hospital and the Al-Farabi School, where people had been sleeping for months.

Over 150 officials urge protection of Sumud humanitarian flotilla to Gaza

Over 150 current and former elected officials from around the world have issued “a call for immediate action to ensure humanitarian access to Gaza and to end the genocide of the Palestinian people.”

‘Sumud’ flotilla heads for Gaza with over 50 vessels despite Israeli threats

The Global Sumud Flotilla — named for the Arabic word meaning steadfastness, a principle of unyielding resistance — is pressing across the Mediterranean toward Tunisia, part of a bid to break Israel’s 18-year naval blockade of Gaza.

Scottish Parliament votes for full boycott of Israel, citing Gaza genocide

In a landmark move, the Scottish Parliament has voted to impose a full boycott of Israel and companies linked to its military operations.

Israeli strikes devastate Gaza City as families flee westward

Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip since dawn Friday have killed dozens of Palestinians, including children, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera.

After two years of regional inaction, Qalibaf calls on Muslim states stop Israel's Gaza genocide 

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Wednesday called on Muslim countries to unite in condemning Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and to take concrete action to halt the Zionist regime’s “killing machine.”

Iran urges Europe to adopt 'credible' stance on Israel 

TEHRAN – Iran has called on European nations to adopt a “credible, responsible, and law-abiding” approach to international affairs if they wish to be seen as contributors to global peace. The demand was made by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei in a social media post on Tuesday.

Washington Post exposes Trump’s Gaza ‘GREAT Trust’ plan as displacement scheme

A 38-page plan circulating in the Trump administration outlines a U.S.-run trusteeship for postwar Gaza, proposing to transform the devastated enclave into a hub of luxury resorts and technology industries — while uprooting millions of Palestinians in the process.

Leaked Israeli documents reveal total failure of 'Gideon’s Chariots' operation

TEHRAN — While Israeli officials publicly insist that Operation Gideon’s Chariots, a major May ground and air offensive aimed at defeating Hamas, freeing Israeli captives, and seizing control over most of the Gaza Strip, was a success, newly leaked internal documents from the Israeli military tell a very different story.

By Wesam Bahrani

Yemen strikes Israeli oil tanker

TEHRAN – The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Monday that they had carried out a ballistic missile strike on the SCARLET RAY, an Israeli oil tanker in the northern Red Sea, in response to the regime’s deadly Thursday attack on a cabinet meeting in Sanaa.

Israel claims it killed Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida

Israel has claimed responsibility for the killing of Abu Obaida, the long-serving spokesman for Hamas’s military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, in an airstrike that devastated a residential block in Gaza City’s al-Rimal neighborhood on Saturday.