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Israel murders Palestinian aid official who organised Gaza World Cup screenings

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:9 July 2026
Post last modified:10 July 2026

Israel has responded to the Egyptian football team manager’s comments of support for Gaza by murdering Palestinian Mohamed Fawaz al-Wahidi — Egypt’s organiser of World Cup match screenings in Gaza. The 7 July 2026 murder came just before Egypt’s match against Argentina, where many believe the Egyptians were cheated out of a historic win. Israel kills Palestinian aid worker Al-Wahidi was the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza’s public relations director. He had organised screenings of World Cup matches for Palestinians as a small glimmer of relief from their suffering under Israeli genocide, starvation and oppression. But just before the Egypt-Argentina match…

Under cover of earthquake aid, US and Israel deepen their hold on Venezuela

Post author:The Canary
Post published:3 July 2026
Post last modified:4 July 2026

Syrian-Palestinian journalist Dima Khatib, who lives in Venezuela, lamented that she never thought she would see the day when Israeli soldiers would be in Venezuela—especially after former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez kicked out all Israeli diplomats from Venezuela and cut all relations with Israel in 2009 because of its war on Gaza. Israeli soldiers are in Caracas! A first in 17 years in Venezuela. Coming fresh from a genocide.. hopping to an earthquake. pic.twitter.com/aW9BA59Thz — Dima Khatib (@Dima_Khatib) July 2, 2026 In the video, she says that the Venezuelan government’s post thanking Israel was met with disparaging comments from Venezuelans reflecting…

Muslim Aid Marks four decades at Trafalgar Square’s Eid celebration

Post author:The Canary
Post published:2 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Muslim Aid was proud to be the official charity partner for this year’s Eid on the Square. It took place on 30 May 2026 in Trafalgar Square as the event celebrated its 20th anniversary. As part of Muslim Aid’s ongoing 40th anniversary campaign, The World We Want to See, the charity took centre stage to highlight rising global humanitarian needs, including the crises in Sudan and Gaza, as well as growing hardship here in the UK, and to advocate for positive systemic change. Showcasing four decades of humanitarian work alongside its current programming, Muslim Aid engaged with more than 20,000 attendees…

MAP aid worker and baby son injured during Israeli strikes on Gaza City

Post author:The Canary
Post published:28 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

A staff member at Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and her baby son have been injured in an Israeli military airstrike on a residential area of Gaza City. On the evening of Tuesday 26 May, a MAP programme officer sustained minor injuries when Israeli forces struck a residential building adjacent to her home. The attack also injured her baby son. Both are now in a stable condition. On the same evening, simultaneous Israeli military attacks targeted residential apartments and other civilian sites in Gaza City. They reportedly killed six people and injured several others. Mai Elawawda, MAP’s communications officer in Gaza,…

Most Democrats now oppose US aid to Israel and war on Iran

Post author:Ed Sykes
Post published:22 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Israel’s genocide in Gaza and US-led war on Iran is pushing Democratic voters to increasingly oppose the sacred economic and military aid pact between Washington and Israel. Democratic voters change tack Results from a New York Times 2026 Siena poll shows that on the question of economic and military support to Israel: 68% of Democratic voters stood in opposition 25% of Democratic voters support the supply of aid 7% were ambivalent The poll also addressed the thorny question of Democratic party support for Trump’s unilateral decision to invade Iran. Polling data suggests that: 93% believed it was the wrong decision 5%…