The Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza on Thursday warned residents of the coastal enclave not to assist the U.S.-and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, saying deadly incidents near its food distribution sites endangered hungry Gazans.

In April and May, the aforementioned Ahmed al-Masri, led demonstrations against Hamas in northern Gaza, holding a banner saying, “Hamas does not represent us”. The 26-year-old was kidnapped by Hamas gangsters, shot in the legs and had his feet crushed by heavy stones. The photograph of his bloodied body has only just emerged.

Hamas says it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but says further talks are needed on implementation.

Palestinians gathered in Gaza City on Friday (July 18) to protest a worsening hunger crisis and soaring costs by opportunistic merchants, as the war between Israel and Hamas drags on.

Seventy-one arrests have been made at protests across the UK against Palestine Action being proscribed a terror group, police have said. Forces in London, Cardiff and Manchester each made a number of arrests on suspicion of terrorism offences.

When the executive committee of North Carolina’s Democratic Party passed a resolution in June calling for an immediate arms embargo on Israel, it set off another episode in the party’s ongoing struggles with how it addresses the Israel-Hamas war.

US-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum Saturday after nearly 21 months of war, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s office said Israel on Sunday will send a negotiating team to talks in Qatar.

A second pro-Gaza independent MP has been criticised by Jewish groups for comparing Israel’s war against Hamas with the Holocaust.

A man protesting the participation of an Israel-based team in the Tour de France ran onto the course as the leaders raced for the finish line.