PALESTINIAN MEDIA:

Five people were killed in an Israeli raid targeting displaced persons near the Fallujah market, west of the Jabaliya camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

23 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

Israeli occupation army bombed a number of houses around Al-Awda Hospital in Tel al-Zaatar, northern Gaza Strip.

Six Palestinians were killed and scores more injured in more than 30 Israeli raids on several areas in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: The spokeswoman for the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs in Gaza, Olga Cherevko said that there is continuous bombing of hospitals that is claiming many lives. The spokeswoman called for the immediate opening of the crossings and described the conditions faced by civilians in Gaza as heinous and unbelievable, and that people are left to die with the complete collapse of the health situation there.

STATEMENT (UNICEF): The United Nations Children’s Fund said that the children of the Gaza Strip face continuous bombardment and are deprived of basic goods, services, and healthcare.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: One Palestinian was killed and nine others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Abasan Al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis city.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Two Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli drone strike on a tent sheltering displaced persons in the Al-Yarmouk area in central Gaza.

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS (Cited in Al-Jazeera): No food, fuel, medicine, or essential supplies have been allowed to enter the Gaza Strip since March 2nd.

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PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Medical sources indicate that several people were killed and more were injured in an Israeli drone strike on a tent sheltering displaced persons in the Al-Yarmouk area in central Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Injuries in an Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in the Al-Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Injuries in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the city of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Injuries in an Israeli bombing of a house in the town of Abasan Al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

PALESETINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed 151 people since dawn Sunday, 70 of them in Gaza City and the northern part of the Strip.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Army Radio quoted sources as saying that the first aid convoy will enter Gaza today, Monday, loaded with food and medicine.

STATEMENT: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that the world must focus on the deteriorating situation in the West Bank alongside Gaza.

In addition to Gaza, we must also stay focused on the terrible situation in the occupied West Bank.

Annexation is illegal.

Settlements are illegal.

Only a two-State solution can deliver sustainable peace:

Israel & Palestine living side-by-side in peace & security.

— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) May 18, 2025

ISRAELI PM’S OFFICE: The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that out of the need to expand the fighting, they will allow an essential amount of food into Gaza for the residents to ensure that famine does not occur.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israel Broadcasting Authority reported that the decision to immediately resume the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza was made without a vote, despite the opposition of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and other ministers.

US MEDIA: The Axios website, citing Israeli officials, reported that the political and security council decided to immediately resume the transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza. They added that the aid will be transferred through several international organizations until the new aid mechanism begins operating on May 24, without providing further information.

AL-JAZEERA: Al Jazeera’s correspondent confirmed the loss of contact with the medical staff and injured inside the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip as occupation vehicles advance and fire towards it.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli vehicles are firing directly at the Indonesian Hospital in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip and are positioned near its northern gate. The correspondent reported that occupation vehicles are advancing towards the Indonesian Hospital.

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 144 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today, noting that 69 of them were in Gaza City and the north of the Strip.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: A senior Hamas official said that the movement is prepared to release between seven and nine Israeli hostages in exchange for a 60-day truce and the release of 300 Palestinian prisoners, CNN Arabic reported on Sunday.

According to the report, the official told the American broadcaster that any release would be contingent upon the Israeli military withdrawing to positions east of Salah al-Din Street, a key highway connecting northern and southern Gaza.

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ISRAELI MEDIA: Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, citing Israeli government ministers, reported that any deal must be completed, even if only with half the number of detainees, and a comprehensive deal can be discussed later.

YAHYA SAREE: The completion of the ban on enemy airports is on its way to full implementation and there is work to continue rocket bombardment to complete the ban on Israeli enemy airports.

Ansarallah had previously announced that it would carry out a military operation against the Ben Gurion airport.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army reported that it detected two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip towards settlements adjacent to the Strip.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israel Broadcasting Authority reported that the cabinet approved the proposal by Defense Minister Yisrael Katz to build a fence on the Jordanian border. It quoted Katz as stating that “building the fence is a strategic step against Iran’s attempts to turn the border into a terrorist front”.

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 140 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today, Sunday, 69 of whom were in Gaza City and the north of the Strip.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Chief of Staff of the Israeli occupation army, Eyal Zamir, stated that the army will grant flexibility to the political leadership to move forward with any deal.

Zamir added that reaching a deal for the release of Israeli prisoners, the “abductees,” in Gaza is an achievement, and they are working to achieve it.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Israeli army has launched a “broad ground operation” across both northern and southern Gaza, the military announced on Sunday, marking the official start of “Operation Gideon’s Chariots.”

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, Israeli attacks killed at least 132 Palestinians on Sunday alone — 61 of them in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip — bringing the three-day death toll to 500.

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ISRAELI MEDIA: The newspaper Israel Hayom reported an Israeli officer stated that every time they sacrifice themselves in Gaza, and are proud of it, but it is time to end this situation.

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli Home Front Command reported that sirens are sounding in the settlement of Kissufim in the southern Gaza envelope. Israeli media outlets reported the interception of one of two rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards the southern Gaza envelope.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli tanks are advancing concurrently with intense Israeli artillery shelling, airstrikes, and gunfire towards Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, and the towns of Khuza’a and Al-Fukhari east of Khan Yunis in the southern Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: US Envoy for Hostages Adam Boller stated that it can be said that the negotiations in Doha are not going well, but they are very volatile.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli occupation army announced the start of a wide-scale ground military operation in several areas inside the Gaza Strip as part of the “Gideon’s Chariots” operation.

US MEDIA: US Envoy for the Middle East Steven Witkoff reported to ABC network that the conditions on the ground in Gaza are very dangerous. He stated that they do not want to see a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and will not allow it to happen during President Donald Trump’s term.

UNICEF: Children in Gaza are facing continuous bombing and are deprived of essential goods, services, and life-saving care since the beginning of the war on Gaza.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Five Palestinian journalists were killed on Sunday in separate Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, raising the number of journalists killed since October 7 to more than 222.

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AL-JAZEERA: The Director of Field Hospitals at the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported to Al Jazeera that 500 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip during the past 3 days.

A large number of wounded and patients have just arrived at Kamal Adwan Hospital after being forced to flee the besieged Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza.

Israeli occupation forces and quadcopters surrounded the facility early this morning, prompting a mass evacuation amid… pic.twitter.com/p3RyBBVUIN

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 18, 2025

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 132 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids since dawn today, 61 of whom were in Gaza City and the north of the Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: The World Food Program stated that families in the Gaza Strip are starving while food trucks are gathered at the borders. The WFP added that they are racing against time to avoid famine and called on the international community for urgent action to resume the flow of aid.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israel Broadcasting Authority, citing sources, reported that the narrowed ministerial council will discuss today the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip following American pressure.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Army Radio reported Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz stated that a contract was signed with an American company that can begin distributing aid in Gaza on May 24th.

AL-JAZEERA: The Director General of Hospitals in Gaza reported to Al Jazeera that the occupation’s practices against the health sector are leading to the killing of patients and the injured.

He stated that the occupation has put the largest hospitals in the Strip out of service. He added that the famine in the Strip is leading to catastrophic results and diseases are spreading among the people.

LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: Two people, one of whom was a military personnel, were injured in the Israeli raid near the town of Beit Yahoun in south Lebanon.

AL-JAZEERA: A Palestinian was killed in an Israeli bombing on the Al-Tuwam area north of Gaza City.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Civil Defense in Gaza stated that 75% of their vehicles are out of service in all governorates of the Gaza Strip due to the unavailability of fuel. They added that their vehicles will stop within 72 hours and their crews will not be able to perform their duties if fuel does not reach them.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli occupation forces have intensified their military operations across several areas of the occupied West Bank, resulting in the killing of a Palestinian man and the injury of several others, alongside widespread raids, arrests, and settler violence.

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AL-JAZEERA: Sakher Hamad, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, reported to Al Jazeera that the situation of hospitals in the north of the Strip is catastrophic and they have received dozens of injured. He stated there is no coordination for evacuating the hospital and what is happening is a risk.

LEBANESE ARMY: The Lebanese Army announced that a soldier was injured when the Israeli army targeted a Rapid type vehicle at the Beit Yahoun checkpoint towards the village of Bint Jbeil.

AL-JAZEERA: The bodies of five Palestinians arrived at Kamal Adwan Hospital following Israeli drone shelling of areas in the northern Gaza Strip.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Ministry of Health in Gaza stated that the Beit Hanoun and Kamal Adwan hospitals were destroyed and the Indonesian Hospital in the north of the Strip was put out of service. It added that all general hospitals in the North Gaza Governorate are now out of service.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israel Broadcasting Authority reported that 11 soldiers from the infantry brigade asked their commander not to enter Gaza because they are exhausted from the fighting.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 14, citing officials, reported that Israel is under severe internal and external pressure to show flexibility and conclude a deal. They added that Washington is pushing for an agreement that includes the entry of significant aid in the near term.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Yemeni Armed Forces, affiliated with the Ansarallah movement, launched a high-level military operation early Sunday morning, targeting the Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

Israeli Channel 12 reported that Yemen is increasingly seen as a significant factor that could pressure the Israeli government into agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza.

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PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The spokesman for the Civil Defense in Gaza stated that hundreds of families have been erased from the civil registry due to Israeli bombing. He added that there are over 200 missing persons under the rubble whom they cannot reach, and that those who do not die from Israeli bombing in Gaza die from hunger.

AL-JAZEERA: Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza appealed to the people of the Strip to donate blood and contribute to saving the lives of the sick and injured.

AL-JAZEERA: Mohammed Salha, Director of Al-Awda Hospital, reported to Al Jazeera that 10 raids on areas surrounding the hospital caused extensive destruction and damage to it. He stated they have no intention of evacuating the hospital and will continue to provide services to patients.

The Israeli Security Cabinet is preparing for what officials describe as a critical 24-hour window in the ongoing negotiations with the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas.

According to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, both parties are under growing international pressure to reach an agreement, with an Israeli decision expected by Sunday evening.

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PALESTINE CHRONICLE: More than 100 Palestinians have been killed since dawn on Sunday in the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces escalate airstrikes and tighten the siege on hospitals across the enclave.

According to medical sources cited by Al-Jazeera, at least 125 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since dawn, including 55 in Gaza City and the northern areas of the Strip.

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AL-JAZEERA: Marwan Al-Sultan, Director of the Indonesian Hospital, reported to Al Jazeera a full siege on the hospital and shooting at anyone who moves.

He stated that Israeli planes targeted the intensive care unit with bullets, describing the situation as catastrophic and noting that a number of the hospital staff have lost their relatives. He called on international institutions and organizations to pressure for their staff to be allowed to work.

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 106 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today, including 50 martyrs in Khan Yunis.

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AL-JAZEERA: Palestinian journalists Aziz Al-Hajjar, Nour Qandeel, and Abdul Rahman Al-Abadleh were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip.

Family sources have confirmed the death of journalist Abdel Rahman Al-Abadleh in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Qarara, southern Gaza. He had been missing for two days; his fate was only confirmed this morning. pic.twitter.com/P54KvN1iCE

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 18, 2025

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY:

The Israeli occupation is intensifying the targeting and besieging of the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

It added that the siege of the Indonesian Hospital prevents the arrival of the injured amidst the increasing massacres in the northern Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli raids targeted the Al-Shejaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City.

AL-JAZEERA:

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said regarding the possibility of his withdrawal from the government over the exchange deal that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows the red lines and that he hopes they do not reach them.

Ben Gvir added that the deal they are hearing about is a grave mistake, calling on Netanyahu to bring back the negotiating team from Doha and begin a wide-scale operation in Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: Three Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli raid on a house in the Al-Faluja area in Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli raids targeted homes in the Al-Shejaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City.

AL-JAZEERA: 15 people were killed or went missing in an Israeli raid on a house in the Al-Saftawi area north of Gaza City.

AL-JAZEERA: The military spokesman for the Ansarallah group announced that they targeted the Ben Gurion yesterday with two ballistic missiles in support of Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: Several people were injured in an Israeli bombing on the Al-Abasan Al-Kabira area, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli raid targeted the Al-Batin Al-Samin area south of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: 74 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israeli bombing in the northern, central, and southern Gaza Strip since dawn today, Sunday.

(Four more Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombing that targeted a house in the center of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip.)

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— ساحات – عاجل 🇵🇸 (@Sa7atPlBreaking) May 18, 2025

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Four Palestinians were killed, and others were injured in an Israeli bombing that targeted a house in the center of Deir Al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Hundreds of Israelis gathered in a weekly march in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to demand the release of those held captive in the Gaza Strip.

The protesters assembled in “Hostages Square” in central Tel Aviv, holding signs and pictures of the captives, urging the Israeli government to make greater efforts to bring them back.