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New footage obtained by Al Jazeera shows Israeli troops removing corpses from different locations in Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, and loading them into trucks, following the initial Israeli raid on the Strip's biggest medical complex in November. Al-Shifa and its surroundings have been raided at least four times since the start of the war on 7 October, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. In the video, which was filmed on 16 November, Israeli soldiers are seen placing wrapped dead bodies on stretchers after they had taken them out from the hospital's morgue, a temporary mass grave in the hospital’s courtyard, and a tent where piles of corpses were stored.

🎥 “If they’ll do this to Israel, we’re next.” US Senator Lindsey Graham called for sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday after the court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced on Monday that he filed an application to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Graham made the comments as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was testifying at Capitol Hill, and urged Blinken to take action after highlighting that the ICC might pursue arrests of Americans in the future.

🎥 Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday. In a video taken from the courtyards of the mosque, the far-right minister said the Jerusalem site "belongs only to the state of Israel". His visit came as Spain, Ireland and Norway announced their recognition of the state of Palestine, which in turn prompted Israel to recall its ambassadors.

🎥 Pro-Palestine protesters disrupted a speech by Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Tuesday at the Institute for Public Policy Research in London. The protesters accused Lammy of being “complicit in genocide” over his choice to abstain on a Gaza ceasefire vote last year and called him out for accepting “£70,000 from a pro-Israel lobbyist”. Lammy responded by calling the accusations of accepting lobbying money “shameful and antisemitic” and repeated that he and the Labour party supported have since supported calls for a ceasefire.

🎥 A patient was evacuated from Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza on Tuesday while still in a hospital bed after the Israeli military targeted the hospital and its emergency department with air strikes. The patient’s family was seen pushing the hospital bed across public roads, not knowing their destination. Patients and medical staff were forced to evacuate the hospital after it was reportedly bombed four times, damaging an intensive care unit and administrative facilities.

📰 For decades, Egypt has prided itself on being a powerful player in the Gaza Strip. Now, with the Rafah crossing in Israeli hands and a US-built pier funnelling aid in by sea, questions are being raised about whether Egypt really has much significance for the Gaza conflict anymore. 🔗 Read the full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-rafah-crossing-gaza-pier-end-historic-leverage

🎥 "Blinken is a war criminal." On Tuesday pro-Palestine protesters disrupted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Senate testimony. Protesters called Blinken out for supporting Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. One of the protesters referred to Blinken as the "butcher of Gaza", as police were escorting him out of the building.

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrived in occupied East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for the first time since the war started in October. The move is highly provocative and comes as Ireland, Spain and Norway recognise Palestine as a state. 🔴 Live updates:https://www.middleeasteye.net/live/gaza-live-israel-bombs-unrwa-clinic-gaza-city?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social_traffic

In a press conference the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store announced on Wednesday morning that his country will recognise an independent Palestinian state on May 28. “There cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition,” said Store. Ireland has also announced that it recognises Palestine as a state. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that his country will recognise the state of Palestine on 28 May too. In response, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz ordered a recall of its ambassadors to Ireland and Norway citing the countries’ decision to recognise a Palestinian state on Wednesday. “I’m sending today a clear message,” said Katz, “Israel won’t overlook those who undercut its sovereignty and endanger its security.”

📰 Chances are, you’ve come across dozens of crowdfunding campaigns on social media in recent weeks that aim to help Palestinian families secure funds to escape Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. Content creators on TikTok and beyond are posting videos of themselves baking bread, playing with their pet cats, getting ready for school or work, while introducing their followers to families in the besieged strip and sharing links to platforms like GoFundMe and JustGiving. This isn’t an accident. Swipe to learn more about comedian Erin Hattamer’s viral ‘Pass the Hat’ campaign. 🔗 Read the full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/tiktok-pass-hat-campaign-got-celebrities-talk-about-gaza-israel-fundraiser