Chaos Erupts at US-Backed Aid Center in Gaza as Starving Civilians Risk Everything for Food
Desperation Turns Deadly as Chaos Erupts at US-Backed Aid Center in Gaza as Starving Civilians Risk Everything for Food. In one of the most harrowing scenes yet of Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis, thousands of desperate Palestinians overran a US- and Israeli-backed aid center in Rafah on Tuesday. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), already mired in controversy, attempted to distribute food in a militarized and heavily surveilled setting triggering chaos, stampedes, and reported deaths. Eyewitnesses described heartbreaking scenes of people climbing fences, dodging warning shots, and trampling each other in a frantic race for food. As starvation looms across the enclave, many say they had no choice but to risk their lives.
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Gaza Horror: Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens, Including Children in School Shelter and Doctor’s Family
Strikes on homes and a school shelter, Gaza Horror: Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens, Including Children in School Shelter and Doctor’s Family. At least 54 Palestinians, including many children, were killed in a wave of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip overnight, with the Fahmi Al-Jargawi School in Gaza City becoming the latest symbol of civilian suffering in the months-long war. The school, which was sheltering hundreds of displaced families, was hit in what witnesses describe as an inferno that turned classrooms into makeshift graves. Charred bodies of children were seen being pulled from the rubble, according to eyewitnesses and Gaza’s civil defense authorities.
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Pope Leo XIV Begins Papacy with Inaugural Mass Calling for Unity, Peace, and Justice
The first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV Begins Papacy with Inaugural Mass Calling for Unity, Peace, and Justice. Pope Leo XIV, officially began his papacy on Sunday with a deeply symbolic and moving inauguration Mass in St. Peter’s Square. The 69-year-old Chicago-born pontiff, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, delivered a homily that resonated with over 200,000 gathered pilgrims, clergy, and world leaders, calling for a “united church” and a global effort for reconciliation and justice.
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Over 100 Killed in Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
According to Gaza’s civil defense agency, Over 100 Killed in Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens. Marking one of the deadliest days in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war more than 100 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The wave of Gaza airstrikes comes amid stalled ceasefire talks and renewed military aggression, with many international observers warning of a deepening humanitarian crisis.
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