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Israelis Continue to Protest Entry of Aid to Gaza
A Palestinian policeman gestures as trucks carrying goods arrive after Israel reopened Kerem Shalom crossing, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Dozens of Israelis formed a human chain at a Gaza border crossing, as protests against the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip continued. The demonstrations have led to the IDF closing off two of the crossings, labeling them as “closed military zones.”
Those gathered against the aid consisted of family members of those being held by Hamas in Gaza, as well as every day Israeli citizens opposed to the entry of goods. Of those, 18 were detailed at the Kerem Shalom crossing, one of the main border points between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Despite the demonstrations, 137 trucks passed through for distribution among Gazans.
The decision to close two of the crossings, Kerem Shalom and Nitzana, came in an announcement by Southern Command Commander Major General Aaron Fineklman, who extended the closure to a highway leading to the border.
The issue of aid into the Strip has been a contentious one since the beginning of the war, when Hamas surprised Israel with a barrage of rockets and an invasion that resulted in the murder of over 1,200 Israelis and the taking hostage of over 240. In the days that followed the attack of October 7, Israeli leaders pledged to not allow any aid in, as well as cutting off water and electricity. Following large international pressure, mainly from the United States, aid, water, and electricity started coming in. Additional aid also accompanied the November hostage deal that saw more than 100 hostages sent free.
Despite this, many Israelis have remained firmly opposed to any entry of aid, especially as it is presumed much of it enters into the hands of Hamas and is used in its war against Israel.
In a poll published by Israel’s Channel 12 on Tuesday, 72% of Israelis said that all aid should be stopped until all the hostages are released, with only 21% supporting its entry. The government has not signaled that they will stop aid at the moment.
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Israeli Strike on Tehran Kills Bodyguard of Slain Hezbollah Chief
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi lays a wreath as he visits the burial site of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
A member of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah was killed in an Israeli air strike on Tehran alongside a member of an Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group, a senior Lebanese security source told Reuters and the Iraqi group said on Saturday.
The source identified the Hezbollah member as Abu Ali Khalil, who had served as a bodyguard for Hezbollah’s slain chief Hassan Nasrallah. The source said Khalil had been on a religious pilgrimage to Iraq when he met up with a member of the Kataeb Sayyed Al-Shuhada group.
They traveled together to Tehran and were both killed in an Israeli strike there, along with Khalil’s son, the senior security source said. Hezbollah has not joined in Iran’s air strikes against Israel from Lebanon.
Kataeb Sayyed Al-Shuhada published a statement confirming that both the head of its security unit and Khalil had been killed in an Israeli strike.
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli aerial attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs in September.
Israel and Iran have been trading strikes for nine consecutive days since Israel launched attacks on Iran, saying Tehran was on the verge of developing nuclear weapons. Iran has said it does not seek nuclear weapons.
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Hamas Financial Officer and Commander Eliminated by IDF in the Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers operate during a ground operation in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, July 3, 2024. Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool via REUTERS
i24 News – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), in cooperation with the General Security Service (Shin Bet), announced on Friday the killing of Ibrahim Abu Shamala, a senior financial official in Hamas’ military wing.
The operation took place on June 17th in the central Gaza Strip.
Abu Shamala held several key positions, including financial officer for Hamas’ military wing and assistant to Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’ military wing until his elimination in March 2024.
He was responsible for managing all the financial resources of Hamas’ military wing in Gaza, overseeing the planning and execution of the group’s war budget. This involved handling and smuggling millions of dollars into the Gaza Strip to fund Hamas’ military operations.
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Report: Wary of Assassination by Israel, Khamenei Names 3 Potential Successors
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2025. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
i24 News – Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei named three senior clerics as candidates to succeed him should he be killed, the New York Times reported on Saturday citing unnamed Iranian officials. It is understood the Ayatollah fears he could be assassinated in the coming days.
Khamenei reportedly mostly speaks with his commanders through a trusted aide now, suspending electronic communications.
Khamenei has designated three senior religious figures as candidates to replace him as well as choosing successors in the military chain of command in the likely event that additional senior officials be eliminated.
Earlier on Saturday Israel confirmed the elimination of Saeed Izadi and Bhanam Shahriari.
Shahriari, head of Iran’s Quds Force Weapons Transfer Unit, responsible for arming Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, was killed in an Israeli airstrike over 1,000 km from Israel in western Iran.
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