When Iranian missiles began raining down on Israel, many residents scrambled for cover. Sirens wailed across the country as people rushed into bomb shelters.

But for some Palestinian citizens of Israel – two million people, or roughly 21 percent of the population – doors were slammed shut, not by the force of the blasts and not by enemies, but by neighbours and fellow citizens.

Mostly living in cities, towns, and villages within Israel’s internationally recognised borders, many Palestinian citizens of Israel found themselves excluded from life-saving infrastructure during the worst nights of the Iran-Israel conflict to date.

Palestinian citizens of Israel have long faced systemic discrimination – in housing, education, employment, and state services. Despite holding Israeli citizenship, they are often treated as second-class citizens, and their loyalty is routinely questioned in public discourse.

A YouGov poll reveals 55 percent of Britons oppose Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, with 82 percent of these opponents saying the actions amount to genocide. Overall, 45 percent of UK adults view Israel’s actions as genocidal.

Palestinian sources have reported that the Israeli army has occupied a large number of homes in Hebron, Jenin, Ramallah and Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, and converted them into military barracks after evicting their owners.

This surprise move coincided with the launch of Israel’s attacks on Iran last Friday. Analysts and residents have said that the army is stationing soldiers inside Palestinian homes and neighbourhoods to shield them from being targeted by Iranian missiles aimed at military camps.

Massive fire reported in Tel Aviv after Iron Dome missiles misfired and landed on nearby buildings setting them on fire.

People say the system was hacked, others say these are old units failing because they were expired and not ready for use.

#IronDome #TelAviv #Missfire #Meme #Netanyahu #Israel #IranStrikesBack #WarOnIran #FAFO #iran #military
@israel @iran @[email protected]

Sumoud Convoy to Return to Tunisia after Permission Denied to Enter Egypt - Palestine Chronicle (2025-06-16)

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/sumoud-convoy-to-return-to-tunisia-after-permission-denied-to-enter-egypt/
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>> Organizers of a land convoy seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip have reportedly announced their decision to cancel the convoy’s journey after authorities in eastern Libya refused to allow them to cross into Egypt.

>> In a statement on its Facebook page, the group said: “We have been informed by the Libyan authorities that the Egyptian authorities have rejected the licenses requests that we sent to the Egyptian Embassy in Tunisia through all possible legal and diplomatic channels.”

>> “We decided to return to Tunisia and look for other ways to lift the siege” in Gaza, the statement added.

>> ... the convoy “is peaceful and will remain peaceful and we will remain on the spot peacefully waiting” for the release of the detained participants.

#Soumoud #BreakTheSiege #Maghrib @[email protected] @israel

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
June 16, 20255:18 AM EDT

""I was never a fan of Iran, I still don't like them because of their intervention in Gaza and other Arab countries, but seeing them retaliate for real, not a play like in previous times, made me happy, despite all the sadness around me," said Amr Salah, 29.

It is nothing compared to what Israel did to Gaza, but at least a taste of it. It is maybe time to end all of this, in Gaza too," he added."

The US House of representatives is preparing to vote next week on a resolution that would deem “Free Palestine” to be “an antisemitic slogan.”

If anybody votes against this, they’ll say they voted to support Colorado terrorist attack.

Update (from comments): A Nitter link to the Ryan Grim tweet in the screenshot:
https://
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#USpol #FreePalestine #Genocide #Israel #Antisemitism #Fascism
#Palestine @[email protected]

From Gaza to Tehran, Israel's expanding war is defended by the West as self-defence - just as it was in 1967, when conquest was hailed as a triumph of the civilised

Finally Free - The Last Three Head Home - Ask You to Keep Mobilizing - Freedom Flotilla (2025-06-16)

https://freedomflotilla.org/2025/06/16/three-head-home/
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>> The Freedom Flotilla Coalition confirms that all the international human rights defenders and journalists that were aboard the civilian aid ship #Madleen are now en route home. The twelve were forcibly abducted and detained by Israeli forces while attempting to break Israel’s illegal and inhumane siege of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid to its besieged population.

>> The last three detained #FreedomFlotilla volunteers, Marco van Rennes, Pascal Maurieras, and Yanis Mhamdi, were released from Israeli detention this morning and have begun their return to their home countries via the Jordanian border…

#BreakTheSiege @[email protected] @israel

Valedictorian told to stay home after making pro-Palestinian remarks in grad speech | CBC News (2025-06-16)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/valedictorian-told-to-stay-home-after-making-pro-palestinian-remarks-in-grad-speech-1.5758371
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>> The valedictorian at a west #Ottawa high school says she's been told not to come to school Monday after she made pro-Palestinian remarks during a speech at her commencement ceremony.

>> Her comments on the war in Gaza came at the end...

>> "As a commitment to truth and reconciliation, I must acknowledge colonial and genocidal atrocities today, including the massacre of more than 17,000 Palestinian children in Gaza," ... the crowd cheered.

>> The next day, ... a call from her principal, who said her statements had "caused harm" and told her she shouldn't come to school on Monday.

>> That decision is being criticized by some as going against Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (#OCDSB) policy, and Yao said she stands by her speech.

#Canada @[email protected]

Yes 🙏❤️

#Madleen #FreedomFlotilla #HumanRights
#Gaza #BreakTheSiege #FreePalestine #HumanRights #Palestine

FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION SAYS THE LAST THREE DETAINED VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM ISRAELI DETENTION, RETURNING TO HOME COUNTRIES VIA JORDAN

@[email protected] @israel

Some European states have recently started using more critical language about Israel’s genocidal onslaught against Gaza, rhetorically distancing themselves from the US line. But their ongoing record of complicity speaks louder than their words.

'We're Sentenced to Death Without a Voice': Palestinians Fear Israel-Iran Front Will Deepen Gaza's Suffering (Haaretz, 2025-06-16)

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2025-06-16/ty-article/.premium/sentenced-to-death-palestinians-fear-what-israel-iran-front-means-for-gaza/00000197-7458-da16-ad9f-f4fe99440000

archived:
https://archive.is/2025.06.15-211718/https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2025-06-16/ty-article/.premium/sentenced-to-death-palestinians-fear-what-israel-iran-front-means-for-gaza/00000197-7458-da16-ad9f-f4fe99440000
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>> When Gaza's internet flickered back to life after a three-day telecommunications blackout, the first images people saw … of missiles lighting up the sky over Israel…

>> On top of all the contradicting emotions came a sobering realization: This war was not Gaza's. While missiles crossed multiple regional borders, Gaza remained trapped. Aid was still blocked and Israeli airstrikes continued to rain down.

>> As global attention pivoted toward Tehran, Gaza continued to pay a heavy price. In the 48 hours following Israel's initial strike on Iran, the number of Palestinians killed in the Strip exceeded the combined death toll in both #Iran and Israel.

#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine @[email protected] @middleeast