Palestine weekly roundup: Violent disruptions from olive groves to Al-Aqsa
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A 15-year-old boy was killed as he rushed to help a paramedic who had just been wounded in an earlier attack, in what Gaza-based activists described as an apparent double-tap strike.
On September 17, Israeli authorities blocked the exit of part of a medical evacuation convoy, reducing the number of patients and family members permitted to travel to Egypt for treatment from 136 to 61.
Donald TrumpSaid SEP 22Reported SEP 22verbatim · 2 sources
President Trump lashed out at CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations as the DOJ prepared to defend his ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House.
Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
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A 2023 documentary by British broadcaster Channel 4 heard whistleblower testimony claiming the attacks were allowed to happen to boost the popularity of the Rajapaksa family.
“There aren’t a bunch of police officers or soldiers kicking down the doors of MSNBC or MS NOW, whatever it’s called, and arresting people and unplugging it from the grid. They’re just not allowed to work from the workspace at the White House.”
Marco RubioSaid SEP 22Reported SEP 22verbatim · 1 source
Rubio argued that the banned media outlets were not being shut down or having reporters arrested, only barred from the White House workspace.
“The truck chased him and sideswiped him again. And the agents came out and shot him in the back of the neck and pulled him out of the car,”
Kate Lincoln-GoldfinchSaid DATE NOT STATEDReported SEP 22verbatim · 2 sources
Lincoln-Goldfinch described how ICE agents pursued Perez, sideswiped his truck, and shot him in the back of the neck after he made a U-turn while delivering a DoorDash order.