# ![@middleeasteye Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:tiktok::6742448118866052101.png) @middleeasteye Middle East Eye

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to escalate, with reports of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and war crimes in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian protests and activism have increased globally, with demonstrations and arrests taking place in the US, UK, and other countries. The international community is facing growing pressure to take action and hold Israel accountable for its actions.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Keir how many more children in Palestine have to die before you call for a ceasefire. Where is your humanity Keir Starmer the leader of the Labour Party in the UK was confronted on his trip to Glasgow where he is due to attend the Scottish Labour Gala Dinner"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7309949792715541793)  2023-12-07T20:18Z 2.8M followers, 11.9M engagements


"The Young Turks talkshow host Cenk Uygur went on a tirade speaking out against the genocide of [-----] Palestinians in Gaza and the American government's involvement and complicity. The American government is sending $14 billion worth of aid to Israel pending approval from the senate"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7311083450570657057)  2023-12-10T21:37Z 2.8M followers, 3.6M engagements


"Epstein. Israel. H-1B visas. Trump's "America Firsters" have disagreed plenty during his second term. But could any of these issues tear up the MAGA coalition Or will it survive them all Watch the full video on Middle East Eye's YouTube channel to find out how Trump's second term has sharply divided his MAGA base - and whether the damage can be recovered"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7573421274039356694)  2025-11-16T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.8M engagements


"When asked what he has learned from Minneapolis during an interview with NBC's "Nightly News" US President Donald Trump suggested that a "softer touch" may be necessary on immigration after two US citizens were shot dead by federal agents during raids in Minneapolis. Minnesota residents react to Trumps comments as well as his administration saying that [---] federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota but that mass deportations would not stop"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603898971488111894)  2026-02-06T23:31Z 2.8M followers, 12.1K engagements


"In a video posted on his social media accounts Unicef spokesperson James Elder described the pain inside Gazas Nasser Hospital by recounting the stories of three Palestinians: a mother who lost her husband and child; a mother watching her son die slowly because he is being denied medical evacuation; and a child who lost her entire family"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7516844791955590422)  2025-06-17T09:16Z 2.8M followers, 708.5K engagements


"Soumaya Ghannoushi a British-Tunisian writer and expert on Middle East politics says that the world has entered an age of open thuggery as the brutality Israel tested on Palestinians is now being normalised elsewhere. What was tested on Palestinians is now being normalised elsewhere Ghannoushi said referring to what the Trump administration is doing in Venezuela and openly planning to do in Cuba Mexico and Greenland. Ghannoushi argues that Gaza became the graveyard of international law not because the law was fragile but because it was buried: methodically publicly and without consequence."  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7595371376475835650)  2026-01-15T00:00Z 2.8M followers, 58.8K engagements


"Israeli forces demolished three homes belonging to three Palestinian brothers in the village of Shuqba west of Ramallah on Wednesday. The homes belonging to members of the Qadah family were demolished without warning in the morning despite ongoing attempts by the family to overturn the demolition order which was given by Israeli authorities five years ago. Adnan Shalash the head of the Shuqba village council shares the events leading to the demolition and the resulting displacement of local families. He emphasises the ongoing threat of similar demolitions against other homes in the area"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7598247286308703511)  2026-01-22T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 15.5K engagements


"Why the West will never accept Iranian sovereignty Soumaya Ghannoushi Soumaya Ghannoushi a writer and expert in Middle Eastern politics explains that the recent unrest that unfolded in Iran was shaped and exploited by foreign powers. Ghannoushi argues that external forces deliberately manipulated the protests which originated as a response to economic hardship to push for regime change. She emphasises that Western nations and Israel have a long history of using sanctions covert actions and economic pressures to destabilise Iran echoing the [----] overthrow of former Iranian Prime Minister"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7601059435796057366)  2026-01-30T07:52Z 2.8M followers, 54K engagements


"Mohammed Shlameesh a young Palestinian man from Jenin who was arrested by Israeli forces at the age of [--] and placed under administrative detention said he nearly died in prison due to neglected prior injuries and what he described as ongoing torture. Speaking to Middle East Eye Shlameesh said that when he requested medical treatment a prison doctor responded: You are here to die. I would kill you myself if I could""  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7602280521896299798)  2026-02-02T15:10Z 2.8M followers, 10.9K engagements


"Rafat Basbous a resident of the Silwan neighbourhood in East Jerusalem says that the Israeli Supreme Court has rejected his family's appeal against an eviction order. Describing the news as a shock to his family and the entire neighbourhood Basbous highlights that his family has lived in the home for generations from his grandparents to his children. Despite describing the situation as "forced displacement" and noting the difficult conditions he vows to remain steadfast in Jerusalem and refuses to leave the city even if forced out of his house"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603149644092263702)  2026-02-05T01:15Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements


"At the Jewish Federation of North America event on Sunda New York senator Chuck Schumer pledged to fight for more aid to Israel. Israel is the USs biggest recipient of Foreign Military Funding. Receiving a sum of [--] Billion dollars in defense subsidies since [----]. In [----] alone New York state sent about [---] billion dollars in military funding to Israel out of that [---] billion half a billion dollars came from New York city. Chuck Schumer has previously received nearly [--] million dollars from the pro Israel lobbying group AIPAC. Middle East Eye took to the streets to ask New Yorkers; Where would"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7604154886342642966)  2026-02-07T16:04Z 2.8M followers, 153.8K engagements


"They believe Canada belongs to white people Why are far-right groups in Canada now comfortable saying this out loud Independent journalist @rachel_gilmore speaks to @mhashem9about the rise of white nationalist groups in Canada and whether they are facing any real consequences for their rhetoric. Watch the Real Talk interview on YouTube"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7604985990268079382)  2026-02-09T21:49Z 2.8M followers, 18.3K engagements


"Rabih bin Shleweh Alenezi a prominent colonel in Saudi Arabias General Directorate of Public Security announced his defection in a video he posted to his Twitter account in which he cited violations of human rights in the Kingdom. Alenezi has been vocal on Twitter in exposing violations taking place in Saudi Arabia and has stated that the biggest threat to the security of Saudi Arabia is Crown Prince Mohammed #binSalman. Saudi Arabia has been severely criticised for its poor human rights record particularly in its use of #cybercrime laws to muffle political dissent and silence critics"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7208431738824019205)  2023-03-09T06:36Z 2.7M followers, 130.4K engagements


"More than [--] people have been killed in a crush in Yemens capital #Sanaa while queuing at a school entrance to receive aid gifts of [----] Yemeni rials ($20 US). Armed Houthis who control Yemen reportedly fired shots into the air in an attempt to control the crowd sparking the crush. According to the UN almost two-thirds of #Yemens population lives below the poverty line in what it calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis #learnontiktok"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7224506795073490203)  2023-04-21T14:16Z 2.7M followers, [----] engagements


"Turkey has gifted a German Shepherd puppy to Mexico as a token of gratitude for its help during search and rescue efforts after the deadly earthquakes that struck the country in February. A Mexican search dog named Proteo died from exhaustion during the rescue efforts and his remains were repatriated to Mexico where he was given a burial ceremony. #Mexicos Ministry of Defence has launched a poll allowing citizens to pick one of three potential names for the puppy Proteo II Arkadas (Turkish for friend) or Yardim (Turkish for help). #learnontiktok #syriaturkeyearthquake #turkey"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7229451021364317466)  2023-05-04T22:02Z 2.7M followers, 296.6K engagements


"Replying to @Middle East Eye HEAD Israel's right-wing national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir has ignited controversy after stating in a televised interview on Channel [--] that he and his family have more rights than Arabs to travel in the West Bank. Residing in a settlement in the West Bank near Hebron that is considered illegal under international law Ben Gvir is notorious for his discriminatory views towards #Palestinians. He joined the extremist #Jewish Kach party at a young age and his far-right activities have led to multiple arrests and over [--] indictments. In [----] he was convicted"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7271141007427702048)  2023-08-25T06:20Z 2.7M followers, 171.2K engagements


"Palestinian children share their love and gratitude to paramedics who rescued them from the rubble after an Israeli air strike. #Palestine #Israel #Gaza #News"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7294547615444667681)  2023-10-27T08:10Z 2.7M followers, 1.5M engagements


"You can come with your kippahs and you'll face nothing but love from the people here. Jewish protester Maudi who attended the pro-Palestine march in London on Saturday encouraged fellow Jews to show their support and attend demonstrations while wearing their kippahs"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7300323608461643040)  2023-11-11T21:44Z 2.7M followers, 316.5K engagements


"Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said that Israel has built bunkers underneath Shifa hospital in Gaza while speaking to CNNs Christiane Amanpour on Monday. Israel had previously said that there was a Hamas command centre under Shifa hospital before encircling and raiding it later revealing they had found a small amount of guns combat gear and a laptop. A BBC analysis found that a video Israeli forces shared to present their findings at the hospital had in fact been edited despite Israel saying that it wasnt and journalists who were invited to tour the hospital afterwards saw that the"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7303892290584595745)  2023-11-21T12:32Z 2.7M followers, 229.1K engagements


"In [----] American activist Rachel Corrie was killed by a Caterpillar Inc. bulldozer in Gaza. Her parents filed a lawsuit in [----] against the Texas-based company along with four other Palestinian families whose relatives had been killed or injured. Since [----] CAT Inc. has been providing equipment to the Israeli military and in more recent years has been at the centre of boycott calls. Watch the full Turning Point episode on Rachel Corrie on our YouTube channel (tap the button in oir bio)"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7332773470633299233)  2024-02-07T08:26Z 2.7M followers, 12.4K engagements


"Palestinians in #Rafah held #Friday prayers amidst the rubble of a #mosque destroyed by Israeli air strike in southern Gaza"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7341427355719634209)  2024-03-01T16:07Z 2.7M followers, 1.4M engagements


"US Senator Bernie Sanders said the US is aiding and abetting the destruction of the Palestinian people as it continues to fund Israels war on Gaza. Speaking at the Senate on Tuesday night Sanders sought to introduce two amendments one that would remove all offensive military aid for Israel and another to restore US funding for UNRWA. Most of the bombs and most of the military equipment the Israeli government is using in Gaza is provided by the United States and subsidised by American taxpayers he said"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7362129216982289697)  2024-04-26T11:01Z 2.7M followers, 2M engagements


""Your technology kills Palestinians." "Thats true mostly terrorists." Speaking at The Hill & Valley Forum [----] Palantir CEO Alex Karp found himself challenged by a pro-Palestine protester pointing out that his company provides the Israeli army with artificial intelligence technology to strike targets in Gaza. Karp defended his position by insisting that the AI is used to kill terrorists and that the protester is just another useful idiot for Hamas to further its ideology in the West"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7500900449713786134)  2025-05-05T16:00Z 2.7M followers, 435K engagements


"A 16-year-old Palestinian teenagers dream of becoming a professional gymnast was shattered when an Israeli strike resulted in the amputation of both his legs and four fingers. Ahmad Al-Ghalban who dreamt of becoming a gymnast alongside his twin brother since they were [--] years old was vacating his home with his brother cousin and uncle following an Israeli evacuation order on [--] March when an Israeli strike targeted them killing them all and leaving him with a permanent disability. Ahmad recalled witnessing what he later knew to be his brother Mohammads last moments. He told him to recite the"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7506556839169920278)  2025-05-21T04:00Z 2.7M followers, 4M engagements


"You dont even know where in the Bible it is. In an interview with American host and commentator Tucker Carlson US Senator Ted Cruz attempted to justify his support for Israel by citing a verse from the Bible: Those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse Israel will be cursed. Carlson pushed back asking Cruz if he knew where in the Bible the verse came from a question Cruz was unable to answer. Carlson also questioned whether the verse refers to the modern state of Israel as opposed to the Jewish people"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7517592612094627094)  2025-06-19T10:30Z 2.7M followers, 1.6M engagements


"Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said US President Donald Trump "exaggerated" the impact of US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in his first appearance since a ceasefire in the war with Israel took hold. Khamenei also said on Thursday that Trump had sought to "minimise" the impact of Iran's retaliatory strikes on a US base in Qatar saying that he "tried. to pretend that nothing had happened when a major event had occurred". Khamenei added that the US strikes did nothing significant to Irans nuclear facilities"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7520532945027861782)  2025-06-27T08:30Z 2.7M followers, 54.6K engagements


"UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese called on the international community on Thursday to completely cut trade and financial ties with Israel stating that its current war on Gaza is a genocidal campaign. Albanese presented a report she compiled at the UN Human Rights Council naming more than [--] companies that she says are involved in what she calls the transformation of Israels economy of occupation to an economy of genocide. Companies named in the report include firms such as Google Amazon Microsoft IBM Palantir Chevron BP Caterpillar Glencore Booking.com Airbnb Volvo Barclays BNP"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7523123431638846742)  2025-07-04T19:00Z 2.7M followers, 129.3K engagements


"In a video posted on his Instagram account human rights lawyer and author Asim Qureshi burns his Masters certificate from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in solidarity with law student and head of the SOAS Palestine Society Haya Adam following her expulsion. He also requested the university to formally rescind his degree. Theres just no way that I can be associated with SOAS in any shape form or manner while Haya Adam has been expelled from the university for representing and standing up for the Palestinian people says Qureshi. Adam was expelled from SOAS on August [--] for"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7536225397596245270)  2025-08-08T16:00Z 2.8M followers, 538.2K engagements


"These are the flotilla terrorists. In a video circulating online Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir can be seen repeatedly calling Global Sumud Flotilla activists terrorists as they were waiting for their transfer to an Israeli prison. Activists can be heard chanting Free free Palestine in response to Ben Gvirs remarks. On Wednesday [--] ships carrying more than [---] people including politicians and activist Greta Thunberg were unlawfully intercepted by the Israeli navy preventing them from reaching Gaza"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7556933305891949846)  2025-10-03T13:30Z 2.7M followers, 1.9M engagements


"It's very important that we stop this bogus charge because it has no factual foundation whatsoever. On Tuesday the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) announced it would sue Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for signing an executive order designating Cair as a terrorist organisation. Florida Governor Ron DeSantiss executive order designated both Cair and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organisations opening up a potential pathway for state prosecutions of anyone believed to be supporting them. Cair is a fully US-based non-profit organisation that advocates for Muslim civil liberties"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7582271361075170582)  2025-12-10T16:45Z 2.7M followers, 167.4K engagements


"As the UKs Palestine Action hunger strikers approach six weeks without food they continue to await trial for alleged criminal damage linked to the group which has since been proscribed under terrorism legislation. All eight are being held on remand which means they have not been convicted of any crime yet have been denied bail.The charges relate to two Palestine Action raids; one targeting an arms factory owned by Elbit Systems Israels largest weapons manufacturer and another at RAF Brize Norton. The activists describe these actions as direct resistance against companies they say are"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7583018302184672534)  2025-12-12T18:00Z 2.7M followers, 167.6K engagements


"US Senator Mitch McConnell insisted "the pace of progress toward peace in Gaza needs to be set by Israel after crediting President Donald Trump for backing Israel by attacking Iran. McConnell made the comments at a conference in Washington DC organised by Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post attended by several prominent US politicians and other public figures"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7584515214612139286)  2025-12-16T18:30Z 2.7M followers, 58.4K engagements


"David Hearst editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye draws on Nelson Mandelas warning about judging nations by their prisons and outlines the mounting evidence of deaths torture and abuse of Palestinians in Israeli custody. Hearst states that the Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are not simply prisoners; they are hostages in a system that prioritises endless war over justice. He says that Israel is imprisoning Palestinian leaders who could negotiate to end the conflict such as Marwan Barghouti a high-ranking leader of Fatah currently serving five life sentences who could potentially succeed"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7584800013549620502)  2025-12-17T12:17Z 2.7M followers, [----] engagements


"Pro-Palestine protesters blocked Oxford Street in London on Christmas Eve urging the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel and expressing solidarity with six prisoners on hunger strike over their treatment and the proscription of Palestine Action. Palestine Action a direct action group was proscribed by the UK government in July. Hundreds of people in the UK have been arrested since then for expressing support for the group"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7587796905434926358)  2025-12-25T14:07Z 2.7M followers, 169.5K engagements


"UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Britain was not involved in the US operation in Venezuela after the United States carried out air strikes and captured President Nicols Maduro. Speaking to Sky News Starmer said he had not spoken to US President Donald Trump and described the situation as fast-moving adding that it was necessary to establish all the facts. Asked whether he condemned the US action Starmer said he wanted first to speak to Trump and to allies. He reiterated that the UK had no involvement in the operation and said it was important to uphold international law"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7591171442855791875)  2026-01-03T16:22Z 2.7M followers, 249K engagements


"Wars sold as security surveillance sold as growth and investors cash in. In this video @Mayanoraa breaks down what #Palantir does and gets richer. Palantir Alex Karp AI warfare surveillance capitalism military tech Gaza Palestine Lebanon ICE surveillance big data defence contracts war profiteering ethical investing tech accountability ICE Israel US Trump Palantir Afghanistan Iraq data collection NSA UK software stock gotham news explained drone technologies market cap meaning pe ratio share price data integration renee nicole green Minneapolis Maya-Nora Saaid mayanoraa Palantir Alex Karp AI"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7593410089965473046)  2026-01-09T17:09Z 2.7M followers, 33K engagements


""O God protect Jerusalem from the occupying Zionists." Sheikh Ali al-Hudhayfi the Imam of the Prophet Muhammads mosque in Saudi Arabia also known as Masjid Al-Nabawi delivered a supplication for the protection of Jerusalem and relief for Palestinians during the Friday sermon in Medina"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7596220559818525974)  2026-01-17T06:55Z [--] followers, 142.7K engagements


"Since the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council dismantled in Yemen Saudi Arabia has taken an unprecedented stance in public condemnation of the Emirates role in fueling regional destabilisation. A week after the STC was forced to leave Yemen as its leader Aidrous al Zubaidi fled to Abu Dhabi Saudi state and popular media are criticising UAE President Mohammed Bin Zayed's foreign policy highlighting the most serious rift between the two Gulf countries in decades. Alekhbariya Saudi's main TV outlet has been broadcasting reports from Yemeni governorates that were under Emirati control"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7597445942421277974)  2026-01-20T14:10Z 2.7M followers, 35.2K engagements


"He will be targeted. He will be hunted for having a camera. Why does so little footage come out of Sudan compared to other wars Renowned Sudanese cartoonist @Khalidalbaih speaks to @mohhashem and breaks down how dangerous it is for civilians and journalists to film and what that means for global attention on Sudan. Watch the Real Talk interview on YouTube"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7598247570925686038)  2026-01-22T22:00Z 2.7M followers, [----] engagements


"Faiz Abu Sbaih a Palestinian homeowner in Jerusalem said his house collapsed due to severe weather conditions and what he described as Israeli digging operations around his property. Abu Sbaih said he contacted the police and the municipality to try to halt the digging but to no avail. Because the house is old they were waiting for it to collapse so they could enter it Abu Sbaih said"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7598309393783934230)  2026-01-22T22:01Z 2.7M followers, 13.7K engagements


"Palestinian activist and Columbia alumnus Mahmoud Khalil published a response video after the US Department of Homeland Security announced plans for his deportation to Algeria. Khalil said he would remain in New York while appealing the decision and not would "continue to advocate for Palestinian rights until Palestine is free". New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani also came out in support of Khalil arguing he deserves to remain in New York"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7598546373989977366)  2026-01-23T13:20Z 2.7M followers, 58.9K engagements


"European Union ambassadors conducted a field visit to the Youth Village west of Ramallah to show solidarity in the face of continued Israeli settler attacks which began in [----] but escalated after [--] October [----] according to the villages director Dr Bader Zama'ra. The EUs representative in Jerusalem Alexander Stutzmann said that Israeli settler attacks were unbearable and that concrete measures must be taken to prevent their recurrence. The Youth Village is an educational environmental sports and recreational facility established by the Sharik Youth Forum on [--] dunums of land providing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7601126595876637974)  2026-01-30T12:13Z 2.7M followers, [----] engagements


"Soumaya Ghannoushi a writer and expert in Middle Eastern politics explains that the recent unrest that unfolded in Iran was shaped and exploited by foreign powers"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7601147612946763030)  2026-01-30T19:00Z 2.7M followers, [----] engagements


"Speaking onboard Air Force One US President Donald Trump says Iran is seriously talking with the US and that he hopes they negotiate something that's acceptable. These comments come amid heavy military build-up by Washington in the Gulf and following Trumps threats to intervene militarily in Iran unless it agreed to a nuclear deal and ended its deadly crackdown on nationwide protests"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7601944543319051542)  2026-02-01T17:07Z 2.7M followers, 12.3K engagements


"Grassroots movement Health Workers [--] Palestine (4HWP) held a fundraising event in London on Sunday to support the Palestinian health sector. The event hosted a number of prominent guest speakers including British-Palestinian surgeon Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta British surgeon Dr Victoria Rose and Birtish-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi. I do not think that humanity has known a war where the clinic the hospital the ambulance were at the centre of the battlefield because the colonial occupier believed that that space of healing and life was in direct contravention to the politics of death of"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7602408907075603734)  2026-02-02T23:09Z 2.7M followers, [----] engagements


"American activist Guy Christensen said U.S. authorities targeted him after his name was allegedly used in bomb threats he did not make an incident he links to his pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israel and U.S. policy. Christensen said the FBI questioned him at an airport after visiting his familys home then released him without charges reinforcing his view that U.S. law enforcement increasingly surveils and intimidates critics of Washingtons unwavering support for Israel rather than addressing political dissent through open debate"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7602410140691680534)  2026-02-03T00:30Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"The memory of victims must become a demand for justice. Venezuela called for a free Palestine and said defending Palestine is tantamount to defending the UN Charter at a UN Palestinian Rights Committee Session on Tuesday. Joaquin Perez Ayestaran the deputy permanent representative of Venezuela to the UN said shared pain must be turned into a shared fight"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603048646795398422)  2026-02-04T23:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements


"MEE - Mrches to Gaza borderHundreds of Israelis gathered along the Gaza border on Thursday marching toward the Strip to demand renewed Jewish settlement framing permanent presence as a security necessity. Organised by the Nahala Movement the march included families and children with participants carrying Israeli flags and saplings symbolising future settlement. Groups moved toward sites including the ruins of Nisanit a former settlement evacuated in [----]. The Israeli army blocked attempts to cross the border but organisers said the demonstration was meant to signal public backing for"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603726274426686742)  2026-02-06T12:21Z 2.7M followers, [---] engagements


"Any military strike from the Americans right now will cause a rallying around the flag Andreas Krieg a security expert spoke to UNAPOLOGETIC about the present regional dynamics in the Middle East and what the potential fallout could be from a US strike on Iran See the full episode on MEEs Youtube channel"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603047338373877014)  2026-02-04T21:00Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Moroccan fans responded to a speech @Middle East Eye at the opening of a football tournament in Algiers by Nelson Mandelas grandson Zwelivelile Mandela in which he called Western Sahara ''the only colony left in Africa''. The fans of #Raja Casablanca displayed large banners that read "little Mandela the only colony left in Africa is Orania'' referencing a small South African city populated exclusively by Afrikaners almost three decades after Apartheid ended. #NelsonMandela #Morocco #WesternSaraha"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7191266180022160646)  2023-01-22T00:25Z [--] followers, 141.9K engagements


"People in Gaza have resorted to using the megaphones of a mosque to communicate amid a total blackout of electricity and network connections"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7294836744862567712)  2023-10-28T02:53Z [--] followers, 7.6M engagements


"Two Palestinian boys in Gaza happily receive snacks from a local man. When offered more they refused saying 'No thank you. We're not greedy.' Over [-----] children in Gaza have been killed by Israel since [--] October [----] with thousands more missing according to reports from the ministry of health in Gaza. 🎥: weam_badwen88"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7330955483303398689)  2024-02-02T10:51Z [--] followers, 829.5K engagements


"These are three war crimes happening at the same time. Genocide collective punishment and ethnic cleansing at the same time. Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti made an appearance on Piers Morgan uncensored on Monday where he attempted to answer the question of whether what is happening in Gaza constitutes genocide. An angry Barghouti tells Morgan and American lawyer Alan Dershowitz to shut up and allow him to speak after being interrupted repeatedly"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7344708264489241889)  2024-03-10T12:19Z 2.8M followers, 47.4M engagements


"Israeli tourists confronted a Japanese woman waving a Palestinian flag in Tokyo on Sunday shouting Palestine doesnt exist at her"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7399772203727736096)  2024-08-05T21:35Z 2.8M followers, 2M engagements


"Whats the point of talking about previous genocide if you wont mention the one thats going on right now Pro-Palestine activists from the Within Our Lifetime group disrupted a UN meeting on Genocide Prevention Day. Activists criticised member states and attendees for failing to mention Gaza in the first half of the meeting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7447499102226631968)  2024-12-12T15:00Z 2.8M followers, 9.1M engagements


"US President Trump uploaded an AI-made trailer advertising a redeveloped Gaza strip to his Truth Social account on Tuesday night. First shared when Trump initially put forward plans for taking over the strip the video shows a "Trump Gaza" resort overlooking elaborate skyscrapers and beachfronts. Showcasing golden statues of Trump and dollar bills surrounding Elon Musk the video has been slammed as "vile" and "lunacy" by social media users horrified by the suggestion that the US would convert Gaza into a luxury Trump-owned development and force Palestinians to move elsewhere. It comes as"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7475731742813392150)  2025-02-26T14:17Z 2.8M followers, 143.3K engagements


"I pulled my baby from the fire. A Palestinian mother recounts the moment an Israeli air strike hit their tent in Gaza killing her husband and child. The baby born during the war was only a year and four months old; she describes raising him in a war zone.15000 children have been killed in Gaza since the war began [--] months ago according to Unicef"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7494300377060330774)  2025-04-17T15:13Z [--] followers, 2.9M engagements


"Speaking at the Jewish News Syndicates international policy summit Chairman of the Republican Jewish Coalition and former US Senator Norm Coleman warned that Israel was losing the digital war among Gen Z due to alternative news sources like TikTok. Coleman urged a focus in improved messaging online to ensure the majority of Americans supported Israel adding we have to make it happen. His comments follow a Pew research poll published earlier this month finding that [--] percent of Americans now express an unfavourable opinion of Israel"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7498354878473932054)  2025-04-28T16:00Z 2.8M followers, 2M engagements


"We killed nearly [---] people from Gaza and no one cares says Israeli politician. Tonight we killed nearly [---] people from Gaza and no one cares. Tzippy Scott a member of the Israeli Knesset said in an interview on Channel [--] that the world has become desensitised to Israel killing civilians in Gaza boasting that Israel had killed over [---] Palestinians in a single night and no one cares"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7505722665194229014)  2025-05-18T09:57Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements


"Power can change the definition of the words we use to describe reality. Speaking at Wake Forest Universitys commencement ceremony on [--] May American journalist Scott Pelley criticised President Donald Trump and his administration's policies condemning attacks on universities and journalists. Pelley also accused Trump of working to rewrite history with grotesque false narratives"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7511672284931738902)  2025-06-03T10:44Z [--] followers, 1.2M engagements


"Your strength comes from weapons. Our strength is in God. A Palestinian boy from Gaza recounted losing his mother after Israeli forces opened fire at civilians waiting for food at a US-Israeli aid distribution point at al-Alam roundabout in Rafah"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7512001651960499478)  2025-06-04T09:30Z 2.8M followers, 8.8M engagements


"Youre a senator if youre saying the US government is at war with Iran right now people are listening. In an interview set to air on Wednesday Tucker Carlson calls out US Senator Ted Cruz for not knowing facts about Iran despite calling for overthrowing its government. Cruz did not know the size of the population of Iran to which Carlson responded: You dont know the population of the country youre seeking to topple Israel is using its ballistic missile interceptors at a rapid pace after four days of war with Iran a senior US official familiar with efforts to resupply Israel told Middle East"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7517271644654619926)  2025-06-18T12:53Z [--] followers, 8.5M engagements


"'Name one Iranian civilian killed by Israel.' Over [------] people per the organisers took to the streets of London marching against Israel's war on Gaza and its escalatory attacks against Iran. Taking place at the same time was a counter-protest organised by pro-Israel Iranians and Israelis who say they want Israel to continue its military offensive against the regime. Middle East Eye's @mohammadfff_ spoke to one of the leading pro-Israel Iranian activists Niyak Ghorbani about why there is support for Netanyahu amongst some anti-regime Iranian nationals and if he thinks Israel is targeting"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7518509607564872983)  2025-06-21T20:57Z [--] followers, 824.2K engagements


"During an episode of the Tucker Carlson Show on Friday featuring guest Marjorie Taylor Greene host Tucker Carlson commented on New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani saying: He is the only person in the New York City mayors debate to say he wanted to focus on New York City. Carlson noted that most other candidates when asked which foreign country they would visit first named Israel while Mamdani said he would remain in New York. Carlson added that Mamdani gave the right answer before clarifying that he totally opposes his programme"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7521671166839360790)  2025-06-30T12:30Z 2.8M followers, 2.2M engagements


"Videos from London show far-right anti-immigration protesters draped in Union Jacks and St Georges flags queuing outside Turkish Indian Pakistani and Afghan food stalls during their march. The demonstrators some carrying anti-immigration placards were filmed returning to the rally with meals from the very communities they oppose. The scenes went viral online with viewers mocking the irony"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7550257071980072214)  2025-09-15T10:13Z [--] followers, 3.6M engagements


"At the San Sebastian Film Festival Oscar winning actor Jennifer Lawrence addressed the war in Gaza describing it as a genocide and denouncing it as intolerable. She voiced deep concern for her children and future generations warning that political dishonesty lack of empathy and the erosion of integrity in US politics are being normalised for young people. Lawrence urged the public to direct their anger toward elected officials rather than artists speaking out calling on people to hold political leaders responsible and use the power of their vote to demand change"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7554520247307619587)  2025-09-26T21:56Z 2.8M followers, 4.1M engagements


"Turkish ships came to the aid of the Johnny M a vessel travelling with the Global Sumud Flotilla following technical issues on the boat. Flotilla members were also seen distributing aid supposedly received from the Turkish Red Crescent onboard. Turkish support came as the humanitarian convoy is due to arrive at Gaza in the next three to four days after a weeks-long journey to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave.@_khaledshalaby"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7555477141031341334)  2025-09-29T11:50Z [--] followers, 3.9M engagements


"The views and the opinions of [--] million Muslims in our country are being sidelined or silenced and we can't stand for that Wes Streeting spoke highly of the role UK Muslims play across the country at an evening reception at the Labour conference on Monday. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care condemned those who he said sow division and incite fear across the UK and specifically target Muslims. He added that he firmly believes far-right individuals will target the LGBT community with himself included once they are done with Muslims. The event was hosted by the UK Muslim"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7556227215336279319)  2025-10-01T22:00Z 2.8M followers, 202K engagements


"As I promised those flotilla members supporters of terrorism are here in a security prison. Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir on Friday spoke from Ktzi'ot Prison where members of the Global Sumud Flotilla are currently being detained and treated as terrorists. With roughly [---] participants from different countries aboard at least [--] vessels the Global Sumud Flotilla set out carrying humanitarian aid in an historic effort to open up a humanitarian corridor in the Gaza strip. It was the largest civilian-led initiative ever to try and break Israels illegal blockade of Gaza"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7556975989645937942)  2025-10-03T12:46Z 2.8M followers, 3.2M engagements


"On [--] June [----] Ameen set out to one of GHF distribution centres in southern Gaza trying to feed his displaced family. 3:40 AM was the last time his mother heard his voice. Hours later she identified his body at Nasser Medical Complex. Using forensic evidence and open-source investigation we uncovered what really happened that night. Coming tomorrow - [--] October 2:00 PM BST Only on MEE YouTube"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7561761856956714262)  2025-10-16T12:00Z [--] followers, 46.3K engagements


"Supporters of Turkish football club Galatasaray displayed Palestinian flags and banners reading Free Palestine and Stop Genocide during the Uefa Champions League third-week match against Bodo/Glimt at Rams Park in Istanbul on Wednesday"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7564359604621020438)  2025-10-23T10:18Z 2.8M followers, 182.1K engagements


"Since the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized Sudans city of El-Fasher killing thousands of civilians pro-UAE influencers have filled social media with posts attacking Sudans army and deflecting blame. The online campaign comes amid mounting evidence of Emirati support for the RSF accused of committing atrocities across Darfur. Israeli accounts - including a state-run Arabic channel - have joined the effort sharing identical content that links Sudans army to Hamas"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7569602562232454422)  2025-11-06T13:24Z [--] followers, 1.4M engagements


"34-year-old Zohran Mamdani has made history after winning the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday to become the city's first Muslim mayor. The Democratic Socialist initially polling near zero percent mobilised voters with his progressive platform social media-fueled campaign and his views on Palestine. Despite weeks of Islamophobic attacks and smears of antisemitism Mamdani defeated establishment favourite Andrew Cuomo securing [--] percent of the vote. So how did Mamdani go from relatively unknown to a celebrity overnight"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7569605575122668822)  2025-11-06T13:35Z 2.8M followers, 8.2M engagements


"NYC Mayor Eric Adams took a taxpayer-funded trip to Israel earlier this week. While speaking to Israeli officials near the Western Wall he told them I have served you as the mayor. In a tweet about his meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu Adams said they discussed the fight against antisemitism and the unbreakable bond between NYC and Israel. Middle East Eye took to the streets to ask the city; How does NYC Mayor visiting Israel fight antisemitism📷: @this.photograph.is.proof"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7575180472842554646)  2025-11-21T14:09Z 2.8M followers, 434K engagements


"Saudi Arabias Neom was sold as the future: floating cities vertical villages a desert ski resort. Instead the project is stalling under impossible designs soaring costs climate warnings and the allegations of suppression tribes. A new FT gives more detail. @Mayanoraa 📸: AFP/NEOM"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7576307394091683094)  2025-11-24T15:02Z [--] followers, 34.6K engagements


"A German zoo has come under fire for receiving four donkeys amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The donkeys which were reportedly rescued by an Israeli organisation were described to local media as hungry and malnourished already ownerless injured abused or destined to die. The news comes as [-----] people including [----] children need to be evacuated from Gaza for urgent treatment. According to the WHO Germany is currently only hosting one evacuated patient from the strip. Donkeys have long-been a vital part of Gazas community and economy but are increasingly a lifeline for Palestinians after"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7576346681235524886)  2025-11-24T17:34Z 2.8M followers, 806.1K engagements


"AI companies pissed off a wide coalition of people Karen Hao explains to @mhashem9 why AI tech giants have angered so many people from artists and writers to working-class towns parents educators and even young students. The investigative journalist and author joined Mohamed Hashem for a conversation on OpenAI Sam Altman and resisting the AI empire. Watch the Real Talk interview on YouTube"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7579306734951402774)  2025-12-02T17:01Z [--] followers, 33.3K engagements


"I dont like doing this Mr Speaker but I have to. John McDonnell MP raised a point of order in the Houses of Parliament regarding justice secretary David Lammys failure to respond to a request for a meeting with MPs to discuss the Palestine Action-linked prisoners currently on hunger strike. Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle reprimanded Lammys lack of correspondence. Eight prisoners connected to Palestine Action have been on hunger strike for between eight and [--] days with several already hospitalised. They are demanding immediate bail an end to restrictions on their communications"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7582644374408924438)  2025-12-11T17:10Z 2.8M followers, 433K engagements


"Soumaya Ghannoushi a writer and expert in Middle Eastern politics argues that Zionist evangelicals are attempting to erase centuries of Palestinian Christianity. Ghannoushi says that they are betraying the faith while actively supporting a colonial project that is dismantling Christianity in its own birthplace. She explains that their actions effectively support a colonial project stating They defend a state that bombs churches while claiming to uphold biblical values"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7585490685944597783)  2025-12-19T08:58Z 2.8M followers, 37K engagements


"In [----] India voted against the UN partition plan supporting Palestine was central to the newly independent states anti-colonial identity. But whilst India championed Palestine publicly backchannel ties with Israel were already forming"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7585604619435347222)  2025-12-19T18:00Z [--] followers, 219.6K engagements


"Is Israel the guardian of Christianity in the Middle East In his latest show for Oborne Unscripted Peter Oborne travelled to Jerusalem and spoke to the Armenian community about Netanyahus claims. Watch the full episode on MEE YouTube channel"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7587814157441928450)  2025-12-25T17:00Z 2.8M followers, 85.1K engagements


"Banias a 9-year-old from Gaza reports from a camp where families are struggling to survive in tents flooded by extreme weather. Heavy rain has flooded the camp leaving water covering the ground and tents submerged in water. Banias explains how babies and children are exposed to cold and sickness with very little safe shelter. The situation is a direct result of Israels genocide destruction of homes and blockade which have left thousands trapped without housing food or medical care. Humanitarian aid is scarce Gaza's coldest months are approaching and families are forced to endure freezing wet"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7589325067331357974)  2025-12-29T19:00Z [--] followers, 83.3K engagements


"The world chose not to see us. Palestinian journalist and writer Saga Hamdan who spoke at an event at the SOAS University of London on [--] December said that many governments and media outlets have turned a blind eye to Israels genocidal war in Gaza. Reflecting on her experiences Hamdan explained how the coverage of the media outlets often downplays Israels aggressions erasing the human suffering of Palestinians"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7589614155313827094)  2025-12-30T14:00Z 2.8M followers, 560.4K engagements


"Relations between Saudi Arabia and the UAE appear to have reached a new low following Saudi strikes on a port in Yemen. Al-Mukalla port on the shores of the southern Arabian Peninsula was bombed by Saudi forces in the early hours of Tuesday morning with Riyadh saying it targeted weapons and vehicles originating in Fujairah a port city on the east coast of the UAE. In a statement the Saudi military announced that "the ships crew had disabled tracking devices aboard the vessels and unloaded a large amount of weapons and combat vehicles in support of the Southern Transitional Councils (STC)"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7589691798503771414)  2025-12-30T16:40Z 2.8M followers, 208.3K engagements


"Dr Andreas Krieg an associate professor at Kings College London argues that Saudi Arabias recent strike in Mukalla Yemen serves as a strategic message rather than merely a tactical move. He says that this latest action signals that Saudi Arabias patience with the UAE is dwindling as Riyadh sees Abu Dhabis behaviour in Yemen as a threat to its security and regional interests. It was the clearest sign yet that Saudi red lines in Yemen have been crossed and that the kingdoms patience after a decade of grinding war and uneasy compromise is running out Kreig says"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7590717514959654166)  2026-01-02T11:00Z [--] followers, 438.2K engagements


"US actress Angelina Jolie visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Friday. Jolie the former special envoy for the UN refugee agency made the visit to see the condition of injured Palestinians transferred to Egypt and to look into aid deliveries into the besieged territory. Under the terms of the ceasefire Israel is required to reopen the Rafah border crossing into Gaza but has so far refused to claiming that Hamas would use it for military purposes"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7590798391253257494)  2026-01-02T16:14Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements


"Weve watched this ever shrinking killing cage be manufactured by the US and Israel Jeremy Scahill spoke to UNAPOLOGETIC back in early December on the side of the Doha Forum about how Israel is seeking to have all its neighbours demilitarised while it commits the most awful war crimes and behaves with no restraint. Watch the full episode on MEEs Youtube channel"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7592587601975053590)  2026-01-07T12:15Z [--] followers, 18.5K engagements


"David Hearst editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye explains why by standing up to Abu Dhabi Riyadh is reshaping the Middle East. Abu Dhabis policy of strengthening the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen to the point where it could declare itself an independent state that recognised Israel was close to becoming a reality. All the STC needed was to take control of two sparsely populated but geographically vast provinces in the east of the country: al-Mahra and Hadhramaut which together account for nearly half of Yemens territory. Hadhramaut shares a border with Saudi Arabia and the"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7593128955721403670)  2026-01-08T22:58Z 2.8M followers, 540K engagements


"Speaking at a symposium in Berlin on Wednesday German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier lashed out at the US accusing it of disrespecting international law and eroding the world order which it helped to build. There is the breakdown of values by our most important partner the USA which helped build this world order said Steinmeier adding that today its about preventing the world from turning into a den of robbers in which the most unscrupulous take what they want in which regions whole countries are treated like the property of a few great powers. Steinmeiers comments come days after US"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7593359768786390294)  2026-01-09T13:54Z [--] followers, 35.8K engagements


"Harsh winter storms have killed over [--] Palestinians in Gaza so far flooding tents collapsing buildings and causing children to die from hypothermia. Despite being nearly three months into a US-brokered ceasefire Palestinians are still waiting for reconstruction to begin. In the meantime there is little to protect them from the harsh winter weather"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7593416978082073878)  2026-01-09T22:00Z 2.8M followers, 181.9K engagements


"Mass pro-government rallies held across Iran Mass pro-government rallies were held across several Iranian cities on Monday after Iranian leaders urged supporters to turn out presenting the marches as a show of unity against what they describe as a foreign-driven destabilisation campaign. The rallies follow more than two weeks of nationwide protests against soaring prices in the country that later developed into calls for the fall of the Iranian government. Iranian authorities have accused the protesters of being terrorists backed by the United States and Israel and have responded with deadly"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7594529294714457366)  2026-01-12T17:32Z [--] followers, 136.7K engagements


"This video is for the world outside deciding that Israel stopped its genocide and that everything is over. Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda fighting back tears explained that a ceiling fell on a sleeping family during the latest storm in Gaza. Heavy winds and rain struck Gaza late on Monday leaving at least three people killed following reports of collapsing buildings"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7594857693244935446)  2026-01-13T16:00Z [--] followers, 618.9K engagements


"David Hearst editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye says Donald Trumps "Board of Peace" is a bid to install himself as "CEO of the world" and sideline the United Nations. He argues the executive board is "stacked full of people who denied a genocide" is taking place in Gaza and is populated by figures who believe in a "Greater Israel". Hearst points out that the only member with regional experience is Tony Blair but adds that this experience amounts to "invading Iraq and unleashing a devastating seven-year civil war". He reveals that the British government has actively distanced itself from the"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7598675225835769110)  2026-01-23T21:40Z 2.8M followers, 64.5K engagements


"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the Israeli army has found and identified the body of the last remaining captive in Gaza Ran Gvili. "Im happy to announce to the Israeli citizens to the Israeli people as I just informed the Gvili family our forces found Rani. And hes on his way home" he said. According to the Wafa news agency the operations to find Gvili were launched on Sunday morning. The Israeli army carried out extensive bulldozing operations east of Gaza City and several graves were desecrated during the search"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7599712675668479254)  2026-01-26T16:46Z 2.8M followers, 112.5K engagements


"This is a foreign government property. You cannot enter. Ecuadors Foreign Ministry said that a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent attempted to enter its consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday but was stopped by a staff member. This incident prompted the foreign ministry to send a formal note of protest to the US Embassy in Quito the Ecuadorian capital demanding such incidents not be repeated the ministry said in a statement. Under an international treaty a countrys embassies consular offices and other diplomatic compounds are regarded as the sovereign territory of that nation."  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7600401998743162134)  2026-01-28T15:30Z 2.8M followers, 37.3K engagements


"Joe Gill editor at Middle East Eye says that the American-led international order has not been undone by Donald Trumps threats against Europe but by Israels genocide in Gaza. He says western leaders are only now acknowledging the collapse of the post-1945 system even though much of the world has lived outside its protections for decades. Gill points to Mark Carneys speech at Davos declaring the end of the rules based order noting that Carney himself was part of the western alliance that backed Israels war on Gaza and helped shred any remaining pretence of international law. He argues the"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7601203274074639638)  2026-01-30T17:10Z 2.8M followers, 135.8K engagements


"Israel partially reopened the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday days after the body of the last Israeli captive Ran Gvili was returned from Gaza. Israel says it will only allow a limited number of residents to cross in what it described as an initial pilot phase and Palestinian health officials say around [---] patients are waiting to leave the strip. The reopening comes a day after Israel killed at least [--] Palestinians including children in attacks across Gaza one of the highest death tolls since an agreement was reached to halt the fighting in October"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7601866754842807574)  2026-02-01T12:05Z 2.8M followers, 46.1K engagements


"Upscrolled founder Issam Hijazi condemned major technology companies at Web Summit Qatar for their role in enabling Israels genocide in Gaza saying big tech has already proven it is not ethical. He said technology supplied to certain regimes has facilitated mass killing in a confined area explicitly pointing to Gaza and said that with big tech profit consistently comes before human life. Hijazi said these companies show no concern for user wellbeing or mental health monetise personal data when it is profitable and deliberately design addictive platforms. He said big tech is not building for"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7602280217733762306)  2026-02-02T14:50Z 2.8M followers, 16.1K engagements


"Soumaya Ghannoushi a writer and expert in Middle East politics argues that the sexual exploitation of children by elites in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and the mass killings of civilians overseas such as those in Iraq and Gaza are not fundamentally different but are the same system. She explains that the Epstein files reveal the private face of this obscene order while the situation in Gaza exposes its public side"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603038534135532822)  2026-02-04T15:52Z 2.8M followers, 51.7K engagements


"A second group of Palestinians has arrived back at Nasser Hospital in Gaza through the Rafah border crossing after Israel allowed a partial opening of the border post. On Monday Israel reopened the Rafah crossing to a trickle of Palestinians for the first time in months though strict Israeli security checks have slowed the process. The Rafah crossing standing amid rubble and ruins is the sole route in or out for nearly all of Gaza's more than two million residents"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603048397544688918)  2026-02-04T22:00Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements


"Saif al-Islam al Gaddafi the oldest and most prominent son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been killed in Libya. AFP news agency was informed by Saifs lawyer that he was killed on Tuesday in Zintan in his home by a four-man commando. The 53-year-old had lived in Zintan since his release from prison in [----] after he was captured during the Arab Spring. Saif was once widely viewed as his father's heir apparent and had attempted to run for president in 2021"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603048906754215190)  2026-02-05T00:00Z 2.8M followers, 18.9K engagements


"What do the latest batch of Epstein files actually tell us Who were the powerful figures in his secret network And what was the disgracied financier using all of those connections for Watch the full episode of MEE Live on Youtube to hear host Mathilda Mallinson speak to DropSite's Murtaza Hussain and MEE's Sean Matthews to find out"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603472504740416790)  2026-02-05T19:56Z 2.8M followers, 24K engagements


"Displaced Palestinian Jamal al-Ghurra is rebuilding his house in Gaza that was destroyed by Israeli strikes using mud and recycled materials from the rubble. He adopted this traditional method of construction mirroring the way his ancestors lived some [---] years ago to reaffirm that Palestinians remain steadfastly clinging to their land no matter how harsh the circumstances become or how much times change. We lived here for a lifetime and we will live and raise our children on this land and teach them to love it said al-Ghurra"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603492200948845846)  2026-02-05T21:30Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"UpscrolledAre users moving away from TikTok X and Instagram amid concerns over ownership and censorship TikTok US has been formally taken over by US-backed investors and companies including a stake linked to Larry Ellison a close ally of Benjamin Netanyahu. That has pushed some users towards Upscrolled a fast-growing social media app combining photos short-form video and text"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603749414301175062)  2026-02-06T14:30Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements


"A Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank was attacked by Israeli settlers forcing the pupils to relocate to a makeshift tent where classes are now held. According to Amzi Balawneh the director of education in the Tubas governorate the settlers destroyed key infrastructure including solar panels and water tanks and damaged classrooms as well as cutting off the buildings internet access. Since January [----] nearly [---] Palestinians have been displaced by illegal settler violence in the West Bank according to the United Nations"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603802048261360918)  2026-02-06T19:30Z 2.8M followers, [----] engagements


"An Israeli soldier mockingly gives a mathematics lesson inside an empty primary school classroom in the Gaza Strip. The school was occupied by Israeli forces after Palestinians were forcibly displaced from the region. [---] state-run schools and [--] UNRWA-run schools in the Gaza Strip have been completely or partially destroyed according to the Palestinian Ministry of Education. [----] students have been killed and [----] others injured"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7327012037358357793)  2024-01-22T19:48Z 2.8M followers, 3.6M engagements


"They see themselves as better than others. Sudanese journalist and host of the Sudan Podcast Rebai Siraj spoke to Middle East Eye at the Al Sharq Youth Forum in Istanbul drawing comparisons between the Rapid Sudan Forces and Israel. Siraj emphasised that the RSF employs the same tactics as those used by Israel against Palestinians adding that both portray the people they target as unworthy of their land"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7583284862535224598)  2025-12-13T11:00Z 2.8M followers, 318.8K engagements


"Eight years ago Viany De Marceau arrived in Lebanon from Cameroon under the false promise that she would be able to pursue her dream of studying fashion design. Instead she found herself stuck in Lebanons abusive kafala system a form of sponsorship that ties migrant domestic workers legal residency to their employer leaving them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7587176612412591382)  2025-12-23T22:00Z 2.8M followers, 18.4K engagements


"Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has criticised Congressman Randy Fine over his role in Florida antisemitism legislation in an interview with Tucker Carlson. Fishback said the law effectively makes criticism of the state of Israel illegal arguing that a student at Florida State University who sought to debate in good faith whether Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal or whether Israel is committing genocide could face expulsion from a taxpayer-funded university"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7593733652870106370)  2026-01-10T14:05Z 2.8M followers, 231.4K engagements


"Israeli forces raided the Unrwa headquarters in Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and raised Israeli flags over the main building under supervision of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7597498531204664598)  2026-01-20T17:34Z 2.8M followers, 66K engagements


"Italian artist Vincenzo Fullone has released a new video in which he speaks about the resilience and dignity of the Palestinian people noting that despite attacks on Gaza being equivalent to twice the destruction of Hiroshima Palestinians did not raise the white flag. In his speech Fullone describes Gazas mothers counting their children embracing them sharing bread and restoring order acts he said are symbolic of human defiance in the face of violence. He emphasised that honouring the Palestinian people requires more than word and urged viewers to recognise and celebrate the perseverance and"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7602741938357406998)  2026-02-03T20:41Z 2.8M followers, 214.8K engagements


"In an audio recording that surfaced as part of the latest release of Epstein files by the US Department of Justice former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak tells Jeffrey Epstein and Larry Summers he repeatedly told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he wanted a million Russians to convert to Judaism and become Israeli. I used to tell Putin I always say What we need is just one more million. It changed Israel in a dramatic dramatic mannerthe million Russians said Barak. US authorities released on Friday a new batch of files relating to the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603045545417985302)  2026-02-04T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 398.3K engagements


"Manchester City football club manager Pep Guardiola condemned the genocide in Palestine during a pre-match press conference on Tuesday saying that when theres injustice you have to talk. He added that seeing the images from Palestine Sudan Ukraine and wars across the world hurts condemning the killing of thousands and thousands of innocent people"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603046399357373718)  2026-02-04T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 146.2K engagements


"MEE Gaza boundary marchHundreds of Israelis marched towards the Gaza boundary on Thursday approaching the strip to demand renewed settlement framing permanent presence as a security necessity. Organised by the Nahala Movement the march included families and children with participants carrying Israeli flags and saplings symbolising future settlement. Groups moved toward sites including the ruins of Nisanit a former settlement evacuated in [----]. The Israeli army blocked attempts to cross into Gaza and organisers said the demonstration was meant to signal public backing for re-establishing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603740447604821270)  2026-02-06T13:16Z 2.8M followers, 916.7K engagements


"Organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla announced the launch of their [----] mission at a press conference in South Africa earlier this week. Citing Israel's control over the Rafah border and the ongoing air strikes during a stated ceasefire in the strip activists including Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela and flotilla member Thiago Avila underlined the need to continue to apply pressure on Israel's government to abide by the terms of the ceasefire. They plan to send convoys by land and sea sailing from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603758809789533462)  2026-02-06T15:30Z 2.8M followers, 107.5K engagements


"UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised to Jeffrey Epsteins victims claiming that he appointed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador without knowing the depth and the darkness of his relationship with the late sex offender. Starmer said Mandelson lied about the extent of his ties and was sacked once the information emerged calling the deceit incompatible with public service. Starmer says he will go on leading the UK despite the scandal"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603790630375968003)  2026-02-06T16:31Z 2.8M followers, 420.7K engagements


"The latest release of Epstein files reveals the sex offender's close ties to Emirati elites. Thousands of correspondences with Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem - one of Dubai's richest billionaires and CEO of Dubai Port World - expose a tight bond between Epstein and Emirati business and politics. Other emails between Abu Dhabi's advisor to the Department of Culture and Tourism Aziza Alahmadi show that patches of the sacred cloth covering the Kaaba were shipped to Epstein's estate in Florida in [----]. The relationship between the financier and Sulayem appears as the backchannel of security-related"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7603794559558077718)  2026-02-06T17:30Z 2.8M followers, 526.7K engagements


"On Monday Ghislaine Maxwell a longtime associate of convicted sex crime offender Jeffrey Epstein declined to answer questions during a deposition before the US House oversight and government reform committee. Maxwell who has been serving a 20-year prison sentence since [----] after being convicted of helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Her lawyer said the decision was linked to a pending habeas petition challenging the fairness of her trial. Democrats accused Maxwell of using the appearance to seek clemency from US"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7605279738986384662)  2026-02-10T16:49Z 2.8M followers, 24K engagements

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