Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he is not ready to stop the war in the Gaza Strip. "We may stop fighting for 42 days to facilitate the return of prisoners, but we will not give up our goal of complete victory," he added.

The Maldivian government has made a fundamental decision to ban Israeli passport holders from entering the country. In this way, the leadership of the country expressed its solidarity with the Palestinian people who are facing genocide in the Gaza Strip. In addition, the Maldivian government has appointed a special presidential representative to deal with issues of aid to Palestine. Maldives received an average of 15,000 tourists from Israel every year.

Athletes, celebrities and influencers joined more than 30 million people worldwide in sharing the AI-generated image on Instagram to protest Israel's massacre in Gaza and the media's censoring of any criticism of Israel.

The Academic Council of the Free University of Brussels has decided to stop all contracts and projects with Israeli universities following the student protests that have been ongoing since May 7. Relations can be restored if Israel follows the decisions of the International Court of Justice to immediately stop the attacks on Rafah and not to block the entry of humanitarian aid.

After Spain, Norway and Ireland officially recognized Palestine, the Danish parliament passed the opposite resolution. This was explained by the lack of necessary conditions for the draft law on the recognition of Palestine as a state.

The Spanish Council of Ministers approved the decision to officially recognize Palestine as an independent state. Pilar Alegria, the official representative of the government and the Minister of Education, informed about this after the meeting of the Royal Council of Ministers. "This is a historic decision, the only goal of which is to ensure peace," he said.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Støre announced that Norway recognizes the state of Palestine. Ireland and Spain announced today, May 22, that they are ready to join the ranks of the countries that recognize Palestine. So far, 9 EU countries have recognized Palestine.

Today, May 15, Palestinians are celebrating the 76th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948. This means the destruction of the Palestinian homeland - historical Palestine - and the mass ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population in 1948.

Israel has killed more than 134,000 Palestinians in the past 76 years since declaring independence in the historic Palestinian lands in 1948, and arrested more than 1 million people since 1967.

Palestine Drinks, founded by the Hassoun brothers, is experiencing a sharp increase in sales. The Palestinian-Swedish company's drink has become an alternative to Coca-Cola and Pepsi as consumers boycott American brands. A representative of Safad Food, the parent company of Palestine Drinks, told The National that millions of orders are coming in, with nearly 4 million cases sold in two months.