Hospitals in Gaza are days away from complete shutdown amid a worsening humanitarian blockade and relentless Israeli bombardment.
The Israeli occupation continues to prevent international and UN agencies from accessing designated fuel storage sites intended for Gaza’s hospitals, citing their location in so-called “red zones.”
The obstruction threatens to halt critical hospital operations, which depend heavily on fuel-powered generators to keep life-saving equipment running.
Health authorities in Gaza warned that fuel reserves in hospitals will be exhausted within three days.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 40 people were killed and 125 others wounded in the past 24 hours due to ongoing Israeli attacks.
As of Sunday, the total number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of Israel’s assault on October 7, 2023, has reached 52,535, with 118,491 more injured.
Since the renewed offensive began on March 18, 2025, alone, 2,436 people have been killed and 6,450 wounded.
Health and Humanitarian Collapse
Hospitals and humanitarian agencies continue to sound the alarm over the worsening crisis in Gaza, where food and medical supplies have reached critically low levels amid the ongoing siege.
The Kuwait Specialized Hospital in Rafah warned on Saturday that over 75% of essential medical supplies are now unavailable and most nutritional and pharmaceutical stocks are depleted.
“The ability to continue providing medical services is now at risk,” hospital officials said, adding that remaining medical stocks could run out within a week.
The World Food Programme (WFP) also confirmed that its food stocks inside Gaza have been completely exhausted.
Though life-saving aid is ready for dispatch, it remains blocked due to the ongoing closure of all border crossings.
Ongoing Genocide
Since Israel’s reneging on the ceasefire on March 18, it has killed and wounded thousands of Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip through a bloody and ongoing aerial bombardment.
On October 7, 2023, following a Palestinian Resistance operation in southern Israel, the Israeli military launched a genocidal war against the Palestinians, killing over 52,000, wounding more than 118,000, with over 14,000 still missing.
Despite habitual condemnation by many countries around the world of the Israeli genocide, little has been done to hold Israel accountable.
Israel is currently under investigation for the crime of genocide by the International Court of Justice, while accused war criminals — including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — are now officially wanted by the International Criminal Court.
The Israeli genocide has been largely defended, supported, and financed by Washington and a few other Western powers.
I am so glad it's election day. Now maybe all the lying sides can just shut the fuck up instead of finger pointing and name calling . Those stupid fucking ads laying blame on each other are fucking nauseating.
It's always the same thing. They get in and proceed to bray on about how much the previous government fucked up and that's why now they can't do anything. Meanwhile, we just go to work , pay bills and carry on with our lives.
These fuckers get a full pension after only 6 years of lying and stealing from us. Some people work over 60 years and barely get anything.
Say what you want about other countries , but hateful shit happens here all the time. It helps no one when you ignore it or brush it off.
The kkkops say they are confident that this was not an act of terrorism . Why don't they ask the people attending this event if they felt terrorized ?
And of course all of the political parasites will try to get some mileage out of this tragedy.
9 people killed after SUV rams into Vancouver street festival
CBC
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The latest:
Filipino community festival was wrapping up when SUV plowed into crowd.
Suspect held by festival-goers until police arrived: chief.
Eyewitness says driver "just slammed the pedal down and rammed into hundreds of people."
Support line set up for victims.
Nine people have been killed and multiple others injured after the driver of a black SUV slammed into a crowd Saturday evening at a street festival in Vancouver celebrating the contributions of the Filipino-Canadian community, police say.
It happened shortly after 8 p.m. near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was winding down, after drawing up to 100,000 people through the day.
Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai says a 30-year-old Vancouver man is now in custody.
Vancouver Coastal Health told The Canadian Press it had confirmed a "code orange," indicating a mass casualty event. The health authority was not able to confirm the number of injured or dead as of late Saturday night, but shortly after 3 a.m. local time Sunday, Vancouver police said on social media that there were nine fatalities.
Earlier, videos posted on social media showed emergency crews at the scene, with several people lying on the ground — some appearing injured.
WATCH | Aftermath captured on video:
Rai, in a midnight news briefing, said bystanders held the suspect until police could arrive. He said the man was known to police "in certain circumstances."
Rai said the event had been assessed and monitored for security with stakeholders — including those in charge of garbage trucks used in the past to block streets from traffic.
The investigation is ongoing and is being led by the Vancouver police major crime section.
"We are confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism," Vancouver police said on X.
VPD interim chief Steve Rai speaks to media at the intersection of Fraser St, and 41st Ave after a police incident at the Lapu Lapu filipino festival in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
Police had limited details in a midnight press conference, but say they plan to release more details in the morning. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Lapu Lapu Day is named after an Indigenous resistance fighter in the Philippines who fought against Spanish colonization in the 16th Century.
Saturday's event was the second annual street celebration of the day in Vancouver, and organizers had said it was an opportunity to mark "the enduring impact on Filipino values, notably the spirit of bayanihan — the collective community effort."
After South Asians and Chinese, the Filipino community is the third-largest cultural group in B.C. Statistics Canada says more than 174,000 people in the community represent 3.5 per cent of the province's total population.
'It was like a war zone'
Kris Pangilinan, a Toronto-based journalist, flew to Vancouver to attend the Lapu Lapu Day celebrations. He described the event as a beautiful day filled with wonderful performances — but said the aftermath has left him shaken.
"It's something you don't expect to see in your lifetime," he told CBC's Stephen Quinn.
Pangilinan said the show was wrapping up, and the festival's main act — Filipino-American rapper Apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas — had already finished his set. Crews were in the process of tearing down the stage, tents and vendor stalls when the incident happened.
He said crews lifted a barricade that had been blocking traffic to allow a vehicle to enter. While some cars were being guided carefully through the crowds, Pangilinan said one car suddenly plowed through the street at high speed.
Police and first responders are pictured at the intersection of Fraser St, and 43rd Ave, after a police incident at the Lapu Lapu filipino festival in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
Police and first responders are pictured at the intersection of Fraser Street and 43rd Avenue after a vehicle drove into a crowd at a street festival on Saturday. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
"Then we realized what was happening and everybody started yelling," he said. "[The driver] just slammed the pedal down and rammed into hundreds of people. It was like seeing a bowling ball hit — all the bowling pins and all the pins flying up in the air."
Pangilinan, who has previously worked in news, said witnessing what happened in person was overwhelming.
"As someone who worked in news, you get numb to seeing these things — but seeing it in real life is just shocking," he said.
"It was like a war zone.... There were bodies all over the ground," he said, adding he saw "countless" people injured.
WATCH | A witness describes what happened:
Another eyewitness, Joshua Polintan, expressed his anger over what happened.
"I am mad at whoever did that because why would you do that?" he said. "I don't know if it was a hate crime ... but it was just wrong."
Organizer says support available
In a statement posted on Instagram, Filipino BC said it was devastated by the tragedy and urged those affected to seek help.
"We are still finding the words to express the deep heartbreak brought on by this senseless tragedy. We are devastated for the families and victims," the post read.
Crowd at the Lapu Lapu Blocke party earlier Saturday. The event was the second annual street celebration of its kind in Vancouver.
Crowds are pictured at the Lapu Lapu Block party earlier on Saturday. The event was the second time the celebration was held in Vancouver. (Shawn Foss/CBC)
The organization encouraged community members to check in with one another and access available mental health resources.
"Victim services are available 24/7 for those who witnessed or experienced trauma by calling or texting 1-800-563-0808 or emailing 211-victimlinkbc@uwbc.ca."
Mayor, politicians react
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made a campaign stop at the festivaland left minutesbefore the incident happened.
Singh said his thoughts are with the victims, their families and Vancouver's Filipino community, "who were coming together today to celebrate resilience."
"This is a festival with kids there. There are families there," he said. "I don't have the words to describe the pain that I'm feeling right now thinking about the lives that were lost."
Liberal Leader Mark Carney posted on X that he is "devastated to hear about the horrific events" in Vancouver and offered his condolences to the "loved ones of those killed and injured."
Carney had been scheduled to spend part of Sunday in British Columbia, but his campaign issued a statement early Sunday saying that his plans have been delayed.
Police and first responders are pictured at the intersection of Fraser St, and 43rd Ave, after a police incident at the Lapu Lapu filipino festival in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday.
Emergency crews respond to the scene. Vancouver police say the driver is in custody. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on X, "My thoughts are with the Filipino community and all the victims targeted by this senseless attack."
They both thanked first responders.
B.C. Premier David Eby said in a post to X that he's "heartbroken" to hear about the lives lost and those injured at the festival.
Vancouver South MP Harjit Sajjan, who grew up in the neighbourhood and was a police officer in Vancouver for several years, arrived at the scene to show his support.
"The community means so much to me and I was just wanted to be here for them," said Harjit, a former minister of defence who is not seeking re-election.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said he was "shocked and deeply saddened" by the "horrific incident."
King Charles also sent condolences in a post on social media.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to all those whose lives have been shattered by such a desperate tragedy and we send our deepest possible sympathy at a most agonizing time for so many in Canada," he said.
Vancouver Sun Run to go as planned
The Vancouver Sun Run, one of the biggest 10-kilometre runs in North America, is scheduled for Sunday. The event is expected to see tens of thousands of participants.
Interim police Chief Rai said the event will take place as planned.
"There's no change .... We will have a full robust deployment and it will occur as planned with security," he said.
We lost another amazing person the other day . His name is Trey Helten, and he was a selfless advocate for the people on the lowest rungs of society.
Talented , funny, smart , he was the complete deal.
He was well loved in both the punk rock and recovery communities, and often those worlds would collide . Trey will be missed by many many people. This will be felt for a long time.
It cannot be emphasized enough that the amerikkkan fascist regime is fully supporting the fascist israeli regime in their mission of committing genocide against the Palestinian population.
It should also be kept in mind that the mainstream parties in kkkanada also support israeli fascism to a greater or lesser degree, from the whole " they have a right to defend themselves " bullshit, to the watered down liberal hogwash of " well, you know, everyone should live in peace ".
Fuck imperialism and all forms of national oppression.
Israel Threatens Further Escalation of Gaza Genocide—
Danger of “Impending Famine and Mass Death”
A Palestinian woman reacts to the death of her relative from Israeli airstrike, April 16, 2025. Photo: AP
This past week—with full U.S. arming and backing—Israel slaughtered civilians, bombed hospitals, forced more displacements, seized more land, and drew the noose of starvation and disease even tighter on Gaza.
And Israel threatened to escalate its military onslaught even further with “tremendous force, from the air, land and sea” along with more displacements, and a total blockade of any food, water, medicine, fuel, or any other goods into Gaza.
The major U.S. media, such as the New York Times, describes all this as “Israel’s war against Hamas.” But as we document here, this isn’t a war—it’s a slaughter, a genocide. And it’s not mainly directed at the reactionary Islamic fundamentalists of Hamas—it’s directed at the 2.2 million Palestinian people in Gaza.1
Israel’s goal isn’t releasing hostages, as it claims. Its central goal is making it impossible for the Palestinian people to survive as a people on their historic homeland, and very likely trying to drive Palestinians out of Gaza entirely, as the MAGA fascist Donald Trump has repeatedly called for.2
Here are some of its key dimensions, again demonstrated this past week:
Mass Slaughter of Civilians
Every day there are new, gut-wrenching reports of civilians—men, women, and children—being killed or maimed indiscriminately by Israeli bombs, missiles, and tanks, often dozens at a time.
On April 19, 300 casualties—92 dead and 219 wounded—were counted over the past 48 hours.
34 of these humans were killed on April 18, including 10 members of the same family when their home in Khan Younis was hit.
A makeshift tent camp in Gaza City for Palestinians displaced by Israeli airstrikes, April 19, 2025. Photo: AP
April 17, it was reported that Israel struck two different tent camps, killing 17, including children. “A 12-year-old disabled child, he burned to death in his wheelchair,” one witness testified. “We carried him. Even his bones had melted as we pulled him out. This is the child’s wheelchair. A child, 12 years old!”
Palestinians are being killed in areas that Israel has designated as “safe zones.” One is Mawasi, a strip of land in southern Gaza along the coast, where many have sought refuge and are living in tents. The UN reports at least 23 Israeli attacks there. Israel no longer considers it a “humanitarian zone,” yet it’s unclear if it has bothered to tell people there of the change.
During the previous week, “the Israel Defense Forces assassinated the commander of Hamas' Shujaiyeh battalion,” Haaretz reports. “The air strike hit a four-story building and killed around 40 people, most of them women and children... eight adjacent houses were damaged, and among the dead were 15 members of a single family.” Massacring 40 people in order to kill one military opponent (if that’s what actually happened) is a war crime which highlights the criminal nature of Israel’s entire campaign!
More than 1,700 Gazans have been confirmed killed3in the month since Israel unilaterally broke its ceasefire with Hamas—but the actual toll could be much, much higher. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed 62,614 Palestinians including 17,492 children. Some 14,222 people are believed to be trapped under rubble and the number of injured totals over 111,588.
Nonetheless, after this week of horrors, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called Israel a “nation that desires life,” which was supposedly “fighting for our very existence,” and therefore refuses to end its Gaza slaughter.
Tightening the Noose of Starvation and Disease
Some two million Gazans depend on incoming aid for survival. Yet for the last month, Israel has imposed a total blockade on Gaza, refusing to allow in urgently needed aid and supplies, including food, water, medicines, fuel, and more. The aid delivered during the 42 day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has now nearly run out. The situation in Gaza has now reached extreme crisis proportions with the potential for “impending famine and mass death.”
Thousands of Gaza’s children are suffering from severe malnutrition, and now Israel’s military campaign has forced over 60 percent of its malnutrition centers to close. UN agencies are warning of irreversible harm to Gaza's children.
The vast majority of Gazans are now living in tents or temporary shelters amidst the ruins of Israel’s bombing. They are crammed into smaller and smaller areas as 69 percent of Gaza's territory is now under evacuation orders or Israeli military control.
Access to clean water has sharply declined. Over 90 percent of families now lack access to potable water (usable drinking, cooking, washing, etc.) due to Israel’s attacks.
Sanitation conditions have deteriorated with waste disposal and sewage pumping stations unable to function due to evacuation orders.
“Survival itself is now slipping out of reach and the humanitarian system is at breaking point,” the representatives of 12 humanitarian groups said in a joint statement.
The UN warned that the situation in Gaza may amount to genocide. "Israel appears to be inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life increasingly incompatible with their continued existence as a group in Gaza," it said.
In the face of all this horror and suffering, this past week even Israel’s defense minister suggested the blockade could be eased. He was immediately rebuked by Netanyahu government officials for even thinking about it! He quickly announced there would be no letup.
Bombing Hospitals
On April 13, Israel bombed Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, the last functioning hospital in northern Gaza.4
On April 15, Israel bombed the Kuwait Specialty Field Hospital in Khan Younis. The Hospital was treating a minimum of 3,500 patients every day, according to a doctor there. “The hospital is providing a solution to the people in light of the collapse of the heath sector in Gaza,” he said. This collapse is due to Israel’s relentless destruction of Gaza’s entire infrastructure—its healthcare system, its food production, its housing, its schools and universities, its places of worship, its museums, even its cemeteries.
Gaza’s One Working Bakery: Forced to Keep Moving
The World Central Kitchen’s mobile bakery is Gaza’s last working bakery. Its output is constricted by the flour shortage due to Israel’s blockade, so the amount of bread it produces is a mere fraction of what the people need. Now—in order to continue “keeping people alive,” it’s being forced to move from place to place due to Israeli evacuation orders which shrink Gaza down more and more.
This is hell—sheer, unmitigated hell. Made in USA, and brought to you by the state of Israel
If you watched the brainless " debate" last night, hopefully you've realized how fucked up and hopeless they all fucking are.
Finger pointing, accusations, and everyone trying to jump on the patriotic bandwagon.
Did even one of those assholes denounce the over 78 million dollars worth of artillery propellants the kkkanadian government is sending to the fascist state of israel ? Of course fucking not !
I'm sure they'd be quick to talk about the paltry " aid " they've sent to Gaza, while at the same time delivering the reason that aid is needed in the first place.
Fuck polievre, carny, and singh. Fucking parasites, all of them.
All the bullshit flying out of every politician's mouth is fucking pathetic and nauseating. " Canada Is Not For Sale " ?! It sure as fuck is, and has been for decades.
Noranda, Macmillan Bloedel, many gaming companies, some banks, all foreign owned .
This newfound " patriotism" is being used both to get votes and to sell you their shit .
It's all over every fucking store and every parasite trying to get your vote is in on it also.
You want me to fucking " buy canadian "? ! Make it affordable ! Everything from fuel to housing to food is barely within reach of the average working person. Shove that flag back up your ass until it actually means something.
