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• Death toll in Gaza rises to 33,482 

  The Hamas Health Ministry announced that the number of deaths in the Gaza Strip since 7 October has risen to 33,482.
• Freedom for Turkish assassin, deportation for Kurdish refugees in France 

  While one of the perpetrators of the assassination attempt against the Kurdish leaders in Belgium is walking free in France, another Kurdish refugee was handed over to Turkey.
• 37 MPs call on Serbia to immediately release Ecevit Piroğlu 

  37 MPs called on Serbia to immediately release Ecevit Piroğlu, a prisoner on hunger strike.
• Iran's supreme leader: Israel will be punished 

  Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has once again threatened Tel Aviv following last week's Israeli attack in Syria, saying it would be "punished".
• KCDK-E: May Eid al-Fitr be an occasion for solidarity and sharing 

  KCDK-E said, "We should take this Eid as an occasion to strengthen the national unity and the spirit of common solidarity of all our people, to stand firm against the oppressors and to popularise the campaign initiated for the physical freedom of Öcalan."
• Abdullah Öcalan's books read at the Sorbonne university  

  Excerpts from Abdullah Öcalan's books were read at an event held at the Sorbonne university in Paris.
• Eğitim Sen: MIT is targeting children 

  Turkish Intelligence Agency asked children to write letters and draw pictures with the words "intelligence" and "secret agent".
• "Political Prisoners: Isolation, ill-treatment and torture" conference in Brussels 

  Tomorrow at the European Parliament, the conference "Political Prisoners: Isolation, ill-treatment and torture".
• YSK rejects the applications for Şırnak and Bingöl 

  YSK gave its decision for 6 provinces and 10 districts. The applications for Şırnak and Bingöl were also rejected.
• Security Council to decide on Palestinian accession to the UN 

  The United Nations (UN) Security Council announced that it will decide on Palestine's application for full membership of the UN by the end of April.
• 33,360 killed in the Gaza Strip in six months 

  According to the Hamas Health Ministry, the death toll in the Gaza Strip since 7 October has risen to 33,360.
• MAK targets the Grey Wolves Hearths in Siirt 

  Kurdistan Freedom Militia (MAK) reported that they targeted the Ülkü Ocakları, a racist paramilitary criminal organisation affiliated to the Turkish state, with grenades and Molotovs in Siirt.
• Freedom Vigil activists in Strasbourg: EU should stick to the laws it passed 

  The new group that took over the Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg called on the European Union to "stick to those laws you passed" and urged the Kurdish youth to "do whatever it takes this year to physically liberate our leader."
• 60 women prisoners send a letter to the government to protest isolation in Imrali 

  60 prisoners held in Sincan Women's Closed Prison sent a letter to the government to protest the Imrali regime and said: "It is urgent to end isolation."
• KON-MED prepares interim meeting  

  KON-MED will hold an interim meeting in June. Preparation began last weekend with discussions in the local grassroots councils.
• 4 April celebrated in Strasbourg at Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  Abdullah Öcalan's birthday was celebrated in Strasbourg by activists holding the vigil to demand his freedom.
• Verdict in trial of Kurdish activist Çakas expected on Wednesday 

  In the trial against Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas in Celle, the defense pleaded for acquittal. The verdict is expected on Wednesday.
• Iran warns that “Israeli embassies are no longer safe” 

  Six days after the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Yahya Rahim Safavi warned that no Israeli embassy is safe.
• Abdullah Öcalan’s book distributed to people in Athens 

  A stand was opened for two consecutive days in the touristic centres of Athens and books were distributed to the Greek people on the occasion of the 75th birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HBDH militia sets fire to a factory in Bursa 

  Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement Garibe Gezer Militia reported that they set fire to a recycling factory belonging to the AKP municipality in Yıldırım, Bursa.
• 100,000 people protest against Netanyahu in Tel Aviv 

  As the war in the Gaza Strip entered its 7th month on Sunday, tens of thousands gathered in Tel Aviv for a demonstration against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
• Co-Mayor of Tatvan: Young people and women will govern together 

  Co-Mayor of Tatvan Municipality, Mümin Erol, said that they will govern the city together with young people and women and make it a livable city and that they will not compromise on social municipalism.
• Mine explosion in Daraa kills 7 children  

  7 children lost their lives as a result of a mine explosion in Dera's Senemên district.
• Kurdish Community Office opens in California 

  A Kurdish Community Office officially opened in San Francisco, California yesterday.
• Al-Nusra Front leader Al Qahtani killed  

  Abu Maria Al Qahtani, one of the founders of Al Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front, was killed in a suicide attack in the Idlib region.