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Jumaa is one of at least five children to have succumbed to the bitter cold and difficult conditions consuming Gaza this winter amid Israel’s deadly offensive in the Palestinian enclave, according to local health officials. They raced Jumaa and Ali to the Al-Aqsa hospital, but it was too late for baby Jumaa, Batran said. I watched them die in front of my eyes,” Batran said, describing how he had slept without a blanket at night, using everything the family had to keep his children warm. Winter weather has added another deadly challenge. A Palestinian man carries a child through a puddle at a camp Wednesday in the Mawasi area of southern Gaza.

Persons: Yahya Al, Batran, Jumaa, “, ” Batran, Ali, Balah, Lahia, ” Dr, Mimi Sayed, ”, Sayed, Abed Rahim Khatib, Mohammad Abu Tayyem, Nasser, Khan Younis, we’re, Nadav Shoshani, Marwan Amer El Organizations: Al, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, NBC News, NBC, Civil Defense, Anadolu, Getty, MSF Locations: Gaza, Aqsa, Deir al, Gaza’s, Mawasi, Khan, Rafah

Her family are living in a makeshift tent in Deir Al-Balah, after being displaced from Gaza City amid heavy Israeli bombardment. “No food, no water, no life.”Several Palestinians, including at least five babies, have died in recent days due to severe cold weather. The cold weather has not only claimed the lives of children. Flooded makeshift tentsThe winter has also brought with it heavy rainfall that has flooded tents housing displaced Palestinians across Gaza over the past couple of days. Palestinians inspect water pooling on the roof of their shelter at a makeshift camp housing displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Tuesday.

Persons: Deir, Shawish, “ We’re, ” Alaa, “, ”, Yahya Al, Mawasi, Balah, Khan Younis, Bashar Taleb, COGAT, Salem Abu Amra, ” CNN’s Nadeen Ebrahim, Abeer Salman Organizations: Deir Al, Gaza CNN, Palestinian Health Ministry, Gaza Civil Defense, CNN, “, UNRWA, Getty Locations: Balah, Gaza, Palestinian, Deir Al, Gaza City, Al, Mawasi, Rafah, Khan, Israel, Khan Younis, ”

☆ Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Anti-government fighters brandish their guns as they ride a vehicle in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on November 30, 2024. Russia's Defence Ministry said its air force had carried out strikes on Syrian rebels in support of the country's army, Russian news agencies reported. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, once known as the Nusra Front, is designated a terrorist group by the U.S., Russia, Turkey and other states. Acknowledging the rebel advance, the Syrian army command said insurgents had entered much of Aleppo. The rebels also took control of Aleppo airport, according to a statement by their operations room and a security source.

Persons: Jihadists, Hayat Tahrir, Sham, Bashar al, Assad, Sean Savett, Savett, Assad's, Aleppo, Ali Jumaa, Bassil al, Fighters, Maraat al Numan Organizations: Russia's Defence Ministry, White House National Security Council, Security, Reuters, for Locations: Aleppo, Turkish, redeploy, Hayat, U.S, Russia, Turkey, Moscow, In Washington, Iran, Syria, Russian, Damascus, al, Aleppo's Basel, Idlib, Aleppo's, Maraat, Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Lebanese

☆ Gazans Call for Truce to Be Extended, Israelis Divided on the Issue
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

KHAN YOUNIS/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Gazans desperate for an end to their suffering said on Monday they wanted the truce to be extended, while Israelis were divided between those who wanted an extension so all hostages could come home and others worried about giving in to Hamas demands. All of them wanted the truce to continue. WIDE RANGE OF VIEWS IN ISRAELOn the other side of the border, Israelis were focused on the fate of the hostages. Ido Segev, an Intel employee, said he was optimistic the truce would be extended as long as Hamas continued handing over hostages. "They (Hamas) need to be punished, but not all the other people in Gaza need to be punished," she said.

Persons: KHAN YOUNIS, Khan Younis, Najar, what’s, Arava Gerzon Raz, Ido Segev, Adam Sela, Anat Errel, Dedi Hayun, Nathan Frandino, Saleh Salem, Abu, Estelle Shirbon, Nick Macfie Organizations: Reuters, Intel, Hamas Locations: TEL AVIV, Egypt, Qatar, United States, Israel, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Abu Mustafa

☆ Gazans call for truce to be extended, Israelis divided on the issue
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Palestinians spend time on a beach during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip November 25, 2023. All of them wanted the truce to continue. WIDE RANGE OF VIEWS IN ISRAELOn the other side of the border, Israelis were focused on the fate of the hostages. Ido Segev, an Intel employee, said he was optimistic the truce would be extended as long as Hamas continued handing over hostages. "They (Hamas) need to be punished, but not all the other people in Gaza need to be punished," she said.

Persons: Fadi Shana, KHAN YOUNIS, Khan Younis, Najar, what’s, Arava Gerzon Raz, Ido Segev, Adam Sela, Anat Errel, Dedi Hayun, Nathan Frandino, Saleh Salem, Abu, Estelle Shirbon, Nick Macfie Organizations: REUTERS, Intel, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Israel, Deir al, Gaza, TEL AVIV, Egypt, Qatar, United States, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Abu Mustafa

☆ Analysis: Iraqi PM walks diplomatic tightrope in crackdown on dollars smuggled to Iran
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Ahmed Rasheed | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The New York Federal Reserve introduced tighter controls on international dollar transactions by commercial Iraqi banks in November. "Americans are using the dollar transfer rigid restrictions as warning messages to Prime Minister Sudani to stay tuned with the American interests. The new system has slowed down dollar transactions, said Nabil al-Marsoumi, economics professor at Basra University. Meanwhile the price of consumer goods has increased and the Iraqi currency has taken a beating. The Iraqi prime minister replaced the central bank governor after the slide in the dinar, the state news agency said on Monday.

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