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☆ Around 70% of deaths in Gaza are women and children, says UN
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Tim Lister | Ibrahim Dahman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It added that of the confirmed deaths, 80% were killed in residential buildings or similar housing, of which 44% were children and 26% were women. UNICEF also said since the onset of hostilities more than 95% of schools in Gaza have been partially or completely destroyed. The report cited UN data that the number of aid shipments into the Gaza Strip was now lower than at any time over the past year. Before the war began, around 500 commercial and aid trucks were entering Gaza each day. The WHO report also said the price of food in Gaza had risen by 312% since the beginning of the conflict.

Persons: “, ”, OHCHR, Volker Türk, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Organizations: CNN, United Nations, UN Human Rights, UN Human, ” CNN, UN, UNICEF, Health, World, WHO Locations: Gaza, “

☆ Gaza girl, 6, who carried sister in viral video speaks to NBC News
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Video of Qamar carrying her injured sister to a hospital and back in central Gaza was shared widely across social media recently. With Sumaya in need of treatment and unable to walk, Qamar slung her younger sister over her shoulders and carried her to the hospital. Qamar, 6, carries her injured sister Sumaya, 5, in Gaza on Oct. 21. But most of all, she said, she wants to see her father again, after the family lost contact with him after fleeing from northern Gaza. But she expressed pride in her daughter, "who took her sister, who carried her, healed her and brought her back," she said.

Persons: Qamar Subuh, Qamar, Sumaya Subuh, Sumaya, Alaa Hamouda, Al, Hanan, Volker Türk, Muhammad Al Organizations: NBC News, United Nations, Civil Defense, NBC, Israel Locations: Gaza, Al Bureij, Palestinian, Beit Lahia

☆ Israel leaves a trail of destruction after dayslong siege at one of Gaza’s last hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli forces withdrew from Kamal Adwan hospital in the city of Beit Lahia on Saturday after a dayslong siege, leaving a trail of destruction inside one the area's last medical lifelines, with overnight strikes on the city killing at least 30 people, local authorities said. Outside the hospital, local authorities reported Israeli airstrikes demolished several houses including in Beit Lahia's Al-Khazan neighborhood. The IDF called the overnight bombings in Beit Lahia “a precise strike using precise munitions,” targeting Hamas infrastructure and militants. A damaged ambulance outside Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia on Saturday. The nation's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told Blinken that Israel was ethnically cleansing Palestinians from Gaza.

Persons: Kamal Adwan, Beit Lahia, Volker Turk, Beit Lahia's Al, Munir Abdullah Al, Bursh, Tedros Adhanom, Joyce Msuya, Jordan, Antony Blinken, Ayman Safadi, Blinken, ” Organizations: Troops, IDF, United, Gaza’s Ministry of Health, Israel Defense Forces, NBC News, World Health Organization, NBC, Kamal, AFP, Getty, Health Ministry, Humanitarian Affairs, Israel, American Locations: Beit, Beit Lahia's, Khazan, Beit Lahia, Gaza, Israel, United States, London

He received the news of Sinwar’s death with “deep sadness and pain because (Sinwar) is a noble resister” – and predicted he would soon be replaced. For Abu Fares, one of hundreds of thousands prevented from returning to their homes, Sinwar’s death is just a continuation of a brutal war. Palestinians say they remain skeptical over whether Sinwar's death will shift Israel's war, which has laid waste to swathes of Gaza. Omar Al-Qatta/AFP/Getty ImagesAround 70% of Palestinians killed by Israel’s strikes are women and children, according to the Hamas-run Government Media Office (GMO). Mahmoud Jneid, also displaced in Deir al-Balah, said the world’s focus should rest on civilian suffering – not Sinwar’s death.

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☆ Japan is giving free flights to international tourists, but it may backfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Japan Airlines has offered free domestic flights to international tourists visiting Japan. AdvertisementJapan Airlines is giving free domestic flights to international tourists, making travel to smaller cities and hidden gems far easier. In order to obtain the free tickets, passengers must book round-trip international flights with Japan Airlines and domestic flights within the same purchase. PHILIP FONG/Getty ImagesThe move came after complaints about the behavior of international tourists, including littering and bad parking. Greenfield-Turk said Japan Airlines' initiative has the potential to stretch the economic benefits of mass tourism to less-visited areas.

Persons: —, Sara Aiko, Aiko, Marco Bottigelli, Ben Julius, Julius, PHILIP FONG, Duncan Greenfield, Turk, There's, Amy Thomasson, Travelmation, Thomasson, Monica Humphries Organizations: Japan Airlines, Service, Japan, Tourist Japan, Mount, BBC News, Turk, World, Tourism Council, Employment Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Kyoto, Canada, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, India, China, Taiwan, Osaka, overtourism, Yamanashi, Mount Fuji, Greenfield

☆ Michigan nuclear plant finalizes federal loan to support first reactor restart in U.S. history
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan has closed a $1.5 billion loan to support the first reactor restart in U.S. history, the Department of Energy announced Monday. Palisades' owner, Holtec International, hopes to restart the plant in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to approval by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Demand for nuclear power is growing as the U.S. seeks carbon-free energy to meet rising electricity demand while meeting its climate goals. In the case of Palisades, the power is spoken for by Wolverine Power Cooperative, a nonprofit that provides electricity to rural communities in Michigan. Palisades will support 600 jobs in Covert Township near Lake Michigan and provide enough power for 800,000 homes, Turk said.

Persons: Nick Culp, Holtec, Culp, David Turk, Turk Organizations: Department of Energy, Holtec, U.S . Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC, . Company, U.S . Palisades, Palisades, Constellation Energy, Microsoft, Wolverine Power Locations: Michigan, Jupiter , Florida, Palisades, U.S, Covert, Lake Michigan

Lebanese authorities have said that the devices used in the attacks were Gold Apollo Rugged Pager AR-924 pagers and ICOM IC-V82 walkie-talkies. The logo of Taiwanese company Gold Apollo is seen outside its office in New Taipei City on September 18, 2024. Yan Zhao/AFP/Getty ImagesThe chairman and founder of Taiwan-based Gold Apollo, Hsu Ching-kuang, was questioned by Taiwanese prosecutors last Thursday before being released. On its YouTube channel and website, Apollo Systems HK said that it had acquired the “sole distribution rights” to Gold Apollo pager systems. Hsu Ching-kuang (L), head of Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, speaks to the media outside the company's office in New Taipei City on September 18, 2024.

Persons: Budapest CNN — Israel, Yoav Gallant, “, Shin, Israel, Sean Moorhouse, ” Moorhouse, Mohamed Azakir, –, Gold, ICOM, Yan Zhao, Hsu Ching, Hsu, Teresa, Teresa Wu, Wu, Jakub Porzycki, Cristiana, Arcidiacono, ’, DANS, Dimitar Glavchev, Rinson Jose, Jose, Hassan Nasrallah, ” Nasrallah, ”, Hassan Ammar, Volker Türk, Pallabi Munsi, Katie Polglase, Tara John, Eyad Kourdi, Avery Schmitz Organizations: Budapest CNN, Getty, Israel, CNN, British Army, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Reuters, United Nations, UN Security, UN, International, New York Times, Consulting, Budapest, Gold, Prosecutors, BAC Consulting, Apollo Systems Ltd, Taiwan’s International Trade Administration, Apollo Systems, Apollo Systems HK, YouTube, Apollo, AA, ”, NBC News, Norta Global, Norta, Norwegian Police Security Service, Security, “ Authorities Locations: Beirut, New Taipei City, Budapest, Lebanon, Beirut's, AFP, American University of Beirut, Taiwan, Hungary, Taipei, Taipei City, Hong Kong, United States, Australia, Europe, Bulgaria, Norway, Anadolu, pagers, Sofia, Norwegian, Gaza

☆ Sudan’s army launches push to retake ground in capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Reuters —Sudan’s army launched artillery and airstrikes in the capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses and military sources said. Witnesses reported heavy bombardments and clashes as army troops tried to cross bridges across the Nile connecting the three adjoining cities that make up the greater capital, Khartoum, Omdurman and Bahri. Army sources said their forces had crossed bridges in Khartoum and Bahri. The RSF told Reuters it had thwarted the army’s attempt to cross two bridges to Khartoum. Though the army retook some ground in Omdurman early this year, it depends mostly on artillery and airstrikes and has been unable to dislodge nimble RSF ground forces embedded in other parts of the capital.

Persons: Reuters —, General Abdel Fattah al, Burhan, “, ” Ahmed Abdalla, RSF, Fashir, ”, Volker Turk, autocrat Omar al, Bashir Organizations: Reuters, Rapid Support Forces, United Nations General Assembly, UN, Human, UN Security Council Locations: New York, Khartoum, Omdurman, Bahri, Sudan, United States, Switzerland, North Darfur, Darfur, al

☆ Doctors overwhelmed by blast injuries as civilian impact of device explosions sparks outcry
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Charlene Gubash | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

BEIRUT — Hospitals in Lebanon are packed with people whose hands and eyes have been dealt serious injuries. The streets of Beirut appeared largely back to normal Thursday, but people NBC News spoke with expressed fear and concern. Relatives mourn 9-year-old Fatima Abdallah, who was killed after hundreds of pagers exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon. He went on to call it an act of war against Lebanon, but did not specify how or when Hezbollah would retaliate. Although designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Israel, Hezbollah is also a political party in Lebanon, embedded in the country’s civilian structures.

Persons: Israel, Fatima Abdallah, Hassan Nasrallah, ”, Salah Zeineldine, Elias Jrade, Jrade, John Brennan, NBC’s, Lama Fakih, Marwan Naamani, ” Fakih, Fakih, Anwar, Volker Türk, Charlene Gubash, Yuliya Talmazan, Shira Pinson Organizations: Hezbollah, NBC, Getty, CIA, NBC News, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, AFP, U.S, United, Human Rights, American University, Anwar Amro, United Nations Locations: BEIRUT, Lebanon, Beirut, AFP, American University of Beirut, WhatsApp, Israel, United Nations, East, North Africa, there’s, Beirut district, London, Tel Aviv

☆ Hosts have ruined Airbnb with excessive fees, high demands, and bad customer service, travel experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

One host previously told BI he was charging $400. Travel experts say hosts have a lot to answer for in Airbnb's downfall. "Airbnb essentially allows anyone to sign up to be a host, which will always prove to be problematic," she told BI. Duncan Greenfield-Turk, the chief travel designer at Global Travel Moments, told BI that hosts had "without a doubt" played a big part in Airbnb's unpopularity. Hotels are making the most of the backlash by offering more personalized services and often matching or undercutting Airbnb prices.

Persons: —, Michael Rozenblit, Maggie, Rozenblit, Airbnb, overtourism, it's, Grace Moser, Moser, Jessica Dante, Dante, Orleans Airbnb, Taylor, Duncan Greenfield, Greenfield, Turk Organizations: Service, Business, Travelers, Love, Turk Locations: Barcelona, Athens, London, Orleans, Greenfield, Airbnb

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country on Monday, the army chief said, a day after nearly 100 people were killed in clashes with the police as protesters demanded she step down. Video showed protesters carrying clothes and furniture out of the prime minister’s residence in Dhaka, the capital, which had been left unguarded. “All hail the 300 martyrs who died for our future.”Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on July 25. Sunday’s death toll was the highest since the protests began over a controversial preferential quota system for public sector jobs. “The shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop,” Volker Türk, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement Sunday.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Zaman, Hasina, Bangladesh’s, jubilance, ”, Saqlain Rafi, Prothom Alo, Monorom, ” Volker Türk Organizations: South, AFP, Getty, Human Rights Locations: DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangla

☆ Harris’ economic stance in spotlight as jobs data stirs concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The data also points a spotlight on the economic platform of Vice President Kamala Harris, who is poised to accept the Democratic presidential nomination this month amid signs of a slowing economy. But her economic views are less defined, maintaining broad references to strengthening the middle class, even as her record investigating Wall Street and her farther-left 2019 primary campaign platform have executives and investors on edge. According to those close to Harris, advisers and administration officials, Harris’ economic views were described as “pragmatic,” “centrist,” and even “pro-business,” with a goal of leveraging private-sector friendships for better outcomes at the ground level. Personnel as policyHarris has two staffers who manage economic and domestic policy issues, and she was briefed by staff on the most recent jobs data. “He is as close to Harris and the second gentleman as almost anyone in the administration,” said an official close to Harris.

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☆ Turkey’s Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad over Syrian refugee problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Scott Mclean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In the capital Ankara, opposition parties are calling for mass deportations, and the government is calling on the Syrian regime it once sought to topple to help resolve the problem. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now publicly seeking a meeting with President Bashar al-Assad, the man he once labeled a terrorist, to reset relations. Before the Syrian civil war, the two leaders vacationed together, but years later, after the Syrian regime brutally crushed a public revolt, Erdogan sought to oust him from office and backed local forces fighting against him. Turkish troops remain in control of a swath of Syrian territory along the Turkish border where Syrian opposition groups are sheltering. Syrian opponents denounce the Turkish President's statements for normalization with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in the city of Idlib, Syria on July 12.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Bashar al, Assad, vacationed, Erdogan, “, ” Erdogan, ”, Bilal Bagis, “ It’s, ” Assad, Aaref Watad, Ali Yerlikaya, Ebubekir Hussamoglu, He’s, Anas, Mohammad Shbeeb, Abdullah Resul Demir, they’re, Shbeeb, didn’t, Cenk Ozatici, Iyi, Ozatici, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Organizations: CNN, Turkish, International Refugee Rights Association, Ibrahim Usta, AFP, Getty, Party, European Union, Istanbul Mayor Locations: Turkey, Ankara, Turkish, Damascus, Syria, Afrin, AFP, Anatolian, Kayseri, Syrian, Antalya, Istanbul, Idlib, Gaziantep, Azaz, Ibrahim, Europe

☆ UN says ‘high likelihood’ a Russian cruise missile hit Ukraine’s main children’s hospital
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Helen Regan | Hira Humayun | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The UN’s monitoring mission said it was likely that a KH-101 cruise missile launched by Russia struck the children’s hospital. The UN mission’s assessment matches analysis from weapons experts who told CNN that footage of the hospital strike is consistent with a cruise missile rather than a Ukrainian air defense missile. Always.”On Tuesday, Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia reiterated Moscow’s denial that it had targeted the children’s hospital. “We have not bombed the children’s hospital,” Nebenzia said at a special meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) convened following the attack. “If this had been a Russian strike, there would have been nothing left of the building at all.

Persons: CNN —, Danielle Bell, Bell, ” Bell, General Antonio Guterres, Volker Turk, Joe Biden, Biden, Valentyna, Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Vassily Nebenzia, ” Nebenzia, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Putin, SBU, Vasyl Maliuk Organizations: CNN, United, NATO, UN, UN Security Council, UNSC, Kyiv, Ukrainian State Security Service Locations: Russian, United Nations, Russia, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Kyiv’s, Washington, United States

☆ Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin the same day Russian attack devastates Ukraine hospital
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Two people were killed and at least 16 others were injured in the strike on Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt hospital. Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during a Russian missile strikes, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 8, 2024. Reducing the trade imbalance would be a “matter of priority” in Modi’s discussions with Putin, he said, ahead of the trip. Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said the Kremlin attaches “primary importance” to Modi’s visit, Russian state-run news agency TASS reported. Biden called Russian missile strikes in Kyiv – including on the children’s hospital – a “horrific reminder of Russia’s brutality,” in a statement Monday evening.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, Putin, ” Zelensky, Gleb Garanich, Iryna Filimonova, Volker Turk, Modi, ” Putin, “, Modi’s, Matthew Miller, Randhir, Yury Ushakov, Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden Organizations: CNN, Indian, Ohmatdyt, United, Kremlin, US State Department, UN, United Nations, NATO, Russian Locations: Moscow, Russian, Kyiv, Novo, Ogaryovo, Russia, Ukraine, Dnipro, Kryvyi, United Nations, Ukrainian, India, Delhi, China, Western, United States, Washington

☆ Merih Demiral: UEFA hands Turkey defender two-game suspension following controversial goal celebration
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —UEFA has suspended Turkey player Merih Demiral for two games following a controversial hand gesture made by the defender in Turkey’s round of 16 Euro 2024 win against Austria. “Our football player shared a natural joy when he was celebrating with Turkish fans the happiness of a moment … there is no element here that could hurt your opponent or any community. “We will continue to seek our rights through legal means against this double standard applied to our country and our national football player Merih Demiral. Wolfgang Rattay/ReutersFollowing the win against Austria, Demiral posted a picture of himself making the gesture on X. And I felt that to the fullest after the second goal, so I ended up doing that gesture,” Demiral told reporters after the game.

Persons: Merih Demiral, Demiral, “, Servet Yardimci, ”, ” Yardimci, Osman Aşkın Bak, Wolfgang Rattay, ” Demiral, Turkey’s, Nancy Faeser, Faeser, Tayyip Erdogan Organizations: CNN, UEFA, Austria, Grey Wolves, ” UEFA, Turkey’s, Turkish Football Federation, TFF, “ Football, Turkish, Reuters, European, NTV Locations: Turkey, Turkey’s, Turkish, Netherlands, ” Germany, Berlin, Ankara, Germany

☆ Merih Demiral: Germany summons Turkish ambassador as row erupts over alleged right-wing salute goal celebration
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Nadine Schmidt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A spiraling diplomatic row erupted after Turkish defender Merih Demiral made an alleged ultra-nationalist gesture – also known as a ‘wolf salute,’ which is associated with the Turkish right-wing extremist group “Grey Wolves” – during his team’s win over Austria on Tuesday. “The Turkish ambassador was summoned this morning,” the ministry said in a statement to CNN, a day after Turkey recalled the German ambassador in Ankara. German representatives discussed the incident with the Turkish ambassador in Berlin, the ministry added. ”We can confirm the German ambassador to Turkey was summoned yesterday,” Germany’s foreign ministry said Thursday. And I felt that to the fullest after the second goal, so I ended up doing that gesture,” Demiral told reporters after the game.

Persons: Berlin CNN —, Turkey’s, Merih Demiral, –, “, Demiral’s “, ”, Germany’s, Nancy Faeser, Faeser, Tayyip Erdogan, Demiral, ” Demiral Organizations: Berlin CNN, European, Wolves, Austria, CNN, UEFA, Germany’s, Grey Wolves, NTV, Turkish Foreign Ministry, Demiral Locations: Berlin CNN — Germany, Berlin, Turkish, Turkey, Ankara, Germany, Netherlands

☆ German interior minister condemns Turkish defender for using Euro 2024 as ‘platform for racism’ as UEFA opens investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The German interior minister has condemned the celebrations of Turkish defender Merih Demiral following Turkey’s win against Austria at the European Championship on Tuesday. “Using the European Football Championship as a platform for racism is completely unacceptable. And I felt that to the fullest after the second goal, so I ended up doing that gesture,” Demiral told reporters after the game. CNN has reached out to the Turkish Football Federation for comment. In a statement on Wednesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that it is “unacceptable” for UEFA to open a disciplinary investigation against Demiral.

Persons: Merih Demiral, Demiral, ”, Nancy Faeser, “, ” Demiral, Wolfgang Rattay, Demiral’s “, Türkiye, Merih, ” Turkey’s Organizations: CNN, Austria, Grey Wolves, European Football, UEFA, Reuters UEFA, Turkish Football Federation, Turkish Foreign Ministry, Demiral Locations: Turkish, Germany, Austria, Leipzig, Netherlands, Berlin

☆ Aya Nakamura, France’s most streamed singer, calls on voters to oppose far right in Sunday’s election
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —France’s most streamed singer Aya Nakamura has joined the chorus of voices calling on the French electorate to vote against the far right in Sunday’s high stakes election. The National Rally party, which is slated to win big in this Sunday’s second round of voting, has drawn criticism and concern from French celebrities of dual nationality, worried about the impact of their immigration policy plans. The party, headed by 28-year-old Jordan Bardella, hopes to restrict dual nationals from accessing certain state jobs. In a separate post, Nakamura directly referenced the National Rally party, saying: “F*** the National Rally.” Nakamura later deleted the post, according to reporting from CNN affiliate BFMTV. France’s top sports stars have also been using their platforms to urge the public not to vote for the far right.

Persons: CNN —, Aya Nakamura, Jordan Bardella, Popstar Nakamura, ”, ” Nakamura, “, Nakamura, Marion Maréchal, Jules Kounde, ” Kounde, Kylian Mbappé, Mbappé, Volker Turk Organizations: CNN, National Rally, Rally, BFMTV, French national, National, United Nations Locations: France, Mali, Belgium, Algeria, Cameroon, Geneva, Europe

☆ Iran Warns Israel Against War in Lebanon Against Hezbollah: Latest Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Vivian Nereim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Illegal Israeli settlements in the Gush Etzion settlement block in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2020. But after the first Arab-Israeli war, Jordan took control of the West Bank, and Jerusalem became divided between Israel and Jordan. In the 1967 war, Israel annexed East Jerusalem and occupied the West Bank, which it says is disputed territory whose fate should be determined in negotiations. That appears to be the goal for Mr. Smotrich, who adamantly opposes Palestinian statehood. In a social media post on Thursday, Mr. Smotrich indicated that the latest settlement legalization was a response to those decisions.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Bezalel Smotrich, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Smotrich, Ammar Awad, Evyatar Borovski, Givat, Assaf Hershkovitz, Sde Ephraim, Jordan, Amit Elkayam, Volker Türk, Tor, “ We’ll, ”, Yehuda Fox, “, ” Aaron Boxerman Organizations: West Bank, Authority, Palestinian, Reuters, West, Peace, United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Security Council, International Court of Justice, Bank, Geneva Convention, Criminal Court, United Nations, International Court of, The New York Times, East Jerusalem —, Mr, Israel’s, Command Locations: Gush Etzion, Bank, Israel, Jerusalem, Jabal Subeih, Nablus, West, Givat Assaf, West Bank, Ras Karkar, Ramallah, Settlers, Hebron, Bethlehem, Jordan, East Jerusalem, Palestinian, Oslo, Evyatar, Beita, Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Armenia

☆ Buthidaung: Fires rage as Rohingya caught up on the front lines of Myanmar’s civil war
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Helen Regan | Avery Schmitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

This satellite image shows Buthidaung, Myanmar, on January 17, 2024. © 2024 Maxar Technologies This satellite image shows Buthidaung, Myanmar, on May 18, 2024. This satellite image shows a damaged bridge in Buthidaung, Myanmar, on May 18, 2024. Warnings of further atrocitiesAn immediate concern is a humanitarian crisis in Rakhine state, with newly displaced residents unable to access food or clean water. The Myanmar military has blocked all access,” said Nay San Lwin.

Persons: Farooq, ”, Young, Volker Türk, Kyaw, –, Buthidaung –, “, John Quinley, Khaing, Lwin, Rohingya, Pan, Matthew Miller Organizations: CNN, Arakan Army, AA, Resource Management, Free Rohingya Coalition, International Court of Justice, Council, Myanmar, UN Human Rights Council, National Unity Government, Free Rohingya Coalition –, Maxar Technologies, “, ” CNN, Bangladesh, Labs, Medecins, Rakhine . State Department, Unity Government Locations: Myanmar’s, Myanmar, Rakhine, Arakan, Bangladesh, Buthidaung, Lwin, Indonesia, San Lwin, Rakhine State

☆ Middle East Crisis International Criminal Court Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Matthew Mpoke Bigg | Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said he is seeking arrest warrants for the leaders of Hamas and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. He also said he was requesting warrants for Mr. Netanyahu and for Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant. Credit... -/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesOn April 26, Mr. Netanyahu said on social media that the country “will never accept any attempt by the I.C.C. “would set a dangerous precedent that threatens the soldiers and officials of all democracies fighting savage terrorism and wanton aggression,” Mr. Netanyahu said. is the world’s only permanent international court with the power to prosecute individuals accused of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Karim Khan, Khan, Yahya Sinwar, Muhammad Deif, Ismail Haniyeh, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Khan’s, Maya Alleruzzo, Sinwar, Deif, Haniyeh, ”, Gallant, “, Volker Türk, Mr Organizations: International, Criminal, Mr, Hamas, Credit, United Nations, Agence France Locations: Gaza, Israel, United States, Rome, Qatar, Hague, Israel’s

☆ Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Warnings continued against the growing offensive in Rafah, considered the last refuge in Gaza for more than a million civilians as well as Hamas' last stronghold. The two towns near Gaza's northern border with Israel were heavily bombed in the opening days of the war. Israel has now evacuated the eastern third of Rafah, and Hagari said dozens of militants had been killed there as "targeted operations continued." Israeli troops have captured the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing, forcing it to shut down. Smoke billows after Israeli bombardment in central Gaza City on March 18, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Israel, Volker Turk, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hatem Khaled, Netanyahu, Abdel, Kareem Radwan, Daniel Hagari, Ben Caspit, Khan Younis, Hagari Organizations: Hamas, Afp, Getty, U.S, CBS, International Court of Justice, United Nations, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Health Ministry, Palestinian Civil Defense, Al Qahera News Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel, RAFAH, Egypt, South, United States, Palestinian, Gaza City, Jabaliya, Beit Lahiya, Gaza's, Hamas, Israel's

☆ Palestinians fleeing Rafah describe their fear and despair: ‘I am leaving for the unknown’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Palestinian civilians told to evacuate eastern Rafah by the Israeli military have described their fear and despair at being uprooted from their homes and shelters, as Israel airstrikes hit Gaza’s southernmost city. “We left because they distributed leaflets,” Mohammed Ghanem, a resident in eastern Rafah told a CNN stringer in the area on Monday. They are killing women and children.”Another woman from eastern Rafah said, “The Israelis sent us messages ordering us to leave. It is not only my feeling, it is everyone’s feeling.”Many of those leaving eastern Rafah have been previously displaced multiple times as Israel’s focus moved from city to city. A woman called Maha said Palestinian civilians were at the mercy of the Israeli military.

Persons: ” Mohammed Ghanem, “, ”, Ghanem, Khan Younis, Ramadan Abed, Volker Türk, Faisal Barbakh, Malek, Yousef, ’, Mohammad Abu Khamash, It’s, ” Scott Anderson, Jan Egeland, Ahmad Safi, Safi, Abu Salah, Maha Organizations: CNN, Reuters, United Nations, Norwegian Refugee Council, Israel Defense Forces, Frontieres, ” MSF, UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, UN, Palestinian Civil Defense Locations: Rafah, Israel, “, Mawasi, Gazan, Rafah’s, Gaza, ”, Israeli, Palestinian

☆ Israel, Gaza and the Law on Starvation in War
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Amanda Taub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On March 19, Volker Türk, the United Nations’ human rights chief, said in an official statement that Israel’s policies regarding aid in Gaza might amount to a war crime. “The extent of Israel’s continued restrictions on the entry of aid into Gaza, together with the manner in which it continues to conduct hostilities, may amount to the use of starvation as a method of war, which is a war crime,” he wrote. Using starvation of civilians as a weapon is a serious violation of international humanitarian law, and a war crime under the Rome Statute, the treaty of the International Criminal Court, or I.C.C. was preparing to issue arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials — including potentially over accusations that they prevented the delivery of aid to civilians in Gaza. (They also said they believed that the court was considering arrest warrants for Hamas leaders, which could be issued concurrently.)

Persons: Volker Türk, ” Organizations: United Nations, Criminal, New York Times Locations: Gaza, Rome

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