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☆ Suicides, jail, and wrongful convictions — but it took the TV drama 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office' to bring them justice
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Martin Griffiths, 59, jumped in front of a bus in 2013 after being falsely accused of theft at his post office branch in Ellesmere Port, near Liverpool. Jo Hamilton, who ran the Village Shop and Post Office in South Warnborough, Hampshire, was wrongly convicted of theft in the Post Office Horizon scandal. ITVThe program focused on Alan Bates, who along with his partner invested in a post office store in Wales in 1998. Why did the Post Office — which has been owned by the government since 2012 – continue to prosecute people when there were doubts about the software? "Mr Bates vs the Post Office" is available in the UK on ITVX.

Persons: It's, Mr Bates, Rishi Sunak, Seema Misra, Peter Huxham, Martin Griffiths, Julian Wilson, Jo Hamilton, Adrian Dennis, Toby Jones, who's, Harry Potter, Alan Bates, Bates, wasn't, John Beer of, —, –, Kevin Hollinrake, Gwyneth Hughes, Innocent, Paula Vennells, Vennells, it's, James Strong, we'd, Polly Hill Organizations: Service, Business, ITV, Post, of, Japan's Fujitsu, Office, Getty, Journalists, Computer, BBC, Post Office, Guardian, Fujitsu, Financial Times, subpostmasters Locations: Britain, Ellesmere Port, Liverpool, South Warnborough, Hampshire, AFP, Wales, John Beer of Farnham, Surrey

☆ United Nations warns of Gaza destruction and ‘blatant disregard for basic humanity’ in Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Caitlin Stephen Hu | Richard Roth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Israel has been intensifying its aerial bombardment of southern Gaza in pursuit of Palestinian militant group Hamas and said over the weekend that it will expand ground operations to the whole of the territory. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday appealed to the IDF to spare civilians from more suffering. Scores of wounded people could be seen being taken from rubble and to hospitals in southern Gaza throughout Monday in footage. “They told us to leave Gaza, there’s a war in Gaza, so we left (the north) and came here to the south just like they asked. The Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza also accused the Israeli military of targeting Kamal Adwan hospital in a statement late Monday.

Persons: ”, Martin Griffiths, “, General Antonio Guterres, Jonathan Conricus, Khan Younis, we’ve, ” Ibrahim Esbeitan, Salah Al, Mohammed Salem, Philippe Lazzarini, Lazzarini, Nasser Hospital, James Elder, ” Elder, Kamal Adwan, Anas Al, Sharif, CNN’s Tamar Michaelis, Lauren Kent, Lina El Wardani, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder Organizations: CNN, United, “, Hamas, . United Nations, UN, Israel Defense Forces, Reuters, Nasser Hospital, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, US Administration, Health, World Health Organization, WHO, Nasser, UNICEF, of Health, IDF Locations: United Nations, Gaza, Israel, “, Khan, there’s, Rafah, Egypt, Territories, Kamal

"Hell on Earth has returned to Gaza," said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the U.N. humanitarian office in Geneva. Israeli assaults since have laid waste much of Gaza, which Hamas has ruled since 2007. Sirens blared across southern Israel as militants fired rockets from the coastal enclave into towns. U.S. AND HAMAS TRADE ACCUSATIONSThe United States blamed Hamas for the renewed fighting, saying it had failed to produce a new list of hostages to release. The United States is working on a plan with Israel to minimize harm to civilians in any military operation in southern Gaza, a senior U.S. official said.

Persons: Khan Younis, Abu Mustafa, Jens Laerke, Martin Griffiths, Israel, Antony Blinken, Mark Warner, Washington, Crescent, Gazans, Khan, Mohammed Abu, Suhaib, Nidal, Mohammed Salem, Humeyra Pamuk, Ari Rabinovich, Emily Rose, Andrew Mills, David Brunnstrom, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, United Nations, Hamas, Tel, Hezbollah, Reuters, Democratic U.S, Senate Intelligence, Palestinian, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, GAZA, Geneva, QATAR, Qatar, Radwan, Tel Aviv, Lebanon, Iran, Lebanese, States, Jerusalem, Washington, United States, Israeli, Rafah, Egypt, U.S, Khan Younis, Khan, Suhaib Salem, Cairo, Doha

[1/4] Jordan's King Abdullah II hosts an international conference attended by the main U.N. bodies and regional and international relief agencies to coordinate humanitarian aid to war-devastated Gaza, in Amman, Jordan November 30, 2023. With Israel refusing to allow any aid in through its borders, supplies have been flown and driven into Egypt's Sinai Peninsula for delivery to Gaza through the Rafah crossing. Israel has bombarded Gaza in response to an Oct. 7 rampage into southern Israel by Hamas militants who killed some 1,200 people and took more than 200 hostage. Israel had previously called for increasing the amount of aid taken into Gaza from Egypt, including shipments provided by Jordan, said the official, who requested anonymity. Bottlenecks and capacity limitations at the Rafah crossing mean it cannot handle more than 200 trucks a day.

Persons: King Abdullah II, King Abdullah, U.N, Israel, Gazans, confidentially, Christos Christou, Jordan, Martin Griffiths, Juliette Touma, Suleiman Al, Sarah El Safty, William Maclean, Grant McCool Organizations: Royal Hashemite, Reuters Acquire, Red Crescent, Reuters, Trucks, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Amman, Jordan, Israel, AMMAN, RAFAH, Egypt, U.N, Rafah, Al Arish, Sinai, Nitzana, Awja, Gaza's, United, Khalidi

[1/9] People react after the release of Palestinian prisoners amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 28, 2023. Those have been mostly Israeli women and children along with foreign citizens. Israel has said the truce could be prolonged further, provided Hamas continues to free at least 10 Israeli hostages per day. Separately, foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday called in a joint statement for an extension of the ceasefire and more humanitarian aid. It had been due to expire overnight into Tuesday, but both sides agreed to extend the pause to allow for the release of more Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Persons: Ammar Awad, Cross, Tuesday's, John Kirby, Kirby, Antonio Guterres, Martin Griffiths, Griffiths, Israel, Nidal al, Mohammed Salem, Henriette Chacar, Dan Williams, Ali Sawafta, Steve Holland, Cynthia Osterman, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: West Bank, REUTERS, Qatar, Palestinian, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, International Committee, Ofer, Palestinian Prisoner's, CIA, U.S, World Health Organization, United Nations, Air Force One, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Israel, Ramallah, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Jerusalem, Qatar, United States, U.S, Egypt, Amman, Rafah, Geneva, Cairo

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A group of U.S. President Joe Biden's fellow Democrats urged him on Monday to encourage Israel to take immediate steps - including reopening a major border crossing - to help provide humanitarian aid for innocent civilians in Gaza. "Eliminating the threat posed by Hamas and protecting civilians are not mutually exclusive aims. Indeed, International Humanitarian Law requires that civilians be protected during armed conflict," a group of Democratic senators wrote in a letter to Biden. The letter was led by Senators Tammy Baldwin, Tim Kaine and Chris Van Hollen, and signed by at least eight other Senate Democrats. U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths last week implored Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Biden, Tammy Baldwin, Tim Kaine, Chris Van Hollen, Martin Griffiths, Patricia Zengerle, Alistair Bell Organizations: Democratic, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza

CNN —The UN Security Council has approved a resolution calling for “humanitarian pauses and corridors” in war-torn Gaza, a long-awaited diplomatic breakthrough after weeks of bitter negotiations. He also criticized its lack of condemnation for the deaths of civilians and humanitarian workers. Wednesday’s vote was the Security Council’s fifth attempt to pass a resolution on Israel’s war with Hamas, which controls Gaza. “We knew that there are countries, the P5 (the permanent members of the Security Council: the US, UK, China, France and Russia) always have what they call the red lines. But the vote in that body is nonbinding, unlike a mandatory Security Council vote.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, ”, Lior, “ Israel, ” “ Israel, Riyad Monsour, França Danese, Lana Nusseibeh, Antonio Guterres, Martin Griffiths, Volker Türk Organizations: CNN, UN Security, United Nations, Israeli, Palestinian, Hamas, Arab, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Security Council, International, Committee, UN, Security, Palestinian Ministry of Health, UAE, Star, Health Ministry, Human Rights, United Nations General Assembly Locations: Gaza, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Israel, Gaza’s, Malta, China, UK, France, Ramallah, Pleas

Two and a half weeks after sending tanks and ground troops into northern Gaza, Israeli forces entered a hospital early Wednesday that they claim Hamas operates out of. The Israeli army claims the militant group uses hospitals as cover for its fighters, and has set up its main command center in and beneath Shifa Hospital, the largest in the besieged territory. Both Hamas and Shifa Hospital staff deny the Israeli allegations. Both Hamas and Shifa Hospital staff deny the Israeli allegations. ISRAEL SAYS IT'S CARRYING OUT A ‘PRECISE AND TARGETED OPERATION’ INSIDE GAZA'S SHIFA HOSPITALJERUSALEM — The Israeli military says its forces have entered Gaza’s Shifa hospital, the site of a lengthy standoff.

Persons: Mohammed Zaqout, — Israel, ‘, ’, Ahmed Mhanna, ”, Jabaliya, Mhanna, NETANYAHU, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, ” Netanyahu, “, Fahrettin Koca, Koca, Hossein Amirabdollahian, Martin Griffiths, Meirav Eilon Shahar, “ Israel, ” Philippe Lazzarini, CAIRO —, Munir al, Boursh, ” Israel, Hamas ”, Paltel, Israel, ” Griffiths, Shifa, that’s, Jonas Gahr Støre, Espen Barth Eide, ” Barth Eide, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan, ” Erdogan, Israel —, Daniel Hagari, Hamas’s, ” Hagari, KHAN YOUNIS, Mohammad al, Abdallah, National Security Itamar Ben, Gvir, Nasser, Khan Younis, Catherine Russell, Russell, ” Russell, ISRAEL Organizations: Hamas, Shifa, Shifa Hospital, Health Ministry, . Security, ASEAN, AS, Awda Hospital, Awda, PEACEMAKING GROUP GENEVA, Centre, Associated Press, Iran's, Iranian, ” UN, UNRWA, United Nations, OFFICIAL, International Committee, COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, UN OFFICIAL, Health Organization, ” FIRST, NTB, ISRAEL, TEL, Israeli Defense Forces, IDF, MINISTRY, Ministry of National Security, National Security, UNICEF, JERUSALEM Locations: Gaza, Israel, Shifa, Myanmar, Washington, israel, GAZA, CAIRO, Jabaliya, GAZA ZIKIM, Israeli, Gaza City, TURKEY ANKARA, Turkey, Egypt, Rafah, Geneva, Basque, Spain, Iranian, Iran, Palestine, ”, Territories, United States, JERUSALEM, Palestinian, GENEVA, what’s, GAZA COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Norwegian, Norway, ISRAEL ANKARA, Turkish, TEL AVIV, West Bank, Ben, Khan, SHIFA

Israel said its troops uncovered unspecified weapons and "terror infrastructure" inside the hospital compound after killing fighters in a clash outside. Once inside, they said there had been no fighting and no friction with civilians, patients or staff. Other photos showed Israeli troops in tactical formation walking past makeshift tents and mattresses. "We can confirm that incubators, baby food and medical supplies brought by IDF tanks from Israel have successfully reached the Shifa hospital. The Israeli troops dismounted and spread out in the yard, and began searching the basement and entering buildings.

Persons: Al Shifa, Israel, Dr Ahmed El Mohallalati, Martin Griffiths, Peter Lerner, Joe Biden, Thomas White, Nidal al, Maayan Lubell, James Mackenzie, Crispian Balmer, Abir Al Ahmar, Claudia Tanos, Peter Graff, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Al, Palestinian, Hamas, Military, UN, Reuters, Troops, Israel Defence Forces, United, Medical, Fourth Geneva Convention, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Gaza City, Israel, GAZA, Gaza's, Al, Gaza, United States, Rafah, Jerusalem, Dubai

☆ Three babies die as Israel besieges Gaza’s largest hospital, health officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Jomana Karadsheh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In a separate statement, the Israeli army told CNN, it would coordinate with anyone who wants to leave safely. Ismail Zanoun/AFP/Getty ImagesStaff and patients trappedAl-Bursh said Al-Shifa Hospital was under “complete siege” with staff and patients unable to evacuate. He told CNN there were more than 100 bodies wrapped in blankets on the ground within the hospital complex. Freelance journalist Mustafa Sarsour, who is based at the hospital, told CNN the conditions inside are terrible. Humanitarian agencies have been sounding the alarm about the situation at Al-Shifa Hospital.

Persons: Dr, Munir Al, Bursh, Ashraf al, Qidra, ”, Daniel Hagari, Cross, Robert Mardini, ” Mardini, “, Ismail Zanoun, Al, Mustafa Sarsour, ” Sarsour, Angelita Caredda, Martin Griffiths, Griffiths Organizations: CNN, of Health, Shifa, Al, Medical, Hamas, International Committee, X . Staff, Shifa Hospital, Health Ministry, Getty Images Staff, Freelance, Ahli Hospital, Norwegian Refugee, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs Locations: Gaza’s, Gaza, Israel, ”, AFP, Al, Ahli, Norwegian

☆ Once-in-a-century flooding swamps Somalia after historic drought -UN
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOGADISHU, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The United Nations has described floods that uprooted hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia and neighbouring countries in East Africa following a historic drought as a once-in-a-century event. Large-scale displacement, increased humanitarian needs and further destruction of property remain likely, OCHA said, with some 1.5 million hectares (3.70 million acres)of farmland potentially being destroyed. "Extreme weather linked to the ongoing El Niño risks further driving up humanitarian needs in already-vulnerable communities in Somalia and many other places," said Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General, the UN's Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. "We know what the risks are, and we need to get ahead of these looming crises," he said. Reporting by Abdi Sheikh in Mogadishu and Hereward Holland in Nairobi; Writing by Hereward Holland Editing by Tomasz JanowskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: El Niño, Camps, OCHA, Martin Griffiths, Abdi Sheikh, Hereward, Hereward Holland, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: United Nations, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs, UN's Humanitarian Affairs, Emergency, Thomson Locations: MOGADISHU, Somalia, East Africa, Kenya, Mogadishu, Hereward Holland, Nairobi

Both Israel and Hamas have rebuffed mounting calls for a halt in fighting. Hamas says it will not free them nor stop fighting while Gaza is under assault. "We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. [1/8]Flares are dropped by Israeli forces, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City November 6, 2023. Diplomats said a key obstacle is whether to call for a ceasefire, cessation of hostilities or humanitarian pauses to allow aid access in Gaza.

Persons: Netanyahu, Israel, Biden, White, Benjamin Netanyahu, we've, Joe Biden, It's, Human Rights Volker Turk, Adhanom, Martin Griffiths, Mohammed Al, Masri, Daniel Hagari, Hagari, U.N, General Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Robert Wood, we're, Joe Biden's, Nidal al, Emily Rose, Patricia Zengerle, Michelle Nichols, Daphne Psaledakis, Rami Ayyub, Cynthia Osterman, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: ABC News, ., Human Rights, Health Organization, Hamas, REUTERS, Israel Defense Forces, . Security, Diplomats, United Nations, U.S, U.S . Congress, Thomson Locations: White House, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Israel, United States, Washington, Nations, Palestinian, Gaza City, Lebanon, Iran, Lebanese, Haifa

☆ UN bodies make united call for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mohammed Al-Masri Acquire Licensing RightsGENEVA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The heads of several major United Nations bodies on Monday made a united call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify nearly one month into the conflict. "We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour responded that Griffiths should call for a full ceasefire. "You should be saying clearly and loudly in line with IHL (International Humanitarian Law) that a ceasefire should take place," Mansour said. Israel has rebuffed mounting international pressure for a ceasefire, saying hostages taken by Hamas militants during their rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7 should be released.

Persons: Mohammed Al, Masri, Volker Turk, Tedros Adhanom, Martin Griffiths, It's, Griffiths, United Nations Riyad Mansour, Mansour, Israel, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Emma Farge, Janet Lawrence Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Rights, United Nations, Human Rights, World Health Organization, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza City, Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The average Gazan is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour the U.N. had stockpiled in the region, yet the main refrain now being heard in the street is “Water, water,” the Gaza director for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday. Political Cartoons View All 1234 Images“Many people are relying on brackish or saline ground water, if at all,” she said. Fuel, he said, is essential for the functioning of institutions, hospitals and the distribution of water and electricity. An average of 4,000 displaced Gazans are living in the schools without the resources to maintain proper sanitation, he said. The U.N. can’t provide them safety, White said, pointing to over 50 UNRWA facilities impacted by the conflict, including five direct hits.

Persons: Thomas White, ”, White, “, U.N, Lynn Hastings, Martin Griffiths, ” Hastings, ’, can’t, Griffiths, Antonio Guterres, Riyad Mansour, Israel, ” Mansour Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, United Nations, UNRWA Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, Israel, Egypt, United States, dependently, israel

☆ New satellite images show the devastation Israel caused when it bombed a Gaza refugee camp while hunting Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israeli forces said they targeted a Hamas commander in airstrikes on a Gaza refugee camp Tuesday. An overview of the Jabalia refugee camp captured on October 31. Overview of the Jabalia refugee camp captured after the explosion on November 1. A close-up view of the Jabalia refugee camp on November 1. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe IDF confirmed on Wednesday that its airstrikes hit the refugee camp for a second day in a row, as the military says it continues to target Hamas.

Persons: —, Martin Griffiths Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, United Nations, Humanitarian Affairs, Maxar Technologies, Technologies, Human Rights, UN Locations: Gaza, Gaza's, Israel

☆ Israel-UN spat intensifies after Secretary General says Hamas attacks ‘did not happen in a vacuum’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Palestinian children receive food from a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) centre in Gaza on Tuesday. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/APHis comments angered Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, who was in the chamber as Guterres spoke. The deepening spat exposes tensions around the calls from some international observers for a ceasefire, amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It was the opposite,” he told reporters, restating his condemnation of the October 7 attacks. But Guterres did not back away from his Tuesday call for a ceasefire, or from his nod towards the historical treatment of Palestinians.

Persons: CNN —, General Antonio Guterres, Guterres, “, Majdi, Eli Cohen, ”, Cohen, Gilad Erdan, Erdan, Martin Griffiths, ” Guterres, misinterpretations, restating, Antony Blinken, John Kirby Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Security Council, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UN, Humanitarian Affairs, Emergency, Israeli Army Radio, Security, US, National Security, Hamas, World Health Organization, WHO Locations: Israel, Gaza, Brazil

☆ Gazan parents are writing their children's names on their bodies so they can be identified if killed, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gazan parents are writing their children's names on their bodies so they can be identified, per CNN. A Gazan doctor told the outlet the only way dead children can be identified is through that writing. More than 1,700 children have died under Israel's airstrikes, per Gazan health authorities. Gazan parents worry that "anything could happen" to their children, and no one will be able to identify them, Al Masri told CNN. The supervisor of the room at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, who refused to be named, told the outlet that parents writing their children's names on body parts is a "new phenomenon."

Persons: —, Dr Abdul Rahman Al Masri, Al Masri, Dr Iyad Issa Abu Zaher, Martin Griffiths, Philippe Lazzarini Organizations: CNN, Service, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Gazan Health Ministry, Associated Press, International Committee, Cross, UN, Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations, United Nations Relief, Works Agency Locations: Al, Aqsa, Hamas, Israel, Gaza, Egypt, Rafah, Palestine

Ronen Zvulun/Reuters A woman mourns over a dead man at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza City on October 18. Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times/Redux Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in Gaza on October 16. Yousef Masoud/The New York Times/Redux Smoke rises after Israeli strikes on the seaport of Gaza City on Tuesday, October 10. Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux Palestinians walk amid the rubble following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 10. Erik Marmor/AP Six-month-old Sama Alwadia is rescued from the rubble in Gaza City on October 9.

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☆ UN aid chief says second aid convoy for Gaza could lead to sustained relief
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Aidan Lewis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

An aid truck arrives at a UN storage facility as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in the central Gaza Strip October 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Acquire Licensing RightsCAIRO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The United Nations is hoping a second convoy of trucks will be sent into Gaza on Sunday under a light inspection system that will allow relief deliveries to scale up into next week, its humanitarian chief said. A first convoy of 20 trucks arrived in Gaza through the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Saturday, but efforts to deliver supplies to the besieged enclave have been held up by Israeli demands to verify aid. "It's incredibly important that there is no gap in the aid going across the border," he said. It says aid can enter through Egypt as long as supplies do not end up in the hands of Hamas.

Persons: Mohammed Salem, Joe Biden, I've, Martin Griffiths, Griffiths, Aidan Lewis, Toby Chopra Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Rights, United, U.S, Aid, Thomson Locations: UN, Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, Rights CAIRO, United Nations, Egypt, Cairo, Rafah, Gaziantep, Turkey, Syria

☆ 'History is watching:' Hollywood stars urge Biden to press for Israel, Gaza ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Comedian Jon Stewart speaks before a news conference about U.S. military veterans in Washington, U.S. July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 20 (Reuters) - Dozens of Hollywood actors and artists, including comedian Jon Stewart and Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, wrote on Friday to U.S. President Joe Biden, urging him to press for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,400 people and taking about 200 hostages. Since then, Israel has bombed Gaza and killed over 4,100 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian health ministry. As (UN) Emergency Relief Chief Martin Griffiths told UN News, "History is watching"", they said in the letter, citing Griffiths' comment on Monday.

Persons: Jon Stewart, Jonathan Ernst, Oscar, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Biden, Biden, Martin Griffiths, Griffiths, Susan Sarandon, Kristen Stewart, Quinta Brunson, Ramy Youssef, Riz Ahmed, Mahershala Ali, Kanishka Singh, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Emergency, UN, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Israel, Gaza . Palestinian, Gaza, Egypt, Washington

☆ 'History Is Watching:' Hollywood Stars Urge Biden to Press for Israel, Gaza Ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Kanishka Singh(Reuters) - Dozens of Hollywood actors and artists, including comedian Jon Stewart and Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, wrote on Friday to U.S. President Joe Biden, urging him to press for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,400 people and taking about 200 hostages. Since then, Israel has bombed Gaza and killed over 4,100 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian health ministry. As (UN) Emergency Relief Chief Martin Griffiths told UN News, "History is watching"", they said in the letter, citing Griffiths' comment on Monday. Biden on Friday said he believed that trucks carrying aid will get through to Gaza in the next 24 to 48 hours.

Persons: Kanishka Singh, Jon Stewart, Oscar, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Biden, Biden, Martin Griffiths, Griffiths, Susan Sarandon, Kristen Stewart, Quinta Brunson, Ramy Youssef, Riz Ahmed, Mahershala Ali, Rod Nickel Organizations: Emergency, UN Locations: Israel, Gaza . Palestinian, Gaza, Egypt, Washington

Aid convoy trucks waiting at the Rafah border crossing to enter Gaza from Egypt on Thursday. As Gaza grapples with an escalating humanitarian crisis, the prospect of getting aid through the closed Rafah border crossing with Egypt has taken on particular urgency. Hopes are high that the aid trucks would be able to cross into Gaza on Friday, according to European Union officials coordinating aid from the bloc. The American, U.N. and Egyptian officials are discussing who would carry out those cargo inspections, a person directly familiar with the matter said, requesting anonymity to speak about the delicate negotiations. “All of Gaza is waiting for the aid,” Wael Abu Omar, the spokesman for Hamas’s interior ministry, said Thursday.

Persons: Biden, Israel, ”, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, “, António Guterres, Martin Griffiths, Samar Abu Elouf, Wael Abu Omar, Israel readies, Abood, Okal, ” Iyad Abuheweila, Yazbek Organizations: Diplomats, European Union, World Health Organization, International Committee, The New York Times, Palestinian Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Egypt, Israel, Arish, Palestine, Cairo, U.S, Samar, E.U, Palestinian American, Jerusalem

Israel and the U.S. said the cause was a failed rocket launch by anti-Israeli Palestinian militants in Gaza who denied responsibility. Amid fears the conflict could spread beyond Gaza, Biden had planned to meet Arab leaders. But Jordan called off his planned summit there with Egypt and the Palestinian Authority after the hospital blast. During Biden's visit, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel would let food, water and medicines reach southern Gaza via Egypt. En route to Washington, Biden told reporters he was blunt with Israel about the need to facilitate aid to Gaza.

Persons: Dilara, Lior Haiat, Joe Biden, Abdel Fattah El, Biden, Sisi, John Kirby, Jordan, Martin Griffiths, Rishi Sunak, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Israel, West Bank . Mark Negev, Netanyahu, that's, Nidal, Steve Holland, Cynthia Osterman, Howard Goller Organizations: Consulate, Hamas, REUTERS, Biden, Gaza UN, TEL, U.S ., Palestinian, Israel's Foreign Ministry, Palestinian West Bank, West Bank, Wednesday, Palestinian Authority, Security, House, British, United Nations, West Bank . Mark, CNN, Aboard Air Force, Thomson Locations: Israel, Istanbul, Turkey, Egypt, Gaza, TEL AVIV, GAZA, U.S, Ahli, Arabi, Israeli, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Ukraine, Rafah, Washington, United States, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

☆ Gaza: Desperately needed aid piles up as WHO warns water is running out
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Dor Kedmi/AP Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on October 13. Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux Palestinians walk amid the rubble following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 10. Erik Marmor/AP Six-month-old Sama Alwadia is rescued from the rubble in Gaza City on October 9. Ramez Mahmoud/AP A plume of smoke rises in the sky over Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike on October 9. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters Palestinian citizens inspect damage to their homes caused by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 8.

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☆ They followed evacuation orders -- an Israeli airstrike killed them the next day
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Yahya Abou-Ghazala | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The killings underscore the reality that evacuation zones and warning alerts from the Israeli military haven’t guaranteed safety for civilians in the densely populated Gaza Strip, where Palestinians have no safe place to escape Israeli bombs. In the early hours on Friday, Aaed Al-Ajrami and his nephew, Raji, received a phone call from an Israeli military official – warning him to get everyone he knows and head southwards immediately, the nephew told CNN. Despite following the instructions and successfully fleeing south of the evacuation zone, Aaed’s family was killed by an Israeli airstrike the next day. The next day, an Israeli airstrike in the area destroyed parts of the building where Aaed’s family sought refuge – killing him and 12 other members of his family, including seven children. “You can follow the orders so that you aren’t exposed to danger, but the danger will still reach you wherever you are.”CNN has reached out to the IDF for comment about the airstrike outside of the evacuation zone, including Deir Al Balah.

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