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☆ U.N. Agency in Gaza Says One in Three Children Under 2 Is Acutely Malnourished
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( March | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - One in three children under age 2 in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished and famine is looming, the main U.N. agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said on Saturday. "Children's malnutrition is spreading fast and reaching unprecedented levels in Gaza," the U.N. Hospitals in Gaza have reported some children dying of malnutrition and dehydration. Israel says it puts no limit on humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza and blames slow aid delivery on incapacity or inefficiency among U.N. agencies. Israel has accused UNRWA of complicity with Hamas, saying some staff members took part in the Oct. 7 attack and calling for the agency to be dismantled.

Persons: Israel, Janez Lenarcic, Angus McDowall, Jason Neely Organizations: Reuters, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, IPC, Air, UNRWA, Union Locations: Gaza, Israel, Cyprus

☆ Why axolotls are everywhere — but a rarity in the one lake they call home
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Kate Golembiewski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“They’re teenagers, at least in appearance, until they die.”Mexico's Lake Xochimilco is the only spot where axolotls are found in the wild. Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu/Getty ImagesWhile the wild axolotls of Lake Xochimilco have dwindled to near-extinction, countless axolotls have been bred for scientific laboratories and the pet trade. However, the axolotls you might find at a pet shop are different from their wild relatives in Lake Xochimilco. That means that the axolotl extinction crisis can’t simply be solved by dumping pet axolotls into Lake Xochimilco. (Plus, the pet axolotls likely wouldn’t fare well with the poor habitat conditions in the lake.)

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☆ Israeli strikes kill at least 29 Gazans awaiting aid, Palestinian officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

At least 29 Palestinians were killed while awaiting aid in two separate Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Gaza's health ministry said. In the first incident, Palestinian health officials in the Hamas-ruled strip said eight people were killed in an airstrike on an aid distribution center in Al-Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. On Feb. 29, Palestinian health authorities said Israeli forces shot dead more than 100 Palestinians as they waited for an aid delivery near Gaza City. Israel blamed the deaths on crowds that surrounded aid trucks, saying victims had been trampled or run over. In Deir Al-Balah, also in central Gaza, an Israeli missile hit a house on Thursday, killing nine people, Palestinian medics said.

Persons: Deir Organizations: Gaza, Palestinian, Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, Al, Gaza City, Deir Al, Israeli, Rafah

☆ Aid is being shipped to Gaza by sea. But a new maritime corridor is unlikely to stop the looming famine
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

With Palestinians in Gaza in dire need, any aid is welcome, but aid groups say maritime and air-dropped aid should be complementary to land deliveries, not a substitute. How do maritime aid deliveries compare to other methods? The US and other countries have meanwhile been air-dropping humanitarian aid into Gaza, a method aid agencies have criticized as ineffective given the scale of need in Gaza. Mousa Salem/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Palestinians transport bags of flour on the back of trucks as humanitarian aid arrives in Gaza City on March 6. Omar Qattaa/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Humanitarian aid packages are dropped from the air by Jordanian army planes in Gaza City on March 1.

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☆ Senior Hamas official says he ‘cannot reassure anyone’ that hostages in Gaza are safe
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | Abeer Salman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

During the interview, Naim rejected defining Hamas’ attacks as terrorism, falsely claiming that his organization does not target civilians. Hamas has denied international organizations any access to those hostages still in captivity to assess their wellbeing. While Naim denied the allegations of sexual violence, he said Hamas was unable to account for the wellbeing of the hostages because of the continued bombardment of Gaza. In recent weeks, many civilians in Gaza have increasingly blamed Hamas for the mounting starvation. This year, it comes against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Gaza, Israeli crackdowns on Palestinian militant groups in the occupied West Bank and Hamas’ calls for more attacks.

Persons: Jerusalem CNN —, “, ”, Basem Naim, Naim, Israel, Pramila Patten, ” Naim, hasn’t, ” Patten’s, Netanyahu’s, West Bank “, Ramadan, CNN’s Alex Marquardt Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, CNN, United, Hamas, Israel, United Nations, UN, Hamas ’, Reuters, “, Gaza, West Bank Locations: Jerusalem, Gaza, United Nations, Istanbul, Turkey, Israel, Hamas, Doha, Qatar, Aqsa

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried considered going on Tucker Carlson's show and railing 'against the woke agenda' after FTX's collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The most striking item on the list was going on then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson's show to "come out as a republican." "Talk about how the cartel of lawyers is destroying value and throwing entrepreneurs under the bus in order to cover up the incompetence of lawyers," Bankman-Fried memorialized. Numerous former executives and associates testified that Bankman-Fried commingled funds of FTX customers with Alameda Research, a cryptocurrency trading firm he also controlled. Bankman-Fried wrote that he could highlight that aspect of his political spending on Carlson's show. In another list, Bankman-Fried came up with a list of "Allies."

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☆ Israel slams Hamas’ latest Gaza ceasefire proposal as ‘ridiculous’ but says it will send negotiators to latest talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Alex Marquardt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The response from Hamas was long-awaited after discussions over a proposed six-week pause in the fighting appeared to stall. Hamas communicated their latest proposal via mediators Qatar and Egypt on Thursday, two sources familiar with the negotiations told CNN. On Friday, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “Hamas is continuing to hold to unrealistic demands” but announced that an Israeli team would soon be traveling to Doha to further talks. The Hamas proposal included 100 prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli prisons, the diplomat said. Even if both Hamas and Israel are participating in the talks, the two sides would not be in the same room.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, ”, Antony Blinken, Israel, ” Blinken, Bill Burns, David Barnea, John Kirby, we’ve, ” Kirby, CNN’s MJ Lee, Ireland’s, Biden nodded, ” Basem Naim, CNN’s Amir Tal, MJ Lee, Betsy Klein, Abeer Salman Organizations: CNN, Qatar, Hamas, Reuters, CIA, Biden, National Security, White House Locations: CNN — Israel, Gaza, Israel, Egypt, Israeli, Doha, Rafah, Qatar, Jordan

☆ The CEO of Palantir says he expects to keep losing employees over the company's support for Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The CEO of Palantir said the company has lost employees due to its support of Israel. AdvertisementPalantir CEO Alexander Karp said the company has lost employees due to its public support for Israel. "We've lost employees. I'm sure we'll lose employees," Karp said in an interview with CNBC's " Money Movers " on Wednesday. From my perspective it's not just about Israel," Karp told CNBC on Wednesday.

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☆ Middle East Crisis U.N. Trucks Get Food Aid Directly Into Northern Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Lars Dolder | Adam Rasgon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

“We are not near a deal, meaning that we are not seeing both sides converging on language that can resolve the current disagreements,” Mr. al-Ansari said, without going into detail. Hamas has demanded a comprehensive cease-fire and complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Mr. Mardawi said Hamas also wanted a “just deal” that would result in the exchange of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons for hostages held by militants in Gaza. The Israeli government has said it must wipe out Hamas’s military and administrative capabilities in Gaza before agreeing to end the war. “If not, Hamas will regroup, rearm and reconquer Gaza, and then we’re back to square one.

Persons: ” Israel, Majed al, Ansari, “, ” Mr, Mahmoud Mardawi, Mr, Mardawi, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Netanyahu, William J, Burns, ” Organizations: Qatari, United, Hamas, The New York Times, CNN, Senate Locations: Israel, Gaza, Qatar, Egypt, United States, Gazan, Rafah, rearm

Palestinians told CNN the war has crushed hopes of observing a peaceful month of fasting, festivities and worship this year. “Many of our friends and loved ones were buried alive under the rubble,” Mohammed Hamouda, a displaced health worker in Rafah, told CNN. “There are many people who (already) fast like it’s Ramadan,” he told CNN in late February, as the celebrations approached. Palestinians told CNN they resort to eating water-based soup mixed with herbs, custard or finger-sized biscuits because they have no access to nutrient-rich foods. I don’t remember.”Muslims in Gaza told CNN they are determined to perform daily rituals to try and find moments of relief among colossal devastation.

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☆ Biden administration discussing using Guantanamo Bay to process possible influx of Haitian migrants
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Biden administration is discussing using Guantanamo Bay to process Haitian migrants if there is a mass exodus to the US amid worsening conditions in the country, according to a US official. “We are clear-eyed that economic, political, and security instability are key drivers for migrants around the world. A Homeland Security spokesperson said that so far, migration from the Caribbean remains low. The United States returns or repatriates migrants interdicted at sea to The Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti,” the spokesperson added. And we are ready if a mass migration — if we need to deal with a mass migration.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, ”, Ariel Henry, “, Laura Richardson, Rebecca Zimmerman, they’re, Joe Biden, CNN’s Haley Britzky Organizations: CNN, National Security, Homeland Security, DHS, State Department, United Nations, United, Marine, Team, Immigration, Customs, Department of Homeland Security, Defense Department, Congress, Southern Command, Defense for Homeland Defense, US Customs, Border Protection Air, Marine Operations, US Border Patrol, Coast Guard, Border Patrol, Border Protection, House, Republican Locations: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Haiti, Florida, Guantanamo, Caribbean, United States, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Port, Mexico

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into northern Israel on Tuesday morning, according to Israel’s military. Israel’s military said its fighter jets had retaliated by striking a number of sites linked to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The group is a key ally of Hamas, whose Oct. 7 attacks on Israel led to the war in Gaza. Since Israel’s bombardment of Gaza began, Hezbollah has been firing rockets into northern Israel on a near-daily basis. The Israeli military regularly responds with strikes against Hezbollah-linked targets inside Lebanon.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, Khalil al, Euan Ward, Adam Sella Organizations: Hamas’s Locations: Lebanese, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Lebanon’s Bekaa, Cairo, United States, Egypt, Qatar, Iran

The Daily Hunt for Food in GazaFor two million hungry Gazans, most days bring a difficult search for something to eat. Amany Mteir, 52, scours the streets north of Gaza City, where people sell or trade what food they have. The war, including Israel’s bombardment and siege, has choked food imports and destroyed agriculture, and nearly the entire population of Gaza relies on scant humanitarian aid to eat. Most food shops in northern Gaza are damaged or closed, so vendors set up informal street markets to sell food and other items. An average of just six commercial trucks carrying food and other supplies have been allowed to enter Gaza each day since early December.

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☆ Haiti’s prime minister is resigning. Will that bring calm to the gang-ravaged country?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Caitlin Stephen Hu | Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In Henry’s place, a transitional council will be established and endowed with some powers of the presidency – including the ability to name a new interim prime minister. It is unclear how long it could take to establish a transitional council to begin the transfer of power, though Haiti’s former PM Claude Joseph told CNN that it could be created within 24 hours. The big question is whether these changes can bring calm to Haiti, and put a stop to the terrible violence tearing apart Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. Talks with regional leaders continued, leading into the emergency CARICOM meeting on Monday. The United States will contribute $300 million to the Kenyan-led multinational security mission, Blinken said after attending the CARICOM meeting on Monday.

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☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Ramadan begins, Netanyahu defends Gaza policies
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a conference in Jerusalem, on February 18. The Israeli leader's remarks came as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began and ceasefire talks stall. Israeli officials had previously warned that if hostages held in Gaza weren’t home by the start of Ramadan, they would launch a military offensive into Rafah. He also denied Biden's claim that he is "hurting more than helping" Israel in failing to limit civilian casualties in Gaza. The Biden administration is not anticipating that Israeli forces will imminently expand their military operations into Rafah, two US officials told CNN.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Ronen Zvulun, Joe Biden's, Ramadan, Netanyahu, Biden Organizations: Israeli, Sunday, CNN, The United Nations Locations: Jerusalem, Rafah, Gaza

☆ Where Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism Do and Don’t Overlap - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Every time I write, as I did last week, that I don’t think anti-Zionism is necessarily antisemitic, I get emails from Jewish readers that are angry, disappointed or sometimes simply baffled. “Israel is the political entity through which the Jewish people exercises its natural right of self-determination and control over its own fate,” said one typical recent message. Well-intentioned opponents of Jewish nationalism, some Jewish themselves, are being falsely smeared as antisemites. After Israel’s creation, more Jews were uprooted from Arab and Muslim countries than Arabs expelled from their homes in historic Palestine. It is not Israel’s fault that some of its neighbors kept displaced Palestinians as stateless refugees rather than integrating them as full citizens.

Persons: ” Locations: Israel, Gaza, Palestine

☆ Middle East Crisis Ramadan Begins as Hunger and Fear Stalk Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | Rawan Sheikh Ahmad | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Praying in front of a destroyed mosque in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is usually a time of religious devotion, dawn-to-dusk fasting, charity, family gatherings and nightly feasts. All that seems far away this year in Gaza, now in the sixth month of an Israeli military offensive and near-total blockade. The war has erased how Palestinians here used to live and observe Ramadan. Normally in the lead-up to Ramadan, Ms. Ali would be at her home in northern Gaza preparing the house for a month of worship and festivities.

Persons: ”, Ahmad Shbat, Mohammed Abed, Gazans, Ramadan, Shbat, Iman Ali, Ali, Ms, “ It’s, ” Ameera Harouda Organizations: Credit, Agence France, Hamas, United Nations Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel, mallow, Jabaliya

☆ US, Germany and EU embassies begin evacuating staff as violence spirals in gang-plagued Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Caitlin Stephen Hu | Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Dajabon, Dominican Republic CNN —The United States and other diplomatic missions have begun evacuating personnel from Haiti, as gang violence in the Caribbean nation’s capital Port-au-Prince continues to spiral. US Southern Command said the move was consistent with “standard practice for Embassy security augmentation worldwide.” No Haitians were on board the military aircraft, it added. Another source with knowledge of the operations told CNN there have been at least 12 helicopter evacuation flights into Port-au-Prince over the past three days, all evacuating diplomatic and humanitarian staff. However, shots fired nearby after the last flight’s take off on Sunday have called into question the viability of continuing the evacuation flights, the source said. The World Food Programme suspended its maritime transport services in Port-au-Prince from distributing aid across Haiti due to the instability.

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☆ Middle East Crisis Biden Rebukes Netanyahu Over Civilian Deaths but Reaffirms Support
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Vivek Shankar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

President Biden has remained steadfast in his support of Israel, but has criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the rising civilian death toll in Gaza. “In my view, he’s hurting Israel more than helping Israel,” Mr. Biden said, appearing to refer to Mr. Netanyahu’s military strategy. Mr. Biden did not offer details. In recent days, United Nations officials have warned that the enclave is close to famine. “I think it’s always possible,” Mr. Biden said.

Persons: Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, ” Mr, Mr, Netanyahu, “ It’s, ”, Jonathan Capehart, Ashraf Al Organizations: Israel, MSNBC, “, United Nations Locations: Israel, Gaza, Rafah, States, United States

☆ Gaza Begins Ramadan With No Cease-Fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Adam Rasgon | Hwaida Saad | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

International hopes at reaching a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan were dashed on Sunday, hours before Palestinians and other Muslims were to begin the month of daytime fasting, as Hamas repeated demands for a comprehensive cease-fire, which Israel has rejected. Egypt, Qatar and the United States had sought to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas before the start of Ramadan on Monday, and there had been optimism for a last-minute deal that would allow for the release of some Israeli hostages held in Gaza and Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. But weeks of indirect negotiations have stalled, and a top Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, said in a televised speech on Sunday that Hamas wanted an agreement that would end the war, guarantee the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, return displaced Palestinians to their homes and provide for the humanitarian needs of Gazans. Israel “wants to get its prisoners back and then resume the war on our people,” he said. Some Palestinians in Gaza have criticized Hamas, arguing the group was holding up negotiations in order to press Israel into freeing more Palestinian prisoners.

Persons: Israel, Ismail Haniyeh, Israel “, ”, Haniyeh Organizations: United States, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Egypt, Qatar, United, Israel, Gazans

☆ A U.S. ship with equipment for building a pier is on its way to Gaza as part of a plan to ramp up aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But aid officials say that air and sea deliveries can't make up for a shortage of supply routes on land. The daily number of aid trucks entering Gaza by land over the past five months has been far below the 500 that entered before the war. The Health Ministry in Gaza said that at least 31,045 Palestinians have been killed since the war began. Meanwhile, U.S. efforts began to set up the temporary pier in Gaza for sea deliveries. Israel declared war on Oct. 7 after Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 250 hostages.

Persons: Joe Biden, Ramadan, Jordan, Israel, Linda Roth, Roth, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Relatives, Khan Younis, Frank S, Besson Organizations: Hamas, U.S . Army, airdrops, MSNBC, Health Ministry, Civil Defense Department, Associated Press, . Central Command, European Union, United Arab, European Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Rafah, Gaza, U.S, Cyprus, Larnaca, Gaza City, Deir, Khan, Virginia, European, United States, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar

☆ Aid ship for Gaza expected to depart Cyprus this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A ship laden with relief supplies for Gaza was preparing to depart Cyprus on Saturday as part of efforts to aid a population on the brink of famine. Separately, the United States has said it plans to build a temporary jetty to bring aid into Gaza, which has no port infrastructure. A sea corridor from Cyprus will supplement attempts to boost aid supplies, which have included airdrops of food. The charity WCK has partnered with Spain's Proactiva Open Arms and is sourcing the food. Larnaca port was used by pro-Palestinian activists, who used small sail boats to get into Gaza harbour in 2008.

Persons: Spain's, WCK Organizations: Central Command, Royal Jordanian Air Force, European, Reuters, UAE . Aid, Hamas Locations: Northern Gaza, Gaza, Cyprus, UAE, Spanish, Larnaca, United States, Israel, U.S

☆ UN warns of 'massive loss of life' and 'atrocity crimes' if Israel moves in on Rafah
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The UN warns of 'atrocity crimes' if Israel moves in on Rafah, where over a million are sheltering. Israel has already conducted strikes in Rafah, including one that hit a residential building. AdvertisementThe United Nations warned of increased "atrocity crimes" if Israel moves forward with an assault on Rafah in southern Gaza. "Any ground assault on Rafah would incur massive loss of life and would heighten the risk of further atrocity crimes. In February, Israel conducted a devastating offensive in Rafah as Americans watched the Super Bowl.

Persons: Israel, —, Jeremy Laurence, Laurence Organizations: UN, Service, United Nations, UN's, Human Rights, NBC, NBC News, Bowl, The New York Times Locations: Rafah, Israel, Gaza

And now, a lack of food stemming from the region's drought has left the youngest of the children she is raising malnourished. But she recently resorted to traveling to the nearby Finarwa health center in southeastern Tigray to try to keep the 1-year-old baby alive. But months after the end of the conflict, the U.N. and the U.S. halted food aid for Tigray because of a massive scheme by Ethiopian officials to steal humanitarian grain. Food deliveries to Tigray in the second half of last year, but only a small fraction of needy people in Tigray are receiving food aid, humanitarian workers say. A widow named Serawit Wolde with 10 children was in tears as she recounted that five of them were falling ill from hunger.

Persons: NEBAR, Tinseu Hiluf, ”, Tadesse Mehari, Serawit Wolde, Hayale, ” Havale, Haile Gebre Kirstos, “, Melinda Gates Organizations: Tinseu, Ethiopian, AP, Associated Press, Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Locations: NEBAR HADNET, Ethiopia, Tigray, Nebar, U.S, Amhara, Messebo, Africa, AP.org

Israel Defense Forces fighter jets carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah targets Friday, after the military said it detected several rocket launches from southern Lebanon. "Following the strike on the military post, secondary explosions were identified, indicating that weapons were located inside the post," the IDF claimed. On its Telegram channel, Hezbollah confirmed that the group carried out artillery strikes on Israeli military sites Friday. A senior US official told CNN: "Washington is unaware of the reports of a March 15 deadline. It has also been updated with the details of a report about a possible March 15 deadline for Hezbollah.

Persons: CNN's Zeena Saifi, Becky Anderson Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Lebanese, CNN, Hamas Locations: Lebanon, Marwahin, Labbouneh, Israel, Washington, Gaza, Iran

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