Dozens of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, officials say, as hunger crisis grinds on
Israel has continued to carry out daily strikes as its military offensive and blockade have led to the 'worst-case scenario of famine' in the territory of some 2 million Palestinians, according to an international authority on hunger crises. Ceasefire talks appeared to have stalled again last week, with no end in sight to the nearly 22-month war sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack.
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Cision Canada
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- Cision Canada
Press Conference by Canadian Medical and Humanitarian Organizations and MP Heather McPherson: Stop the Bombs and Allow Food Trucks into Gaza
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Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHRI) has published a legal-medical analysis documenting the deliberate and systematic destruction of Gaza's healthcare system. Both Israeli organizations call on Israelis and the international community to take immediate action to stop the genocide, using all legal tools available under international law. Since May 27, 2025, approximately 1,400 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to the UN. The GHF is shooting and killing civilians seeking aid and has been described as a death trap by UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. The GHF must be immediately dismantled, with the reinstallation of UNRWA and a complete end to the Israeli blockade on Gaza. Lt Col. Anthony Aguilar, a retired US Green Beret and former Gaza Humanitarian Foundation contractor, describes what he saw on the ground in Gaza while trying to distribute aid to starving Palestinians. He recounts meeting a young 10-year-old emaciated boy, Amir, who had walked 10km without shoes, food or water to try to get food. After getting a few items of food, he thanked Mr Aguilar and his colleague for the aid he was able to retrieve. Moments later, Amir was "gunned down" and killed as the IDF soldiers began to shoot to get the crowds to disperse after distribution of food. "We have no excuse as a a world to look at this and say we didn't know," said Anthony Aguilar. We have questions for the Honourable Anita Anand about Canadian complicity in this genocide, about continued Canadian military exports to the state of Israel, and about Canadian military imports from Israel. Why did the government invent a 'non-lethal' category to continue to allow the export of military goods and technologies? This category is not reflected in the government's annual reports on exports of military goods and technology, with the exception of the case of Israel, and only since Jan 8, 2024. Can the Minister account for the $18M dollars of exports to Israel in 2024? What was exported? What are the items in these categories from 2024? How can one argue that items meeting these descriptions are non-lethal? $2.3M for bombs; torpedoes, rockets; missiles and other related components, under section 2-4 $2.9M for aircraft and airborne vehicles and their parts, under section 2-10 $12.5M for controlled electronic equipment and related components, under section 2-11 We reject the idea that any items covered by the export rules for military goods and technology have only 'non-lethal' potential and call for an end to the hypocrisy and sophistry that this category represents. We ask for accountability now for 2024 military exports, and for exports to date in 2025. We call for a true suspension of every one of an unknown number of active permits. We note the $8M imports to Canada from Israel in 2024 and deplore the idea of benefiting from the military industry of a state engaged in war crimes. The dehumanization of Palestinians and the brutality of Israel's war of extermination in Gaza must stop immediately. The GHF must be dismantled and the borders of Gaza must be opened for unencumbered humanitarian aid. The UNRWA Commissioner General, Phillipe Lazzarini, has reported that UNRWA has 6,000 trucks loaded with aid stuck outside Gaza waiting permission to enter. "Airdrops are at least 100 times more costly than trucks. Trucks carry twice as much aid as planes," UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on social media. "If there is political will to allow airdrops – which are highly costly, insufficient and inefficient, there should be similar political will to open the road crossings," he stressed. 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4 hours ago
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Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children
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Winnipeg Free Press
4 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Six children are among 21 people who have E. coli or campylobacter infections after consuming raw milk from a farm in Florida, public health officials said. Seven people have been hospitalized, and at least two of them are suffering severe complications, the Florida Department of Health said Monday. It did not specify if any of the six infected children under 10 are among those being treated in hospitals, nor how many people were infected by E. coli, campylobacter or both bacteria. 'Sanitation practices in this farm are of particular concern due to the number of cases,' reads the state advisory, which did not identify the farm linked to the cluster of infections in northeast and central Florida. Raw milk appears to be gaining in popularity, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking unpasteurized products. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say raw milk is one of the 'riskiest' foods people can consume. Raw milk is far more likely than pasteurized milk to cause illnesses and hospitalizations because of dangerous bacteria such as campylobacter, listeria, salmonella and E. coli, research shows. The infections can cause gastrointestinal illness, and in some cases may lead to serious complications, including a life-threatening form of kidney failure. Young children, the elderly, immunocompromised people and pregnant women are at greater risk of complications. 'We invented pasteurization for a reason,' said Keith Schneider, a food safety professor at the University of Florida. 'It's maddening that this is happening.' States have widely varying regulations regarding raw milk, with some allowing retail purchases in stores and others allowing sale only at farms. Some states allow 'cowshares,' in which customers buy milk produced by designated animals, and some allow consumption only by farm owners, employees or 'non-paying guests.' In Florida, the sale and distribution of raw milk for human consumption is illegal, but retailers get around the ban by labeling their products as for pet or animal food only. Schneider called it a 'wink, wink, nudge, nudge,' form of regulation. Wednesdays What's next in arts, life and pop culture. 'Everybody knows that they're selling it for human consumption,' Schneider said, adding that people getting sick — or even seriously ill — from drinking raw milk is 'not a question of if, but when.' ___ Kate Payne is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
