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International community condemns Israels drone strike on Al Jazeera journalists
Gaza City [Gaza], August 11 (ANI): The international community has strongly condemned Israel's drone strike that killed five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, including a local freelance reporter, according to Al drone attack late on Sunday hit a tent for journalists positioned outside the main gate of Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital, killing seven the dead were Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa and Mohammed Noufal.A sixth journalist, Mohammad al-Khaldi, a local freelance reporter, was also reported killed in the air attack. Reporters Without Borders said three more journalists were wounded in the same strike, Al Jazeera Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has condemned Israel's killing of five Al Jazeera journalists and called on US and international media workers to 'stand in solidarity" with their Palestinian colleagues. 'Israel's ongoing campaign of targeted assassinations of Palestinian journalists is a war crime, plain and simple," CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said in a statement, as quoted by Al United Nations also condemned the killing of six Al Jazeera a post on X, UN Human Rights said, 'Gaza: We condemn the killing by Israeli military of 6 Palestinian journalists by targeting their tent, in grave breach of international humanitarian law. Israel must respect & protect all civilians, including journalists. At least 242 Palestinian journalists were killed in Gaza since 7 Oct 2023. We call for immediate, safe & unhindered access to Gaza for all journalists." UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, offered condolences to 'the Al Jazeera family" and called for an investigation.'We have always been very clear in condemning all killings of journalists," Dujarric said, as quoted by Al Jazeera. 'In Gaza, and everywhere, media workers should be able to carry out their work freely and without harassment, intimidation or fear of being targeted."The Palestinian mission in the UN condemned the attack, accusing Israel of 'deliberately assassinating" al-Sharif and Qreiqeh, describing them as among the 'last remaining journalists" in Gaza.
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One dead, nearly 30 injured in magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Turkiyes Balikesir
Balikesir [Turkiye], August 11 (ANI): A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northwestern Turkiye's Balikesir province on Sunday evening, killing at least one person and causing more than a dozen buildings to collapse, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, as reported by Al quake occurred at about 7:53 pm (16:53 GMT) with its epicentre in the town of Sindirgi, striking at a depth of 11 km (6.8 miles), the disaster management authority AFAD said. The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) registered the magnitude at 6.19 and depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), Al Jazeera Minister Ali Yerlikaya said four people were pulled from the rubble of a collapsed house, with three receiving hospital treatment. 'The lone victim was an 81-year-old person who died after being rescued from the rubble," he confirmed to Al 30 people were wounded in the earthquake, which was felt across multiple provinces including Istanbul, Turkiye's largest city. The disaster authority reported six aftershocks within the first hour, including one measuring 4.6 magnitude, and warned citizens against entering damaged confirmed that search and rescue operations had concluded and there were no other signs of serious damage or casualties. He also stated that electricity and water services remained President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extended his wishes to the affected citizens, stating, 'May God protect our country from any kind of disaster," according to Al is situated on several fault lines and is highly prone to earthquakes, with Istanbul, a city of 16 million, particularly vulnerable. In April this year, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook the city, though no casualties were this year in February 2023, twin earthquakes measuring 7.8 magnitude killed over 53,000 people in Turkiye and around 6,000 in neighbouring Syria, Al Jazeera reported. (ANI)
