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Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
'Bombs just started to rain down': Saskatoon nurse recounts working in Gaza when Israel broke ceasefire
After working two stints in Gaza, a Saskatoon nurse says she feels a "ton of guilt" watching news emerging from the region now that she's back in Canada. "I miss the people that I work with every single day," Casey Eberl said. "They're always in my mind. Always." Eberl remembers the scene in Gaza when Israel broke a fragile ceasefire by launching heavy airstrikes in March. "It was unlike anything any of us could have expected. We were sleeping," Eberl said. "The bombs just started to rain down and we all hibernated that night and our clinics had mass casualty incidents. The hospital I was working at had mass casualty incidents and it only got worse from there." The airstrikes broke a two-month ceasefire with Hamas, as Israel vowed to use force to free its remaining hostages in the territory. The strikes killed more than 400 people, according to Palestinian health authorities, and haven't stopped since. The decades-long conflict escalated on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel, killing around 1,200 people. In response, Israel launched a military campaign that has devastated much of Gaza. Israel's military campaign, which its leaders have said is aimed at uprooting Hamas and securing the release of the hostages, has killed more than 53,000 people and displaced practically all of Gaza's more than two million Palestinians in nearly 20 months of war, according to Gaza's health ministry. Most of the people Israel has killed are civilians, including more than 16,500 children under the age of 18, the ministry says. Eberl was serving in Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, which Israel has now struck multiple times. An airstrike at the hospital killed five people on March 23, including a Hamas political leader and Palestinian medics, Hamas said. On May 13, airstrikes at Nasser and another hospital killed 18 people. WATCH | Eberl said she was treating patients at Nasser Hospital for two months ending in April. She was also there for a six-week period last fall. She said hearing from her Palestinian colleagues motivated her to go back. "I'm extremely lucky that I got to see them again. Especially with the war going on, you never know if the people that you love, the people that you worked with and cared for, might be there again if you get to go back," Eberl said on CBC's The 306 radio show with host Peter Mills. Eberl said she saw a spike in the number of patients with blast injuries, infectious diseases and malnutrition because of a lack of access to clean water. She said she has never experienced a conflict like this before, and was looking to her Palestinian colleagues for how to navigate the situation. "There's no textbook or manual for something like that. And so I really looked to the Palestinian staff and to be honest, they led me. They told me what they needed, how I could support them, and I just tried to do my best to listen to their needs," she said. "They were the boss. They were the guides." Eberl said everyone she knows in Gaza has lost a family member. "There's nothing like the cry of a parent after they've lost their child." Eberl worked with Doctors Without Borders (also known by its French name, Médecins Sans Frontières), a non-governmental organization that provides emergency medical care to people in conflict zones, disasters or epidemics. Sana Beg, executive director of Doctors Without Borders Canada, said five Canadian health-care professionals with the organization were serving in Gaza as of Monday. "We're dealing with the very real impact of having our medical facilities under constant attack." A United Nations-backed assessment released earlier this month said the entire Gaza population is at critical risk of famine. Israel announced on May 18 that it will allow a limited amount of aid into the Palestinian enclave, but it was not immediately clear when aid would enter Gaza, or how. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would work to ensure that Hamas militants will not control distribution and aid does not reach militants. Beg said the teams in Gaza are also in urgent need of medical supplies like gloves, medications that alleviate pain and potable drinking water. "The heartbreaking reality of our teams having to witness parents anguish in their eyes as their children scream in pain, as we're sort of removing the dressings and giving them a new dressing, and we have no pain medication to be able to provide them." A total of 11 Doctors Without Borders staff have been killed in Gaza, according to Beg. "Inherently we're talking about a population that is living life in a death trap. It is hell on earth," Beg said. "This is a man-made crisis." Canada, the U.K. and France issued a joint statement on May 19 opposing the expansion of Israel's military operations in Gaza and calling for Israel to immediately allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. Beg said more needs to be done by those in power to help stop the war. "Doctors alone and medical professionals alone, we cannot be the ones that stop wars. We're not going to be able to stop the bombing of medical facilities, and this is where we need leaders to be able to act."
TimesLIVE
20-05-2025
- Business
- TimesLIVE
Future of Jobs Summit: driving public-private action to tackle youth unemployment in SA
Spearheaded by the Future Leader Forum, the Future of Jobs Summit is a bold new initiative to help turn the tide on SA's youth unemployment crisis. Taking place on May 22 and 23 in Johannesburg, the summit will bring together influential public and private sector leaders from SA and abroad to co-create the jobs of the future — with a firm focus on youth employment, digital skills and scalable solutions. Leading technology giant SAP, alongside major job creation enablers such as Adcorp, DP World, Workday and FNB, will unveil their bold strategies and pragmatic programmes for attracting, developing, and retaining top talent in an increasingly competitive global market. SAP in particular will showcase its globally acclaimed Educate to Employ and Young Professionals Programmes, which have already equipped thousands of young Africans with in-demand digital skills and meaningful career pathways. These initiatives are helping to create an inclusive talent pipeline that fuels both local innovation and international competitiveness. A national mandate to mobilise jobs for youth Founder of the Future Leader Forum, Dr Nik Eberl, says the Future of Jobs Summit is not another policy talk shop — it is a high-impact platform for action and alignment. The Future of Jobs Summit is about co-creating jobs of the future through partnerships that work — and delivering those solutions at scale Dr Nik Eberl, founder of the Future Leader Forum Bringing together CEOs, ministers, labour leaders, skills providers, and community champions, the summit is structured around a singular mission: to create a sustainable and inclusive South African workforce. 'Youth unemployment is the greatest threat to our democracy — and the greatest opportunity to unlock national prosperity,' says Eberl. 'This summit is about co-creating jobs of the future through partnerships that work — and delivering those solutions at scale.' From dialogue to delivery: backed by the G20-T20 engagement track The Future of Jobs Summit is an official T20 Site Event (T20 being the think-tank of SA's G20 presidency) and will feed into the global G20-T20 agenda. The official summit outcomes report — capturing the top job-creation strategies, public-private partnerships, and sectoral pledges — will be presented to: The office of the presidency; The parliament of SA; and The G20 Plenary in November 2025. The summit is aligned with the G20's global commitment to inclusive growth, skills development, and job creation for the youth, making SA a leading voice in shaping a more resilient future of work. Success models already emerging: GBS and beyond SA's Global Business Services (GBS) sector is a standout success story that will be reviewed at the summit. With strong government support, global investment, and a young, trainable workforce, the GBS industry has already created over 150,000 youth jobs and is on track to deliver 500,000 jobs by 2030. 'GBS shows us what's possible when government, business, and skills providers align around a shared goal,' says Eberl. 'We must now apply that same formula across high-growth sectors — from tech and tourism to renewable energy and the care economy.' Call to action for leaders and changemakers The summit will feature: The CEO dialogue, leadership roundtables and panel discussions. Job creation success stories from the private sector as well as national, provincial and local government. A National Jobs Dashboard launch to track commitments and progress. 'We are building a movement of hope,' says Eberl. 'The Future of Jobs Summit is about giving our youth a future worth staying for — and showing the world that SA is ready to lead. We are thrilled to have representation from the public, private and nonprofit sector, including social entrepreneurs participating.'
NDTV
18-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Michael Olise 'Player Of The Season' Says Bayern Munich Sporting Director
Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl called winger Michael Olise the "Bundesliga's player of the season" after another star showing for the league champions in Sunday's 4-0 win at Hoffenheim. The London-born, France representative scored the opener with a superb free kick with 33 minutes gone and set up another for Joshua Kimmich early in the second half. Olise finished the season with 15 assists, more than any other player in the Bundesliga, as Bayern won the league, 13 points ahead of last year's winners Bayer Leverkusen. Eberl brought Olise to Bavaria from Crystal Palace in pre-season. Bayern paid a reported 53 million euros ($60 million) to the 2025 FA Cup winners for Olise's services. The freshly minted Bundesliga rookie of the year was the only Bayern player to play in every one of the club's league games this season. The sporting director lavished praise on the 23-year-old, saying "he played well with the others, took on more responsibility when Jamal (Musiala) wasn't there, when Harry (Kane) wasn't there. "Alongside the coach Vincent Kompany, he's our biggest signing," Eberl said, calling Olise "our foundation for the future." In all competitions, Olise scored 17 goals and laid on 21 assists, while winning two penalties converted by Kane. Bayern veteran Thomas Mueller, who played his last Bundesliga game for the club on Saturday, said Olise was no one-season wonder. "It's impressive to see how consistently he does what he does, repeating his performances, especially when you consider it is his first season at a big club," Mueller said. A silver medal winner with France at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Olise will line up for the senior side in the Nations League semi-final against Spain in June.
New Straits Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Olise 'player of the season' says Bayern sporting director
MUNICH: Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl called winger Michael Olise the "Bundesliga's player of the season" after another star showing for the league champions in Sunday's 4-0 win at Hoffenheim. The London-born, France representative scored the opener with a superb free kick with 33 minutes gone and set up another for Joshua Kimmich early in the second half. Olise finished the season with 15 assists, more than any other player in the Bundesliga, as Bayern won the league, 13 points ahead of last year's winners Bayer Leverkusen. Eberl brought Olise to Bavaria from Crystal Palace in pre-season. Bayern paid a reported 53 million euros ($60 million) to the 2025 FA Cup winners for Olise's services. The freshly minted Bundesliga rookie of the year was the only Bayern player to play in every one of the club's league games this season. The sporting director lavished praise on the 23-year-old, saying "he played well with the others, took on more responsibility when Jamal (Musiala) wasn't there, when Harry (Kane) wasn't there. "Alongside the coach Vincent Kompany, he's our biggest signing," Eberl said, calling Olise "our foundation for the future." In all competitions, Olise scored 17 goals and laid on 21 assists, while winning two penalties converted by Kane. Bayern veteran Thomas Mueller, who played his last Bundesliga game for the club on Saturday, said Olise was no one-season wonder. "It's impressive to see how consistently he does what he does, repeating his performances, especially when you consider it is his first season at a big club," Mueller said. A silver medal winner with France at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Olise will line up for the senior side in the Nations League semi-final against Spain in June. —AFP
eNCA
17-05-2025
- Sport
- eNCA
Olise 'player of the season' says Bayern sporting director
Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl called winger Michael Olise the "Bundesliga's player of the season" after another star showing for the league champions in Sunday's 4-0 win at Hoffenheim. The London-born, France representative scored the opener with a superb free kick with 33 minutes gone and set up another for Joshua Kimmich early in the second half. Olise finished the season with 15 assists, more than any other player in the Bundesliga, as Bayern won the league, 13 points ahead of last year's winners Bayer Leverkusen. Eberl brought Olise to Bavaria from Crystal Palace in pre-season. Bayern paid a reported 53 million euros ($60 million) to the 2025 FA Cup winners for Olise's services. The freshly minted Bundesliga rookie of the year was the only Bayern player to play in every one of the club's league games this season. The sporting director lavished praise on the 23-year-old, saying "he played well with the others, took on more responsibility when Jamal (Musiala) wasn't there, when Harry (Kane) wasn't there. "Alongside the coach Vincent Kompany, he's our biggest signing," Eberl said, calling Olise "our foundation for the future." In all competitions, Olise scored 17 goals and laid on 21 assists, while winning two penalties converted by Kane. Bayern veteran Thomas Mueller, who played his last Bundesliga game for the club on Saturday, said Olise was no one-season wonder. "It's impressive to see how consistently he does what he does, repeating his performances, especially when you consider it is his first season at a big club," Mueller said.
