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Yahoo
16 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Washington Post admits to faulty reporting on claim that Israel killed dozens of Gazan civilians at aide site
The Washington Post admitted Tuesday that a claim in its recent report that Israeli soldiers killed dozens of civilians in Gaza could not be verified. The outlet shared a post on X stating it had updated its Sunday article to reflect that it could not verify that Israeli troops killed around 30 civilians near a U.S. aid site in Gaza. The previous version of the piece reported that the Israeli military had committed the killings. "The article and headline were updated on Sunday evening making it clear that there was no consensus about who was responsible for the shootings and that there was a dispute over that question," the outlet's social media post read. Huckabee Slams French-backed Palestinian Statehood Push At Un, Says Us-israel Are 'Inseparably' Linked At least 26 Palestinians were reportedly killed and some 175 were wounded over the weekend as they made their way to receive food in the Gaza Strip, according to officials from the Hamas-run health ministry and witnesses. Witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around 1,000 yards away from an aid site run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). A Palestinian journalist told the BBC that thousands of Palestinians had gathered near the aid site near Gaza's southern city of Rafah when Israeli tanks approached and opened fire on the crowd. Read On The Fox News App However, the IDF has disputed these allegations, saying they are "currently unaware of injuries caused by IDF fire within the Humanitarian Aid distribution site," adding that "the matter is still under review." Israel Hostage Deal In Doubt As Hamas Adds Demands, Us Envoy Calls Terms 'Unacceptable' "It is false and fabricated. All aid was distributed today without incident," the GHF said. "No injuries or fatalities as noted in our daily update sent out earlier. We have heard that these fake reports have been actively fomented by Hamas. They are untrue and fabricated." However, as an editor's note in the updated Washington Post piece said, The Post had reported on Sunday that "Israeli troops had killed more than 30 people near a U.S. aid site, with the headline attributing the action to 'health officials.'" "The article failed to make clear if attributing the deaths to Israel was the position of the Gaza health ministry or a fact verified by The Post," the note read. The body of the updated piece reported the casualties, but this time, did not blame the IDF. It said, "At least 31 people were killed and another 170 wounded, most of them with gunshot wounds to the extremities and upper body, according to local health officials and medics who treated the victims." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "While three witnesses said the gunfire came from Israeli military positions, the Israel Defense Forces denied the allegations, saying in a statement that an initial inquiry indicated that its soldiers did not fire at civilians while they were near or within the distribution site," the new piece added. The editor's note confirmed that "The article and headline were updated on Sunday evening and for the print edition on Monday making it clear that there was no consensus about who was responsible for the shooting and that there was a dispute over that question." It added, "The Post didn't give proper weight to Israel's denial and gave improper certitude about what was known about any Israeli role in the shootings. The early versions fell short of Washington Post standards of fairness and should not have been published in that form." Reps for The Washington Post did not immediately reply to Fox News Digital's request for additional article source: Washington Post admits to faulty reporting on claim that Israel killed dozens of Gazan civilians at aide site
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Dozens of Palestinians killed, nearly 200 wounded while on their way to collect aid in Gaza
At least 26 Palestinians were killed and at least 175 were wounded as they made their way to receive food in the Gaza Strip, according to health officials and witnesses. Witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around 1,000 yards away from an aid site run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. A Palestinian journalist told the BBC that thousands of Palestinians had gathered near the aid site near Gaza's southern city of Rafah when Israeli tanks approached and opened fire on the crowd. The Israeli Defense Forces said it is "currently unaware of injuries caused by IDF fire within the Humanitarian Aid distribution site," adding that "the matter is still under review." The foundation said in a statement that it delivered 16 truckloads of aid "without incident" early on Sunday. It has denied previous accounts of chaos and gunfire around its sites, which are in Israeli military zones where independent access is limited. Israel Hostage Deal In Doubt As Hamas Adds Demands, Us Envoy Calls Terms 'Unacceptable' In its statement, the foundation dismissed what it referred to as "false reporting about deaths, mass injuries and chaos." Read On The Fox News App The organization's distribution of aid has been marred by chaos, with multiple witnesses having said Israeli troops fired on crowds near the delivery sites. Before Sunday, at least six people had been killed and more than 50 wounded, according to local health officials. The foundation says the private security contractors guarding its sites have not fired on the crowds. The Israeli military has said it fired warning shots in previous incidents. As thousands of people headed toward the distribution site hours before dawn, Israeli forces ordered them to disperse and return later, witnesses said. When the crowds reached the Flag Roundabout, around 1,000 yards away, at around 3 a.m., the military opened fire, the witnesses said. "There was fire from all directions, from naval warships, from tanks and drones," Amr Abu Teiba, who was in the crowd, said. He said he observed at least 10 bodies with gunshot wounds and several other wounded people, including women. People used carts to carry the victims to the field hospital. Another witness, Ibrahim Abu Saoud, gave a nearly identical account. Abu Saoud said he saw many people with gunshot wounds, including a young man who he said had died at the scene. Mohammed Abu Teaima said he saw Israeli forces open fire and kill his cousin and another woman as they were on their way to the distribution site. He said his cousin was shot in his chest and died at the scene, while many others were wounded, including his brother-in-law. "They opened heavy fire directly towards us," he said. Huckabee Slams French-backed Palestinian Statehood Push At Un, Says Us-israel Are 'Inseparably' Linked Israel and the U.S., which also backs the foundation, say the new aid system seeks to prevent Hamas from taking away aid. Israel has not provided any evidence of systematic diversion and the U.N. denies it has happened. U.N. agencies and major aid groups have refused to work with the new system, arguing that it violates humanitarian principles since it allows Israel to control who receives aid and forces people to relocate to distribution sites. The U.N. system has struggled to bring in aid after Israel recently slightly eased its total blockade of the territory. The groups say Israel's restrictions, the breakdown of law and order and widespread looting make it extremely difficult to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza. The Associated Press contributed to this article source: Dozens of Palestinians killed, nearly 200 wounded while on their way to collect aid in Gaza
New York Post
16-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Companies betting on zeppelins as major player in future of air travel: report
Ballooning hopes. Companies are betting that diesel-powered zeppelins will be part of the next wave of innovative air travel that will be remarkably safer and greener than Hindenburg-era balloons, according to a report. Eco-friendly airships are being brought to market by several start-ups, which believe that the newfangled zeppelins could satisfy a market niche of tourism and cargo shipping, the Washington Post reported. Pathfinder 1 constructed by LTA Research. aerospaceamerica Companies LTA Research, which is backed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin; FLYING WHALES, which is backed by the French government, and Hybrid Air Vehicles are designing the ships to replace the old aluminum, copper and wood with carbon fiber and titanium. LTA Research has begun testing zeppelin-esque aircraft Pathfinder 1 — which is a rigid airship that made its first untethered outdoor flight at NASA's Moffett Field in California just last year, the BBC reported. Hybrid Air Vehicles is aiming to build two dozen ships at a British factory by 2030 that will focus on carrying cargo and tourists, WaPo reported. French-backed venture FLYING WHALES will aim at building a factory in Quebec by 2027 and start business operations by 2029, the report stated. Advocates say the use of zeppelins will cut down on carbon emissions as they consume only a few gallons of diesel fuel per hour in combination with electric battery power — contrasted to jet engines in commercial airplanes that burn thousands of gallons of kerosene per hour, WaPo reported. Yet, fire-wary engineers have designed the ships to float using nonrenewable, nonflammable helium instead of hydrogen, which some critics suggest deflates the eco-friendly stance of the projects, according to the outlet. Skeptics, including zep-expert John J. Geoghegan, author of 'When Giants Ruled the Sky,' don't believe in the viability of this new push. A zeppelin is pulled out of its hangar at an airfield in Baden-Wurtemberg, Germany, in 2023. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images 'The next generation of airships today are quite effective at reducing carbon emissions. The question is whether the market will support enough of them for them to make a significant contribution to reducing climate change,' Geoghegan told the outlet. Other balloon poppers point to economic constraints, as the technology relies on nonflammable helium, which faces regular shortages and price hikes due to it being a scarce and nonrenewable resource. But zeppelin developers seem to think the float-substance change is necessary to hedge against concerns over the explosion of the Hindenburg, which came down in a fiery crash in 1937.
Irish Examiner
21-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
French firm's plans for Tipperary solar farm stalled by seven appeals
Plans by the French-backed Power Capital Renewable Energy to construct a solar farm on lands close to Dualla village in South Tipperary have been stalled. Independent TD Mattie McGrath is one of over 300 people to lodge submissions with Tipperary County Council on the solar farm proposed for a 318-acre site, and now seven third parties have lodged appeals with An Bord Pleanála against the council's decision to give the project the green light. They include equine farmer Keith Barry, Dualla Village Preschool, Dualla Together CLG, Conor and Kate Breen, Enda Howley, Donnacha and Denis Looby, and Kelly Reay. In his objection against the development, which is to be located 4km from Cashel, Mr McGrath told the council that a number of his constituents in the Dualla area 'are extremely concerned about the proposed development'. I am concerned about the scale of this development and the impact it will have on neighbouring homes, farms, businesses and community facilities 'A solar farm of this size would change the natural landscape of the local environment and would be in contravention of the Tipperary County Development Plan.' Mr McGrath said that, notwithstanding the need for renewable clean energy, 'it is my belief that the proposed development, if permitted, would negatively impact the surrounding area'. The applicant, Power Capital Renewable Energy Ltd, has incurred cumulative losses of €54m across 2023, 2022, and 2021, as it has advanced solar farm projects across Ireland and the US. Irish portfolio In 2020, Omnes, a Paris-based player in private equity and infrastructure, invested in the firm. With the backing, Power Capital Renewable Energy Ltd has focused on building a significant solar farm portfolio in Ireland and aims to be a major player in the Irish sector. Its most recent accounts show a pre-tax loss of €29.74m for 2023, stating that in the first half of 2024, the group completed the construction of four solar PV projects with a capacity of 232MWp, with further portfolios of 325MWp and 115MWp commencing construction in Q2 2024 and Q4 2024 respectively. A planning report lodged with the solar farm application states that the proposed development will result in increased renewable electrical capacity which will, in turn, reduce the utilisation of fossil fuels within the national power grid. The report states that this development 'will also contribute to meeting the national greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and, overall, have a positive impact on climate change'. Keith Barry operates Milburn Farm, an 85-acre residential and equestrian farm 200m from the proposed site. In his objection, Mr Barry stated: 'We have bred, and currently own and breed, show-jumping horses which have represented our country in the international arena.' Mr Barry stated that in excess of 280 individuals, along with bodies that supply amenities to the small village of Dualla and its environs, 'have spoken and shared their concerns around water quality, health and safety, and the general feeling of concern about how their homes'. Mr Barry states that 'the future of the village, its amenities, and their quality of lives and that of their families in the future and beyond 40 years will be affected if this development is to go ahead'. The co-owners of Dualla Village Preschool, Sarah Lawlor and Kelly Reay, told the council: 'Our preschool and school-aged service is thriving. We have worked hard to provide the children of Dualla and surrounding areas a quality, gold standard educational facility with a unique and cutting-edge curriculum They stated: 'This solar development puts our business in jeopardy, by surrounding us with steel framed black glass and intrusive fences, we will no longer be a sanctuary for the children of the village. 'The rolling green fields will be filled with black glass and steel, and the gentle sounds of nature overrun by buzzing transformers and overhead electrical cables. Families will not want to live in an industrialised village which will have knock-on consequences for our intake of children.' A decision is due on the third party appeals in August. Read More Limerick Film Lab to promote West of Ireland as filming location
Al Arabiya
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Ukraine examining how to monitor any ceasefire, foreign minister says
Kyiv has begun examining how to monitor any ceasefire along the frontline of its war with Russia, which runs for over 1,300 kilometers (800 miles), Ukraine's foreign minister said on Friday, as a survey suggested half its citizens oppose ceding land for quick peace. US President Donald Trump is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept a ceasefire proposal that Washington negotiated with Ukraine. Putin on Thursday welcomed the plan in principle but laid out a list of conditions, suggesting there would be no rapid agreement from Moscow, and prompting skepticism in Kyiv. 'In order to avoid possible provocations from the Russian side, we need to be prepared,' Andrii Sybiha told journalists on Friday, announcing that a team would be set up to consider how to monitor any truce. On Thursday, he had posted on X that 'Putin seeks to continue the war. The rest of his words are just a smokescreen,' echoing the response of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Sybiha was part of the Ukrainian delegation that met with American representatives in Saudi Arabia and said Kyiv supported Washington's proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the full-scale invasion launched by Russia three years ago. He said the monitoring would be complex, recalling Ukraine's negative experience with truces under the German- and French-backed Minsk process with the insurgency that Russia backed in eastern Ukraine from 2014 onward. Russia now controls around a fifth of Ukraine. In a survey published on Friday by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, 50 percent of respondents opposed ceding any territory in exchange for peace and a guarantee of independence, compared to 51 percent in December, while 39 percent were in favor.
