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Saba Yemen
3 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
UN: Israel's blocking of aid makes Gaza hungriest place on earth
Berlin - Saba: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday that Israel is preventing all but a small amount of humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, with virtually no ready-to-eat food entering what the OCHA spokesman described as "the hungriest place on earth." Office spokesman Jens Laerke added that only 600 of the 900 aid trucks authorized to reach the Israeli-Gaza border have reached the Gaza Strip. From there, a combination of bureaucratic and security obstacles has made it nearly impossible to safely bring aid into the Strip, according to Reuters. With American and European support, the Israeli enemy army has been committing genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, resulting in the martyrdom of 54,249 citizens, the majority of whom were children and women, and the injury of 123,492 others, as of yesterday, Thursday, in a preliminary toll, with thousands of victims still under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulance and rescue crews. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Straits Times
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Gaza ambulance fleet down to a third, Palestinian Red Crescent says
A view of an aid truck entering from Israel into Gaza, near the Kerem Shalom crossing near the Israeli-Gaza border, May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen GENEVA - The head of the Palestinian Red Crescent said on Thursday its operations in Gaza may stop within days in the absence of fresh supplies and its ambulance fleet was running at only a third of capacity due to fuel shortages. Flour and other aid began reaching some of Gaza's most vulnerable areas on Thursday after Israel let some trucks through, but nowhere near enough to make up for shortages caused by an 11-week Israeli blockade, Palestinian officials said. Israel said it let in 100 trucks carrying baby food and medical equipment on Wednesday, two days after announcing its first relaxation of the blockade under mounting international pressure amid warnings of starvation in Gaza. Asked how long his organisation could continue operating in Gaza, Palestine Red Crescent Society President Younis Al-Khatib told reporters in Geneva: "It's a matter of time. It could be days. "We are running out of fuel. The capacity of ambulances we work with now is one third," he added, saying its gasoline-powered ambulances had already halted but it had some that were running on solar power provided by the United Nations. The PRCS is part of the world's largest humanitarian network, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and provides medical care in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Al-Khatib criticised the small amount of aid Israel has allowed into Gaza so far, warning of the risk of mob attacks. "I think that is an invitation for killing. These people are starving," he said. Israel, at war with Gaza's dominant militant group Hamas since October 2023, has repeatedly defended its controls on aid in the enclave, saying there is enough food there and denying accusations of causing starvation. He added his voice to criticism of a U.S.-backed organisation that aims to start work in Gaza by the end of May overseeing a new model of aid distribution. "It's not up for discussion. No, no, no," he said. "The world should not give up on the system as we know it." The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation intends to work with private U.S. security and logistics firms to provide aid to 300,000 people from distribution hubs in Gaza's south. Gaza's total population is 2.3 million, most of it displaced. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Business Mayor
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Mayor
Counterterrorism police probe fire at Starmer's London house
Unlock the Editor's Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Counterterrorism police are investigating a fire at Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's north London home in the early hours of Monday morning. The fire at the four-bedroom property, which Starmer has rented out to tenants since moving to 10 Downing Street last July, caused damage to the property's entrance, the Metropolitan Police said. 'On Monday, 12 May at 01:35hrs, police were alerted by the London Fire Brigade to reports of a fire at a residential address in [Kentish Town],' the police said in a statement. 'Officers attended the scene. Damage was caused to the property's entrance, nobody was hurt. The fire is being investigated and cordons remain in place while enquiries continue.' Starmer's home has been targeted by protesters in the past, including in relation to the Israeli-Gaza conflict. On Monday, the prime minister announced a migration crackdown warning that Britain risked becoming 'an island of strangers' without further action. A spokesman for the prime minister on Monday said he 'thanks the emergency services for their work', but declined to comment further because of the live investigation. This is a developing story
Leaders
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Leaders
CBS News Producer Resigns over Parent Company's Meddling in Gaza War Coverage
The Executive Producer of CBS News' '60 Minutes' show, Bill Owens, has resigned the flagship news program, citing lack of 'journalistic independence.' On Apil 22, 2025, Owens said in a memo that over the past few months, 'it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience,' The Guardian reported. Owens announced he was stepping down, ending his 37-year career at CBS News. 'So, having defended this show – and what we stand for – from every angle, over time with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward,' he said. Owens' resignation came amid a dispute between Donald Trump administration and CBS News and its parent company, Paramount, over the coverage of Gaza war and the Trump administration. Trump filed a $20 billion lawsuit claiming that the news outlet edited an interview with Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential campaign, when she answered a question about Israel's war in Gaza. CBS rejected the claim, calling Trump's lawsuit an attempt to 'punish' journalism institutions for their editorial decisions. Meanwhile, Paramount is currently holding talks with Trump to settle the lawsuit. Owens' resignation has triggered reactions. The 60 Minutes correspondent, Scott Pelley, paid tribute to Owens during the show. 'Stories we have covered for the last 57 years are often controversial, lately the Israeli-Gaza war and the Trump administration. Bill made sure they were accurate and fair,' he said. Then, Pelley criticized Paramount for placing scrutiny over the program's content. 'Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways. None of our stories have been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism required,' Pelley added. Short link : Post Views: 2
Middle East Eye
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Paramount under fire for meddling in Gaza coverage after '60 Minutes' producer resigns
Paramount has come under fire following the resignation of veteran 60 Minutes producer Bill Owens, who reportedly quit the CBS news show last week after the parent company, Paramount, began to interfere with its coverage of Israel's war on Gaza and the Trump administration. On Sunday night's episode of 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley read a statement about the departure of the executive producer, who was with the show for over 25 years. 'Stories we have covered for the last 57 years are often controversial, lately the Israeli-Gaza war and the Trump administration. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways. None of our stories have been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism required.' 'He did it for us and for you,' he said. CBS' 60 Minutes discussed the resignation of executive producer Bill Owens last week. Owens reportedly quit amid increasing monitoring by CBS' parent company Paramount over coverage of the war on Gaza and the Trump administration as it sought White House approval for a merger. — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) April 28, 2025 Pelly added that Paramount was attempting to complete a merger that requires approval from the Trump administration. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters Last week, US President Donald Trump attacked 60 Minutes, saying it aired two inaccurate stories about him, and he has pressed the Federal Communications Commission to take action. This comes after Trump sued the show in late 2024 for 'partisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference', following an interview with his presidential candidate opponent, Kamala Harris. The lawsuit is still ongoing. 'Falling into fascism' Paramount has been receiving an onslaught of criticism this week from people on social media who say the corporation is conceding to Trump's demands. "Congratulations to Bill Owens and Scott Pelley of CBS for standing up for the Constitution and the First Amendment," US Senator Bernie Sanders posted on X. "Trump, and his lawsuits against CBS and other media, must be strongly resisted. Paramount (which owns CBS) must not give in to Trump's authoritarianism." It hasn't been mentioned much that the legendary Executive Producer of 60 Minutes named Bill Owens was forced to resign because he refused to bow to the orange felon seeing as its parent company Paramount needs the orange felon to approve a merger. Fascism 101. — Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) April 28, 2025 "Bill Owens, executive producer of '60 Minutes', resigns: 'I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for '60 Minutes', right for the audience'," one social media user posted on X. "We're falling into fascism. - Deeper and deeper." Many online this week have also been highlighting the potential role of Shari Redstone, the current controlling shareholder of Paramount, in censoring 60 Minutes and its news coverage. Redstone defended the controversial CBS Mornings interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates, when a host suggested that the author espoused "extremist" views in his writing about Palestinians. "Buried in the @nytimes article about the resignation of 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens is that Paramount's controlling shareholder, Shari Redstone, complained about a segment on Israel's war on Gaza," journalist Laila Al-Rian posted on X. Apparently this is was the 60 Minutes story on "The Gaza Policy" that contributed to Bill Owens leaving rather than compromise his independence. Link below. — Adil Haque (@AdHaque110) April 28, 2025 In addition to 60 Minutes' public condemnation of their parent company on Sunday, comedian Nathan Fielder also criticised the company's streaming platform, Paramount+, for erasing one of his episodes of the hit show, Nathan for You, due to potential 'sensitivities' around antisemitism. In his latest episode, Fielder, who is Jewish, depicted the streamer as Nazi Germany. In the narration of the episode, Fielder says: "The email said, in late 2023, a decision was made by Paramount+ Germany to remove the episode in their region after they became uncomfortable with what they called 'anything that touches on antisemitism in the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas attacks.'" "'On the Paramount app, there are 50 results for 'Nazi', 10 for 'Hitler,' and zero for 'Judaism,'. We've been erased." Many online joked about the amount of criticism that Paramount received in one day, with one post on X reading, "between this and nathan fielder depicting them like nazis on the rehearsal, paramount's uhhh having one hell of a night! So Nathan Fielder was absolutely accurate in his portrayal of Paramount in the Rehearsal — Lip (@LipjustLip) April 28, 2025 "60 minutes AND nathan fielder both blasting Redstone for her paramount plus moves means they have both ends of the age demographic getting mad," a social media user posted on X. "Good luck shari".
