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The Independent
04-08-2025
- General
- The Independent
Photos show Palestinians pursuing food aid after the latest air drops in Gaza
This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, shows Palestinians scrambling to get humanitarian aid that was airdropped by parachutes into Zawaida and Netzarim in the central Gaza Strip on Monday.
Associated Press
04-08-2025
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- Associated Press
Photos show Palestinians pursuing food aid after the latest air drops in Gaza
GAZA STRIP (AP) — This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, shows Palestinians scrambling to get humanitarian aid that was airdropped by parachutes into Zawaida and Netzarim in the central Gaza Strip on Monday.
Wall Street Journal
13-07-2025
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- Wall Street Journal
Gazans Confront a Stark Choice: Risk Death to Get Food, or Starve
For many in Gaza, it is an agonizing daily choice. Should they risk a trip through combat zones to visit one of the enclave's four functioning aid-distribution sites that are frequently scenes of chaos and violence? Or should they try to make it another 24 hours, or more, without food. Mahmoud al-Tarifi's 22-year-old son, Osama, set out for a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation center near the Netzarim corridor, an Israeli-patrolled zone that bisects Gaza. His family hadn't eaten a filling meal in weeks, Tarifi said, and Osama wanted to get rice, dried beans or other supplies.
Arab News
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Israeli soldier describes alleged arbitrary killings of civilians in Gaza
LONDON: An Israeli army reservist has claimed that civilians in Gaza were frequently shot without warning or threat during his service, describing what he called shifting and often arbitrary rules of engagement that, at times, led to the killing of unarmed people. In a rare on-camera interview with Sky News, the soldier, who served three tours of duty in Gaza with the Israeli military, said troops were often instructed to shoot anyone entering areas considered to be off limits, regardless of whether they posed a threat or not. 'We have a territory that we are in, and the commands are: everyone that comes inside needs to die,' he told Sky News. 'If they're inside, they're dangerous, you need to kill them. No matter who it is.' 'Some Israeli commanders can decide to do war crimes.' An IDF soldier, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said his conscience won't let him stay silent about arbitrary killing of civilians in — Sky News (@SkyNews) July 7, 2025 Speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal, the reservist from the Israeli military's 252nd Division said he was twice stationed at the Netzarim corridor, a narrow military-controlled strip carved through central Gaza early in the war to divide the territory and tighten Israeli control. He described how his unit marked invisible boundaries near civilian areas, sometimes while occupying homes belonging to displaced Palestinians. Local residents, he said, were expected to understand these lines without explanation or risk being shot. 'There's an imaginary line that they tell us all the Gazan people know. But how can they know?' he said. 'It might be like a teenager riding his bicycle.' The soldier said the decision to open fire on civilians frequently depended on the 'mood of the commander,' with criteria for engagement varying from day to day, adding: 'They might be shot, they might be captured, it really depends on the day.' He recalled one incident in which a man was shot for crossing the boundary, followed by another who was detained for approaching the body, only for the rules to change again hours later, with orders to shoot anyone crossing the line. The soldier alleged that commanders were able to set their own rules of engagement, sometimes with deadly consequences. 'Every commander can choose for himself what he does. So it's kind of like the Wild West,' he said. 'Some commanders can really decide to do war crimes and bad things and don't face the consequences of that.' He also described a pervasive culture among troops that viewed all Gazans as legitimate targets in the aftermath of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, which killed about 1,200 people in Israel and led to more than 250 taken hostage. 'They'd say: 'Yeah, but these people didn't do anything to prevent October 7, and they probably had fun when this was happening to us. So they deserve to die',' he said. 'People don't feel mercy for them. I think the core of it, that in their mind, these people aren't innocent,' he added. In Israel, where military service is a social rite of passage and the military is widely seen as a unifying national institution, public criticism of the armed forces is rare. The soldier told Sky News he feared being branded a traitor but felt compelled to speak out. 'I kind of feel like I took part in something bad, and I need to counter it with something good that I do, by speaking out,' he said. 'I am very troubled about what I took and still am taking part of, as a soldier and citizen in this country.' He added: 'I think a lot of people, if they knew exactly what's happening, it wouldn't go down very well for them, and they wouldn't agree with it.' When asked about the allegations, the Israeli military told Sky News that it 'operates in strict accordance with its rules of engagement and international law, taking feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm.' According to the statement: 'The IDF operates against military targets and objectives, and does not target civilians or civilian objects.' The military said complaints or reports of alleged violations are 'transferred to the relevant authorities responsible for examining exceptional incidents that occurred during the war.' It also highlighted steps it says it takes to minimise civilian casualties, including issuing evacuation notices and regular updates about combat zones.
The Guardian
01-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
A freedom from slavery parade, heatwave and a fashion show: photos of the day
Relatives of Palestinians who lost their lives following the Israeli attacks on civilians waiting for aid in Netzarim area and on a cafe on coast of Gaza, mourn after bodies are taken from al-Shifa Hospital for funerals Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images The site of an Israeli strike on a house that took place in the central Gaza Strip Photograph: Ramadan Abed/Reuters The body of 29-year-old Palestinian Ayyub Sabir Abu al-Hasin is brought to Kuwait hospital for funeral procedures after he died of malnutrition Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images People parade during the National Commemoration of Slavery, known as Keti Koti, which means 'the chains are broken' Photograph: Ramon van Flymen/EPA A tourist shields from the sun in Milan Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP A man protects himself from the heat with an umbrella during a demonstration in Frankfurt Photograph:Tourists protect themselves from the sun near the Acropolis hill Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images A tourist cools off in the Trocadero Fountain next to the Eiffel Tower Photograph: Tom Nicholson/Reuters Firefighting efforts continue in Manisa where a wildfire has broken out Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Firefighters tackle the Juniper Fire in California Photograph: David Swanson/Reuters A drone view shows a section of the Trans-Andean highway that was destroyed by a landslide following floods Photograph: Leonardo Fernández Viloria/Reuters Protesters clash with anti riot police after allegations that a satirical magazine had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed. The incident occurred after Istanbul's chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of the editors at LeMan magazine on grounds it had published a cartoon which 'publicly insulted religious values' Photograph: Ozan Köse/AFP/Getty Images Prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Thailand's constitutional court suspended her from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, at the Government House Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Shia Muslims commemorate Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, and his 72 companions who were martyred in the Battle of Karbala, during a mourning ceremony as part of Muharram observances. Participants joined in reciting elegies and lit torches in honour of the Karbala martyrs Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) and Luxembourg's prime minister, Luc Frieden, step off the podium before reviewing a military honour guard during an official welcome ceremony Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images Police personnel perform during a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of Indonesia's National Police at the National Monument Photograph: Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters A pro-China supporter stands behind the Chinese national flag at a celebration of the 28th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters A view of Marc Jacobs platform boots backstage during the Marc Jacobs 2026 Runway Show at New York Public Library Photograph:for Marc Jacobs
