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CairoScene
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Lella Fadda & Zeyne to Perform at COLORS' Tones of Paris Oct 25-26
Built on a multi-disciplinary concept, Tones of Paris is an extension of COLORS' new large-scale project to introduce a refreshing spin on traditional music festivals. Jul 23, 2025 Egyptian rap superstar Lella Fadda and Palestinian-Jordanian artist Zeyne are set to perform at COLORS' Tones of Paris festival on October 25th and October 26th, respectively. Built on a multi-disciplinary concept, Tones of Paris is an extension of COLORS' new large-scale project to introduce a refreshing spin on traditional music festivals through city-wide curated programs that reflect France's vibrant cultural and musical interests. Last year, Tones of Paris featured regional heavyweights Saint Levant and TIF, who were joined by international superstars like James Blake. This year, COLORS' Tones of Paris will be taking place at the stunning Centquatre. Joining Lella and Zeyne on the lineup is a roster of up-and-coming talents from across the globe, such as French-Gabonese R&B sensation Anaïs Cardot, French indie-rock duo Ibeyi, RUBII, one of the UK's most promising neo-soul artists, Dutch-American multi-instrumentalist Leven Kali, best known for his work on Beyoncé's 'Renaissance', and Sage Faye, hailing from Stockholm. The two-day festival will also feature a series of workshops, talks and exclusive listening sessions, bringing an audio-visual experience and all sorts of communities all weekend. Tickets will go on sale on COLORS' official website this Friday, July 25th, at 11 AM CET and 12 PM Cairo time.
Gulf Today
20-07-2025
- Health
- Gulf Today
Over 30 Palestinians killed trying to reach US group's food aid centres
Israeli troops opened fire on Saturday toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by a US-Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, killing at least 32 people, according to witnesses and hospital officials. The two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The organisation launched operations in late May with backing from the US and Israel. The two governments are seeking to replace the traditional UN-led aid distribution system in Gaza, saying that Hamas siphons off supplies. The UN denies the allegation. While the GHF says it has distributed millions of meals to hungry Palestinians, local health officials and witnesses say that hundreds of people have been killed by Israeli army fire as they try to reach the distribution hubs. The army, which is not at the sites but secures them from a distance, says it only fires warning shots if crowds get too close to its forces. The GHF, which employs private armed guards, says there have been no deadly shootings at its sites, though this week, 20 people were killed at one of its locations, most of them in a stampede. The group accused Hamas agitators of causing a panic, but gave no evidence to back the claim. Relatives of Palestinians killed at an aid distribution centre run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation mourn over their bodies during their funeral at Nasser Hospital. Associated Press The army and GHF did not immediately comment on Saturday's violence. Most of Saturday's deaths occurred as Palestinians massed in the Teina area, around three kilometres (2 miles) away from a GHF aid distribution centre east of the city of Khan Younis. 'It was a massacre' Mahmoud Mokeimar, an eyewitness, said he was walking with masses of people – mostly young men – toward the food hub. Troops fired warning shots as the crowds advanced, before opening fire toward the marching people. "It was a massacre ... the occupation opened fire at us indiscriminately," he said. He said he managed to flee but saw at least three motionless bodies lying on the ground, and many other wounded fleeing. Akram Aker, another witness, said troops fired machine guns mounted on tanks and drones. He said the shooting happened between 5am and 6am. "They encircled us and started firing directly at us," he said. He said he saw many casualties lying on the ground. Sanaa al-Jaberi, a 55-year-old woman, said she saw many dead and wounded as she fled the area. "We shouted: 'food, food,' but they didn't talk to us. They just opened fire," she said. Monzer Fesifes, a Palestinian-Jordanian, said his 19-year-old son Hisham was among those killed in the Teina area. "He went to bring food from the failed US, Zionist aid to feed us," the father of six said, pleading for the Jordanian government to help evacuate them from the Palestinian enclave. The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said it received 25 bodies, along with dozens wounded. Seven other people, including one woman, were killed in the Shakoush area, hundreds of metres north of another GHF hub in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, the hospital said. The toll was also confirmed by the health ministry. Most 'shot in the head, chest' Dr. Mohamed Saker, the head of Nasser's nursing department, said it received 70 wounded people. He told The Associated Press that most of the casualties were shot in their heads and chests, and that some were placed in the already overwhelmed intensive care unit. "The situation is difficult and tragic," he said, adding that the facility lacks badly needed medical supplies to treat the daily flow of casualties. Gaza's more than 2 million Palestinians are living through a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, and the territory is teetering on the edge of famine, according to food security experts. Distribution at the GHF sites has often been chaotic. Boxes of food are left stacked on the ground inside the centres and, once opened, crowds charge in to grab whatever they can, according to witnesses and videos released by GHF itself. In videos obtained recently by the AP from an American contractor working with GHF, contractors are seen using tear gas and stun grenades to keep crowds behind metal fences or to force them to disperse. Gunshots can also be heard. Associated Press
North Wales Chronicle
19-07-2025
- North Wales Chronicle
32 Palestinians killed ‘while trying to reach food distribution sites in Gaza'
The two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The organisation launched operations in late May with backing from the US and Israel. The two governments are seeking to replace the traditional UN-led aid distribution system in Gaza, saying that Hamas militants siphon off supplies. The UN denies the allegation. While the GHF says it has distributed millions of meals to hungry Palestinians, local health officials and witnesses say hundreds of people have been killed by Israeli army fire as they try to reach the distribution hubs. The army, which is not at the sites but secures them from a distance, says it only fires warning shots if crowds get too close to its forces. The GHF, which employs private armed guards, says there have been no deadly shootings at its sites, though 20 people were killed at one of its locations this week, most of them in a stampede. The group accused Hamas agitators of causing a panic, but gave no evidence to back the claim. In a statement, the GHF said there were no incidents at or near its sites. It said the reported Israeli shootings occurred far from the sites hours before they opened. 'We have repeatedly warned aid seekers not to travel to our sites overnight and early morning hours,' it said. The Israeli military said it had fired 'warning shots' near Rafah after a group of suspects approached troops and ignored calls to keep their distance. It said it was investigating reports of casualties, but noted the incident occurred overnight when the distribution site was closed. Most of the deaths occurred as Palestinians massed in the Teina area, around two miles from a GHF aid distribution centre east of the city of Khan Younis. Mahmoud Mokeimar said he was walking with masses of people — mostly young men — towards the food hub when troops fired warning shots as the crowd advanced, before opening fire towards the marching people. 'It was a massacre… the occupation opened fire at us indiscriminately,' he said, adding that he managed to flee but saw at least three motionless bodies on the ground, and many other wounded. Akram Aker said troops fired machine guns mounted on tanks and drones. 'They encircled us and started firing directly at us,' he said. Monzer Fesifes, a Palestinian-Jordanian, said his 19-year-old son Hisham was among those killed in the Teina area. 'He went to bring food from the failed US, Zionist aid to feed us,' the father of six said, pleading for the Jordanian government to help evacuate them from the Palestinian enclave. The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said it received 25 bodies, along with dozens of wounded. Seven other people, including one woman, were killed in the Shakoush area, hundreds of yards north of another GHF hub in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, the hospital said. The toll was also confirmed by the health ministry. Dr Mohamed Saker, the head of Nasser's nursing department, said it received 70 wounded people. He told the Associated Press that most of the casualties were shot in the head and chest, and some were placed in the already overwhelmed intensive care unit. 'The situation is difficult and tragic,' he said, adding that the facility lacks medical supplies to treat the daily flow of casualties. Meanwhile, Fares Awad, head of the Health Ministry's ambulance and emergency servcie in northern Gaza, confirmed two deaths in Gaza City. He said an air strike hit a tent in a camp sheltering displaced families in the courtyard of the Development Ministry. In central Gaza, the Awda-Nusseirat Hospital said nine people had been killed in another air strike. The hospital and Hamas-run Interior Ministry said Omar Aqel, a local police official, was killed. Two children, including an infant, and five women — all relatives of Mr Aqel — were also among the dead. The Israeli army had no comment on specific strikes but said it had struck 90 targets throughout Gaza over the past day and that it had killed militants and targeted 'terror infrastructure' in northern Gaza and Gaza City. Gaza's more than two million Palestinians are living through a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, and the territory is on the edge of famine, according to food security experts. Distribution at the GHF sites has often been chaotic. Boxes of food are left stacked on the ground inside the centres and, once opened, crowds charge in to grab whatever they can, according to witnesses and videos released by the GHF. In videos obtained recently by the AP from an American contractor working with the GHF, contractors use tear gas and stun grenades to keep crowds behind metal fences or to force them to disperse. Gunshots can also be heard. Hamas triggered the ongoing 21-month war in Gaza when it stormed into southern Israel on October 7 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 others hostage. An Israeli military offensive has killed more than 58,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, displaced nearly all of Gaza's two million people and caused widespread destruction. Israel and Hamas have been holding ceasefire talks in Qatar in recent weeks, but international mediators say there have been no breakthroughs.
Leader Live
19-07-2025
- Health
- Leader Live
32 Palestinians killed ‘while trying to reach food distribution sites in Gaza'
The two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The organisation launched operations in late May with backing from the US and Israel. The two governments are seeking to replace the traditional UN-led aid distribution system in Gaza, saying that Hamas militants siphon off supplies. The UN denies the allegation. While the GHF says it has distributed millions of meals to hungry Palestinians, local health officials and witnesses say hundreds of people have been killed by Israeli army fire as they try to reach the distribution hubs. The army, which is not at the sites but secures them from a distance, says it only fires warning shots if crowds get too close to its forces. The GHF, which employs private armed guards, says there have been no deadly shootings at its sites, though 20 people were killed at one of its locations this week, most of them in a stampede. The group accused Hamas agitators of causing a panic, but gave no evidence to back the claim. The army and the GHF did not immediately comment on Saturday's violence. Most of the deaths occurred as Palestinians massed in the Teina area, around two miles from a GHF aid distribution centre east of the city of Khan Younis. Mahmoud Mokeimar said he was walking with masses of people — mostly young men — towards the food hub when troops fired warning shots as the crowd advanced, before opening fire towards the marching people. 'It was a massacre… the occupation opened fire at us indiscriminately,' he said, adding that he managed to flee but saw at least three motionless bodies on the ground, and many other wounded. Akram Aker said troops fired machine guns mounted on tanks and drones. 'They encircled us and started firing directly at us,' he said. Monzer Fesifes, a Palestinian-Jordanian, said his 19-year-old son Hisham was among those killed in the Teina area. 'He went to bring food from the failed US, Zionist aid to feed us,' the father of six said, pleading for the Jordanian government to help evacuate them from the Palestinian enclave. The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said it received 25 bodies, along with dozens of wounded. Seven other people, including one woman, were killed in the Shakoush area, hundreds of yards north of another GHF hub in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, the hospital said. The toll was also confirmed by the health ministry. Dr Mohamed Saker, the head of Nasser's nursing department, said it received 70 wounded people. He told the Associated Press that most of the casualties were shot in the head and chest, and some were placed in the already overwhelmed intensive care unit. 'The situation is difficult and tragic,' he said, adding that the facility lacks medical supplies to treat the daily flow of casualties. Meanwhile, Fares Awad, head of the Health Ministry's ambulance and emergency servcie in northern Gaza, confirmed the two deaths in Gaza City. He said an air strike hit a tent in a camp sheltering displaced families in the courtyard of the Development Ministry. Gaza's more than two million Palestinians are living through a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, and the territory is on the edge of famine, according to food security experts. Distribution at the GHF sites has often been chaotic. Boxes of food are left stacked on the ground inside the centres and, once opened, crowds charge in to grab whatever they can, according to witnesses and videos released by the GHF. In videos obtained recently by the AP from an American contractor working with the GHF, contractors use tear gas and stun grenades to keep crowds behind metal fences or to force them to disperse. Gunshots can also be heard. Hamas triggered the ongoing 21-month war in Gaza when it stormed into southern Israel on October 7 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 others hostage. An Israeli military offensive has killed more than 58,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, displaced nearly all of Gaza's two million people and caused widespread destruction. Israel and Hamas have been holding ceasefire talks in Qatar in recent weeks, but international mediators say there have been no breakthroughs.
Rhyl Journal
19-07-2025
- Health
- Rhyl Journal
32 Palestinians killed ‘while trying to reach food distribution sites in Gaza'
The two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The organisation launched operations in late May with backing from the US and Israel. The two governments are seeking to replace the traditional UN-led aid distribution system in Gaza, saying that Hamas militants siphon off supplies. The UN denies the allegation. While the GHF says it has distributed millions of meals to hungry Palestinians, local health officials and witnesses say hundreds of people have been killed by Israeli army fire as they try to reach the distribution hubs. The army, which is not at the sites but secures them from a distance, says it only fires warning shots if crowds get too close to its forces. The GHF, which employs private armed guards, says there have been no deadly shootings at its sites, though 20 people were killed at one of its locations this week, most of them in a stampede. The group accused Hamas agitators of causing a panic, but gave no evidence to back the claim. The army and the GHF did not immediately comment on Saturday's violence. Most of the deaths occurred as Palestinians massed in the Teina area, around two miles from a GHF aid distribution centre east of the city of Khan Younis. Mahmoud Mokeimar said he was walking with masses of people — mostly young men — towards the food hub when troops fired warning shots as the crowd advanced, before opening fire towards the marching people. 'It was a massacre… the occupation opened fire at us indiscriminately,' he said, adding that he managed to flee but saw at least three motionless bodies on the ground, and many other wounded. Akram Aker said troops fired machine guns mounted on tanks and drones. 'They encircled us and started firing directly at us,' he said. Monzer Fesifes, a Palestinian-Jordanian, said his 19-year-old son Hisham was among those killed in the Teina area. 'He went to bring food from the failed US, Zionist aid to feed us,' the father of six said, pleading for the Jordanian government to help evacuate them from the Palestinian enclave. The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said it received 25 bodies, along with dozens of wounded. Seven other people, including one woman, were killed in the Shakoush area, hundreds of yards north of another GHF hub in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, the hospital said. The toll was also confirmed by the health ministry. Dr Mohamed Saker, the head of Nasser's nursing department, said it received 70 wounded people. He told the Associated Press that most of the casualties were shot in the head and chest, and some were placed in the already overwhelmed intensive care unit. 'The situation is difficult and tragic,' he said, adding that the facility lacks medical supplies to treat the daily flow of casualties. Gaza's more than two million Palestinians are living through a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, and the territory is on the edge of famine, according to food security experts. Distribution at the GHF sites has often been chaotic. Boxes of food are left stacked on the ground inside the centres and, once opened, crowds charge in to grab whatever they can, according to witnesses and videos released by the GHF. In videos obtained recently by the AP from an American contractor working with the GHF, contractors use tear gas and stun grenades to keep crowds behind metal fences or to force them to disperse. Gunshots can also be heard. Hamas triggered the ongoing 21-month war in Gaza when it stormed into southern Israel on October 7 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 others hostage. An Israeli military offensive has killed more than 58,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, displaced nearly all of Gaza's two million people and caused widespread destruction. Israel and Hamas have been holding ceasefire talks in Qatar in recent weeks, but international mediators say there have been no breakthroughs.
