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CTV News
17 hours ago
- CTV News
Police investigating reports of gunfire in Etobicoke
Video Police responded to reports of gunfire near John Garland Blvd. and Martin Grove Rd. in north Etobicoke. No injuries are reported.
The Guardian
a day ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
IDF gunfire kills 30 Palestinians waiting for aid, Gaza defence ministry says, as US special envoy due to visit Israel – Israel-Gaza war live
Update: Date: 2025-07-31T06:42:44.000Z Title: IDF gunfire kills 30 Palestinians waiting for aid, Gaza defence ministry says, as US special envoy due to visit Israel Content: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Middle East crisis. Israeli gunfire killed at least 30 Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in northern Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency. Gaza civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 'at least 30' people were killed and 300 wounded. The Israeli military said it had no knowledge of casualties in the incident north of Gaza City, as the United Nations said that pauses in Israel's offensive against Hamas were not enough to help the population through a deepening hunger crisis. The UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, said that four days into Israel's 'tactical pauses', people were still dying from hunger and malnutrition, alongside casualties among those seeking aid. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, said his facility had received 35 bodies from the shooting, which reportedly struck about three kilometres (two miles) southwest of the Zikim crossing point for aid trucks entering Gaza. Amid deadlocked talks on a ceasefire, US special envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to visit Israel on Thursday. Witkoff has been involved in indirect ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. The discussions broke down last week when Israel and the US recalled their delegations from Doha. A US official told reporters that Witkoff 'will meet with officials to discuss next steps in addressing the situation in Gaza.' His visit comes as Canada followed France and the UK when it announced plans to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.
BBC News
a day ago
- Health
- BBC News
Dozens of Palestinians killed seeking aid, Gaza civil defence ministry says
Israeli gunfire killed at least 30 Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in northern Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency.A Gaza civil defence spokesperson told the AFP news agency that Israeli fire wounded around 300 more people. Israel said details of the incident "are still being examined".The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said they fired "warning shots" after Gazans gathered around aid trucks 3km southwest of the Zikim crossing, but they were "not aware of any casualties" from IDF Abu Salmiya, director of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, said his facility had received 35 bodies following the incident, according to AFP. Later, the hospital said at least 48 Palestinians were killed, according to the Associated Gaza hospital sources told the BBC that six Palestinians were killed near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centre in the Rafah area of Gaza on Wednesday GHF told the BBC no killings took place at or near its sites on Israel Defense Force (IDF) told the BBC a "gathering of suspects" it said posed a threat to its troops were told to move away, and subsequently the army fired "warning shots" at a distance of "hundreds of metres away" from the distribution military also said "an initial review suggests that the number of casualties reported does not align with the information held by the IDF".According to the UN human rights office, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to access food aid since late May. More than 150 people have died of malnutrition since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in 2023, including 89 children, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry comes as a group of UN-backed global food security experts warned that the "worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out" in Gaza, despite Israel this week announcing a series of "tactical pauses" in military operations to allow aid into the territory. Israel says it is not imposing restrictions on aid entering Gaza, claims rejected by some European nations and the week, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the "trickle of aid" into Gaza "must become an ocean". "Food, water, medicine and fuel must flow in waves and without obstruction. This nightmare must end," he Thursday, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Israel to discuss the humanitarian situation in visit comes as Canada followed France and the UK in announcing plans to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September - the third G7 nation to do so. More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli's military campaign in Gaza since October 2023, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, including 18,592 children and 9,782 women. Israel launched its offensive in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others taken hostage.
The Independent
3 days ago
- The Independent
What to know about the shooting at a New York City office tower that killed 4
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A man with a rifle killed an off-duty New York City police officer and three other people before taking his own life at a Manhattan office tower on Monday, according to officials. Law enforcement officials were working to unravel what took place and why this location may have been targeted in a city that had recently announced it was on pace to have its fewest people hurt by gunfire than any year in recent decades. Here are some things to know: What happened? A man exited a double parked BMW with an M4 rifle and then walked toward the building on Monday evening, according to surveillance video. He quickly opened fire on the NYPD officer as he entered the building before shooting a woman who tried to take cover, police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference on Monday night. He then started 'spraying' the lobby with gunfire. The man went to the elevator bank and shot a security guard who was taking cover behind a security desk and also another man in the lobby, Tisch said. The man took the elevator to the 33rd floor to a real estate management company and one person was shot and killed on that floor. The man then walked down a hallway and shot himself, she said. What do we know about the gunman? Police identified Shane Tamura of Las Vegas as the gunman, although his motive and reasoning for targeting the building was not immediately clear. Tamura had a 'documented mental health history,' Tisch said. His vehicle had traveled across the U.S. through Colorado on July 26 and then Nebraska and Iowa on July 27. It arrived in Columbia, New Jersey, as recently as Monday afternoon, before making it to New York City, she said. Officers found a rifle case, a revolver, magazines and ammunition in his car, Tisch said. No one answered the door at the address listed for Tamura in Las Vegas. Who were the victims? Didarul Islam, 36, had served as a police officer in New York City for 3 1/2 years. He was an immigrant from Bangladesh. Islam was married and had two young boys, Tisch said. His wife is pregnant with their third child. The names of the other victims, along with a man who was seriously wounded and remains in critical condition, have not yet been released. Where did the shooting happen? The shooting took place at 345 Park Avenue, a commercial office building in a busy area of midtown that is just a short walk north from Grand Central Terminal and about a block east of St. Patrick's Cathedral. The building's tenants include the NFL and Rudin Management, as well as finance companies KPMG and Blackstone. It also includes the consulate general of Ireland.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Fox News
Witnesses recount the moment shooting unfolded in Manhattan
Witnesses recount the moment a suspected gunman unleashed a barrage of gunfire inside a midtown Manhattan office building on 'Fox News @ Night.'
