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The Independent
11 minutes ago
- Health
- The Independent
The Latest: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 21 people, health authorities say
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 21 people late Tuesday and early Wednesday. More than half of those killed were women and children, health authorities said. Desperation is mounting in the Palestinian territory of more than 2 million, which experts say is at risk of famine because of Israel's blockade and nearly two-year offensive. A breakdown of law and order has led to widespread looting and contributed to chaos and violence around aid deliveries. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip, mostly near aid sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said Tuesday. More than 100 human rights groups and charities signed a letter published Wednesday demanding more aid for Gaza and warning of grim conditions causing starvation. More than 59,000 Palestinians have been killed during the Israel-Hamas war, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which is part of the Hamas-run government and staffed by medical professionals. Its count doesn't distinguish between militants and civilians, but the ministry says that more than half of the dead are women and children. The U.N. and other international organizations see it as the most reliable source of data on casualties. Here is the latest: Overnight strikes kill at least 21 One Israeli strike hit a house Tuesday in the northwestern side of Gaza City, killing at least 12 people, according to the Shifa Hospital, which received the casualties. The dead included six children and two women, according to the Health Ministry's casualty list. Another strike hit an apartment in the Tal al-Hawa area in northern Gaza, killing at least six people. Among the dead were three children and two women, including one who was pregnant. Eight others were wounded, the ministry said. A third strike hit a tent in the Naser neighborhood in Gaza City late Tuesday and killed three children, Shifa Hospital said. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strikes. It blames Hamas for civilian casualties because the militants operate from populated areas. Human rights groups and charities demand more Gaza aid In the letter issued Wednesday by 109 human rights and charity groups, they warned of a dire situation pushing more people toward starvation. They said they were watching their own colleagues, as well as the Palestinians they serve, 'waste away.' The letter slammed Israel for what it said were restrictions on aid into the war-ravaged territory. It lamented 'massacres' at food distribution points, which have seen chaos and violence in recent weeks as desperation has risen. 'The government of Israel's restrictions, delays, and fragmentation under its total siege have created chaos, starvation, and death,' the letter said. The letter called for aid to be scaled up as well as for a ceasefire. ` Israel says that it has allowed the entry of thousands of trucks since May and blames aid groups for not consistently delivering goods.
Associated Press
12 minutes ago
- Health
- Associated Press
The Latest: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 21 people, health authorities say
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 21 people late Tuesday and early Wednesday. More than half of those killed were women and children, health authorities said. Desperation is mounting in the Palestinian territory of more than 2 million, which experts say is at risk of famine because of Israel's blockade and nearly two-year offensive. A breakdown of law and order has led to widespread looting and contributed to chaos and violence around aid deliveries. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip, mostly near aid sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said Tuesday. More than 100 human rights groups and charities signed a letter published Wednesday demanding more aid for Gaza and warning of grim conditions causing starvation. More than 59,000 Palestinians have been killed during the Israel-Hamas war, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which is part of the Hamas-run government and staffed by medical professionals. Its count doesn't distinguish between militants and civilians, but the ministry says that more than half of the dead are women and children. The U.N. and other international organizations see it as the most reliable source of data on casualties. Here is the latest: Overnight strikes kill at least 21 One Israeli strike hit a house Tuesday in the northwestern side of Gaza City, killing at least 12 people, according to the Shifa Hospital, which received the casualties. The dead included six children and two women, according to the Health Ministry's casualty list. Another strike hit an apartment in the Tal al-Hawa area in northern Gaza, killing at least six people. Among the dead were three children and two women, including one who was pregnant. Eight others were wounded, the ministry said. A third strike hit a tent in the Naser neighborhood in Gaza City late Tuesday and killed three children, Shifa Hospital said. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strikes. It blames Hamas for civilian casualties because the militants operate from populated areas. Human rights groups and charities demand more Gaza aid In the letter issued Wednesday by 109 human rights and charity groups, they warned of a dire situation pushing more people toward starvation. They said they were watching their own colleagues, as well as the Palestinians they serve, 'waste away.' The letter slammed Israel for what it said were restrictions on aid into the war-ravaged territory. It lamented 'massacres' at food distribution points, which have seen chaos and violence in recent weeks as desperation has risen. 'The government of Israel's restrictions, delays, and fragmentation under its total siege have created chaos, starvation, and death,' the letter said. The letter called for aid to be scaled up as well as for a ceasefire. ` Israel says that it has allowed the entry of thousands of trucks since May and blames aid groups for not consistently delivering goods.
BBC News
20 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Newcastle University students get £1.7m in strike compensation
A university has handed out over £1.7m in compensation to students affected by strikes this of 30 June, Newcastle University had paid £1.72m to learners who saw disrupted teaching due to action by staff between March and June in response to job university previously said students would be paid between £100 and £1,200 in compensation following guidance from the Office for and College Union (UCU) representative Prof Matt Perry said the payments highlighted the institution had the funds to "cut compulsory redundancies". Industrial action ended last month when the UCU said it had received assurances from the university no further job losses would be made until next year. More than 200 staff have already taken voluntary severance. 'Impact of action' In response to a freedom of information request, the university said it had identified 12,769 students eligible for compensation fee-paying students can be awarded £100 of compensation for each teaching module disrupted, up to a maximum of £600, according to the Local Democracy Reporting fee-payers can receive £200 of compensation per module, with an upper limit of £1, university said the compensation scheme had not yet closed and so the final amount it would spend on compensation was not yet said it was funding these payments using the cash it had saved as a result of unpaid salaries due to the industrial Perry said: "The fact that they can pay £1.7m out to students shows the measure of the impact of our actions plus that the university had the money to cut compulsory redundancies in the first place." Follow BBC Newcastle on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram.
The National
a day ago
- Politics
- The National
Iranian Foreign Minister insists Iran won't give up nuclear enrichment programme
Abbas Araghchi admits during Fox News interview work has stopped at nuclear sites due to damage from Israeli and US strikes
The Guardian
a day ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Trump ‘caught off guard' by Israeli strikes on Syria last week
Donald Trump was 'caught off guard' by Israeli strikes on Syria last week, the White House has said, adding that the US president called Benjamin Netanyahu to 'rectify' the situation. Israel launched strikes on the capital Damascus and the southern Druze-majority city of Sweida last week, saying it aimed to put pressure on the Syrian government to withdraw its troops from the region amid ongoing clashes there. Trump 'was caught off guard by the bombing in Syria and also the bombing of a Catholic church in Gaza,' spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a press briefing on Monday. 'In both accounts, the president quickly called the prime minister to rectify those situations,' she continued. An Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church last week, killed three people and injured 10 others including the parish priest, who used to receive daily calls from the late Pope Francis. The Israeli prime minister called Pope Leo to express regret over the strike on the Gaza church, blaming a 'stray missile.' Netanyahu visited the White House earlier this month, his third trip since Trump returned to power in January, and Leavitt praised his relationship with the president, adding they were in 'frequent communication.' Israel and Syria on Friday began a US-brokered ceasefire and on Monday, Syrian authorities evacuated Bedouin families from Sweida. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said the ceasefire was largely holding despite isolated gunfire in areas north of Sweida city, with no new reports of casualties. Last week's clashes in the southern province killed more than 1,260 people, according to the war monitor, and have shaken the rule of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has pledged to protect minorities in a country devastated by 14 years of war. In May, Trump met with Sharaa in Saudi Arabia and announced the lifting of many longstanding US sanctions against Damascus. Trump later praised the leader, who led a major armed group that was once aligned with al-Qaida and toppled the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad in December. The United States removed a bounty on Sharaa after he came to power. With Agence France-Presse
