Hamas tried to send fighters to Egypt in ambulances for wounded Gazans — US official (www.timesofisrael.com)
Hamas tried to send fighters to Egypt in ambulances for wounded Gazans — US official (www.timesofisrael.com)
Hamas tried to sneak its fighters out of the Gaza Strip in ambulances that evacuated dozens of wounded Palestinians to Egypt earlier this week, a senior Biden administration official said Friday....
Deadly quake strikes Nepal killing at least 129 people (edition.cnn.com)
At least 129 people have been killed in an earthquake that struck a remote part of northwestern Nepal overnight on Friday, police confirmed, as officials said multiple buildings have collapsed and warned that the death toll could rise....
Indonesia's top judge faces guilty verdict in ethics probe, says investigating panel (www.reuters.com)
Israeli airstrike hits ambulance convoy in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Palestinians are asking, 'Are you with us?' American Jews are showing we are (www.972mag.com)
Gaza: 'My wife died in five minutes, she was my life' (www.bbc.com)
A Belfast-born man speaks of his grief after his wife, mother and brother are killed in Gaza. "The exact day she [arrived] in my family's place they bombed the place," Mr El-Estal said. The bomb killed his mother and brother "immediately", he added. He continued that his uncle, and his uncle's two daughters - both doctors - were...
Israel rebuffs Blinken's call for Gaza humanitarian pause (www.bbc.com)
By Paul Adams in Jerusalem, Anthony Zucher in Tel Aviv & Graeme Baker BBC News...
Hamas officials say 13 killed in blast outside Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital (www.bbc.com)
At least 13 people have been killed in a blast outside Gaza City’s biggest hospital, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says....
Hunted by Hamas: reconstructing the attack on Israel’s Kibbutz Be’eri (www.reuters.com)
Survivors recount their life-and-death struggle at Be’eri, a main target in the Hamas assault on Oct. 7 that has set off a major war.
20 killed & tens injured in a back-to-back Israeli massacre as jetfighters strike Gaza school sheltering displaced Palestinians (NSFL Video) (english.ahram.org.eg)
An Israeli airstrike on the Osama bin Zaid School in the Al-Saftawi neighbourhood in north Gaza City killed at least 20 and wounded 30 in the second massacre against civilians in less than five hours on Friday....
New Delhi Chokes as Annual Curse of Pollution Returns With a Vengeance (www.nytimes.com)
US warns Israel amid Gaza carnage it doesn’t have long before support erodes | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
US asks Israel for ‘explanation’ of strike on Gaza refugee camp (news.yahoo.com)
Israel’s strike on the Jabalia refugee camp has led to more intense pushback from the Biden administration.
Strike on AFP's Gaza bureau causes significant damage (www.france24.com)
Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace' (apnews.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning Israel that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian civilians as it intensifies its war against Hamas.
Emotional outburst on live TV from Gaza over death of reporter encapsulates collective grief (abcnews.go.com)
“No one is looking at us or the extent of this disaster or the crimes that we are experiencing in Gaza,” he said. Still holding his microphone, he slid off his flak jacket marked with the word PRESS and unstrapped his helmet....
Gaza health ministry says Israel strikes ambulance convoy (www.reuters.com)
Palestinian health authorities in Hamas-controlled Gaza said Israel struck a convoy of ambulances on Friday that was to leave al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and head to the south of the enclave to evacuate injured people.
Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial son did not return home for war. Some Israelis are wondering why (www.abc.net.au)
Storm Ciarán kills at least 15 across western Europe as floods strike Italy (www.theguardian.com)
Blockbuster show on Genghis Khan opens in France after row with China (www.theguardian.com)
The museum row in 2020 focused on the project’s collaboration with the Inner Mongolia Museum in Hohhot, China. Chinese authorities demanded that certain words, including “Genghis Khan”, “empire” and “Mongol”, be taken out of the French show.
Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit (www.theguardian.com)
Key Northern Shan Towns Falling to Rebels: MNDAA [Myanmar] (www.irrawaddy.com)
Israeli attack hits medical convoy at Gaza hospital gate, officials say (www.aljazeera.com)
Hamas official says they will repeat Oct. 7 attacks (news.yahoo.com)
Quote: “We must teach Israel a lesson, and we will do it again and again. The Al-Aqsa Deluge [the name Hamas gave its 7 October onslaught - ed.] is just the first time, and there will be a second, a third, a fourth. Will we have to pay a price? Yes, and we are ready to pay it. We are called a nation of martyrs, and we are...
