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‘There is ‌no safe place’: Israeli attack kills family of six in Gaza

‘There is ‌no safe place’: Israeli attack kills family of six in Gaza

Israeli forces launch regular attacks on Gaza despite a US-backed ‘ceasefire’ agreed in October. An Israeli air strike has killed a man, his wife and their four children in Gaza City in the latest of Israel’s frequent deadly attacks on Palestinians in the devastated enclave, which have continued despite a US-backed “ceasefire” signed more than nine months ago. The strike hit the al-Masri family home in the Sabra neighbourhood on Tuesday, killing Firas and Salsabeel al-Masri and their three daughters and son as the family was sleeping, health officials said. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4MSF demands Israel release detained Palestinian healthcare workers list 2 of 4‘We just want to live’: Palestinians in Gaza react to Hamas election list 3 of 4Five Palestinians killed in fire after Israeli attack in Gaza list 4 of 4Can AI systems make moral decisions in war? end of list The deaths add to a toll of more than 1,150 Palestinians, mostly civilians, killed by Israeli strikes since the “ceasefire” was agreed. The truce has halted full-scale fighting but not the near-daily Israeli strikes that have continued since. The Israeli military confirmed the strike, saying it was targeting a Hamas member and was still looking into the results of the attack. A video obtained by the Reuters news agency showed rescue workers struggling to put out fires in the house and bring out bodies in white shrouds. Firas al-Masri’s father, Abu Yusuf al-Masri, ‌told Reuters the explosion took place as the family was asleep. “We were unable to save our grandchildren and children from the flames and the devastation. Around five or six were martyred, most of them children and women, without mercy and without any prior warning,” he said, standing outside the family house. “There is no relative calm, and there is no safe place at all,” the grey-bearded man added. Mediators – including Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye and the United States – have been trying to advance US President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the conflict in Gaza, which calls for Hamas’s disarmament and Israeli withdrawals, but there has been little sign of progress. The United Nations has condemned the ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza. “Nine months after the announcement of a ceasefire, still nowhere is safe for Palestinians in Gaza,” UN human rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday. Israeli attacks have killed “at least 57 Palestinians, including six children and eight women,” from July 13 to 20, he said. The figures did not include the al-Masri family. “The killing of civilians in these attacks raises concerns of continuing violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes and other possible atrocity crimes in Gaza,” Al-Kheetan said. “Under international law, deliberately attacking civilians is a war crime.” Adblock test (Why?)

India tunnel collapse at a hydropower project kills 10 as 17 remain missing

India tunnel collapse at a hydropower project kills 10 as 17 remain missing

Rescue teams have been struggling to reach the 17 people trapped because of hazardous conditions inside the tunnel. At least 10 people have died and 17 others remain missing after a suspected gas explosion triggered the collapse of a tunnel under construction at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim, officials said. The blast ripped through the tunnel on Monday at Samardung village, near the border with Bhutan and Tibet in the Himalayas, officials said. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4At least six feared dead after bridge collapses in northern India list 2 of 4Police attack Cockroach activists as thousands march on Indian parliament list 3 of 4‘Now or never’: Students defy Delhi lockdown to march on India’s parliament list 4 of 4Data breach reportedly targets India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant end of list Multiple workers were carrying out construction projects on the 500-megawatt project for the state-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on the Teesta River. Survivors told authorities they heard a loud explosion before debris came crashing through the tunnel, trapping dozens inside. NHPC said in a ⁠statement that a sudden burst of gas suspected to be methane trapped or embedded in rocks in the tunnel caused the blast. As news of the accident spread, six officials from the NHPC entered the tunnel to assist in rescue efforts but became trapped themselves, officials said. “We have recovered 10 bodies so far, and 17 others are feared trapped,” local police chief Sonam Dolma said. Rescue teams, including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), have been struggling to reach those trapped because of hazardous conditions inside the tunnel, where toxic gases have accumulated. “We found toxic gases such as methane, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide inside the tunnel,” NDRF official Nitin Kumar told reporters at the scene. He said rescuers were using specialised breathing equipment as they tried to search for survivors amid dangerous air conditions. Construction accidents are not uncommon in India, especially in the Himalayan region, where seismic activity and unpredictable underground conditions make tunnel projects especially risky. In 2023, 41 workers were trapped for 17 days before being rescued after a section of a tunnel in northern Uttarakhand state collapsed. Experts told AP that the Teesta River basin, where the hydropower project is being built, lies in a seismically active region marked by young, fragile rock formations riddled with fractures and underground pockets that can trap and accumulate gases, triggering explosions. Adblock test (Why?)

Clashes between police and people protesting Italy arrest death

Clashes between police and people protesting Italy arrest death

Clashes between police and people protesting Italy arrest death NewsFeed Clashes broke out between Italian police and protesters in Bologna during a demonstration held after a Moroccan-born man died in police custody on Monday. 42-year-old Abderrahim Fakir died while being held down by two police officers. Published On 21 Jul 2026 Adblock test (Why?)