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Israel orders unprecedented mass evacuation in northern Gaza ahead of feared ground offensive
By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s military told some 1 million Palestinians living in Gaza on Friday to evacuate the north, according to the United Nations, an unprecedented order for almost half the population of the sealed-off territory ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group. The U.N. warned that so many people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Worker at Israel’s Embassy in Beijing was attacked in unclear circumstances and is now hospitalized
By The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – An employee of the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was attacked on Friday and later hospitalized, the country’s Foreign Ministry said. China did not immediately acknowledge the assault. It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the attack, though it comes after Israel had criticized China for its statement that followed Hamas’ unprecedented attack last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel’s military issues unprecedented orders to evacuate Gaza City ahead of feared ground offensive
By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s military told some 1 million Palestinians living in Gaza on Friday to evacuate the north, according to the United Nations, an unprecedented order for almost half the population of the sealed-off territory ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group. The U.N. warned that so many people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas calls on Palestinians to stay in their homes after Israel orders mass evacuation in Gaza
By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Hamas has called on Palestinians to stay in their homes after Israel issued sweeping evacuation orders in Gaza. The Hamas Authority for Refugee Affairs on Friday called on residents of the north of the territory to “remain steadfast in your homes and to stand firm in the face of this disgusting psychological ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli army spokesman says the military will use ‘significant force’ in Gaza in the days ahead
By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 13th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military says it will operate with “significant force” in Gaza in the coming days and is calling on civilians to evacuate in the sealed-off territory so it can strike Hamas militants, a spokesman said Friday. He made the remarks as Israel ordered half of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians to evacuate ... Read More »
1 responseShooting at Philadelphia International Airport garage kills 1 police officer and wounds another
By The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Philadelphia police officer was shot and killed and a second officer was wounded Thursday night when they confronted people breaking into cars at Philadelphia International Airport, police said. A person who was brought to a hospital privately and died there may have been involved in the shooting but investigators haven’t confirmed ... Read More »
1 responseIsrael’s military orders civilians to evacuate Gaza City, ahead of a feared ground offensive
By Joseph Krauss, Edith M. Lederer And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s military on Friday directed the hundreds of thousands of residents in Gaza City to evacuate “for their own safety and protection,” ahead of a feared Israeli ground offensive. The directive, which comes on the seventh day of the war after a deadly Hamas attack, directs residents to flee deeper south into ... Read More »
1 responseIsrael orders the evacuation of 1.1 million people from northern part of Gaza, the UN says
By Joseph Krauss And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s military on Friday directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 people – about half of the territory’s population – within 24 hours, a U.N. spokesman said. This could signal an impending ground offensive, though the Israeli military has not yet confirmed such an appeal. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire show residents’ terror and panic in a desperate bid to escape
By Claudia Lauer, Rebecca Boone And Audrey Mcavoy, The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) – Audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire released late Thursday by Maui County authorities reveal a terrifying and chaotic scene as the inferno swept through the historic town of Lahaina and residents called for help as they desperately tried to escape burning homes and gridlocked traffic as flames approached. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maui County releases audio of 911 calls from deadly wildfire after request from The Associated Press
By The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) – Maui County released audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire on Thursday in response to a public record request from The Associated Press. The 911 audio adds another layer to what is known about the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, illustrating some of the chaos and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1 of 2 Colorado officers convicted in Elijah McClain’s death after neck hold, ketamine injection
By Colleen Slevin And Matthew Brown, The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) – Jurors convicted a Denver-area police officer of homicide Thursday and acquitted another in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a neck hold, pinned to the ground and given an overdose of the sedative ketamine by paramedics. Aurora police officer Randy Roedema was found guilty ... Read More »
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