Children among dead after strike hits fleeing convoy on Gaza ‘safe’ route
Summary
- BBC Verify has confirmed women and young children were killed when a strike hit their vehicles as they headed away from northern Gaza
- Analysis of images from the scene show some of those who died were aged between two and five
- Israel has warned 1.1m Palestinians living in north Gaza to evacuate south, and thousands have been fleeing by vehicle or on foot
- A ground offensive by Israel is expected. Prime Minister Netanyahu told frontline soldiers: “The next stage is coming”
- More than 1,300 people were killed in Israel last weekend when Hamas fighters crossed the border to attack civilians and soldiers
- More than 2,200 people have been killed in Israel’s bombing campaign of the Gaza Strip launched in the aftermath, Palestinian authorities say
‘The border crossing isn’t safe, there’s bombing and no shelter’Some reporting now from the Rafah crossing which, as we were just explaining, is the focus for some dual nationals trying to leave Gaza.
Palestinian content creator, Mohamed Aborjelaa, has spent the day at the crossing between Egypt and Gaza.
He says around 500 people holding foreign passports have been trying to get out, with no success.
Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution
Voice to parliament referendum fails in defeat that Indigenous advocates will see as a blow to progress towards reconciliation
Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in the country’s constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues.
Saturday’s voice to parliament referendum failed, with the defeat clear shortly after polls closed.
To succeed, the yes campaign – advocating for the voice – needed to secure a double majority, meaning it needed both a majority of the national vote, as well as majorities in four of Australia’s six states.
Jewish communities in Germany: ‘We are afraid’
After the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, concern has been mounting in Germany’s Jewish communities.
Esther K., a real estate agent based in Berlin, who prefers not to share her real name, says she will never forget the moment she got a text message from a friend on Saturday morning reading: “Look what’s going on in Israel.”
K’s first thought was: “We’re all used to something happening in this crazy little country.” But then she read the news that the Islamist militant group Hamas had unexpectedly attacked Israel from Gaza and armed fighters were advancing into the country by land, sea and air, killing people and taking hostages. Hamas is considered a terrorist organization by the US, EU and others.
Her cellphone was suddenly flooded with photos from Israel and calls for help from people asking for assistance in finding relatives who had disappeared.
France to deploy 7,000 soldiers after fatal stabbing of teacher
France on Saturday said it will deploy 7,000 soldiers after declaring a top-level alert following the fatal stabbing of a teacher by a suspect of Chechen origin, who also severely wounded three others at a school.
The attack took place in the northeastern town of Arras, home to large Jewish and Muslim populations.
Police arrested the suspected attacker, Mohammed Moguchkov, who had cried the Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar!” (God is greatest), according to the preliminary elements of the investigation.
Authorities have suggested a probable link to the ongoing violence in the Middle East, with President Emmanuel Macron denouncing the incident as an act of “Islamist terror”.
The deployment of the soldiers from Operation Sentinelle will be completed by Monday evening, according to the Élysée presidential palace.
No. of foreign residents in Japan rises to record 3.2 million
The number of foreign nationals residing in Japan hit a record high of over 3.2 million in 2023, government data showed Friday, as more workers entered to meet demand created by the country’s labor shortage.
As of the end of June, 3,223,858 foreigners resided in Japan, up 148,645 from the end of December 2022, according to the Immigration Services Agency.
Significant increases were seen in the number of specified skilled workers, who are immediately able to take on jobs in designated industries without the need for training, as well as trainees taking part in the country’s technical internship program.
By residential status, permanent residents were the largest group at 880,178, up 1.9 percent from December, the data showed.
Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution
Voice to parliament referendum fails in defeat that Indigenous advocates will see as a blow to progress towards reconciliation
Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in the country’s constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues.
Saturday’s voice to parliament referendum failed, with the defeat clear shortly after polls closed.
To succeed, the yes campaign – advocating for the voice – needed to secure a double majority, meaning it needed both a majority of the national vote, as well as majorities in four of Australia’s six states.
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