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The new customs rule applies to truck convoys chartered by the United Nations to take aid from Jordan to Gaza via Israel, seven people familiar with the matter said. Under the rule, individuals from relief organizations sending aid must complete a form providing passport details, and accept liability for any false information on a shipment, the people said. They said relief agencies are disputing that requirement, which was announced mid-August, because they fear signing the form could expose staff to legal problems if aid fell into the hands of Hamas or other enemies of Israel. In a parallel move, Israeli authorities have restricted commercial food shipments to Gaza amid concerns that Hamas was benefiting from that trade, the people familiar with the matter and industry sources said. U.N. and Israeli government data show that in September, deliveries of food and aid sank to their lowest in seven months. Israeli's military humanitarian unit, Cogat, which oversees aid and commercial shipments to Gaza, confirmed that no U.N.-chartered convoy has moved from Jordan to Gaza since Sept. 19, but a spokesperson said Israel was not blocking goods.
www.middleeasteye.net
The past day has seen a series of fresh Israeli assaults on Gaza, as the world's focus turns to Lebanon and the Iranian missile attack on Israel. At least 79 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning, according to medical sources, making it one of the deadliest mornings in the besieged enclave in weeks. A new report by ActionAid released on Wednesday said that "Palestinian women have been disproportionately affected by the war in Gaza, experiencing extreme levels of stress, anxiety, and trauma. "Constant displacement has placed women in a perpetual state of instability, with one 16-year-old girl stating, 'We don't know where to go to find security.'"
www.middleeasteye.net
An Israeli settler group is promoting new properties for sale in southern Lebanon, as the Israeli army wages a bombing campaign in the country that has killed over 1000 people since mid-September. Uri Tzafon, or the Movement for Settlement in Southern Lebanon’s website boasts spacious, light-filled apartments overlooking a swimming pool, with offers starting at 300,000 shekels ($80,000). “After the elimination of the Hezbollah leadership…do you also dream of a big house, a view of snowy mountains and a warm community in the land of our ancestors?” the advert reads. A statement on its website claims the settlement of southern Lebanon is “necessary for Israel’s security” and that “only an Israeli civilian presence will ensure stable control and prevent the area from becoming a terrorist stronghold”.
> WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says that he was freed because “I pled guilty to journalism.” In his first public remarks since he was released from prison in June, Assange testified Tuesday to the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, which includes lawmakers from 46 European countries, on legal affairs and human rights committee. Archived version: https://archive.ph/Ox4sF SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fjulian-assange-statement-council-europe-5373cfb854474deba0e5799b23cb8d2e
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An investigation by the open-source research group Forensic Architecture, in partnership with Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines program, reveals new evidence that Israel has systematically and deliberately attacked aid workers and sites of humanitarian assistance in Gaza. When aid does make it into Gaza, Israel also creates deadly obstacles for the civilians who need it. Data examined by Forensic Architecture and Fault Lines unearthed more than 40 attacks by Israel on people seeking aid, as well as attacks on key infrastructure for the distribution of food and medicine, including schools and bakeries. “As we looked into more of these attacks, we started to see they were systematic in nature and not arbitrary,” Peter Polack, a researcher for Forensic Architecture, told Fault Lines. Researchers geolocated and mapped videos of Palestinians in Gaza who had been targeted under similar circumstances. They found that the attacks were concentrated at locations where civilians would gather to receive aid. The consistency of these military attacks indicated they were intentional, according to researchers.
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> The strike is set to significantly disrupt trade, creating uncertainty ahead of the US election. Archived version: https://archive.ph/dfsbR SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fc3vkdp3rx17o
> Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 123-mile border it shares with Russia, a move inspired by a similar project in its Nordic neighbor Finland. Archived version: https://archive.ph/1WMyN SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fnorway-russia-border-fence-finland-migrants-arctic-dad4878a24fa550dd9eac9d1a6532274
> California’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have required all new cars to beep at drivers when they speed. Archived version: https://archive.ph/9VMTY SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fcalifornia-speed-alert-cars-bill-veto-588605f3980c952c894756da6579bf3d
www.theguardian.com
> Campaigners call supermarket takeback schemes a diversion and say there is too much plastic packaging Archived version: https://archive.ph/amFhW SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fenvironment%2F2024%2Foct%2F01%2Fsoft-plastic-collected-for-recycling-burned-tesco-sainsburys-campaigners
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> US public sector workers’ retirement savings invested in projects that pump out a billion tonnes of emissions a year Archived version: https://archive.ph/Llfwr SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fbusiness%2F2024%2Foct%2F01%2Fprivate-equity-firms-us-pensions-fossil-fuel-projects
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> Police said two attackers were "neutralised" after they opened fire in the Jaffa neighbourhood Archived version: https://archive.ph/rSfd6 SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fce3wykxzk81o
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> Two waves of missiles pass over Jerusalem towards coastal cities with some being intercepted en route Archived version: https://archive.ph/w97Rk SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2024%2Foct%2F01%2Firan-imminent-ballistic-missile-attack-israel-us-warns
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> ‘Existential threat’ is a thin excuse: the out-of-control force that is pushing the Middle East to the brink is Israel itself, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik Archived version: https://archive.ph/9XBQI SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fcommentisfree%2F2024%2Fsep%2F30%2Fwith-gaza-in-ruins-and-lebanon-under-siege-what-defence-remains-for-israels-actions
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> Graduate workers and student groups across the US are mapping university ties to militarism and Israel’s war on Gaza. Archived version: https://archive.ph/CaYlO SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftruthout.org%2Farticles%2Fcampus-organizers-are-using-research-to-expose-and-oppose-the-global-war-machine%2F
www.theguardian.com
> IDF says it has launched raids on villages close to the border ‘that pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities’, as Lebanon says Israeli strikes have killed 95 people in past 24 hours Archived version: https://archive.ph/LQWKI SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2024%2Foct%2F01%2Fisrael-lebanon-attack-hezbollah-ground-operation-war-latest
> An explosive-loaded drone has crashed into one ship in the Red Sea as a missile exploded against another. Archived version: https://archive.ph/8Buf9 SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fyemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea-attacks-israel-hamas-war-2faa48176d4f773003b6a4a3ad5ca73d
www.middleeasteye.net
Israel’s former prime minister, Naftali Bennett, is facing a fierce backlash and accusations of spreading “propaganda” to legitimise attacks on civilians after alleging that Lebanese households are being used to hide rocket launchers for Hezbollah. "Many Shiites in Lebanon have a unique revenue stream. In their home, they have a special ‘Rocket Launcher Room’. They’re paid monthly rent by Hezbollah to host this launcher and be prepared to shoot rockets at Israel communities on demand,” Naftali Bennett claimed on Monday in a post on X, without providing evidence." Many compared Bennett's post to false claims made by Israeli officials throughout their assault on the Gaza Strip. "In Gaza - the world taught the Israeli political elite that any and all violence of theirs, however gruesome/illegal/inhumane will be forgiven, so long as they can string together any argument, however flimsy/fabricated/embarrassing. They are now applying this lesson in Lebanon,” said another X user.
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> Noor Mossawi, aged six, is one of a number of people in critical condition in a hospital in eastern Lebanon. Archived version: https://archive.ph/pyjSX SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fc781m43rzymo
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> Dara, who has worked for international media outlets, previously worked for Cambodia’s Voice of Democracy, which was shut down by authorities last year Archived version: https://archive.ph/g5f9k SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2024%2Foct%2F01%2Faward-winning-cambodian-journalist-mech-dara-arrested-say-rights-groups
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> The bus was returning from a field trip when it crashed and caught fire just outside Bangkok. Archived version: https://archive.ph/1rGwM SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fc0jwqzzw986o
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> Speaking to a crowd of around 39,000 in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, the pontiff wrapped up a difficult visit to Belgium by saying, "There is no place for the covering up of abuse." Archived version: https://archive.ph/D2RH8 SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.euronews.com%2Fmy-europe%2F2024%2F09%2F29%2Fpope-francis-urges-all-members-of-the-church-to-never-cover-up-sexual-abuse
> Albanian opposition lawmakers have violently disrupted a Parliament session to protest the imprisonment of a fellow legislator for alleged slander. Archived version: https://archive.ph/fpnwP SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Falbania-opposition-parliament-violence-protest-6207d130213ef82cc3f92c5cd22f1391
www.theguardian.com
> UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good Archived version: https://archive.ph/43lFD SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fbusiness%2F2024%2Fsep%2F30%2Fend-of-an-era-as-britains-last-coal-fired-power-plant-shuts-down
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> Zeina and Alaa both suffered terrible burns in Gaza, but had to wait months to get out for treatment. Archived version: https://archive.ph/i4BlH SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcevyx3x8dr8o
The Israeli occupation army is preparing to launch a “limited ground operation” in Lebanon, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority Reported yesterday. The Broadcasting Authority said that “the Israeli army is making serious preparations for a limited ground operation in Lebanon.” It added that “the political level [the government] is seriously considering implementing the limited ground operation, despite Washington exerting unprecedented pressure in the past few days to prevent such a move.” According to media reports, Israeli officials claim that the potential ground operation will aim to establish a “security buffer zone in southern Lebanon.”
www.theguardian.com
> It will be ‘complicated recovery’ in five states, says disaster relief agency, with hurricane killing nearly 70 people so far Archived version: https://archive.ph/maJHd SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2024%2Fsep%2F29%2Fhurricane-helene-historic-flooding-global-heating-fema
> France has been a key supporter of Israel, defending its right to self-defence for years and sells an average of €20 million worth of military equipment to the country each year. Archived version: https://archive.ph/Gkctl SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.euronews.com%2Fmy-europe%2F2024%2F09%2F30%2Fprotesters-in-paris-demand-end-to-israeli-air-strikes-on-targets-in-lebanon
> Russian officials say more than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down, sparking a wildfire and setting an apartment block alight in one of the largest barrages over Russian skies. Archived version: https://archive.ph/6vIpB SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Frussia-ukraine-war-drone-attacks-voronezh-rostov-zaporizhzhia-f998200f2d4aee0ea7cbbe5725ed907a
> South Korea has unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile targeting North Korea. It did so during an Armed Forces Day ceremony Tuesday as the president warned that North Korea's regime will collapse if it attempts to use nuclear weapons. Archived version: https://archive.ph/Ei7xH SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fsouth-korea-missile-north-nuclear-7f2f8774b8ebbe697e611b14c06c1de5
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> Most of the victims are healthcare workers in the intensive care unit, the health minister says. Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20240930025311/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8el1ky2nd6o SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fc8el1ky2nd6o
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> Casualties rising as assault on Hezbollah leaves war-weary nation apprehensive of more pain to come Archived version: https://archive.ph/UJtC3 SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2024%2Fsep%2F30%2Flebanon-reels-from-israeli-bombardment-with-no-sign-of-respite
www.dw.com
> A heavy monsoon downpour has triggered floods and landslides in the Himalayan nation. Over a hundred people have died and search is on for dozens of missing. Archived version: https://archive.ph/3jV6W SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Fnepal-floods-landslides-leave-at-least-151-dead%2Fa-70354640
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> Health experts ask those eligible to ‘help reduce the burden on our hospitals’ over winter by booking in for free jabs Archived version: https://archive.ph/nPhBW SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsociety%2F2024%2Fsep%2F30%2Fnhs-warns-of-18000-flu-deaths-since-2022-as-it-urges-vaccination-uptake
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> The militants killed in two September strikes in Syria were affiliated with the extremist "Islamic State" group and an al-Qaeda-linked group, the United States military said. Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20240929163951/https://www.dw.com/en/syria-us-airstrikes-kill-37-islamist-militants/a-70355869 SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Fsyria-us-airstrikes-kill-37-islamist-militants%2Fa-70355869
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> The Turkish public has been shocked by the murder of an 8-year-old girl. But Narin's case is by no means an isolated one. Experts say the government must do more to combat the problem of violence against children. Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20240930044313/https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-violence-against-children-a-neglected-problem/a-70310542 SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Fturkey-violence-against-children-a-neglected-problem%2Fa-70310542
> On a brutal day for the frail and aging Pope Francis, the king of Belgium, its prime minister and the rector of the Catholic university that invited him here all ripped into the institution he heads for a spectrum of sins: for covering up cases of clergy sex abuse and being far behind the times on embracing women and the LGBTQ+ community in the church. > > And that was all before Francis met with the people most harmed by the Catholic Church in Belgium — the men and women who were raped and molested by priests as children. Seventeen abuse survivors spent two hours with Francis on Friday evening, telling him of their trauma, shame and pain and demanding reparations from the church.
www.dw.com
> Pakistan's Balochistan province has been rocked by a series of attacks on Punjabi workers by separatist militants. Baloch nationalist groups accuse the central government and China of stealing the province's resources. Archived version: https://archive.md/cn7vg SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Fpakistan-gunmen-kill-7-workers-in-balochistan%2Fa-70356937
www.dropsitenews.com
To understand how it has managed to document tens of thousands of dead in Gaza to a high degree of accuracy, the processes it has used, and the philosophy behind it, Drop Site conducted an interview with Dr. Zaher al-Wahaidi, director of the information center at the Ministry of Health in Gaza who is based at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. The first source is e-Hospital, a computerized program, which monitors all emergency departments in government hospitals. Any casualty brought to a government hospital is registered in the emergency department through the electronic system, and the information is automatically transferred to the repository. The second source is an Excel file provided by field hospitals that offer emergency services and handle mass casualties, like the Red Cross hospital, the Kuwaiti field hospital and so forth. These hospitals document the casualties in the Excel sheet, which they supply to us; we then process this file and upload it to our system. A third source was introduced in January – a link provided by the Ministry of Health for reporting martyrs who had not reached ministry hospitals, remained trapped under rubble, or who could not be identified. DSN: So the number announced by the Ministry of Health, for example, around 41,000 martyrs, could potentially be higher, but this is the figure you were able to confirm? Dr. Zaher al-Wahaidi Correct. 41,266 martyrs [official ministry of health tally on September 16, 2024], as per the latest report. Bear in mind that the ministry releases multiple figures. **The first figure of 41,266 martyrs represents the total number of martyrs who have reached the ministry's hospitals.**
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