27 h. ago ‘These are traps set for the people’: the story of a mother shot dead searching for food in Gaza

A family is reeling from the killing of a woman who walked for hours to an Israeli-backed distribution point with her son and daughterReem Zeidan was terrified of being separated from her children. As they trudged for hours through the ruins of Gaza towards a food distribution centre, she rehearsed over and over again with her 20-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son what they should do and where they should wait if an Israeli attack turned the column of hungry people into a chaotic, panicking mass and the family were torn apart.It was the last conversation she had with them. She was dead before dawn broke on Tuesday, killed by a single bullet through her forehead. Her daughter and son spent nearly three hours beside her body, pinned down by gunfire. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – Nicholas Hytner’s revels return with bawdy, uninhibited mischief

Bridge theatre, LondonThe immersive setup brings the audience into the midst of the play’s shapeshifting unreality among a comedy-gold cast of magical charactersShenanigans reign in this neck of the woods. Boogying back to the Bridge after six years, Nicholas Hytner’s rollicking production of Shakespeare’s great comedy feasts on bawdy mischief and aerial antics. Radiating charisma, Emmanuel Akwafo’s uninhibited Bottom instructs his ragtag group of am-dram players to rehearse “most obscenely and courageously”. Hytner’s production, with somewhat more rigour and expertise, takes note.Bunny Christie’s luscious set of beds, leaves and trapdoors has us at once rising from the murky depths of the forest and floating among the clouds of sleep. Half the audience mill amid the foggy underland, skilfully shuffled by stage management, while the rest of us sit up among the fairies. The immersive setup complements the play’s shapeshifting unreality; in this world, we become another set of magical...

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55 h. ago Mom 'shoots child abuser after catching him trying to rape her daughter, 12, in motel'

A mother allegedly shot a man who was trying to rape her 12-year-old daughter in a hotel room. The suspect, Bruce Pierce, 39, was left in a critical condition after the incident

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3 d. ago Gaza food hub stops operations for second day as access routes remain ‘combat zones’

Extended closure said to be for maintenance and follows deaths of at least 27 people killed by Israeli troops near distribution siteA US-backed group operating food distribution sites in Gaza has announced that its operations would be suspended for a second day on Thursday, due to “maintenance and repair work”, as the Israeli army warned that roads leading to distribution centres were considered “combat zones”.After Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians, killing at least 27 and injuring hundreds, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) pressed Israel to improve civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Gaza aid points close for day as Israel warns against travel to distribution centres – Israel

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation halts limited supply of food distribution after at least 27 killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday criticised an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea of agreement with Washington. According to the Associated Press (AP), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the US proposal as “100% against the idea of ‘we can,’” borrowing from an Iranian government slogan. He also said that Tehran needed to keep its ability to enrich uranium. “If we had 100 nuclear power plants while not having enrichment, they are not usable for us,” Khamenei said. “If we do not have enrichment, then we should extend our hand (begging) to the US.” However, some nuclear power nations get uranium from outside suppliers, reports the AP. Details of the American proposal remain unclear after five rounds of talks between Iran and th...

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4 d. ago Cockatoos start sipping from Sydney’s drinking fountains after mastering series of complex moves

Experts think the clever birds learned the technique by watching people and then trying it themselvesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney have worked out how to operate drinking fountains, with footage showing the white birds gripping and turning the handle before leaning in for a sip.Researchers set up camera traps and recorded the birds taking turns at a drinking fountain in western Sydney. Scientists observed more than 500 attempts over 44 days and revealed the birds were successful about 46% of the time.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Three young sisters were found dead in Washington. Now police are searching for the father

The girls were found dead after a planned visitation with their father

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4 d. ago Lockerbie Our Story: Who were the bombers responsible and how many people died

The tragedy has been featured in two UK limited series this year

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4 d. ago Fury in Gaza as at least 27 Palestinians shot dead near food distribution point

There is 'total carnage' inside Gaza as authorities report at least 27 people have been killed and dozens injured after Israelis opened fire on Palestinians near a food distribution point

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4 d. ago At least 27 Palestinians killed after Israeli military opens fire at food distribution point, local health officials say – Israel

IDF says it fired at ‘individual suspects who advanced towards troops’ during incident at food distribution point in southern Gaza StripPalestinians killed by Israeli fire at food point, Gaza officials sayIsraeli strikes on Gaza schools part of deliberate strategy, say sourcesHind Khoudary has been reporting from Deir al-Balah inside Gaza for Al Jazeera, and says that witnesses there told her there was “chaos” at the aid distribution point where at least 27 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli troops opened fire.She reported for the news network that she had been told “There’s no process. There’s no system. You just need to run first to be able to get the food. The Israeli forces just opened fire randomly, shooting Palestinians using quadcopters and live ammunition.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago At least 27 Palestinians killed after Israeli military opens fire at aid distribution point, local health officials say – Israel

IDF says it fired at ‘individual suspects who advanced towards troops’ during incident at aid point in southern Gaza StripPalestinians killed by Israeli fire at aid point, Gaza officials sayIsraeli strikes on Gaza schools part of deliberate strategy, say sourcesHere are some of the images sent to us over the news wires of displaced Palestinians attempting to collect humanitarian aid under the new distribution system being imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israeli authorities. At least 27 Palestinians were killed and nearly 200 injured earlier on Tuesday when Israeli forces opened fire near one of the distribution points in the south of the territory.At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local health authorities said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘At least 24 Palestinians killed’ near Gaza aid site as Israeli military open fire

The Israeli military said its forces had opened fire on a group of individuals who had left designated access routes near the distribution centre in Rafah

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5 d. ago AP PHOTOS: Palestinians struggle to get food even as aid trickles in

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are still struggling to get food even after Israel has eased its blockade and rolled out a new aid distribution system. Experts have warned of famine.

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5 d. ago Three killed as Israeli forces open fire near Gaza food distribution site, officials say

Incident took place where more than 30 people were killed on Sunday near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation hubIsraeli forces in the Gaza Strip opened fire as people headed towards a food distribution site a kilometre away at around sunrise on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, health officials and a witness said. The military said it fired warning shots at “suspects” who approached its forces.The shooting occurred at the same location where witnesses say Israeli forces fired a day earlier on crowds of people heading towards the food distribution hub in southern Gaza run by the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says

Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on people near distribution point run by Israel-backed foundationMore than 20 people were killed on Sunday as they went to receive food at an aid distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a hospital run by the Red Cross that received the bodies.Witnesses told the Associated Press that Israeli forces had opened fire on people as they headed toward the aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). “There were many martyrs, including women,” the 40-year-old resident said. “We were about 300 metres away from the military.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Hungry Palestinians in Gaza block and offload dozens of UN food trucks

The U.N. food agency says Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have blocked and offloaded dozens of food trucks as desperation mounts following Israel’s monthslong blockade and airstrikes

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8 d. ago AP PHOTOS: Starving civilians caught in the chaos of food distribution in Gaza

The residents of the Gaza Strip are facing severe shortages of food in the besieged coastal region that has been in the middle of a grinding war for more than 600 days.

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8 d. ago A Palestinian describes 15 minutes of terror trying to get food in the new Gaza distribution system

Shehada Hijazi started walking at dawn for the miles-long trek to a new food distribution site in south Gaza

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8 d. ago Starving Palestinians, gunfire and deadly stampede: Horror in Gaza as Israel’s aid plan descends into chaos

Israel Defense Forces admits to firing warning shots at food distribution sites in war-ravaged Gaza as the Israeli government approves 22 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Nedal Hamdouna from Gaza and Bel Trew report on the growing crisis

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9 d. ago Gunfire, deadly stampede and starving Palestinians: Israel’s aid plan descends into chaos

Israeli military said it fired warning shots amid deadly stampedes at food distribution sites in war-ravaged Gaza. Meanwhile, the Israeli government has approved 22 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Bel Trew and Nedal Hamdouna report on the growing crisis

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