5 d. ago Hamas says it has lost control over most of the Gaza strip and that it has suffered 'a near

The lieutenant colonel told the BBC that Hamas' command and control system had collapsed as a result of Israeli air raids that have also largely affected the group's leadership.

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3 w. ago Unicef warns children could die of thirst in Gaza amid collapse of water systems

Fears grow of drought as well as hunger as medics report more killings by Israeli forces of Palestinians seeking aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe collapse of water systems in Gaza is threatening the territory with devastating drought as well as hunger, Unicef has warned, as medics reported that Israel had killed more desperate Palestinians seeking aid.On Friday at least 24 people waiting for aid were killed by Israeli fire in central Gaza, according to local health authorities, in addition to other deaths by airstrikes. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Experts warn that Iran could target power and water systems for cyberattacks if US gets involved in Middle East

As the conflict between Israel and Iran evolves, leaders in the critical infrastructure realm remain on high alert.

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3 w. ago New London Water System issues boil water notice for some customers

New London Water System issues boil water notice for some customers  cbs19.tv

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Gaza’s engineered famine: stop arming the slaughter – or lose the rule of law | Editorial

As Palestinians starve amid the rubble, western governments defend Israel, fund armed aid and dismantle the very rules they claim to upholdGaza’s cries have been drowned out by Israel’s strikes on Iran, and the diplomatic pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu over the suffering has ebbed. Yet as the industrialised world urges de-escalation in the Middle East, the devastation continues. On Tuesday morning, witnesses described Israeli forces firing towards a crowd waiting for trucks loaded with flour, leaving more than 50 dead. These are not stray bullets in wartime chaos, they are the outcome of a system that makes relief deadly.As Médecins Sans Frontières declared this week, what is unfolding in Gaza is “the calculated evisceration of the very systems that sustain life”. That includes homes, markets, water networks and hospitals – with healthcare continually under attack. Last week, a UN commission found that more than 90% of the Gaza Strip’s schools and universities have be...

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3 w. ago Moment Jeremy Clarkson's controversial £40,000 pub umbrellas SOAK the decking at The Farmer's Dog pub

Punters drinking outside his famous watering hole in Asthall, Oxfordshire, watched as staff struggled to drain huge pools of rain water in the umbrella system.

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4 w. ago From Gaza to Ukraine to Iran, Trump’s ‘peacemaker’ promise collapses

A president who vowed to end global conflicts has instead presided over their escalation – his agenda is in disarrayIn his inaugural address this January, Donald Trump declared that his proudest legacy would be that of “a peacemaker and unifier”, pledging that US power would “stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been angry, violent, and totally unpredictable”.Five months later, his second presidency is witnessing the spectacular unraveling of that lofty aspiration. Continue reading...

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