Police presence at Navalny’s funeral, over 100 in Gaza killed while seeking aid
Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack on the West Bank and Gaza During the Last Three Years: Israel’s Emergency Assistance and the Food and Water Distribution in Gaza
Since launching its assault on Gaza following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Israel has barred entry of food, water, medicine and other supplies, except for a trickle of aid entering the south from Egypt at the Rafah crossing and Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing. Despite international calls to allow in more aid, the number of supply trucks is far less than the 500 that came in daily before the war.
The World Food Program said earlier this month that it was pausing deliveries to the north because of the growing chaos, after desperate Palestinians emptied a convoy while it was en route.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are thought to remain in northern Gaza despite Israeli orders to evacuate the area in October. The U.N. says 1 in 6 children under 2 in the north suffer from acute malnutrition and wasting.
Meanwhile, U.N. officials have warned of further mass casualties if Israel follows through on vows to attack the southernmost city of Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million has taken refuge. They also say a Rafah offensive could decimate what remains of aid operations.
Violence has also surged across the West Bank since Oct. 7. An attacker shot and killed two people at a gas station in Eli on Thursday, the Israeli military said. The military said that the attacker was dead.
The Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from the war has climbed to 30,035, with another 70,457 wounded. The agency does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its figures but says women and children make up around two-thirds of those killed.
The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-run government in Gaza, maintains detailed records of casualties. Its counts from previous wars match those of the U.N., independent experts and even Israel.
Most of the patients who were wounded appeared to have been shot, according to the acting director of the Al-Awda Hospital. He said the hospital can perform only the most essential surgeries because it is running out of fuel to power emergency generators.
The violence came more than a month after witnesses and health officials in Gaza accused Israeli troops of firing on a previous aid distribution in Gaza City, killing at least 20 people.
Gaza Food Aid Convoy: Israel and Hamas vs. the United Arab League in a Chaotic Scenario on Oct. 7
Another man in the crowd — who gave only his first name, Ahmad, as he was being treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds to the arm and leg — said he waited for two hours before someone with a horse-drawn cart had room to take him to Shifa.
Dozens or hundreds of people were lying on the ground, according to Fares Afana, the head of the ambulance service at the hospital. He said there wasn’t enough ambulances to pick up the dead and wounded and that some were being brought to hospitals in donkey carts.
The increasing alarm over hunger across Gaza has fueled international calls for a cease-fire, and the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are working to secure a deal between Israel and Hamas for a pause in fighting and the release of some of the hostages Hamas took during its Oct. 7 attack.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan accused Israel of targeting civilians in the incident. In separate statements, they called for increased safe passages for humanitarian aid. The international community was urged to take decisive action to pressure Israel to cease fire and also to reach a cease-fire agreement.
The Israeli troops opened fire on the crowd with boxes of flour and canned goods, causing them to scatter, with a few hiding under cars. People came back to trucks and soldiers started shooting again after the shooting stopped. He had been shot in the leg and fell, and the truck ran over his leg as it sped off.
Kamel Abu Nahel, who was at the hospital being treated for a gunshot wound, said he and others went to the distribution point when they heard there would be a delivery. “We’ve been eating animal feed for two months,” he said.
News from Navalny: Genome-cloning pigs leads to organ transplantation in Palestine killed while seeking aid in the Gaza conflict
The violence was quickly condemned by Arab countries, and U.S. President Joe Biden expressed concern it would add to the difficulty of negotiating a cease-fire in the nearly five-month conflict.
The death of Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny is expected to be announced today. Navalny died two weeks ago under mysterious circumstances in an Arctic prison colony. The widow says her husband was murdered by the Russian president. The Kremlin has denied the accusation and insists it has no interest in Navalny’s funeral proceedings.
Scientists have started cloning genetically modified pigs with organs designed to be transplanted into people. Biotech company Revivicor Inc. says the experiments hold promise for alleviating the chronic shortage of organs for transplantation. But the research is garnering ethical and safety concerns.
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Talking to a Supercommunicator: Towards a Better Way to Communicate with the World through Movies, TV and X-rays
Have you ever had a conversation that just felt easy? Did you get better understanding and feel more interesting? You may have been speaking to a supercommunicator — a person who is consistently able to create authentic connections with others just by listening and talking. According to a journalist, anyone can become a supercommunicator. If you want to bond with other people in more profound ways, he has a new book for you.
The five movies that are nominated for Best International Feature are worthy of your time. But if you can’t see them before the ceremony on March 10th, NPR’s guide will tell you enough to keep up at your Oscars party.
TV: NBC’s original Shōgun from the 1980s still holds up today. FX’s latest adaptation is sexier, more violent and even more thought-provoking and illuminating than the original. You can’t go wrong watching both of them.
Books: Critic Heller McAlpin writes that Sloane Crosley’s first full-length nonfiction book, Grief is for People, is a “meditation on loss and grief that combines her verbal alacrity and mordant wit with moving descriptions that capture the ache of sleepless nights.”
The second part of the Final Fantasy remake series is out today and hits some great highs. Andy Bickerton writes that it is amazing when the game works. It drags when it does.
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