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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Israel's offensive in Gaza has 'killed more children than fighters', say human rights groups

Humanitarian chiefs have accused Israeli generals of waging a "war on children" and say a third of the dead are under 18

Babies placed alongside dolls and doll parts with fake blood, symbolizing the death of children in Gaza, are seen during a demonstration for Palestine, in Berlin.

By Richard Spencer, and David Blair
in Gaza9:16PM BST 22 Jul 2014

More children than Palestinian fighters are being killed in the offensive on Gaza, according to the latest United Nations statistics, despite Israel's claims to be waging a targeted military campaign.
Gaza's health ministry said that 580 Palestinians had been killed, including 155 children.
The UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said that, as of Tuesday morning, 149 children had been killed, compared with 87 confirmed members of armed groups. Even including unconfirmed combatant deaths, more children would still have died.
The Palestinian monitoring group Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights has given The Telegraph the names of 132 of the dead, all under the age of 18.
In addition, Save the Children said almost a third of those injured were children. Less than a quarter of all casualties are thought to be Hamas militants.

"This is why we described the ongoing operation as a war on children," said Osama Damo, a Save the Children official in Gaza.
Dr Ashraf Al-Qidra, a health ministry spokesman, said that 84 women were also among the dead and a total of 3,650 people had been wounded.
On Tuesday, an air strike destroyed six floors of Salam Tower in the centre of Gaza City, killing at least 11 people including Ibrahim Al-Kilani, a professor of engineering, his wife and their five children. All had earlier fled from Shejaiya, where more than 70 people died in the biggest Israeli bombardment of the war on Sunday.
The impact of the conflict on children has been brought home in part by social media, which has streamed distressing photographs of small, mutilated corpses around the world. One incident, in which four boys were killed while playing football on a beach, was particularly striking, partly because journalists had been playing with them shortly beforehand and witnessed what had happened.
Human Rights Watch said in a statement that investigations of cases where there were similar casualties with no apparent military objective suggested Israel had committed war crimes.
"Israeli forces' failure to direct attacks at a military target violates the laws of war," a statement said. "Israeli forces may also have knowingly or recklessly attacked people who were clearly civilians, such as young boys, and civilian structures, including a hospital – laws-of-war violations that are indicative of war crimes."
Israel says that Hamas bears responsibility for civilian deaths because it launches rockets from and stores weapons in civilian areas.
"All civilian casualties are unintended by us, but intended by Hamas," Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said on Sunday. "They use telegenically dead Palestinians for their cause."
On Monday, the Israeli ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermer, compared the Hamas rocket attacks, responsible so far for two Israeli civilian deaths, to the Blitz and said the Israeli Defence Forces should win the Nobel Peace Prize "for fighting with unimaginable restraint".
Israel does issue warnings before some buildings are attacked. Inhabitants of a block on Omar Mukhtar Street in Gaza City received a telephone warning and all 200 were able to escape before it was destroyed at 5.30am.
Aid agencies point out that, unlike in other wars, Palestinians, enclosed by the security fence around Gaza, cannot flee. As of last night, 118,000 people were sheltering at UN schools and other facilities. But even there they may not be safe. The UN Relief and Works Agency said a girls' school housing refugees had suffered a "direct hit from Israeli shelling" yesterday. It was unclear whether any casualties had been inflicted.
On the Israeli side, 29 people have been killed, all but two soldiers.
In Cairo, attempts to negotiate a ceasefire seemed to take a step forward. Hamas and the Palestinian Authority were believed to be discussing a temporary ceasefire of five days in which talks for an easing of the joint Israeli-Egyptian blockade of Gaza could begin, though Hamas has yet to agree. It was unclear whether that would be acceptable to the Israelis. Last week they accepted an Egyptian unconditional ceasefire proposal, but have since begun a ground invasion and say that will not be stopped until it has destroyed the network of tunnels Hamas uses to infiltrate fighters into Israel.
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, said it was his "hope and belief" that there would be an end to the fighting soon. After meeting John Kerry, the US secretary of state, in Cairo on Monday, he went to Jerusalem and the West Bank for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday.

Major American and European airlines suspend flights to and from Israel

22.07.2014 15:04
A number of major US and European airlines are immediately suspending flights to and from Israel after a rocket attack near Ben-Gurion International Airport. US Airways, Lufthansa and Delta are some of the companies grounding their planes.

Israeli soldier missing, presumed dead in Gaza

Israeli soldiers from the Golani Infantry Brigade on Saturday ahead of their deadly engagement in Gaza. Photo: AFP/Jack Guez Jerusalem: An Israeli soldier is missing in the Gaza Strip and presumed dead, two days after the Islamist Hamas group announced it had captured a soldier during clashes. Israel's Channel 10 News said the military believed the man was killed along with six other troops in an attack on an armoured vehicle on Sunday.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

NewsNow: Palestine News

Gaza conflict: Barack Obama 'concerned' by increasing deaths as Israeli shells hit hospital killing four

Palestinian death toll rises further after reports of the shelling of a hospital in the central Gaza Strip which wounded at least 20 hospital staff

By David Blair in Gaza City and Raziye Akkoc

6:08PM BST 21 Jul 2014

Israeli tanks bombarded a hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing four people, and an air strike claimed the

lives of 24 members of the same family.
On the 14th day of Operation Protective Edge, the Palestinian death toll climbed above 530 while Hamas, the radical Islamist movement, managed to launch another 50 rockets at Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv.
Perhaps a dozen tank shells struck al-Aqsa hospital in the central town of Deir al-Balah, exploding inside the intensive care unit, the administration building and the surgery department. The Gaza health ministry said four people were killed and another 60 injured, including medical staff.
Further south, an air strike destroyed a home in the town of Khan Younis, killing 24 members of the Abu Jamaa family.
Meanwhile, Israel resumed its bombardment of the suburb of Shejaiya in Gaza City, where at least 70 people were killed on Sunday in the heaviest barrage of the campaign. Pillars of smoke rose from the area and explosions echoed over the rooftops.

23 killed in Gaza 'in 2 hours'

Published today (updated) 21/07/2014 22:33

(MaanImages)

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli artillery shelling and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed 23

Palestinians over only two hours late Monday, bringing the day's death toll to over 100.

Spokesman for the ministry of health Ashraf al-Qidra said 11 Palestinians including five children were killed, and others were injured in an Israeli strike on Israa tower in central Gaza City.

Eight of them were identified as Ibrahim Deeb Ahmad al-Kilani, 53, Yasir Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 8, Elias Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 4, Sawsan Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 11, Reem Ibrahim Deeb al-Kilani, 12, Taghrid Shabaan Mohammad al-Kilani, 45, Mahmoud Shabaan Mohammad Dirbas, 37 and Ayda Shabaan Mohammad Dirbas, 47.

A Ma'an reporter said they included a father, mother their four children, and the mother's brother and sister.

Meanwhile Jihad Mahmoud al-Mughrabi, 22, died of injuries sustained in Khan Younis, while Fadi Bashir al-Abadla, 22, was killed in a separate attack.

Medical sources said that three others were killed as Israeli forces targeted a group of people in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Al-Qidra identified them as Fadi Azmi Bureim, Othman Salim Bureim, and Salim Abdul Majid Bureim.

As Palestinians broke their Ramadan fasts Monday evening, two people were killed in a strike near the al-Shamaa mosque in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood in southern Gaza City.

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said one of its leaders, Zakaria Abu Daqqa, was killed in a drone strike in Khan Younis.

Two others were injured in a strike on a motorbike in al-Qarara.

Three more Palestinians were killed in an airstrike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where Israeli airstrikes destroyed the al-Dahlan family house in the al-Nasr neighborhood.

One Palestinian died of injuries sustained in the head in strikes on Rafah.

Also, Rajai Jihad Abu Daghma, 38, died in a hospital in Cairo on Monday.

Al-Qassam Brigades announces: "We captured an Israeli soldier"

Published on Monday, 21 July 2014 02:25
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Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Sunday night that they had captured an Israeli soldier east of Gaza.

Abu Obaida the spokesman of the Al-Qassam Brigades said in a press conference "The Israeli soldier is called Aaron Shaul and his number is 6092065. He was captured during the cattle in the Al-Shujaiyya neighborhood during which we also killed fourteen Israeli soldiers and wounded more than fifty.

Hamas said in a statement: "The Israeli soldier was captured in an ambush east of Gaza City and this is a great victory for the resistance".

Palestinians celebrated it in several Palestinian cities as they hope this will contribute to the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

soccer world cup 2014 news

Fantasy Finishes in a Flourish

14 Jul 2014

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The final round of McDonald’s FIFA World Cup Fantasy for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ ended in incredible fashion with the winner being decided by the slimmest of margins!

Overall standings
A goal was all it took to separate Germany and Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final™. Similarly in McDonald’s Fantasy, three points was the margin that separated the winner of McDonald’s Fantasy from the runner-up! Frip69 finished on 893 points while Portugal’s CONDEY recorded 890 points. Both opted for a 5-4-1 formation, but a combination of Captain choice and midfielder selection for the final round gave the American the nudge needed to win the Grand Prize.

Round 7 Winner
Yet again, we had a tie for first place in a round of McDonald’s FIFA World Cup Fantasy! RSN1869 and Zay4atinka scored 130 points each to cement their places at the top of the Round 7 table. One point behind them, FutboleyBCN and CarlÃ£o23 finished in joint-third.

In accordance with the rules, FIFA conducted tie-breaking draws to decide the Prize winners for Round 7. Zay4atinka was declared the winner. For his efforts, RSN1869 will receive the second-place prize. The Third-place prize goes to FutboleyBCN.

Most valuable signing: Daley Blind (Netherlands)
With a clean sheet and a goal to his name against Brazil, the 24-year old defender was a fantastic deal at 4m. Blind secured 14 points for managers backing him in the match against Brazil.

Disappointing purchases: Hulk (Brazil)
The goalscoring pressure on Hulk increased after Neymar was sidelined for Brazil and the solid forward failed to rise to the challenge. In Round 7, Hulk recorded a single point, an unimpressive return for his 7.5m price tag.

Highest points-scoring team: Netherlands
It was a close race between Germany and Netherlands for the highest scoring team of Round 7. Thanks to an impressive 3-0 win over Brazil, The Dutch edged out the eventual champions by 104 points to 99 respectively.

Klose considers Germany future

14 Jul 2014

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Miroslav Klose, finally a FIFA World Cup™ winner at the fourth time of asking, will decide over the coming days whether he wants to continue playing for Germany.

Twelve years after tasting defeat in the final in Yokohama, Klose took home his first World Cup winner's medal on Sunday night after Germany beat Argentina 1-0 after extra-time. Klose earned a standing ovation in the 88th minute when he made way for Germany's match-winner Mario Gotze.

Having become the leading World Cup scorer of all time in Brazil, now seems a poignant time for the 36-year-old to call it a day, but he may yet carry on.

"I do not know yet if I will go on with the national team," said the striker, who scored his 16th World Cup goal in the 7-1 win over Brazil. "I'll take a couple of nights to sleep on it and then make the right decision."

Miroslav Klose, Germany forward

The celebrations for Klose and his team-mates began straight after the final whistle and an hour later some of the players formed a merry conga as they filed past the media and out of the stadium with beer in hand. On Tuesday, a huge party will be thrown in Berlin when the squad lands on home soil.

Lazio striker Klose made his World Cup bow in Japan and Korea in 2002, where he reached the final before losing 2-0 to Brazil. Four years later he won the Golden Boot but Germany only made the semi-finals on home soil, losing to Italy thanks to two very late extra-time goals.

Four years ago Klose took home a second third-place honour but he can now add a medal he really savours to his collection.

"This is outstanding, it crowns everything," he said."We finished second once, were third twice, but this is world-class. I can hardly comprehend it. It was always a dream to be up there (getting the trophy) and not just having to stand around and have to applaud others. The team's performances were important, we wanted to keep our calm because we knew we had the better quality to win it."

Just like coach Joachim Low, Germany's all-time record scorer always knew Gotze had the ability to win the tight match in the Maracana: "Before Mario came on for me, I said to him 'You can make it happen'," Klose revealed.

Bastian Schweinsteiger also has two medals for third place but now he knows how it feels to lift the World Cup too. The 29-year-old epitomised Germany's tireless and industrious attitude in midfield. The Bayern Munich man also ended the match with a nasty cut underneath his right eye following an aerial clash with Sergio Aguero. He believes the fact that two substitutes combined to set up Germany's goal showed how strong their squad is.

"I've never been in a team that has so much power off the bench," he said. "That is the reason why we won the World Cup. We're going to enjoy the moment now. It's incredible. I would like to thank all of Germany for the support. We have felt that support here."

Germany's next target is to dominate world football for years, as Spain did by winning three major trophies in succession.

The potential is there for Germany, sporting had one of the youngest squads in Brazil, and they were also without potential stars like Marco Reus, Ilkay Gundogan and twins Lars and Sven Bender through injury.

"We all had an incredible cohesion since the preparation camp, and we even had a few setbacks when we lost players like (Lars) Bender and Marco Reus," goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said. "But they are also world champions. The whole of Germany is world champion. It's unbelievable. It is a great experience."