Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Israel says Hamas commander killed in Rafah strike that UN agency alleges hit its site

UN workers are seen working at an UNRWA warehouse and distribution centre in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip.

Israel said on Wednesday that its airstrike on a UN food distribution centre in southern Gaza killed a Hamas commander who had been targeted. Palestinian health officials said it also killed four more people, including a UN worker.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-hamas-commander-food-centre-1.7143107?cmp=rss

India's new citizenship law for religious minorities leaves Muslims out

A group of young people stand outside holding signs. One in front, in hand-drawn block letters, reads: "We stand united against CAA."

India is providing a fast-track to citizenship for religious minorities seeking refuge in the country — except, that is, for Muslims.  



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/india-citizenship-law-1.7142959?cmp=rss

Detroit author Mitch Albom, 9 others evacuated by helicopter from violence-torn Port-au-Prince

A middle aged man with dark hair and eyes laughs while talking

Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom and nine others have been rescued by helicopter from Haiti after becoming stranded in the poverty-stricken and violence-torn Caribbean nation while visiting an orphanage.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/alborn-haiti-1.7142729?cmp=rss