Thursday, October 24, 2024

Palestinian emergency workers pull out of northern Gaza, saying IDF targets its volunteers

A man in an orange vest looks through rubble

Palestinian Civil Defence announced Wednesday it will pull out of northern Gaza, saying its crews, which carry out first responder and search and rescue services, have been targeted by Israeli attacks as they tried to pull survivors — or bodies — from the rubble or offer first-aid to the injured.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-hamas-israel-war-1.7362290?cmp=rss

17 dead after Israeli strike hits school-turned-shelter in Gaza, hospital says

Two people carry a dead body wrapped in a blue blanket.

At least 17 Palestinians, including children, were killed on Thursday in an Israeli strike on a school in Nuseirat camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip, where people displaced by the fighting were sheltering, Nuseirat's Al-Awda hospital said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nuseirat-school-shelter-strike-israel-gaza-1.7362062?cmp=rss

This group sends Canadians to help the Israeli army. Some say that's illegal

Two men, in silhouette, push a large pole into the main gun of a tank.

An organization that sends volunteers from Canada — and other parts of the world — to work on Israeli military bases is facing a renewed legal challenge, alleging its recruiting efforts violate a federal law against inciting Canadians to join a foreign army.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sar-el-israel-volunteers-army-1.7361292?cmp=rss