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Children in Gaza have suffered ‘relentless mental harm’ during five months of war, says Save the Children.Here’s how things stand on Tuesday, March 12, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis On Tuesday, Israeli forces reportedly attacked Palestinians waiting for aid trucks at the Kuwait Roundabout south of Gaza City, killing seven people, the Wafa news agency reported. Separately, Israel was checking on Monday whether it had killed Hamas’s deputy military leader in an air strike in Gaza, the Israeli military said, as prospects faded for a ceasefire to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. If his death is confirmed,…

Short-term rental platform says decision comes as part of efforts to ‘prioritise the privacy of our community’.Airbnb has banned the use of indoor security cameras at its properties worldwide amid privacy concerns. The short-term rental platform said on Monday it had made the decision as part of its efforts to simplify its policy on security cameras and “prioritise the privacy of our community”. Airbnb, which has its headquarters in San Francisco, had until now allowed security cameras in common areas such as living rooms provided they were disclosed on listings and clearly visible. “These changes were made in consultation with…

Amman, Jordan – Najwa Rabaia, a hard-working, gregarious nurse with a reassuring bedside manner, patiently administers vaccines to a three-year-old girl at a busy antenatal ward. Her assistant holds the reticent child on a hospital bed, allowing Rabaia to swiftly administer one vaccine in her arm before turning her for another injection in the leg and eventually scooping her into the arms of her doting mother, Amira. “Here, we’re like family,” Rabaia says, pointing at Amira. “I have known the children I treat here all their life.” She shoots a knowing glance at Amira and says: “Sometimes the parents forget…

NewsFeedIsraeli forces beat back Muslim worshippers with batons to prevent their entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque for prayers to mark the start of Ramadan in occupied East Jerusalem.Published On 11 Mar 202411 Mar 2024 Source link

India to lift import tariffs for several industrial products from four-nation group in return for 15-year investment.India has signed a $100bn free trade agreement with a four-member European bloc and will lift most import tariffs on industrial products from these countries in return for the investment over 15 years. The deal signed on Sunday with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – after several rounds of negotiations spanning 16 years – will see investments across a range of Indian sectors, including pharmaceuticals, machinery and manufacturing. The EFTA comprises Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, all non-European Union nations, that will get…

As Ramadan starts, Gaza is overshadowed by Israel’s campaign of hunger that has severely restricted food to millions in the besieged enclave.Here’s how things stand on Monday, March 11, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis On Monday, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic said Israeli forces launched attacks on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza and on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central part of the enclave. According to local media reports, Israelis bombed a home belonging to the Ashour family in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, killing at least 10 people. On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed…

Coroner’s office in US state of South Carolina says 62-year-old former Boeing employee died on Saturday.A former Boeing employee who blew the whistle on alleged safety problems at the aircraft manufacturing giant has been found dead. John Barnett, 62, died on Saturday from an apparent “self-inflicted” wound, a coroner in South Carolina in the United States said on Monday. “Charleston City Police Department is the investigating agency. No further details are available at this time,” the office of Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal told Al Jazeera in a statement. Boeing, where Barnett worked for more than three decades until…

NewsFeedPro-Palestinian protesters targeted the Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to the opening of a new Holocaust museum in Amsterdam. Herzog has been an outspoken supporter of the Gaza war.Published On 11 Mar 202411 Mar 2024 Source link

Survey by the Pew Research Centre comes amid growing push to regulate children’s access to digital platforms.Nearly three out of four teenagers in the United States say they feel happy or peaceful when they do not have their smartphone with them, a survey has found, underscoring concerns about the effects of digital media on minors. But despite their positive associations with putting their smartphone away, only 36 percent of teens reported cutting back on using their devices, the survey by the Pew Research Centre showed on Monday. Overall, 38 percent of teens reported spending too much time on their smartphone,…

These are dark times for anyone with even a modicum of sympathy for the Palestinian people, who are facing another national catastrophe, comparable to the Nakba of 1948. The despondency is entirely merited. Victimised by Israel’s war in Gaza, which many experts consider genocidal, the Palestinians are up against the strongest military in the region, which also enjoys billions of dollars of military aid and diplomatic carte blanche from the most powerful country in the world. True to form, Washington has repeatedly blocked international efforts to impose an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Worse still, there appears little recourse…