Palestinians trapped in Gaza discover nowhere is safe

Israeli airstrikes pounded locations across the Gaza Strip early Thursday including parts of the south that Israel had declared as safe zones heightening fears among more than 2 million Palestinians trapped in the territory that nowhere was safeIn the nearly two weeks since a devastating Hamas rampage in southern Israel the Israeli military has relentlessly attacked Gaza in response Even after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate the north and head to what it called ldquosafe zonesrdquo in the south strikes continued overnight throughout the densely populated territoryThe bombardments came after Israel agreed Wednesday to allow Egypt to deliver limited humanitarian aid to Gaza the first crack in a punishing 11day siege Many among Gazarsquos 23 million residents have cut down to one meal a day and drink dirty waterN Korean weapons used in Hamas attackSuspected North Koreamade F7rocketpropelled grenades seized by Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attack PicAPHamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during assault on Israel a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show despite Pyongyangrsquos denials that it arms the militant group Two South Korean officials who are experts on North Korean arms and an analysis of weapons captured on the battlefield by Israel point toward Hamas using Pyongyangrsquos F7 rocketpropelled grenade a shoulderfired weapon that fighters typically use against armored vehiclesAlso read Mumbais air gets worse than Delhi Sprinklers barriers and antismog guns to be made mandatoryIsrael can relieve suffering BidenIsrael has been badly victimised but it should explore the opportunity to relieve the suffering of people in Gaza who have nowhere to go US President Joe Biden has said ldquoif they have an opportunity to relieve the suffering of people who have nowhere to go itrsquos what they should do And if they donrsquot theyrsquoll be held accountable in ways that may be unfairrdquo Biden saidlsquoIsrael is targeting bakeries in GazarsquoIsrael has bombed and targeted areas with bakeries in Gaza over the course of the war while dozens of Palestinians were lining up to buy bread causing high numbers of dead and wounded Salam Marouf the head of the government media office said He said that Israel sought to worsen the humanitarian situationBritish PM arrives in Israel for talksBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived in Israel at the start of a twoday trip aimed at showing solidarity with the country and preventing the crisis triggered by Hamasrsquos Oct 7 attack from escalating Sunak is holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister and PresidentRussia sends aid to GazaRussia has sent 27 tonnes of humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip to be transported from Egypt the countryrsquos foreign ministry said on Thursday ldquoRussiarsquos EMERCOM is to deliver 27 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip mainly food supplies flour sugar rice and pastaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever