- Israeli forces have expanded military operations, targeting residential towers and public facilities across Rafah with F-16 aircraft and attack drones.
- Some 110,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah, according to the UNRWA, since Israel began advancing troops towards the east of Rafah and intensifying attacks on the city on Monday.
- The Israeli army takeover of the Rafah border crossing has shut down the entry of aid into Gaza for the past three days, “completely crippling humanitarian operations” as famine spreads, the UN says.
- At least 34,904 people have been killed and 78,514 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attacks stands at 1,139 with dozens of people still held captive.
More from the Palestinian ambassador to the UNGA
Here are some more lines from Riyad Mansour’s impassioned address to the UN General Assembly:
- Your vote today of course says a lot about your solidarity with Palestine but also about who you are and what you stand for.
- It matters and I know an overwhelming majority of you will stand again with the Palestinian people in their hour of need and you will stand for just and lasting peace for the benefit of all.
- In simple words, voting “Yes” is the right thing to do and I can assure you, you and your country for years to come will be proud to have stood for freedom, justice and peace in this darkest hour.
- As everyone is saying, “Free Palestine, Free Palestine and peace for all.”
- And I repeat, free Palestine and vote “Yes” for the resolution.
MoD contractor hacked by China failed to report breach for months
Exclusive: Defence ministry was told in recent days that staff details accessed but sources say SSCL knew in February
The IT company targeted in a Chinese hack that accessed the data of hundreds of thousands of Ministry of Defence staff failed to report the breach for months, the Guardian can reveal.
The UK defence secretary, Grant Shapps, told MPs on Tuesday that Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL) had been breached by a malign actor and “state involvement” could not be ruled out.
Shapps said the payroll records of about 270,000 current and former military personnel, including their home addresses, had been accessed. China has not been openly named by the government as the culprit.
Antifa group claims Stuttgart incident against AfD lawmakers
Two AfD lawmakers in Baden-Württemberg were injured in an incident outside the state parliament. The Stuttgart Antifascist Action Alliance blamed the violence on the far-right party and security services.
A far-left group has claimed responsibility for an incident outside the state parliament of the Baden-Württemberg in which two members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) were injured.
The Stuttgart Antifascist Action Alliance referred to the incident as a "creative disruptive action" and claimed there had been "a scuffle on the part of the security service and AfD MPs."
The group did not address police allegations that its members attacked AfD lawmakers.
Wednesday's incident follows a number of attacks against German politicians from several parties in recent months.
Chad army deploys in force after junta leader Déby is elected president
Chadian soldiers deployed on Friday in large numbers across several districts of the capital after late-night celebrations marked the presidential election victory of junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.
Even before the official results gave Deby more than 61 percent in Monday's ballot, the presidential guard had parked many armoured vehicles on major junctions and thoroughfares.
AFP reporters said the number of troops on the streets Friday appeared considerably larger than after previous elections.
Just hours before the official results were announced late Thursday, Prime Minister Succes Masra had declared himself victor in the vote.
The former opposition leader appointed prime minister in January, had warned that Deby's team would rig the results to ensure he won.
Genkai mayor OKs request to host disposal site for nuclear waste
By TAKAKO FUCHIZAWA/ Staff Writer
May 10, 2024 at 16:12 JST
Genkai Mayor Shintaro Wakiyama on May 10 said the town will accept the central government’s request to conduct a “literature review” for selection as a final disposal site for radioactive waste.
Genkai is the third municipality to accept a literature review, following Suttsu town and Kamoenai village, both in Hokkaido.
But the town in Saga Prefecture is the first candidate municipality that hosts a nuclear power plant.
Strapped down, blindfolded, held in diapers: Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center
At a military base that now doubles as a detention center in Israel’s Negev desert, an Israeli working at the facility snapped two photographs of a scene that he says continues to haunt him.
Rows of men in gray tracksuits are seen sitting on paper-thin mattresses, ringfenced by barbed wire. All appear blindfolded, their heads hanging heavy under the glare of floodlights.
A putrid stench filled the air and the room hummed with the men’s murmurs, the Israeli who was at the facility told CNN. Forbidden from speaking to each other, the detainees mumbled to themselves.
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