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Nadav Shoshani, a spokesman for the Israeli army, reported to the Reuters news agency on Thursday that the air force was supporting an advance against the armed group Hamas.

Hani Mahmoud, a journalist for Al Jazeera, claimed that the Israeli military was “sandwiching people in the middle” and was pushing them to the west of the city, where the al-Rashid coastal road leads south, from the northwest and the southeast.

“The attacks on overcrowded neighborhoods are causing panic and fear, and people are literally fleeing for their lives,” said one resident. He reported from Nuseirat in central Gaza, where we are now seeing waves of people performing exactly that.

People in Gaza City reported nonstop attacks by the Israeli army, including “aerial strikes by drones and fighter jets” and detonations from remote-controlled “robots” — unmanned vehicles loaded with explosives that the army has been using to bomb neighborhoods as it advances inward.

According to medical sources, at least 40 people were killed in Gaza City on Thursday.

Lifelines fall apart

In the midst of the apocalyptic scenes, frightened families faced the heartbreaking prospect of new displacement in a place without “safe zones,” only this time with the very real possibility that they would never be able to go home.

Many have remained put, though. As of Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, approximately 740, 000 people, or roughly 35 percent of Gaza’s 2. 1 million people, were still living in the north of the city.

However, the bureau acknowledged that the number of people who are being targeted by Israeli attacks are likely to drop and that basic services will cease to exist.

On Thursday, the UN’s (OCHA) sent a warning that Gaza City’s last lines were collapsing.

OCHA alleged that Israel was “systematically stifling” efforts to aid people in Gaza’s famine-stricken north, citing the closure of the Zikim crossing and the ban on some food items.

” Blatant disregard “

At least 10 Palestinians were killed outside of Gaza City by Israeli fire, according to medical sources.

Four of its soldiers were reported missing in Rafah, in southern Gaza, in the early morning hours of the morning, according to the Israeli military.

Israel’s “blatant disregard” of international law requirements by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Palestine was exposed on social media by the Palestinian government’s “blatant disregard” for civilian airstrikes in Gaza.

The Israeli military’s flagrant disregard for the fundamental principle of distinction is demonstrated by the strikes on internally displaced people, including those who attempt to leave Gaza city or seek shelter nearby hospitals. Palestinians in Gaza have been ordered by Israel to leave…

The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for the return of hostages held by Hamas, the lifting of aid restrictions, and the continuation of Israel’s offensive on Thursday.

After losing a High Court request to have his removal temporarily thwarted, an Eritrean man who has been fighting to stay in the United Kingdom is set to be deported to France.

The 25-year-old Eritrean man crossed the English Channel in August for legal reasons, and he was scheduled to leave on Wednesday as part of a “one in, one out” pilot agreement reached between the UK and France in July.

However, pending a thorough examination of his trafficking claim, the High Court of London on Tuesday granted him an interim injunction preventing his removal.

The man claimed to have fled Eritrea in 2019 due to forced conscription before moving to France. Before heading to the UK, he spent about three weeks in an encampment known as “the jungle” in Dunkirk, on the English Channel.

The High Court agreed at a hearing on Thursday, stating that there was “no serious issue to be tried in this case.” The UK’s Home Office objected to the attempt to temporarily halt the man’s removal.

The man’s allegations of trafficking were inconsistent, according to the judge, Clive Sheldon.

The Home Office could determine that his credibility had been severely harmed and that his account of trafficking couldn’t be reasonably believed, the judge said.

The man will be deported to France on Friday at 6:15 a.m. (GMT) at 5:15.

UK implements new plan

The Home Office, the UK interior ministry, was testing out its new plan to deport an Indian man to France as the court ruled against the Eritrean man. The man, who boarded a small boat in the UK in August, took a commercial flight to France on Thursday.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer claimed that this deportation provided “proof of concept” that the agreement is successful, and that this deportation was the first under the partnership between the UK and France.

At a press conference alongside US President Donald Trump, Starmer stated, “We need to ramp that up at scale, which was always intended under the scheme.”

People who enter the UK are then returned to France under the “one in, one out” agreement between the UK and France, and the UK accepts an equal number of recognized asylum seekers with family ties.

The plan is defended by Downing Street, calling it “fair and balanced” and aimed at reducing irregular migration.

The scheme has been condemned by UK charities.

According to Griff Ferris of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, the “cruel policy that targets people who come here for safety” was a “grim attempt… to appease the racist far-right.”

Anti-immigrant sentiment is growing.

While Starmer’s government has made stopping small boat crossings a top priority, anti-immigrant sentiment has remained high in the UK.

Over the weekend, far-right activist Tommy Robinson organized a protest in central London that involved up to 150, 000 demonstrators. A glass bottle that appeared to have smashed into a police horse at one point caused serious injuries to four police officers during the demonstration.

The humanitarian situation in Gaza, according to the European Union, is unsustainable.

The bloc proposes that Israel’s trade agreement be suspended.

Additionally, it wants to impose sanctions on settlers in the occupied West Bank as well as two ministers.

The change would increase Israel’s costs of trade with the EU.

The European Council must grant the proposal’s approval, and some nations, including Germany, may have veto power against the proposal.

Will Israel’s war be slowed by these financial measures, then?

Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault

Guests:

Analyst for European affairs, Yannis Koutsomitis

Israeli political analyst Akiva Eldar

Following his loan spell with Manchester United in July, Rashford made a memorable return to England on Thursday with two goals in nine minutes at St James’ Park.

Fans of United, whose team hasn’t played any European football this season and is already struggling with a poor Premier League campaign, will be disappointed watching the 27-year-old’s first Champions League goals since 2021.

In the final stages of their Champions League group stage opener, Anthony Gordon scored one point for Newcastle, but it was too late.

Rashford and Ruben Amorim had a bad relationship last season, so he was let go by United and sent on loan to Aston Villa during the second half before being sent to Barcelona for the entire season.

Rashford’s career has slowed significantly in recent years because of claims he is no longer focused on his career, and he was once feted as the future of English football after graduating from United’s youth academy as a youngster.

However, Rashford’s energetic performance on Tyneside suggested that he might be about to start the long-awaited renaissance with Barcelona.

It was Rashford’s seventh career goal against the Magpies, a habit he has frequently made of tormenting Newcastle.

Lamine Yamal, who had a groin injury that prevented Barcelona from winning the La Liga game 6-0 against Valencia, was out for the team after a strong start to his campaign.

However, Rashford’s double made sure Hansi Flick’s team didn’t miss Yamal.

Barcelona reached the final since they last won the trophy in 2015 after being defeated by Inter Milan in the Champions League semifinals last year.

However, the five-time European champions are anticipated to be among the top contenders this year, and this was a strong start to their challenge.

Newcastle’s hopes of a strong start in the Champions League were dashed by the defeat, which had them lose in the 2023-24 group stage.

When Newcastle defeated Barcelona 3-2 in the Champions League group stage in September 1997, Faustino Asprilla scored the winner with one of the best nights in their history.

Asprilla flew in from Colombia to watch Newcastle’s first game against Barcelona since 2003, almost 28 years after that remarkable evening at St James’ Park.

Rashford snuck into the area before striking into the side-netting to give Barcelona’s first glimpse of danger as a foreshadowing his powerful display.

Anthony Elanga’s pace caused Barcelona’s defense for the majority of the first half by directing a fierce cross past Harvey Barnes for a fierce strike that Joan Garcia palmed away.

Fabian Schar and Dan Burn threw themselves into last-ditch blocks to keep the Pole at bay, despite Robert Lewandowski’s attempts to lift Barcelona out of their agony.

Joelinton, a Newcastle midfielder, rose to meet a corner and fired a good-looking shot wide from six yards early in the second half.

Barcelona took the lead in the 58th minute despite that flimsy escape, but they were much more effective after the break.

A powerful header past Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope from 12 yards was easily eluded by Rashford as Jules Kounde whipped his cross into the area.

In stunning fashion, Rashford doubled Barcelona’s lead in the 67th minute.

Rashford unleashed a fierce strike that left Pope grasping in the air as it flashed into the top corner 25 yards from goal after passing Sandro Tonali.