Violence Erupts in Israel,Gaza and the West Bank, Resulting in Further Deaths

Several strong waves of projectile fire targeted Ashkelon, Ashdod, Beersheba, Sderot, and the surrounding areas overnight Friday-Saturday, putting cities and communities in southern Israel ‘under siege’.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, the Israeli military has been striking a variety of targets in Gaza since midnight, including rocket-launching sites, terror cells, and a Hamas intelligence centre.

Israeli media reports one of the rockets launched from Gaza in the middle of the night landed in the Ashdod port, hitting a fuel reservoir and causing a massive explosion that sent large flames into the night sky. In neither incident,there were no confirmation of injuries so far.

On the other hand Palestine state news agency WAFA reports,Israeli warplanes attacked their home in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp late last night, killing a Palestinian family of seven members.

With the exception of a months-old baby who miraculously survived the Israeli attack, Israeli F16 fighter jets bombed the Abu Hatab family’s three-story home with a heavy bombardment of missiles, killing all seven members of the family. In addition, the attack wounded 25 other Palestinian civilians in nearby houses.

Report Warns,Climate Change Set to Cut Average Income by 19%

According to a new report by Germany’s Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, which was published in the journal Nature, the average income of people around the world will be cut by one-fifth by the middle of the century due to climate change.

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Timor-Leste Seeks Economic Lifeline as Oil Wealth Dwindles

Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, has made significant strides since its tumultuous birth in 2002, but the economic impact of the plunder of resources of centuries of Portuguese colonial rule and the looting, pillage, and large-scale destruction of property during a 24-year Indonesian occupation can still be felt today.

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South Africa Prepares to End Lion Hunting in Captivity

From allowing captive-bred lion hunting to selling lion bones to East Asia for their alleged “medicinal” qualities, South Africa’s treatment of its big cats has long tarnished its reputation for conservation. However, the country is now ending all of that.

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UN Secretary-General Meets with Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with the Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls.

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On Both US Coasts,Pro Palestinian Encampment Protesters Hold Ground

Despite college administrations’ warnings, anti-Gaza war protests on campuses are still going strong and new ones are being launched.

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Philippine Police Arrest 3 Suspects Over On-Air Killing of Broadcaster

Police in the Philippines have arrested three men suspected in the killing of community radio broadcaster Juan Jumalon, who was gunned down while broadcasting live on Facebook. 

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In Tibet, Parents Plead for Children to Help Collect Caterpillar Fungus

It’s caterpillar fungus harvesting season in Tibet, and parents have staged protests urging Chinese authorities to let their children leave a residential boarding school to help collect the rare ingredient used in traditional medicine, two sources inside the region said.

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Vietnamese Monk Seeks Justice for Brother Who Died after Police Interrogation

In March 2015, the Thanh Nien newspaper reported that from October 2011 to September 2014, there were 226 deaths in detention facilities nationwide. The Ministry of Public Security explained them as being due to illness and suicide. Since then, no further reports have been issued.

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• Report Warns,Climate Change Set to Cut Average Income by 19%
• Timor-Leste Seeks Economic Lifeline as Oil Wealth Dwindles
• South Africa Prepares to End Lion Hunting in Captivity
• UN Secretary-General Meets with Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
• On Both US Coasts,Pro Palestinian Encampment Protesters Hold Ground