International

Death toll in Gaza Strip rises to 922 in Israel attacks

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October 11 |

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates reported Tuesday that the number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, by Israeli Army attacks since the beginning of the escalation, has risen to 922.

Likewise, the Palestinian Ministry of Health, quoted by the media Al Mayadeen, specified that, of the dead, 260 are children and 230 women and, so far, some 4,650 wounded have been counted.

For their part, the national health authorities said that Israel’s aggression, now in its fourth consecutive day, targeted Palestinian residential neighborhoods, where water and electricity supplies continue to be cut off, which means the launching of a genocide of more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The communiqué details that some 22 families have been exterminated, six health workers and eight journalists have been killed. Meanwhile, 15 other members of medical teams and 20 other reporters have received various injuries.

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The authorities of the Arab nation announced that they have recovered some 15 bodies of women and children lying under a large amount of rubble of houses that were destroyed by the airstrikes.

Two bodies were also recovered from the rubble in the neighborhood of Al-Zaytoon, while Israeli warplanes bombed a mosque and houses in Jabalia, Deir Al-Balah and Al Karama.

On the other hand, the director of Dura hospital in Heborn, Mohammed Rabe’, confirmed that a number of Israeli military personnel stormed the site and fired live bullets and tear gas canisters causing suffocation of patients and attendants.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry also accused Israel of using white phosphorus in its munitions in the Al Karama area in northern Gaza, a substance prohibited by international conventions.

In addition, pressure from the international community for the protection of the Palestinian people continues, as some 111 civil society organizations issued a statement today demanding an end to the siege of Gaza and the release of prisoners.

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“The ongoing Israeli occupation of disproportionate attacks against protected civilians in the Gaza Strip constitutes a war crime. The Israeli occupation, as the occupying power, has a legal responsibility to ensure the protection of the lives and well-being of protected Palestinian civilians in times of war,” the text details.

The civil society organizations urgently call on the international community and the United Nations to take immediate and effective measures to pressure Israel to end its offensive actions in Gaza in order to prevent the loss of life and the worsening of the crisis in that region.

So far, more than 1,000 Israelis have been killed since last Saturday, October 7, when the escalation of the conflict began.

International

Police investigate deaths of Rob Reiner and wife as apparent homicide

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating the deaths of Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reinerand his wife as an “apparent homicide,” amid a wave of tributes to the director of classics such as When Harry Met Sally.

According to U.S. media reports on Sunday, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their Los Angeles mansion with what appeared to be stab wounds.

Several political figures shared messages of condolence following the reported deaths of the director of A Few Good Menand his wife.

While the LAPD did not officially confirm the identities of the victims, it stated that homicide detectives were dispatched to the Reiner residence.

“At this time, no additional details are available and the investigation into an apparent homicide is ongoing,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement posted on social media.

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LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton told reporters that no arrests have been made and that no individuals are currently being questioned as suspects.

“I’m not going to confirm whether anyone is being questioned at this moment or not. We are going to try to speak with as many family members as we can,” Hamilton said.

CNN reported that a family spokesperson confirmed the deaths of Reiner and his wife.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, former U.S. President Barack Obama, and former Vice President Kamala Harrisissued statements expressing their condolences.

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International

U.S. and Mexico Reach Deal to Address Water Deficit Under 1944 Treaty

The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement to comply with current water obligations affecting U.S. farmers and ranchers and for Mexico to cover its water deficit to Texas under the 1944 Water Treaty, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement.

The department уточified that the agreement applies to both the current cycle and the water deficit from the previous cycle.

On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Mexico of failing to comply with the water-sharing treaty between the two countries, which requires the United States to deliver 1.85 billion cubic meters of water from the Colorado River, while Mexico must supply 432 million cubic meters from the Rio Grande.

Mexico is behind on its commitments. According to Washington, the country has accumulated a deficit of more than one billion cubic meters of water over the past five years.

“This violation is severely harming our beautiful crops and our livestock in Texas,” Trump wrote on Monday.

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The Department of Agriculture said on Friday that Mexico had agreed to supply 250 million cubic meters of water starting next week and to work toward closing the shortfall.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, quoted in the statement, said Mexico delivered more water in a single year than it had over the previous four years combined.

Trump has said that if Mexico continues to fall short of its obligations, the United States reserves the right to impose 5% tariffs on imported Mexican products.

Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Roberto Velasco, said that a severe drought in 2022 and 2023prevented the country from meeting its commitments.

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International

Several people shot in attack on Brown University campus

Several people were shot on Saturday in an attack on the campus of Brown University, in the northeastern United States, local police reported.

“Shelter in place and avoid the area until further notice,” the Providence Police Department urged in a post on X. Brown University is located in Providence, the capital of the state of Rhode Island.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that he had been briefed on the situation and that the FBI was on the scene.

At 5:52 p.m. local time (11:52 p.m. GMT), Brown University said the situation was still “ongoing” and instructed students to remain sheltered until further notice.

After initially stating that the suspect had been taken into custody, Trump later posted a second message clarifying that local police had walked back that information. “The suspect has NOT been apprehended,” the U.S. president said.