The
Israel Defense Forces again open fire with
tear gas and live ammunition on
Palestinian protesters, following 6 weeks of protests. One person is killed and 146 others wounded, with some protesters throwing stones and burning tyres.
(The Independent)
Three
Israelis are arrested after filming themselves attempting to fly a kite carrying an incendiary device into the
Gaza Strip, in reference to the same tactic used by protestors in Gaza. The kite crashes on Israeli territory where it starts a small fire.
(Haaretz)
Egypt announces that the
Rafah Crossing into
Gaza will be opened for four days starting next Saturday. Egypt usually opens the border for
humanitarian reasons every two or three months for two or three days at a time.
(Wafa.ps)
Disasters and accidents
The owner of Cheeki Rafiki, a yacht that capsized in the
Atlantic in 2014 with the loss of four lives, is given a suspended sentence in
England for the accident. He was earlier convicted of operating the vessel unsafely but acquitted of manslaughter.
(BBC)
A fire destroys almost all of the approximately 710 commercial premises of an important market in
Lima, Peru. The fire is exacerbated by flammable products stored in many of the stores. One person was injured and also there were allegations of
looting.
(La República)(Radio Capital)
Health and environment
James Harrison, an 81-year-old
Australian whose blood was used in the development of
a treatment for
Rh disease that has been credited with saving the lives of over 2 million infants in his country alone, donates
blood plasma for the final time, after having regularly donated for over 60 years.
(CNN)
The
Israel Defense Forces again open fire with
tear gas and live ammunition on
Palestinian protesters, following 6 weeks of protests. One person is killed and 146 others wounded, with some protesters throwing stones and burning tyres.
(The Independent)
Three
Israelis are arrested after filming themselves attempting to fly a kite carrying an incendiary device into the
Gaza Strip, in reference to the same tactic used by protestors in Gaza. The kite crashes on Israeli territory where it starts a small fire.
(Haaretz)
Egypt announces that the
Rafah Crossing into
Gaza will be opened for four days starting next Saturday. Egypt usually opens the border for
humanitarian reasons every two or three months for two or three days at a time.
(Wafa.ps)
Disasters and accidents
The owner of Cheeki Rafiki, a yacht that capsized in the
Atlantic in 2014 with the loss of four lives, is given a suspended sentence in
England for the accident. He was earlier convicted of operating the vessel unsafely but acquitted of manslaughter.
(BBC)
A fire destroys almost all of the approximately 710 commercial premises of an important market in
Lima, Peru. The fire is exacerbated by flammable products stored in many of the stores. One person was injured and also there were allegations of
looting.
(La República)(Radio Capital)
Health and environment
James Harrison, an 81-year-old
Australian whose blood was used in the development of
a treatment for
Rh disease that has been credited with saving the lives of over 2 million infants in his country alone, donates
blood plasma for the final time, after having regularly donated for over 60 years.
(CNN)