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Red Cross seeks access to site of deadly attack on Ukrainian POWs
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The Worldwide Committee of the Crimson Cross (ICRC) has stated it’s looking for entry to the positioning of a lethal assault on a facility holding Ukrainian prisoners of warfare and has supplied to assist evacuate the wounded.
Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners have been killed on Friday when a jail constructing was destroyed in what gave the impression to be a missile assault or explosion, with Moscow and Kyiv accusing one another of accountability.
“The ICRC has supplied its assist within the evacuation of the wounded and to donate medical provides, protecting tools and forensic materials. Our precedence proper now’s ensuring that the wounded obtain life-saving therapy and that the our bodies of those that misplaced their lives are handled in a dignified method,” it stated in an announcement.
“We’ve requested entry to find out the well being and situation of all of the folks current on-site on the time of the assault. We’re additionally in touch with households, taking their requests and inquiries.”
Our ideas are with all who’ve been wounded or killed within the current assault in Olenivka.
We all know households are frantically making an attempt to be taught whether or not their family members are alive or have been injured or killed.
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— ICRC (@ICRC) July 29, 2022
Russia’s defence ministry stated 40 prisoners have been killed and 75 wounded in Thursday’s assault on the jail, within the frontline city of Olenivka, in part of Donetsk province held by Russian-backed separatists.
Ukraine’s navy denied finishing up the assault saying its forces “didn’t launch missile and artillery strikes within the space of Olenivka settlement”.
The navy blamed Russian forces for “a focused artillery shelling” on the detention facility, saying it was getting used to “accuse Ukraine of committing ‘warfare crimes’, in addition to to cover the torture of prisoners and executions”.
A spokesman for the separatists put the loss of life toll at 53 and accused Kyiv of focusing on the jail with US-made HIMARS rockets.
The Russian defence ministry stated that the jail housed Ukrainian POWs and that eight jail workers have been additionally wounded. Russian-backed separatist chief Denis Pushilin was quoted as saying there have been no foreigners among the many 193 detainees.
Ukraine has accused Russia of atrocities and brutality in opposition to civilians since its February 24 invasion and stated it has recognized greater than 10,000 potential warfare crimes. Russia has denied focusing on civilians.
‘Conflict crime’
In an announcement, the Ukrainian military stated the assault was “not coordinated with the management” of Russia’s defence ministry and was used to hide the “embezzlement of funds” allotted for Ukrainian POWs.
“Russia has dedicated one other petrifying warfare crime by shelling a correctional facility in occupied” Olenivka the place it held Ukrainian POWs”, Ukraine’s Overseas Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter.
Russia has dedicated one other petrifying warfare crime by shelling a correctional facility within the occupied Olenivka the place it held Ukrainian POWs. I name on all companions to strongly condemn this brutal violation of worldwide humanitarian regulation and acknowledge Russia a terrorist state.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) July 29, 2022
Ukraine’s forces in Could ended a weeks-long siege of Azovstal, with round 2,500 combatants surrendering after calling a halt to their first resistance.
A spokesman for the Moscow-backed separatists instructed journalists that Ukraine had attacked the jail after the POWs had begun speaking about crimes performed by the Ukrainian navy.
“The political management of Ukraine determined to make use of US-producer multiple-launch rocket techniques HIMARS to hold out a strike right here to veil the crimes that the Ukrainian captives began speaking about,” spokesman Eduard Basturin stated.
Al Jazeera couldn’t independently confirm the claims from various accounts.
Preventing in southern Ukraine
Russian assaults elsewhere in Ukraine killed 5 folks and wounded seven extra on Friday within the closely bombed metropolis of Mykolaiv close to the nation’s southern entrance line, the regional governor stated.
“They shot at one other space close to a public transport cease,” Governor Vitaliy Kim stated in an announcement on social media.
Mykolaiv, close to the Black Sea, has seen roughly half of its estimated pre-war inhabitants of practically 500,000 folks depart and town has been shelled each day for weeks.
It’s the largest Ukrainian-controlled city hub close to the frontlines within the Kherson area, the place Kyiv’s military has launched a counter-offensive to regain management of the economically and strategically necessary coastal territory.
The Ukrainian presidency stated on Friday that Russian assaults on town a day earlier had struck a humanitarian help distribution level and injured three folks.
Within the jap Donetsk area, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko additionally stated Friday that Moscow’s forces had killed eight folks and wounded 19 extra in assaults over yesterday.
Grain exports
The jail assault comes as Ukraine seems to be to push forward with restarting essential grain exports beneath a plan brokered by Turkey and the United Nations to carry Russia’s Black Sea naval blockade.
Ukraine’s presidency launched footage of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy standing in entrance of the Turkish ship Polarnet within the port of Chornomorsk on a go to to examine grain being loaded.
“The primary vessel, the primary ship is being loaded because the starting of the warfare,” Zelenskyy stated in an announcement.
Zelenskyy stated Kyiv was “ready for a sign” from Ankara and the UN to start out exports that it’s hoped will assist mitigate a worldwide meals disaster that has seen costs soar.
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Federal investigators start probe of bus crash in Mississippi that killed 7, injured dozens more
BOVINA, Miss. (AP) — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday were at the scene of a bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others.
They plan to look at how well the tires were maintained, NTSB member Todd Inman said at a news conference late Saturday. The NTSB previously said the crash was caused by tire failure.
The 2018 Volvo bus was traveling westbound on Interstate 20 near Bovina in Warren County early Saturday morning when it left the roadway and overturned, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. No other vehicle was involved.
Six people aboard were pronounced dead at the scene and another died at a hospital, according to a highway patrol news release. Thirty-six people were taken by ambulance to hospitals.
The highway patrol did not immediately have an update on their conditions Sunday.
The dead included a 6-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister, according to Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey. They were identified by their mother. Authorities were working to identify the other victims, he said.
The bus was traveling from Atlanta to Dallas with 41 passengers and two drivers, the highway patrol said.
Inman said the NTSB will also look at the carrier’s safety record and protections for bus occupants.
The bus was operated by Autobuses Regiomontanos. A woman who answered the phone at its Laredo, Texas, office said it was aware of the crash, but she didn’t answer questions or provide her name.
The transit company says it has 20 years of experience providing cross-border trips between 100 destinations in Mexico and the U.S. Its website promotes “a modern fleet of buses that receive daily maintenance,” and offers “trips with a special price for workers.”
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American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 5 others 'brutally murdered' by Hamas right before rescue: IDF
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Hamas terrorists killed six hostages Saturday, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, as Israel Defense Forces closed in for a rescue attempt in the tunnels deep below Gaza’s Rafah.
Goldberg-Polin’s family confirmed his death early Sunday. His body was one of six recovered on Saturday. The IDF revealed that Hamas killed the hostages, who had been held for nearly 11 months, just as they were on the brink of freedom.
“According to our initial assessment, they were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them,” IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a statement.
Goldberg-Polin, 23, was abducted at a music festival in southern Israel during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against the Jewish State. He lost part of his left arm to a grenade in the attack. His body was recovered Saturday in the tunnels under Rafah, along with Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Master Sergeant Ori Danino.
DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS ISRAEL MUST ‘WIDEN THE GOALS’ OF WAR TO RETURN RESIDENTS TO THE NORTH
Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin has been confirmed dead. (Israel’s Minister of Defense)
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said, “He who murders abductees – does not want a deal. We are in a difficult day. The heart of the entire nation was torn.”
“Along with all the citizens of Israel, I was shocked to the core by the terrible cold-blooded murder of six of our abductees.”
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he “embrace[s] their families with all my heart, and apologize[s] for failing to bring them home safely.”
A dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, Goldberg-Polin immigrated to Israel with his family in 2008 at the age of seven, according to a statement from his family. He leaves behind his parents, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, and his two sisters.
Goldberg-Polin’s family and friends traveled the world demanding his release and met with world leaders, including officials in the Biden administration.
President Biden said he is “devastated and outraged” by the news of Goldberg-Polin’s death.
“It is as tragic as it is reprehensible,” he said. “Make no mistake, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes. And we will keep working around the clock for a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages.”
Vice President Harris, also the Democratic nominee for president, said her prayers are with Goldberg-Polin’s loved ones as they mourn his loss.
“Hamas is an evil terrorist organization,” Harris said. “With these murders, Hamas has even more American blood on its hands. I strongly condemn Hamas’ continued brutality, and so must the entire world. From its massacre of 1,200 people to sexual violence, taking of hostages, and these murders, Hamas’ depravity is evident and horrifying.”
ISRAEL KILLS PALESTINIAN COMMANDER MUHAMMAD JABER ‘ABU SHUJAA’ AS FIGHTING INTENSIFIES: IDF
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Goldberg-Polin, 23, was abducted at a music festival in southern Israel during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. (IDF)
“The threat Hamas poses to the people of Israel — and American citizens in Israel — must be eliminated and Hamas cannot control Gaza,” she added. “The Palestinian people too have suffered under Hamas’ rule for nearly two decades.”
“A few hours ago, we informed the families that the bodies of their loved ones had been located by IDF troops in an underground tunnel in Rafah,” IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a statement. “According to our initial assessment, they were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them.”
Fox News’ Yonat Friling contributed to this report.
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Photos: Mass polio vaccination drive kicks off in Gaza amid Israeli strikes
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Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a vaccination drive against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory ravaged by nearly 11 months of Israeli bombardment.
Authorities plan to vaccinate children in central Gaza until Wednesday before moving to the more devastated northern and southern parts of the Strip, aiming to inoculate about 640,000 children. On Saturday, a few children were vaccinated before the formal start of the campaign.
“This is the first few hours of the first phase of a massive campaign, one of the most complex in the world,” said Juliette Touma, communications director of UNRWA, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency.
“Today is test time for parties to the conflict to respect these area pauses to allow the UNRWA teams and other medical workers to reach children with these very precious two drops. It’s a race against time,” Touma told the Reuters news agency.
Israel and Hamas, which have so far failed to conclude a deal to end the war, said they would cooperate to allow the campaign to succeed.
The World Health Organization said on Thursday that Israel has agreed to limited pauses in its military operations to facilitate the campaign. There were initial reports of Israeli strikes in central Gaza early on Sunday, but it was not immediately known if anyone was killed or wounded.
Hospitals in Deir el-Balah and Nuseirat confirmed that the campaign had begun on Sunday. Israel said on Saturday that the vaccination programme would continue through September 9 and last eight hours a day.
The vaccinations will be held at some 160 sites across the territory, including medical centres and schools. Children below 10 years of age will receive two drops of oral polio vaccine in two rounds, the second to be administered four weeks after the first.
Gaza recently reported its first polio case in 25 years – a 10-month-old boy, now paralysed in the leg. The WHO says the presence of a paralysis case indicates there could be hundreds more who have been infected but are not showing symptoms.
Most affected children do not experience symptoms and those who do usually recover in a week or so, the UN health agency said. There is no cure for polio, it can only be prevented. When polio causes paralysis, it is usually permanent. The disease can be fatal if the paralysis affects breathing muscles.
The vaccination campaign faces a host of challenges, from ongoing war to devastated roads and hospitals shut down by the war. About 90 percent of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people have been displaced within the besieged territory, with hundreds of thousands crammed into squalid tent camps.
Health officials have expressed alarm about disease outbreaks as rubbish piles up and the bombing of critical infrastructure has sent putrid water flowing through the streets. Widespread hunger has left people even more vulnerable to illness.
“We escaped death with our children and fled from place to place for the sake of our children, and now we have these diseases,” said Wafaa Obaid, who brought her three children to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah for vaccination.
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