Bryce Harper put on a show for fans at the MLB London Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, celebrating with a soccer-style slide after his home run.
June 2024
MLB London Series: Bryce Harper shows off soccer-style celebration after home run in Phillies’ win over Mets
Bryce Harper put on a show for fans at the MLB London Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, celebrating with a soccer-style slide after his home run.
MLB London Series: Bryce Harper shows off soccer-style celebration after home run in Phillies’ win over Mets
Bryce Harper put on a show for fans at the MLB London Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, celebrating with a soccer-style slide after his home run.
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Gaza: IDF missile strikes UN school, 35-45 reportedly dead
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Image: OCHA oPt.
Early on Thursday, Israeli forces fired missiles at a school operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The al-Sardi school was being used as a refuge by 6,000 displaced Palestinians, according to UNRWA. Two missiles were reportedly fired at the school’s upper floors. Local reports place the current death toll at 35-45, with the overall death toll in Gaza now standing at over 36,000.
The Israel Defense Forces said they were “not aware of any civilian casualties”. They described the attack as a targeted effort to kill Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants involved in the October 7 attacks on Israel, who were hiding in the school. They also stated it was the fifth occasion they had had to target militants who were operating in UN facilities. The IDF later identified nine militants killed in the attack. The IDF stated the attack was planned for days and twice delayed to be certain there would be no civilians harmed.
A video published by The Guardian shows civilians sifting through the rubble, placing the dead bodies of victims in bags.
Udai Abu Elias was asleep at the school at the time of the bombing, when there was “a loud explosion and shattered glass and debris from the building fell on us.” He also told the BBC “[smoke] filled the air, and […] [he] heard someone calling for survivors.” He added:
“I struggled to see as I stumbled over the bodies of the martyrs.
[…] The situation has become extremely difficult, especially for children and the elderly. Everyone is a target. The blood of the martyrs has not yet dried; it stains the stairs, walls, and bedding.”
Over 170 UNRWA-operated buildings have been bombed since the beginning of the conflict.
Sources
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- Rushdi Abu Alouf, David Gritten. “Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza reportedly kills at least 35” — BBC, June 6, 2024
- Emma Graham-Harrison. “Dozens killed in Israeli strike on UN school, witnesses say” — The Guardian, June 6, 2024
- “Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school in Gaza” — United Nations, June 6, 2024
- Yonah Jeremy Bob. “IDF vs UNRWA: How many Gazans dead in UN school strike were terrorists?” — The Jerusalem Post, June 6, 2024
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