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BBC News
05-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: US aid workers wounded in attack
A controversial aid operation for Gaza backed by Israel and the US says two of its workers have been injured in an attack while giving out militants threw grenades at the aid centre in Khan Younis, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said. It blamed Hamas for Saturday's incident. The injured US workers are in a stable condition and are receiving medical treatment. No other aid workers or civilians were harmed, the group added. The GHF began its operations in May, distributing aid from several sites in southern and central Gaza. The system has been widely criticised for forcing vast numbers of people to walk through combat zones. Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians Since the GHF was launched, Israeli forces have killed more than 400 Palestinians trying to collect food aid, the UN and local doctors say. Israel says the new distribution system stops aid going to attack comes as Hamas has indicated it is ready for talks on a ceasefire with GHF said the incident "occurred at the conclusion of an otherwise successful distribution in which thousands of Gazans safely received food".The organisation added it had "repeatedly warned of credible threats from Hamas", including plans to target American personnel, Palestinian aid workers and civilians. Hamas has not commented on the Gaza's civil defence agency said 32 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces on Friday, Hamas said it was ready for more talks on a ceasefire agreement put forward by the plan is believed to include the staggered release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli BBC understands that Hamas wants amendments to the draft, including a US guarantee that hostilities will resume when the ceasefire also wants the GHF to be scrapped and aid to be distributed by the UN and its partners only. Israel has previously rejected such hostages are still being held in Gaza, at least 20 of whom are believed to be to Gaza's health ministry, at least 70 people have been killed in the territory by Israeli troops in the last 24 ministry said the total death toll in Gaza has risen to 57,338 during Israel's war against Hamas. The Israeli military launched its campaign in response to the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Middlemen Gaming the US Work Visa Lottery
For decades, foreign staffing and outsourcing firms have taken advantage of loopholes in a US visa program meant to bring in high-skilled workers to make up for a lack of domestic tech talent. Amid a US immigration crackdown the Trump administration contends is based in part on protecting American jobs, here's how middlemen keep gaming the visa system at the expense of US workers and many others.
