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The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out intense bombardment today on the north of Nuseirat refugee camp and the new camp at the center of the Gaza Strip, murdering a Palestinian civilian and a Palestinian child.Local sources told Wafa news agency that the IOF warplanes bombed a home, north of Nuseirat refugee camp, murdering a little girl, adding that the IOF also targeted a multi-storey residential building, north of the camp, injuring at least five Palestinian civilians.IOF airstrikes also targeted a house belonging to the Gharab family in Nuseirat, murdering a civilian and injuring dozens more.The IOF artillery shelled Al-Da'wa area, the vicinity around the Gaza Power Plant, and Salah Al-Din Street northeast of the camp. This was accompanied by heavy gunfire from Israeli military quadcopters.Further attacks took place around the Kuwait Roundabout in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, where the IOF injured two civilians who were transported to Al-Mamadani Hospital for treatment, Wafa added.Medical sources reported a rise in the murders committed by the IOF, following Israeli airstrikes across various areas of the Gaza Strip since yesterday at dawn, bringing the total number of martyrs to 60 Palestinian civilians.The Israeli occupation continues its extreme and unprecedented genocide on the Gaza Strip with nonstop airstrikes and bombardment shot from all sides (air, land and sea), murdering more than 38,919 Palestinian civilians, and injuring more than 89,622 others, while tens of thousands of victims remain under the rubble and scattered on the streets, as the IOF has been preventing anyone from reaching them.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over Israel's recent airstrikes in and around Hodeida Port in Yemen.The Israeli entity has claimed responsibility for the strikes, justifying that the attack comes in response to previous Houthi attacks on the Israeli entity.Initial reports indicated a number of fatalities and over 80 people injured as a result of the Israeli entity's attack, and that there has been considerable damage to civilian infrastructure.In a statement issued by his spokesperson's office, Guterres called on all parties concerned to avoid attacks that could harm civilians and damage civilian infrastructure.UN Secretary-General expressed his deep concern about the risk of further escalation in the region and continues to urge all to exercise utmost restraint.Yemeni news agency (Saba) reported earlier that the Israeli strikes targeted oil tanks in the port of Hodeida and the power station in the governorate, causing a fire to erupt in oil derivatives tanks.Yemeni Ministry of Health reported, shortly after, that the attack killed three persons and injured 87 others.An official source in the Yemeni government expressed condemnation in the strongest terms of the Israeli raids and the violation of the sovereignty of Yemeni lands, describing the Israeli raids as a clear violation of all international laws and norms.The source called on the international community and the security council to shoulder their responsibilities in order to protect international peace and security.

A Gaza hospital said yesterday it saved a baby boy from his mother’s womb after she died from wounds sustained in an Israeli strike.Ola Adnan Harb al-Kurd, who was nine months pregnant, barely survived a punishing night of missile strikes that rescue services across the Hamas-run territory said killed more than 24 people, including six members of the same family.But by the time Kurd reached Al-Awda Hospital, she was “almost dead”, according to surgeon Akram Hussein.Doctors were unable to save the mother, but performed an ultrasound that detected the baby’s heartbeat. They quickly staged an emergency caesarean section “and extracted the fetus,” the surgeon told AFP.The newborn was initially in critical condition, but after receiving oxygen and medical attention was stabilised, said Raed al-Saudi, head of the hospital’s obstetrics and gynaecology department. He was placed in an incubator and transferred to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah.Kurd was among three women and a child killed by an Israeli missile fired on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to a medical official at Al-Awda Hospital. Her husband was also wounded in the strike on the family home.Israel has not confirmed individual strikes, but a military statement said troops were “conducting targeted raids on fighters’ infrastructure sites” in central Gaza.Israel has stepped up its offensive in several parts of the territory in line with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order to increase pressure on Hamas following the Palestinian group’s storming of southern Israel in the first week of October last year.One man was killed in a drone hit while riding a bicycle on a street near the southern city of Khan Younis, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.Air strikes on two homes in Gaza City in the north each left six dead, according to the civil defence agency and paramedics.Israel’s military statement said “troops eliminated a number of fighters in several different encounters” and had launched an operation on the Tal al-Sultan refugee camp near the southern city of Rafah.The war in Gaza has made childbirth increasingly perilous, with pregnant women facing not only near-daily strikes that hamper access to health facilities, but also widespread food insecurity, degrading sanitary conditions and water scarcity.The few hospitals that are still working have been stretched to breaking point, according to humanitarian groups.Pre-term deliveries and maternal complications, including eclampsia, haemorrhage and sepsis, have been rising, Doctors Without Borders said this week.

The Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health and Qatar Red Crescent, conducted an awareness workshop for Sea Shore Group workers.The event introduced participants to the ministry’s e-services, offered guidance on preventing injuries and heat stress at work, and raised their awareness of occupational safety and health.During the workshop, representatives from the Ministry of Labour’s departments reviewed the recently updated e-services under the ministry’s digital transformation plan. They also addressed workers’ enquiries about the labour sector.The workshop featured presentations to raise workers’ awareness of the importance of occupational safety and health with a focus on mental health, in addition to training them on proper first aid techniques to prevent work injuries and heat stress.The workshop is one of many awareness seminars conducted by the Ministry of Labour as part of the ‘Towards a Safe Work Environment’ campaign, aimed to raise awareness among workers on e-services, the importance of following occupational safety and health precautions, and the importance of adhering to workplace safety guidelines.

he Ministry of Transport (MoT) and Qatar Postal Services Company (Qatar Post) yesterday signed an agreement. As per the agreement, a unique package of postal services will be made available for beneficiaries of MoT’s land and maritime transportation digital services.As per the agreement, Qatar Post will provide postal room and network services, and delivery service for senior customers, aiming for efficient and reliable postal solutions to MoT’s beneficiaries, thereby fostering excellent performance, faster transactions, simpler procedures and less time and effort.The agreement was signed by Hassan Hassan al-Hail, Adviser to the Minister of Transport and Hamad Mohamed al-Fahida, Chief Operating Officer of Qatar Post. Al-Hail said the collaboration will further promote MoT’s digital services system by creating the environment that best helps the public get their MoT-related services easily and efficiently.He added that the agreement also supports the ministry’s plans of improving its services by making them simpler, available and accessible anytime and at any place thereby triggering higher customer satisfaction. “We are pleased to co-operate with MoT in enhancing the customer experience by providing advanced and efficient digital postal services to the ministry’s customers. This collaboration will facilitate logistics and distribution operations in the land and maritime transport sectors,” al-Fahida said.

Israeli warplanes struck the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeidah yesterday, a day after a drone attack by the Iran-backed rebels killed a civilian in Tel Aviv, both sides said.The strikes, which triggered a raging fire and plumes of black smoke, are the first claimed by Israel in the Arabian peninsula’s poorest country, some 1,800km away.Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said more operations against the Houthis would follow “if they dare to attack us”.Gallant said the Hodeidah strikes were also a warning to other Iran-backed armed groups around the Middle East that have claimed attacks on Israel during the Gaza war.The Israeli military said “fighter jets struck military targets in the area of Hodeidah port in Yemen in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the state of Israel in recent months”.In a statement on social media, top Houthi official Mohamed Abdulsalam reported a “brutal Israel aggression against Yemen”.The attack targeted “fuel storage facilities and a power plant” in Hodeidah “to pressure Yemen to stop supporting” Palestinians in the Gaza war, he said.The Houthi-run health ministry said there were deaths and injuries in the Hodeidah strikes, but it did not give a toll.Footage aired by Al Masirah showed a massive blaze on the seafront, with a large plume of black smoke rising into the sky.The channel also broadcast images of casualties being treated in hospital, many of them bandaged and lying on stretchers in packed rooms.A man interviewed by the broadcaster said many of the wounded were port employees.

Qatar National Library (QNL) will launch a photography competition from August 1-15 on the architectural design of the library, where competitors will submit artistic images that highlight the aesthetics of the library’s engineering and design.The pictures could be of the external view or the internal library courtyards, from a unique and creative perspective.Participants must be residents of Qatar with a valid Qatar ID, and must be 18 years and above. Each participant must submit up to four photographs. Photos must focus on aspects of the library’s architecture. They must be original and taken by the participant, at QNL. Photos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are not permitted.The photographs must be of high-quality and high-resolution, so that they can be edited or colour-graded for enhancements. There are no limitations on the device used to capture the photos; they can be taken with a phone or a professional camera.The submission requirements specify that the photos must be published as a new post on Instagram. The images can be old or new but the Instagram post must be published during August 1-15. Profiles must be set to the public to view the entries. The caption of the post must include the hashtag #QNLThroughMyLens to be a valid entry.The judging will be based on the unique perspectives and creativity in composition, the quality of the photo in terms of focus, lighting, and exposure.All entries must be published on the participant’s Instagram account by Thursday, August 15. The winner will receive an iPhone 14 Pro. The winner will be announced on August 18 (World Photography Day), on QNL social media channels. The winner’s photos will be featured on QNL social media.By entering the competition, participants agree to grant QNL the right to use the submitted photos for promotional purposes, with full credit given to the photographer, QNL said on its website.

Israeli forces pounded several areas across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least 30 Palestinians, according to health officials, as tanks advanced deeper into western and northern Rafah.Among those killed were local journalist Mohamed Abu Jasser, his wife, and two children, in an Israeli strike on their house in the northern Gaza Strip, a medic said.Gaza’s Hamas-run government media office said Abu Jasser’s death raised to 161 the number of Palestinian media personnel killed by Israeli fire since Oct 7.At least 38,919 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive, Gaza health authorities say.In Al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza Strip, an air strike on a multi-floor building, wounded several people, including two local journalists, rescue workers said.In Rafah, residents said tanks advanced deeper into northern areas of the city and took control of a hilltop in the west.

Qatar has welcomed the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), asserting that Israel is obligated to end its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territories and East Jerusalem.In a statement issued yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasised that the ICJ’s opinion covers the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, noting that the court recognised these areas as a single territorial unit, whose unity, coherence, and integrity must be preserved and respected. The court also affirmed that Israel must end its illegal occupation of Palestinian land as quickly as possible, halt all new settlements, evacuate all settlers from the occupied Palestinian territories, and compensate all those affected by these unlawful practices.The statement reiterated Qatar’s support for the court’s stance and called on all states and international organisations to refrain from recognising or supporting Israel’s illegal actions.The statement also said that the advisory opinion reflected that the principles of international law that must be respected, urging all countries to act immediately to implement the court’s opinion unconditionally.The statement also affirmed Qatar’s steadfast position on the justness of the Palestinian cause and the moral imperative to support the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.It emphasised the need to work together to end the Israeli apartheid occupation, recognise the State of Palestine within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, and fully realise the right of return for Palestinian refugees.AFP adds from Brussels: The top UN court’s ruling that Israel’s 57-year occupation of Palestinian land was “illegal” is “largely consistent with EU positions”, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said yesterday.The sweeping opinion on Friday by The Hague-based International Court of Justice - which called for the occupation to end as soon as possible - was immediately slammed as a “decision of lies” by Israel.But the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs said that the bloc had taken “good note” of the court’s ruling and urged further backing for the court’s opinion.“In a world of constant and increasing violations of international law, it is our moral duty to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to all ICJ decisions in a consistent manner, irrespective of the subject in question,” Josep Borrell said. Page 3

Weather inshore until 18:00 on Sunday will see slight dust to blowing dust at places and hot to very hot daytime with some clouds, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of expected strong wind at places daytime.Offshore, it will be hazy at times and some clouds, the report added.Wind inshore will be northwesterly to northeasterly 8 - 18 KT, gusting to 25 KT at places daytime.Offshore, it will be northwesterly to northeasterly 5 - 15 KT, gusting to 21 KT at places later.Sea state inshore will be 1 - 3 ft, rises to 4 ft at times. Offshore will be 2 - 4 ft, rises to 6 ft at places later.Visibility inshore will be 4 - 9 km / 3 km or less at places daytime, while offshore, it will be 4 - 9 km.

A traffic accident in Bolivia left 22 people dead and 16 others injured.The head-on collision between a truck and a bus on a highway in the Bolivian Andes, between the Bolivian town of Patacamaya and the town of Tambo Quemado in northern Chile, according to the Bolivian police.The bus had been heading toward Chile on the busy commercial and tourism route linking the two South American countries. Initial investigation showed that the truck had crossed into the opposite lane while trying to overtake a vehicle.Images of the accident shared by Bolivian satellite channel, Unitel, showed the bus with its front section shattered and the smashed truck.Bolivia sees about 1,400 traffic deaths each year, government statistics show. Accidents are mainly due to poor driving and mechanical failures.A collision on a busy road in southwestern Bolivia on April 4 killed 14 people and left two injured.

The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) said that children in the Gaza Strip face difficult conditions amid the spread of skin diseases, an unhealthy environment, and endless hostilities.In a post on X platform, UNICEF said that "children in Gaza are dealing with overwhelming conditions, including skin diseases, unsanitary environments and unending hostilities", stressing that "a ceasefire is needed now".The Israeli entity continues its aggression against the Gaza Strip, ignoring the UN Security Council resolutions to stop it immediately, and the orders of the International Court of Justice to end the invasion of the south of Rafah, and to take measures to prevent acts of genocide and improve the dire humanitarian situation.