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  • Israel kills 71 additional Palestinians in Gaza, including 20 waiting for aid

    GAZA CITY, Palestine / ANKARA /ISTANBUL – Israeli army attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 71 Palestinians on Friday, including 24 people who were waiting for humanitarian aid as Tel Aviv escalated its genocidal war on the enclave, medics said.

    Three Palestinians were killed in a strike targeting civilians near the al-Sabra school, which shelters displaced people, in southern Gaza City.

    Four were killed and several injured, some critically, as a result of artillery shelling targeting aid recipients near the Wadi Gaza area in central Gaza Strip.

    In one of the deadliest incidents of the day, 15 people were killed and 90 more injured while waiting for food assistance near the al-Tahlia Roundabout in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza, a medical source told Anadolu.

    Five civilians were shot dead near an aid distribution center in northwestern Rafah in southern Gaza.

    Another five Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli attacks on civilian gatherings in the al-Tuffah and Zeitoun neighborhoods east of Gaza City.

    Four more people were killed in an Israeli strike targeting a gathering of residents in Jabalia Al-Nazla area in northern Gaza, and a tent for displaced civilians in the Saftawi area north of Gaza City.

    Eleven other Palestinians were killed in a strike on a family home in the northern town of Jabalia.

    Eight Palestinians, including women and children, were killed when Israeli forces struck a displaced people’s tent near Tiba Towers in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis.

    Most of the victims were members of the same family whose shelter was directly hit near the Tiba Towers, eyewitnesses told Anadolu. Several others were injured in the attack.

    In another nearby attack, three more people, including two children, were killed near the British field hospital in al-Mawasi, Khan Younis.

    Airstrikes also struck two tents along the Khan Younis beachfront, killing four civilians, most of them women and children.

    The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli artillery also struck tents housing displaced civilians in al-Mawasi, Rafah, in southern Gaza, causing further casualties.

    In central Gaza, four people were killed in the al-Bureij refugee camp when a family’s house was targeted in an overnight raid.

    In the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, two Palestinians were killed in an airstrike targeting a gathering of civilians in the Al-Hasayneh area, medics said.

    Meanwhile, three more people were killed in southern Gaza City following a strike on a family home in the al-Sabra neighborhood.

    Israeli forces also hit a school sheltering displaced people, though casualties from that strike were not immediately confirmed.

    In a separate incident, Israeli forces demolished multiple residential homes in northern Khan Younis, according to eyewitnesses.

    ANADOLU

  • Teen dies after being found unconscious on top of a New York City subway train

    NEW YORK – A teenager found unconscious on top of a New York City subway train early Friday morning has died.

    New York City Police were called to the Queensboro Plaza Subway Station at 2:47 a.m. and discovered the unresponsive 15-year-old male, a NYPD spokesperson said.

    The boy was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The incident remains under investigation.

    More than a dozen New Yorkers, many of them young boys, have been killed or badly injured in recent years while attempting to “subway surf,” or lie on top of moving subway cars. The practice dates back a century but has been supercharged by social media.

    The Metropolitan Transit Authority has asked social media companies to take down videos glamorizing subway surfing, which is illegal. Also, authorities have tried to address the problem with public awareness campaigns and by deploying drones to catch thrill-seekers in the act.

    AP

  • Brazilian hiker buried after fatal fall from Indonesian volcano

    Estela Marins, back to camera, attends the funeral of her daughter Juliana Marins, who died after falling from the summit of Mount Rinjani in Indonesia, at Parque da Colina cemetery in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 4, 2025. AP

    NITEROI, Brazil – A Brazilian hiker who died after falling from the ridge of a volcano in Indonesia was buried on Friday in Rio de Janeiro state.

    Juliana Marins’ body arrived in Brazil on Tuesday, a week after authorities confirmed her death. Her family has accused Indonesian authorities of negligence and delays in the rescue and repatriation process.

    On June 21, the 26-year-old tourist began summiting on Mount Rinjani, an active 3,726-meter (12,224-foot) volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok, with a guide and five other foreigners, when she fell about 600 meters (nearly 2,000 feet), Indonesian authorities said.

    Indonesian rescuers retrieved her body on June 25. Authorities confirmed her death on Tuesday after the rescuers reached and examined the body, which was found using a thermal drone after four days of intensive searches complicated by terrain and weather. The retrieval took at least five hours because of the rocky and steep terrain and foggy weather.

    Millions of people in Brazil followed the rescue efforts. Indonesian authorities and the rescuer team met with Marins’ family to explain the process.

    Mount Rinjani, Indonesia’s second-tallest peak, is a popular destination for trekkers.

    Manoel Marins, the hiker’s father, told reporters at the burial in her hometown of Niteroi that what happened to his daughter was “a matter of disregard for human life,” blaming what he called Indonesia’s “precarious public services.”

    “Unfortunately, it’s a tourist destination — known worldwide, a country that depends on tourism to survive,” he said. “It should have better infrastructure, better resources to rescue people.”

    AP

  • At least 13 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp

    A flood gauge marks the height of water flowing over a farm-to-market road near Kerrville, Texas, on Friday, July 4, 2025. AP

    KERRVILLE, Texas – Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, killing at least 13 people and leaving more than 20 girls attending a summer camp unaccounted for Friday as search teams conducted boat and helicopter rescues in the fast-moving flood water.

    Desperate pleas peppered social media as loved ones sought any information available about people caught in the flood zone.

    Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said somewhere between 6 and 10 bodies had been found so far in the frantic search for victims. Meanwhile, during a news conference conducted at the same time as Patrick’s update, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha reported that there were 13 deaths from the flooding.

    At least 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain poured down overnight in central Kerr County, causing flash flooding of the Guadalupe River and leading to desperate pleas for information about the missing.

    “Some are adults, some are children,” Patrick said during a news conference. “Again, we don’t know where those bodies came from.”

    Teams conducted dozens of rescues, and emergency responders continued to search for those who were unaccounted for. That includes more than 20 girls missing from summer camps.

    “I’m asking the people of Texas, do some serious praying this afternoon. On-your-knees kind of praying, that we find these young girls,” Patrick said.

    Comments on a Facebook post from the Kerr County sheriff’s office were riddled with photos of people in the flood zone. Loved ones posted there, hoping someone could offer an update on the whereabouts of those they hadn’t heard from. One woman said she couldn’t reach her daughter, who had rented a cabin in Hunt for her husband and two children, and pleaded for someone to post the names of those already evacuated.

    Judge Rob Kelly, the chief elected official in the county, confirmed fatalities from the flooding and dozens of water rescues so far. He said he was advised not to cite specific numbers and said authorities are still working to identify those whose lives were lost.

    “Most of them, we don’t know who they are,” Kelly said during a news conference. “One of them was completely naked, he didn’t have any ID on him at all. We’re trying to get the identity of these folks, but we don’t have it yet.”

    AP

  • Israel kills 64 more Palestinians in Gaza, including 20 waiting for humanitarian aid

    GAZA CITY, Palestine / ANKARA – Israeli army attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 64 Palestinians on Friday, including 20 people who were waiting for humanitarian aid as Tel Aviv escalated its genocidal war on the enclave, medics said.

    In one of the deadliest incidents of the day, 15 people were killed and 90 more injured while waiting for food assistance near the al-Tahlia Roundabout in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza, a medical source told Anadolu.

    Five civilians were shot dead near an aid distribution center in northwestern Rafah in southern Gaza.

    Another five Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli attacks on civilian gatherings in the al-Tuffah and Zeitoun neighborhoods east of Gaza City.

    Four more people were killed in an Israeli strike targeting a gathering of residents in Jabalia Al-Nazla area in northern Gaza, and a tent for displaced civilians in the Saftawi area north of Gaza City.

    Eleven other Palestinians were killed in a strike on a family home in the northern town of Jabalia.

    Eight Palestinians, including women and children, were killed when Israeli forces struck a displaced people’s tent near Tiba Towers in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis.

    Most of the victims were members of the same family whose shelter was directly hit near the Tiba Towers, eyewitnesses told Anadolu. Several others were injured in the attack.

    In another nearby attack, three more people, including two children, were killed near the British field hospital in al-Mawasi, Khan Younis.

    Airstrikes also struck two tents along the Khan Younis beachfront, killing four civilians, most of them women and children.

    The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli artillery also struck tents housing displaced civilians in al-Mawasi, Rafah, in southern Gaza, causing further casualties.

    In central Gaza, four people were killed in the al-Bureij refugee camp when a family’s house was targeted in an overnight raid.

    In the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, two Palestinians were killed in an airstrike targeting a gathering of civilians in the Al-Hasayneh area, medics said.

    Meanwhile, three more people were killed in southern Gaza City following a strike on a family home in the al-Sabra neighborhood.

    Israeli forces also hit a school sheltering displaced people, though casualties from that strike were not immediately confirmed.

    In a separate incident, Israeli forces demolished multiple residential homes in northern Khan Younis, according to eyewitnesses.

    ANADOLU, 4.7.2025

  • UK’s Palestine Action loses bid to pause ban as terrorist group

    LONDON, July 4 – Pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action’s co-founder on Friday lost a bid to pause the British government’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws, though the group is launching an urgent appeal.

    Huda Ammori, who helped found Palestine Action in 2020, asked London’s High Court to stop the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, before a full hearing of her case that banning the group is unlawful later this month.

    British lawmakers this week decided to ban Palestine Action after its activists broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged two planes in protest against what the group says is Britain’s support for Israel.

    Proscription would make it a crime to be a member of Palestine Action that carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.

    Palestine Action has increasingly targeted Israel-linked companies in Britain, often spraying red paint, blocking entrances or damaging equipment. The group accuses the British government of complicity in what it says are Israeli war crimes in its ongoing bombardment of Gaza.

    Israel has repeatedly denied committing abuses in its war in Gaza, which began after Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.

    Ammori’s lawyer Raza Husain said the proscription marked the first time Britain had sought to ban a group carrying out such direct action, describing it as “an ill-considered, discriminatory, authoritarian abuse of statutory power”.

    Critics of the government’s decision, including some United Nations experts and civil liberties groups, have also argued that damaging property does not amount to terrorism.

    REUTERS

  • IAEA inspectors leave Iran after Tehran cut cooperation

    TEHRAN, Jul. 04 – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors left Iran today for Vienna, Media sources reported.

    On Wednesday, Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian announced the suspension of Tehran’s cooperation with the IAEA.

    Earlier on June 25, Iran’s parliament (Majlis) approved a bill to suspend Tehran’s cooperation with the IAEA following its politically-motivated resolution against the Islamic Republic.

    MEHR, 4.7.2025

  • Injuries rise to 45 in gas station explosion in Rome, Italy

    ROME, July 4 – The number of injuries has risen to 45 following a powerful explosion at a gas station in eastern Rome on Friday morning, according to the latest reports from Italian media.

    Italy’s ANSA news agency reported that the injured include 12 police officers, six firefighters, and three emergency rescuers who had arrived on the scene after an initial smaller blast. Additional explosions occurred shortly thereafter.

    Two people are in critical condition and currently on life support, while six others have been classified as “code red” – the highest level of medical emergency in Italy’s healthcare system.

    The explosion occurred at a gas station on Via Gordiani in Rome’s Prenestino district. Preliminary investigations by the local fire department suggest the blast may have been caused by a fuel pump detaching from a tanker truck. Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.

    XINHUA, 4.7.2025

  • No new missing victims found as search continues for sunken ferry in Indonesia’s Bali Strait

    JAKARTA, July 4 – Indonesian rescue authorities said Friday that no new missing victims have been found in the ongoing search for those who disappeared after a ferry sank in the Bali Strait.

    The joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team has entered its second day of operations following the sinking of the KM Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry on Wednesday night. The ferry was carrying 53 passengers, 12 crew members, and 22 vehicles when it went down in the waters between Java and Bali islands.

    “So on the second day of the search today, there have been no new findings of victims who were declared missing, but the joint SAR team is still carrying out activities and preparing plans for the next operation on Saturday,” said Ribut Eko Suyanto, deputy for search and rescue operations readiness at Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency.

    He noted that harsh weather posed significant challenges to the ongoing efforts. “Visibility decreased from 10 kilometers to only three kilometers, waves reached heights of 2.5 meters, and strong winds were present in the area,” he explained.

    He also confirmed that the number of survivors had increased to 30 after a newly identified survivor.

    As of Friday evening, the total number of individuals found stands at 36, including 30 survivors and 6 deceased. A total of 29 people remain missing.

    XINHUA, 4.7.2025

  • EU says situation around GHF food distribution centers in Gaza ‘untenable’

    BRUSSELS – The European Union on Friday criticized the situation surrounding food distribution centers operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), calling it “untenable” and “not tolerable” and arguing that the bloc is not involved in the initiative.

    About “the humanitarian foundation (GHF) that you mentioned, there’s the distribution centers in Gaza, and what’s happening around those distribution centers, the situation is untenable. It should not be tolerated, and the violence should cease immediately,” EU Commission spokesperson Anouar El Anouni told a midday briefing in Brussels.

    Reiterating the EU’s longstanding position, El Anouni stressed that humanitarian aid must never be “politicized or militarized,” and should be delivered in line with core humanitarian principles under the coordination of the UN.

    “As the European Union, we do not finance this initiative. We are not financing this initiative, and we’re also not cooperating with it,” he added.

    ANADOLU, 4.7.2025