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According to a report, on Saturday 1,000 troops set sail from a military base in Virginia to build a temporary pier in Gaza which has no functioning port and is surrounded by shallow waters. Reportedly, aid deliveries by land and air have proved difficult, five people were killed by a falling aid package when its parachute failed to open properly. According to the report, it will take up to 60 days to build the pier.

Reportedly, the aid ship, ‘Open arms’ was still waiting for clearance to set sail from Cyprus on Sunday morning following an eu announcement that a new sea route will be opened over the weekend to allow the vessel to sail directly. According to the report, a team from World Central Kitchen are building a pier to receive the aid. Reportedly, the u.n. said that atleast 576,000 people, a quarter of the population are facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity. According to the report, aid has been delivered via the egyptian controlled Rafah crossing and the israeli controlled Kerem Shalom but northern Gaza has been largely cut off from aid in recent months.

According to reports, air dropped aid will not be adequate and a ship carrying humanitarian aid will set sail this weekend, bound for Gaza. Reportedly, the vessel, ‘Open arms’ owned by a spanish charity of the same name is scheduled to depart from Cyprus and will tow a barge laden with 200 tonnes of food provided by u.s. charity, World Central Kitchen.

According to the report, the vessel will take two or three days to reach an undisclosed location where a team from the World Central Kitchen have been building a pier to receive the aid. Reportedly, the group has sixty kitchens throughout Gaza.

According to a report, under the Gazan headquarters of unrwa (the united nations relief and works agency for palestinian refugees in the near east) lies a hamas data centre. Reportedly, the israeli defence force discovered cables running from an unrwa server room to the underground centre. According to reports, unrwa who operate in Samaria, east Jerusalem, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria profess to be the only humanitarian aid agency on the ground in Gaza, but according to a report its mission will only be completed when the state of Israel no longer exists.

Reportedly, unrwa was mandated by the united nations general assembly to support palestinian refugees, defined as anyone whose normal place of residence was Palestine and who lost their home as a result of the 1948 conflict.

According to a report, officials say more than 280 nigerian pupils in the north western town of Koruga were abducted. Reportedly, the pupils were in the assembly ground around 08.30 when dozens of men on motorbikes rode through the school. According to the report, a teacher and the pupils were taken away, one person was killed and a girl had been shot and was receiving medical treatment in a nearby hospital.

Reportedly, almost every family in the town is thought to have a child among those kidnapped. According to the report, hundreds of people have been kidnapped in recent years especially in the north west, however there has been a reduction in the mass abduction of children in the past year. Reportedly, those kidnapped are usually freed after a ransom is paid.

According to a report, on Thursday the idf sent out instructions to commanders regarding how their units are to carry out internal investigations into the military failures that led up to hamas’s October 7 massacre. Reportedly, the investigations are to focus on a time frame starting from the beginning of the March 2018 border protests. According to reports, the Gaza border protests were a series of protests held each Friday until December 2019 near the israeli border. Reportedly, the first protests were organised by independent activists but were soon endorsed by hamas. According to the report, thousands of palestinians took part in the protests which turned to riots; and 223 people were killed by israeli forces.

Reportedly, the reasons for the protests were that palestinians were not allowed to leave Gaza, Israel’s land, air and sea blockade of Gaza and the u.s.’s recognition of Jerusalem as being the capital of Israel.

Some people feel that Israel should treat Samaria and Gaza the same, but Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza in 2015 was exacerbated when hamas and the palestinian authority failed to form a coalition and hamas took control of Gaza. According to reports, hamas was financially endorsed by Saudi Arabia who also deter palestinian attempts to leave Gaza.

According to a report, protests against the haitan prime minister, Ariel Henry resulted in police stations being set on fire, a storming of the airport and the looting or setting on fire of more than twenty other buildings. Reportedly, in 1804 Haiti became the first colonial nation to declare independence, it has experienced political instability for most of its history.

According to the report, Mr Henry who was visiting Kenya to try to establish a multinational force to restore order in Haiti was unable to return as gunmen were trying to take over the airport. Reportedly, thousands of inmates have been freed from two prisons, more than 15,000 people have been displaced in the past week and schools and many hospitals are closed. Reportedly, the president of Guyana said the Caribbean community were unable to reach a compromise between the government and figures in the opposition, private sector and religious organisations.

According to a report, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they will form a joint force to fight jihadist threats, as groups linked to isis and al-qaeda have killed thousands over the past year. A battle between east and west ensued until the countries severed their relationship with France, a strong military presence in the Sahel for eight years, whom some thought were exploitive. According to the report, minusma, the u.n. in Mali also left in December and Russia have taken over, though according to data the situation hasn’t improved.

Reportedly, the countries have left ecowas who imposed but have since lifted sanctions, in favour of dialogue.

According to a report, since taking Avdiivka russians are advancing west, have taken several villages and are attacking in five areas along the frontline. Reportedly, evacuation from frontline areas is compulsory for families with children, a third of the population has left the ukrainian controlled Donetsk region.

According to the report, Russia is using its size, air superiority and ammunition to push forward at a time when western aid is running low or being held up by western politics.

According to a report, a u.n. team said there was evidence that females held in Gaza were subject to gang rape, and there were grounds to deduce that the abuse was still ongoing. Reportedly, the u.n.’s special representative on sexual violence in conflict found information that sexual violence, including cruel and degrading treatment had been committed against the hostages.

According to a report, super Tuesday is the biggest day so far in the 2024 race for the u.s. presidency. Reportedly, on Tuesday voters in 15 states and 1 u.s. territory choose candidates for president which should offer a view into the strengths and weaknesses of Joe Biden and Donald Trump; there will be a rematch in November’s general election.

According to the report, party officials known as delegates are awarded to the top candidates, and a certain number of delegates are needed in order to formally anoint the nominee at each parties’ convention. Reportedly, the Donald Trump campaign has estimated that he will win 773 delegates, he currently has 244, and his republican rival, Nikki Haley has 43. According to the report, a minimum of 1,215 are needed to win the republican nomination, 1,968 for democrats.