We might get killed, but we have to get food, injured Gazan tells BBC

7 hours agoShareSaveEmir NaderBBC News, JerusalemShareSaveBBCMohammed al-Qedra said he was shot in the hand and leg while trying to get food at a GHF aid distribution centre

"Hunger and the lack of everything makes us go there."

"We know that we might get injured or killed at any time, yet we still go there to get a kilo of flour."

Mohammed al-Qedra, 33, is one of the many patients brought to the field hospital run by British charity UK-Med in southern Gaza who sought food but found only violence.

He said he was shot in the hand and leg while trying to get food for his family at a nearby aid distribution centre run by the Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

"I was pleading for someone to carry me and take me to hospital. A good Samaritan brought me here," he recalled in an interview with a freelance journalist working for the BBC.

Mohammed said he was aware of the risk he was taking by trying to reach the GHF site, but that he had no choice.

"The famine is bad for me and for everyone."

"Today, I'm eating [at] the hospital. Once I get better, I will go back to these centres no matter what. I'm the sole breadwinner for the whole family."

British charity UK-Med operates two field hospitals in Gaza

According to the UN human rights office, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to get food aid over the past two months.

It says at least 766 of them have been killed in the vicinity of one of the GHF's four distribution centres, which are operated by US private security contractors and are located inside Israeli military zones.

Another 288 people have been reported killed near UN and other aid convoys.

Israel has accused Hamas of instigating the chaos near the aid sites. It says its troops have only fired warning shots and that they do not intentionally shoot civilians.

The GHF says the UN is using "false" figures from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.

British paramedic Sam Sears (2nd left) says the numbers of patients are "huge"

British paramedic Sam Sears said the UK-Med hospital in the coastal al-Mawasi was seeing approximately 2,000 patients a month in its emergency department, many of them injured while seeking aid.

"We have patients that have sustained gunshot wounds, shrapnel wounds, have leg amputations, have gunshot wounds to the chest, which have caused punctured lungs, and so on," he added, as he walked through the inpatient ward.

Dr Aseel Horabi, a Palestinian medic who has been working at the hospital for almost a year, has herself had to go to the deadly aid sites, calling it a "path to death".

"My husband went once [or] twice and then got shot and that was it! If we are to die from hunger, let it be," she said.

"I see the injured people who come to the hospital in big numbers. We sometimes receive up to 50 injured a day. During the day, we don't have any time to close our eyes and have some rest, or even drink a cup of tea."

Dr Aseel Horabi says her husband was shot while trying to collect aid

Dr Horabi, who lives in a nearby tent with her family because her home in Rafah was destroyed, said she had not eaten for a day.

"I bought a kilogram of potatoes and [it] cost me 120 [shekels] ( £27). Prices are not normal. It's hard to secure stuff. You could spend a

"Here at the hospital, currently they don't offer any meals. If they have meals, they give in small amounts to the patients," she added. "We have to deal with hungry patients and we, too, are hungry."

She said she was dealing with patients who were drained both physically and psychologically.

"We have come to a disastrous situation. It's not that we are close to famine, we are living it," she warned. "The world is listening and watching but silent."

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She added: "We don't have time to think about sadness because we are thinking about what to eat, bread, what to cook tomorrow, and how to get to the hospital."

The UN says hundreds of Palestinians have been killed and thousands wounded while seeking aid over the past two months

On Wednesday, over 100 international aid organisations and human rights groups accused Israel of imposing a "siege" on Gaza, causing mass starvation through restricting goods entering Gaza.

When asked to comment, the World Health Organization's executive director Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "Mass starvation means starvation of a large proportion of a population, and a large proportion of the population of Gaza is starving."

"It's man-made. And that's very clear. This is because of the blockade."

He added: "[More than 1,000] people have died while trying to feed themselves. If they're not starving, imagine [why they're] risking their lives."

Israel imposed a total blockade of aid deliveries to Gaza at the start of March and resumed its military offensive against Hamas two weeks later, collapsing a two-month ceasefire. It said it wanted to put pressure on the armed group to release its remaining Israeli hostages.

Although the blockade was partially eased after almost two months, amid warnings of a looming famine from global experts, the shortages of food, medicine and fuel have worsened.

The WHO says a quarter of the 2.1 million population is facing famine-like conditions, and that almost 100,000 women and children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition.

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says at least 45 people have died as a result of malnutrition since Sunday, including two who died over the last 24 hours.

Gaza's healthcare system is on the brink of collapse after 21 months of war

Israel, which controls the entry of all supplies into Gaza, reject the accusation that it is imposing a siege and is responsible for any malnutrition cases.

"In Gaza today, there is no famine caused by Israel. There is, however, a man-made shortage engineered by Hamas," government spokesman David Mencer told a briefing on Wednesday.

"Now, too often the full story is not being told. This suffering exists because Hamas has created it."

Mencer said more than 4,400 lorry loads of aid had entered Gaza over the past two months, but that about 700 lorry loads were waiting for collection at two crossing points for collection by the UN and its humanitarian partners.

"This is a bottleneck which has been caused by the United Nations, and it's the main obstacle to maintaining a consistent flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza," he added.

However, UN agencies have said that it is nearly impossible to co-ordinate safe passage for their convoys with Israeli troops, leaving Palestinians at the mercy of a rapidly expanding starvation that is reaching every family in Gaza.

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EU chief says ties with China at 'inflection point'

5 hours agoShareSaveKoh Ewe, Kelly Ng and Paul KirbyBBC News, Singapore and LondonShareSaveReutersThe EU's challenges "do not come from China", Xi Jinping maintains

EU-China relations have reached an "inflection point", European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at a one-day summit in Beijing.

"As our co-operation has deepened, so have imbalances," von der Leyen said, referring to the European Union's huge trade deficit with China. She also warned China's ties with Russia were now the "determining factor" in its relations with the EU.

Xi urged EU leaders to "properly manage differences", saying "the current challenges facing Europe do not come from China".

Earlier in the year there were suggestions a Trump presidency could help the EU and China find common cause but instead ties have grown more fraught.

The EU's 27 member states are grappling with similar pressures to China, not least the tariffs imposed on their exports to the US.

But despite this, expectations were low that anything significant would emerge from the summit, which had been halved in length to just one day, at Beijing's request.

During a meeting in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa called for both sides to find "real solutions".

"It is vital for China and Europe to acknowledge our respective concerns," von der Leyen said.

Xi called for "mutual trust" with EU countries at the meeting, state news agency Xinhua reported.

"Boosting competitiveness [does not come from] building walls or barriers, as decoupling and severing supply chains will only result in self-isolation," he said.

Last year, the EU recorded a €305.8bn ( £265bn) trade deficit with China, a number that has doubled in the past nine years.

The EU has criticised China for industrial overcapacity and imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

Rebalancing will involve increasing market access for European companies in China, reducing export controls and limiting the impact of overcapacity, von der Leyen said.

China's foreign ministry said after the meeting that Beijing was ready to work with relevant countries to "enhance dialogue on export controls".

Von der Leyen and Costa also said they had pressed China to use its influence to persuade Russia to end its war in Ukraine.

"How China continues to interact with Putin's war will be a determining factor for our relations going forward," von der Leyen told a news conference at the end of the summit.

'Mood tense – if not frosty'

Shortly after arriving in Beijing, von der Leyen described the summit as an opportunity for both sides to "advance and rebalance" their relationship.

"I'm convinced there can be a mutually beneficial co-operation… One that can define the next 50 years of our relations," she wrote on X.

Her words echoed the image of hope that both sides projected ahead of the summit. EU officials had said that they were ready for frank conversations, while Chinese officials had framed it as a chance for greater collaboration.

China's foreign ministry said earlier in the week the bilateral relationship was at a "critical juncture of building on past achievements and opening up a new chapter".

But Xi's decision to reject an invitation to Brussels earlier this year, and then to show up in Moscow in May for Russia's annual World War Two victory parade, made for a poor start.

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Engin Eroglu, who chairs the European Parliament's China delegation, believes that an already fragile trust between China and the EU has reached a new low: "In this atmosphere of strategic mistrust, the mood is clearly tense – if not frosty."

One of the main things that has led to the deterioration of relations between the two giants is the issue of the Russia-Ukraine war.

The EU's decision to impose sanctions last week on two Chinese banks for their role in supplying Russia has annoyed Beijing in the run-up to this summit and made for an awkward climate.

China said it had lodged "solemn representations" to the EU's trade chief ahead of the summit.

And reports that Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas this month that Beijing did not want to see Russia lose the war in Ukraine – contradicting China's official position of neutrality – have also been circulating.

Wang reportedly said that the Russia-Ukraine war would keep the US distracted from its rivalry with China – something Beijing has denied.

Kallas had earlier this year called China the "key enabler of Russia's war" in Ukraine, adding that "if China would want to really stop the support, then it would have an impact".

Getty ImagesWang Yi and Kaja Kallas met earlier this month in Brussels

Trade relations have been central to the EU's concerns.

After the EU imposed tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles last year, Beijing came up with retaliatory duties on European liquor.

And this month, Beijing restricted government purchases of EU medical devices – a response to the EU imposing similar limitations on Chinese medical equipment in June.

And perhaps more importantly, China also raised export controls on rare earths and critical minerals this year and the European Commission's von der Leyen has accused Beijing of using its "quasi-monopoly" on the global market in rare earths as a weapon to undermine competitors in key industries.

Europe is already frustrated by seeing its industries threatened by cheap, subsidised Chinese goods.

In an earlier interview with Chinese state-linked news outlet The Paper, China's ambassador to the European Union Cai Run took issue with the EU's positioning of China as a "partner for co-operation, economic competitor, and systemic rival".

"The EU's threefold positioning of China is like a traffic light going green, amber and red lights all at once. Not only does it fail to direct traffic, it only creates difficulties and obstruction."

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He went to get aid and didn't come back – stories of people killed in Gaza

5 hours agoShareSaveEthar ShalabyBBC News ArabicShareSaveFamily handoutAbdullah Jendeia had been searching for food when he was killed

A teenager who went looking for food and a man who endured months of malnutrition are among those who have died in Gaza in the past week.

On Thursday, the Hamas-run health ministry recorded two new deaths due to malnutrition in the past 24 hours, as aid agencies warned Israel's siege of Gaza was causing "mass starvation" to spread across the territory.

An Israeli government spokesman denied this, saying Hamas was to blame for creating a food shortage and hijacking aid.

With the UN warning that humanitarian conditions in Gaza are breaking down at an "accelerating" pace, and the World Health Organization saying that at least 10% of Gazans are acutely malnourished, the BBC has been speaking to people in the territory about loved ones they've lost in the past week.

Abdullah Jendeia, aged 19

Nineteen-year-old Abdullah Omar Jendeia was killed on Sunday, 20 July, when he went out to find food, says his sister Nadreen.

They had been staying in their mother's damaged house in al-Sabra in central Gaza.

"He was impatient to go and fetch some food that day," Nadreen says.

"I told him, 'Just eat the few lentils we have left,' but he refused."

She says that at 16:00 (13:00 GMT) Abdullah left the house to walk more than 5km (3.1 miles) north to an aid truck that comes weekly, to get a few kilogrammes of flour to feed the family. He was with two of his brothers and some in-laws.

At about 23:00 that night, one of the brothers, Mahmoud, called Nadreen to tell her that while they were waiting by the aid truck Israeli soldiers had suddenly opened fire on them.

They were in the Netzarim Corridor – a military zone cutting off the north of the Gaza Strip from the south.

Mahmoud told Nadreen that Abdullah had been killed and he and the other brother had been injured.

"He was a joy to be around, kind-hearted and fun at the same time," she says, recalling afternoon walks she and Abdullah used to take on the beach in Gaza when they were younger.

"He loved football and sport."

She says Abdullah used to work with local grocers, helping to carry fruit and vegetables for them and "had dreams of opening a new business after the war".

In response, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was operating to dismantle Hamas's military capabilities and took feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm.

It said that it could "better address your query if you were able to provide coordinates" for the location of the incident.

Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence agency said Israeli fire had killed a total of 93 people and wounded dozens more across Gaza on that day, mainly near aid points.

Speaking about one specific incident in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said troops fired warning shots at a crowd "to remove an immediate threat" but disputed the numbers killed.

Ahmed Alhasant, age 41

Family handoutAhmed had been a football fan who installed television satellites

Ahmed Alhasant, 41, died on Tuesday, 22 July.

His brother, Yehia Alhasant, says "malnutrition killed him – day after day, he was getting more and more poorly".

Yehia says his brother started to become unwell after Israel imposed a blockade of aid into Gaza in March. Since May, Israel has been allowing some aid into the territory, but aid groups say this is nowhere near enough.

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For three months, Ahmed, who was also diabetic, was not able to get enough food or drink, relying on bits of bread and occasionally canned food, says Yehia.

As a result, his weight plummeted from 80kg (12 stone 8lbs ) to 35kg and his health rapidly deteriorated, Yehia says.

"His speech was slurred and sometimes we could hardly understand him," Yehia says.

Ahmed's cousin, Refaat Alhasant, says the family took him to hospital, but "they would tell us 'he needs food not medicines'. So we took him back home."

Yehia says Ahmed, who used to install television satellites and was a football fan, "passed away peacefully" at his home in the city of Deir al-Balah in the centre of Gaza.

"He had a strong personality and was one of the kindest people you could ever meet," Yehia added.

Mohamed Kullab, 29

Family handoutMohamed Kullab was described by his brother-in-law as someone who was 'full of life'

Mohamed Kullab, 29, was killed in an air strike on 22 July, according to his brother-in-law.

Amar Ragaida says Mohamed had been resting in his tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in the al-Qadesiya area of western Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, when an air strike hit the area between 17:00 and 18:00 local time.

"He was on his own. We heard that he was killed a few hours after the bombing when some people called his sister and informed her about his death," says Amar.

Amar says he spoke to Mohamed the day before he died – they bumped into each other while looking for aid.

"He told me, 'don't go on your own, I will try and get you some flour'. The next day, he was dead."

Mohamed leaves behind a sister and a younger brother who completely depended on him, says Amar.

"Kullab was a respectful young guy, who was full of life. He wouldn't engage himself in any unnecessary issues and everyone around him loved him," he says.

In response, the IDF issued a similar statement to that given for Abdullah, saying it took "feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm" and that it would need co-ordinates of the location where he died to look into his case any further.

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Unul din cinci copii din orașul Gaza este malnutrit, declară agenția ONU pentru ajutor umanitar

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Unul din cinci copii din orașul Gaza este malnutrit, iar cazurile sunt în creștere în fiecare zi, declară agenția ONU pentru refugiații palestinieni (UNRWA).

Într-o declarație emisă joi, comisarul general al UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, l-a citat pe un coleg care i-a spus: „Oamenii din Gaza nu sunt nici morți, nici vii, sunt cadavre ambulante”.

Peste 100 de organizații internaționale de ajutor umanitar organizațiile și grupurile pentru drepturile omului au avertizat, de asemenea, asupra unei foamete în masă – insistând asupra guvernelor să ia măsuri.

Israelul, care controlează intrarea tuturor proviziilor în Gaza, spune că nu există niciun asediu și învinovățește Hamas pentru orice cazuri de malnutriție.

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ONU, însă, a avertizat că nivelul ajutorului care ajunge în Gaza este „minus” iar criza foametei din teritoriu „nu a fost niciodată atât de gravă”.

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„Majoritatea copiilor pe care echipele noastre îi văd sunt emaciați, slabi și prezintă un risc ridicat de moarte dacă nu”

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'I can barely do one story. I just feel dizzy' – BBC's Gaza freelance journalists tell of struggle for food

4 hours agoShareSaveYolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, JerusalemShareSaveAnadolu via Getty ImagesJournalists are facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering

Three trusted freelance Palestinian journalists whom the BBC relies on for its Gaza coverage have shared how they are now struggling to feed their families and often go two days or more without eating.

All of the men have kept their cameras running, sending us vital footage, even on days when their close relatives have been killed, they have lost their homes, or have been fleeing from Israeli military advances with their families.

One was previously badly wounded by shrapnel from an Israeli bombing while on assignment.

But he says the current time is "the hardest time I have lived through since I was born. It's a huge crisis of suffering and deprivation."

Global food security experts have not yet classified the situation in Gaza as a famine, but UN agencies have warned of man-made, mass starvation taking hold.

They have blamed Israel, which controls all supplies entering the Palestinian territory, but it has denied responsibility.

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We have agreed not to identify our colleagues by name out of consideration for their security.

They tell us that not being able to provide for the youngest and most vulnerable of their loved ones is most difficult of all.

"My son who has autism is unaware of what is going on around him. He doesn't know that we are in a war and he doesn't speak," says one of our cameramen in Gaza City, who is a father of four.

"In recent days, he's so hungry that he's started hitting his stomach with his hand to signal to us that he wants food."

Our youngest colleague, who is in southern Gaza, is the main breadwinner for his parents and siblings.

"I am constantly wondering how to get food for my family," he tells us. "My little sister, who's 13, keeps on asking for food and water and we can't get any for her. Any water we find will be contaminated."

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The BBC has released a joint statement with other media organisations saying it is "desperately concerned" about the wellbeing of local freelance journalists that it works with in Gaza.

"For many months, these independent journalists have been the world's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering," says the statement by the BBC and AFP, AP and Reuters news agencies.

The current conditions make telling the story of what is happening even more challenging.

BBC and news agencies warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation

We might get killed, but we have to get food, injured Gazan tells BBC

"I feel tired and exhausted all the time, to the point of dizziness and falling to the ground," says a veteran journalist who now works with us in Gaza City and is looking after his mother, sisters, and five children aged two to 16.

He says he has lost 30kg (4st 7lbs) in 21 months of war.

"I used to complete most news reports with great speed, but now I am slow in finishing them due to my poor health and psychological state," he tells us. "Delirium and fatigue accompanies me."

"I can't describe the feeling," says our southern Gaza cameraman. "My stomach twists in knots, and I have a headache, add to that being emaciated and weak. I used to work from 07:00 until 22:00 but now I can barely do one story. I just feel dizzy."

Recently, he collapsed during filming but later resumed his work.

ReutersAlmost 200 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli forces during the war

While food shortages have been a constant issue during the war, previously those receiving salaries from outside could still buy basic supplies albeit at exorbitant prices on local markets. Now even those markets are largely empty.

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"I've reached the point of taking food from the charity kitchen. In recent days, this has meant my kids have been eating one meal a day – just limited foodstuffs like lentils, rice and pasta," says the Gaza City journalist with four small children.

Two of the men say they have taken to drinking water with a little salt to try to suppress their hunger. One says he can sometimes buy a 50g biscuit for his daily meal but this costs 30 shekels ( £6.60).

Getting hold of money is an ordeal in itself. It now involves using money merchants.

"If I need cash, it's mostly not available, but when it is, it's accompanied by a withdrawal fee of 45%," explains one Gaza City cameraman. "That means that if I go to withdraw

"The difficulty is because of the closure of the banks. These money transfers are another form of suffering after our hunger," our colleague in southern Gaza adds.

ReutersBBC News, AFP, AP and Reuters say it is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people of Gaza

In the past, Israeli-accredited BBC journalists like myself were able to travel regularly to Gaza to report, even during wartime.

However, since the start of the war on 7 October 2023, Israel along with Egypt – when its Rafah crossing was still open – has prevented foreign journalists from accessing the territory except on limited embeds with the Israeli army.

"We once again urge the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza," the BBC and other news organisations said in their statement.

This week, 28 countries including the UK released a joint statement saying: "The war in Gaza must end now." They called for Israel to comply with its obligations under international law and stop the "drip feeding" of aid.

On Wednesday, more than 100 aid agencies and rights groups stated that "with supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes."

The news organisations noted that: "Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."

They added: "It is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people [in Gaza]."

For now, our own colleagues are battling to get through each day, balancing their responsibilities to their families with their desire to tell the world about the extraordinary difficulties their people are living through.

"It's currently catastrophic. Hunger has reached every home," one told us. "This is like a suspended death sentence."

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Sânge, sudoare și lacrimi: Priviți înapoi la suișurile și coborâșurile lui Hulk Hogan

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Hulk Hogan, care a murit la vârsta de 71 de ani, a fost eroul american al wrestlingului profesionist, combinația sa de atletism macho și spectacol exuberant jucând un rol imens în explozia de popularitate a sportului în anii 1980.

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Născut Terry Gene Bollea, și-a început cariera în Florida în anii 1970 și se spune că a câștigat premiul „Hulk” poreclă după ce l-a dominat pe actorul din Incredibilul Hulk, Lou Ferrigno, într-o emisiune TV locală.

Apoi a devenit Hogan după ce s-a alăturat Federației Mondiale de Lupte (WWF) – al cărei proprietar Vince McMahon își dorea un luptător cu un nume cu conotație irlandeză.

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Hogan este fotografiat alături de părinții săi, Peter și Ruth, în culisele Madison Square Garden din New York, în 1984.

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Cu băieții buni puși împotriva răilor, el a fost eroul prin excelență și favoritul fanilor.

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Hogan și-a folosit abilitățile actoricești pe ecran când a jucat rolul lui Thunderlips, adversarul lui Sylvester Stallone într-un meci caritabil, în filmul Rocky III din 1982.

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De asemenea, a interpretat-o pe Starlight Starbright în emisiunea de varietăți a lui Dolly Parton în 1987, cântărețul country apărând în rolul superfanei sale devenite soție într-un videoclip pentru piesa ei Headlock On My Heart.

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Când Wrestlemania V a avut loc la Trump Plaza din Atlantic City, New Jersey, în 1989, Hogan l-a întâlnit pe gazda evenimentului – și avea să-l susțină pe Donald ca președinte.

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Și-a construit o carieră la Hollywood în afara ringului în filme precum No Holds Barred, Suburban Commando, Mr Nanny (în imagine) și Santa with Muscles.

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„Sunt într-o formă mai bună decât el”, a spus el. Hogan a declarat pentru Reuters, cu cinci luni înainte de a împlini 50 de ani – dar The Rock a ieșit victorios.

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John Cena a simțit forța lui Hulk Hogan – sau cel puțin a părut să o simtă – când au prezentat împreună la Premiile Teen Choice din 2005.

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Hogan a continuat să lupte, în timp ce faima sa continua să crească, chiar și pe măsură ce anii treceau – în imagine, înfruntându-l pe colegul său veteran Ric Flair în 2009.

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Povestirile pot fi adesea scrise dinainte, dar sângele era real.

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De asemenea, s-a bucurat de succes în reality show-uri în propriul său serial, Hogan Knows Best, alături de soția sa, Linda, și cei doi copii ai lor, între 2005 și 2007.

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Imaginea sa a suferit un impact neprevăzut în 2015, când a fost suspendat de WWE pentru utilizarea unei insulte rasiale într-un videoclip scurs. „Vă rog să mă iertați”, a spus el într-un interviu emoționant acordat emisiunii Good Morning America de la ABC. „Sunt un tip de treabă.”

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În ultimii ani, a împărțit opiniile fanilor ca fiind unul dintre cei mai vocali susținători celebri ai lui Donald Trump, susținându-l în stilul său teatral caracteristic la evenimente precum Convenția Națională Republicană de acum un an și un miting de campanie la Madison Square Garden din New York în octombrie (în imagine).

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Cinci jucători de hochei pe gheață găsiți nevinovați în cazul de agresiune sexuală din Canada

acum o orăDistribuieSalveazăNadine YousifBBC News, Londra, OntarioDistribuieSalveazăReutersDe la stânga la dreapta: Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote

Cinci jucători canadieni de hochei pe gheață acuzați de agresiune sexuală asupra unei femei au fost achitați joi de un judecător din Ontario.

Într-o sală de judecată arhiplineă, judecătoarea Maria Carroccia a analizat mărturiile și probele din procesul extrem de mediatizat de opt săptămâni, pe parcursul a câteva ore, înainte de a-i declara pe bărbați nevinovați.

Foștii jucători ai echipei mondiale de juniori de hochei pe gheață a Canadei au fost acuzați de agresiune asupra femeii, cunoscută sub numele de EM, într-un hotel cameră în 2018 în London, Ontario, unde participaseră la o gală Hockey Canada.

Judecătoarea Carroccia a declarat că nu a considerat dovezile lui EM „credibile sau fiabile”. Ea a adăugat că „Procurorul nu își poate îndeplini responsabilitatea pentru niciuna dintre acuzațiile care îmi sunt aduse”.

Problema centrală a procesului a fost dacă EM, care avea 20 de ani la momentul respectiv, își dăduse consimțământul la fiecare act sexual din cameră în acea noapte.

Avocații jucătorilor au susținut că ea le-a cerut bărbaților să întrețină relații sexuale cu ea și au crezut că și-a dat consimțământul.

Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton și Carter Hart erau toți jucători în Liga Națională de Hochei (NHL) când au apărut acuzațiile, deși unul dintre ei juca în Europa. Doar unul, domnul Hart, a depus mărturie în propria apărare.

Procesul a atras o atenție semnificativă în Canada și atât de mulți oameni au participat la tribunal pentru a asculta decizia de joi, încât grefierii au fost nevoiți să deschidă două săli suplimentare.

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În explicarea deciziei sale, judecătoarea Carroccia a subliniat inconsecvențele din mărturia lui EM, inclusiv despre cine a cumpărat băuturi în acea seară și a spus că declarațiile lui EM reflectă o „memorie incertă” care nu a corespuns cu probele prezentate în proces.

Au existat diferențe între ceea ce a declarat femeia anchetatorilor poliției și cele ale Hockey Canada, care a soluționat un proces de 1,9 milioane de lire sterline canadiene pentru o sumă nedivulgată în 2022, a spus judecătorul.

Două videoclipuri de la incident au fost distribuite în proces, unde EM a fost înregistrată dându-și consimțământul pentru activități. Primul a fost filmat fără știrea ei.

Deși, conform legislației canadiene, videoclipurile nu au stabilit consimțământul, judecătorul a spus că acestea o arată pe EM „vorbind normal, zâmbind” și că „nu părea să fie în suferință”. Acest lucru a subminat argumentul acuzării conform căruia EM nu a părăsit camera de frică, a spus ea.

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Nu este clar dacă Procuratura va face apel împotriva hotărârii, procurorul Meaghan Cunningham declarând într-un comunicat că va analiza cu atenție decizia. De asemenea, ea a spus că au primit „zeci de mesaje de la oameni din Canada și din străinătate” care își exprimă mulțumirile și sprijinul pentru EM.

„O urmărire penală de succes nu se măsoară doar prin existența unor verdicte de vinovăție la final”, a spus ea. „Scopul Procurorului pe parcursul acestei proceduri a fost de a vedea un proces echitabil, un proces care să fie echitabil pentru bărbații acuzați și unul care să fie, de asemenea, echitabil pentru EM.”

Pe parcursul procesului, Procuratura a susținut că mărturia femeii a fost credibilă, că „intoxicația nu este egală cu lipsă de credibilitate” și că orice inconsecvențe din mărturia ei au fost minore.

De asemenea, au susținut că femeia nu avea un motiv să inventeze o poveste și că inițial raportase presupusa agresiune poliției în 2018, cu patru ani înainte de a intenta procesul împotriva Hockey Canada.

Aceștia au adăugat că mesajele text dintre jucători ar fi arătat că a fost ideea domnului McLeod să-și invite coechipierii în cameră și că jucătorii ar fi încercat să „își clarifice povestea” prin redactarea unei narațiuni conform căreia EM și-a dat consimțământul la orice activitate sexuală.

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Avocații apărării au susținut însă că mărturia lui EM a fost subminată de mărturiile martorilor oculari, în care alți jucători care se aflau în camera de hotel în acea noapte, dar nu au fost acuzați, au spus că era „vocală” despre ceea ce își dorea sexual.

Aceștia au spus că dovezile sugerează că femeia a fost o participantă de bunăvoie care ulterior a simțit regrete și au adăugat că intoxicația în acest caz nu este echivalentă cu „incapacitatea”, prezentând dovezi video care sugerează că EM nu a prezentat semne de intoxicație extremă.

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Franța va recunoaște statul palestinian, declară Macron

acum 25 de minuteDistribuieSalveazăJaroslav LukivBBC NewsDistribuieSalveazăReutersPreședintele Autorității Palestiniene, Mahmoud Abbas (stânga), și președintele francez Emmanuel Macron în timpul discuțiilor de la Paris din iulie 2022

Franța va recunoaște oficial un stat palestinian în septembrie, a declarat președintele Emmanuel Macron.

Într-o postare pe X, Macron a declarat că anunțul oficial va fi făcut la o sesiune a Adunării Generale a ONU la New York.

“Nevoia urgentă de astăzi este ca războiul din Gaza să se încheie și ca populația civilă să fie salvată. Pacea este posibilă. „Avem nevoie de un armistițiu imediat, de eliberarea tuturor ostaticilor și de ajutor umanitar masiv pentru populația din Gaza”, a scris el.

Oficialii palestinieni au salutat decizia lui Macron, în timp ce viceprim-ministrul israelian, Yariv Levin, a descris-o ca fiind un „ajutor direct pentru terorism”.

În postarea sa de joi de pe X, Macron a scris: „Fidel angajamentului său istoric față de o pace dreaptă și durabilă în Orientul Mijlociu, am decis că Franța va recunoaște statul Palestina”.

„De asemenea, trebuie să garantăm demilitarizarea Hamas și să securizăm și să reconstruim Gaza.”

„În cele din urmă, trebuie să construim Statul Palestina, să-i asigurăm viabilitatea și să ne asigurăm că, prin acceptarea demilitarizării sale și recunoașterea deplină a Israelului, acesta contribuie la securitatea tuturor celor din Orientul Mijlociu. Nu există alternativă.”

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Macron a atașat, de asemenea, o scrisoare adresată președintelui Autorității Palestiniene, Mahmoud Abbas, prin care confirmă decizia sa.

Ca reacție la anunțul lui Macron, Abbas Deputatul Hussein al-Sheikh a declarat că „această poziție reflectă angajamentul Franței față de dreptul internațional și sprijinul său pentru drepturile poporului palestinian la autodeterminare și pentru înființarea statului nostru independent”, potrivit agenției de știri AFP.

În prezent, statul Palestina este recunoscut de 147 din cele 193 de state membre ale ONU.

Câteva țări ale Uniunii Europene, inclusiv Spania, se numără printre ele. Dar principalul susținător al Israelului, SUA, și aliații săi nu au recunoscut un stat palestinian.

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