Twenty years ago we invaded Iraq. The war killed many innocent Iraqis and Americans. It destroyed the oldest Christian populations in the world. It cost over $1 trillion, and turned Iraq into a satellite of Iran. It was an unforced disaster, and I pray that we learn its lessons.
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, love for others" and some people automatically know that's a statement against them
@CelticFC This statement is bad enough, but Ross Desmond’s comments are the real disgrace. Tone deaf and miles off what the wider support expects. The club is being steered by people who don’t understand or respect the supporters, we deserve far better than this kind of “leadership”
In a highly poignant moment, Oasis displayed an image of late Liverpool player Diogo Jota on the screens during their 'Live Forever' performance at Cardiff Principality Stadium tonight.
A truly beautiful tribute.
Lies spread on here by accounts that in many cases are clearly fake and/or foreign-based have now triggered a race riot in Southport. This is psychological warfare aimed at dividing and destabilising our society. For our own sake, something must be done about this poisonous site.
CEASEFIRE NOW!
CEASEFIRE NOW!
CEASEFIRE NOW!
CEASEFIRE NOW!
In the face of unfettered devastation and suffering, humanity must prevail. Demand a ceasefire by all parties to end civilian suffering.
Act now ⬇️
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Over 2 million civilians in #Gaza are being collectively punished for the world to see. Using starvation as a weapon of war is inexcusable. The call for urgent aid and a #CeasefireNOW is imperative.
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Gaza is under intense bombing.
Telecommunications have been cut.
We can't get through to our family who have been trapped in this war zone for almost 3 weeks.
We can only pray they survive the night.
How many more children have to die before the world says enough?
WHO pleads for immediate reversal of Gaza evacuation order to protect health and reduce suffering
WHO joins the wider @UN in appealing to Israel to immediately rescind orders for the evacuation of over 1 million people living north of Wadi Gaza.
A mass evacuation would be disastrous—for patients, health workers and other civilians left behind or caught in the mass movement.
With ongoing airstrikes and closed borders, civilians have no safe place to go. Almost half of the population of Gaza is under 18 years of age. With dwindling supplies of safe food, clean water, health services, and without adequate shelter, children and adults, including the elderly, will all be at heightened risk of disease.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has informed WHO that it is impossible to evacuate vulnerable hospital patients without endangering their lives. Vulnerable patients include those who are critically injured or dependent on life support. Moving them amid hostilities puts their lives at immediate risk.
The two Ministry of Health hospitals in the North of Gaza that continue to be operational, have greatly exceeded their combined 760-bed capacity with severe overcrowding. Of the thousands of patients with injuries and other conditions receiving care in hospitals, there are hundreds that are severely wounded and over 100 who require critical care. These are the sickest of the sick. Many thousands more, also with wounds or other health needs, cannot access any kind of care.
The compressed timeframe, complex transport logistics, damaged roads, and, above all, lack of supportive care during transport all add to the difficulty of moving them.
Furthermore, the four Ministry of Health hospitals in the south of Gaza are already at or beyond capacity, and lack the critical care capacity and supplies needed to treat additional patients.
The lack of medical supplies is already endangering patients and hampering health workers. Supplies which WHO had pre-positioned in Gaza have mostly been consumed.
On 9 October, WHO Director-General @DrTedros met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who agreed to a WHO request to facilitate the delivery of health and other humanitarian supplies from WHO to Gaza via the Rafah crossing.
WHO has prepared medical supplies in its logistics hub in Dubai and is ready to deliver them to Areesh, Egypt—just 20 minutes from Rafah—as soon as landing permit is received. The supplies would be enough to care for more than 300,000 patients with a range of wounds and diseases.
WHO asks for the immediate establishment of a humanitarian corridor for their onward, safe delivery to health care facilities in Gaza, including via Rafah.
WHO reiterates its plea for humanitarian access for life-saving supplies and the delivery of fuel, water, and food; for protection under international humanitarian law for civilians, health workers and health infrastructure; and ultimately, for an end to hostilities and violence.