Starmer hit by growing rebellion and shadow minister resignation threats over Israel policyBlack smoke seen ascending from the Gaza Strip as the Israeli army stepped up its war on Hamas [Mahmoud Shalabi, senior programme manager in Gaza for Medical Aid for Palestinians, lives in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, where he said the“I have no idea what type of bombs were used, but they were really devastating,” he said in an audio message heard by“Those attacks were coupled with the blackout of the...
On the second day without phone and internet, Mr Shalabi and his family, including three children, were shocked by an extremely loud explosion. “I opened the door and I honestly could not see in front of me and could not breathe,” he said. “It was grey, it was cement, it was gunpowder, it was tiny particles scattered all over.”“One simple rocket, just one rocket that hit a neighbour’s home without warning and totally destroyed that neighbour’s home and around seven adjacent homes around it,” Mr Shalabi said.The bombardment left “everything covered in rubble”, he added.