The Daily Populous

Monday March 4th, 2024 morning edition

image for After 10 years of trying, a Palestinian woman had twins. An Israeli strike killed them both

“I screamed for my children and my husband,” she said Sunday, as she sobbed and cradled a baby’s blanket to her chest.

She closed her eyes, leaned her head against the wall and patted the bundle in a calming gesture that, finally, she’d had the chance to give.

Mourners carry the bosdies of Palestinian twins, who were killed in an Israel strike on a house in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 3, 2024.

In addition to her husband and children, Rania also lost a sister, a nephew, a pregnant cousin and other relatives.

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike on a residential building in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 3, 2024.

The ministry said last month that more than 12,300 Palestinian children and young teens had been killed in the war, about 43% of the overall toll. »

IDF, local Gazans make attempt to cooperate on aid behind Hamas's back - report

Authored by jpost.com
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The report stated that most factions refused, however a large clan reportedly agreed, and another one is considering the proposal.

This report comes following US airdrop of aid into Gaza, following the aid convoy disaster on Thursday in which over 100 Gazans were killed.

This isn't the first report of the IDF trying to collaborate with local groups in Gaza. »

Swiss vote: ‘yes’ to higher pensions, ‘no’ to retiring later

Authored by swissinfo.ch

Swiss vote: ‘yes’ to higher pensions, ‘no’ to retiring later.

The Swiss have voted to boost monthly payments for pensioners amid concerns over the rising cost of living in pricey Switzerland.

“The social pact in our country still works,” Pierre-Yves Maillard, president of the Swiss Trade Union Federation, told Swiss public television, RTS. »

Israel ‘accepts six-week ceasefire deal’ as Hamas response awaited, US officials say

Authored by theguardian.com
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He said Israel had “basically” accepted the deal, but did not specify whether it still had reservations or what those were.

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the country’s negotiators expect a Hamas response to its proposed hostage-exchange deal on Sunday or Monday.

Biden and Hamas leaders said the aid convoy deaths could complicate negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal. »