Heavy rains have flooded tens of thousands of tents where displaced residents have been living in Gaza, with a United Nations official saying almost everyone in the territory needs help.
Residents used pots and pans to clear water from their flooded tents, with some saying they were left without shelter.
Jonathan Veitch, the Unicef representative for Palestine, said the "desperate" situation was being made worse by Israeli restrictions on the entry of heavy machinery and supplies such as engine oil.
Some 90% of Gaza residents have been displaced by the Israeli war against Hamas, many of them multiple times, with limited access to clean water and sanitation.
Aid agencies say the situation is likely to worsen with the start of the rainy season. Speaking to the BBC from Deir Al Balah in central Gaza, Veitch said: "It's just horrific and they're absolutely desperate.
"We're providing all the assistance that we can but we're getting stopped on the street as we're driving now because people are begging us for help."
The Hamas-run government in Gaza said about 70,000 tents had been flooded. A spokesperson said the "collapse of dozens of cracked walls and roofs" had caused injuries, some of which were critical.
Veitch also said there were fewer tarpaulins, plastic sheeting and tents available in the Gaza strip due to UN budget cuts.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx240e5py64jo
Your Tomorrow is Dead by John Little from "Revelation Six"
When I was a kid, I fell in love with science. My father was a chemist and encouraged our love of science. And when I dropped out of High School and went to university (yes, I’m a high school dropout with an MBA) I had dreams of getting my PhD in Physics and do hardcore research into how God’s Creation works.
Three years into my physics degree, God dragged me out of the physics department and plunked me down into Geopolitics and War. He did not need someone with a PhD in Physics, but God did need someone who understood why nations decide what they have chosen to do and why they go to war. I’ve been a lifelong student of war, so it was an easy fit.
Two years later, I graduated with what most would call a worthless degree, unless I wanted to join the Deep State. And yes, the Deep State did eventually reach out to me and ask me to join them. I politely said “No”, and went off to Asia to do evangelism. But that’s a different story.
Looking at my worthless degree, I realized that I needed something useful. So, I got my MBA in finance. I loved every bit of it - except that accounting course I had to take. Wow do I hate accounting. Something in my brain just doesn’t want anything to do with it.
Some time after graduating with that MBA, I went off to Asia to do evangelism in 1992. Specifically in Jerusalem. I learned Hebrew. I worked for an offshore investment firm, first as a financial advisor and then as a mutual fund manager. Eventually, I got sick of the corruption I was dealing with and got out. You have no idea how corrupt the finance industry is. Trust me on this.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://revelationsix.substack.com/p/your-tomorrow-is-dead?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=975392&post_id=223899019&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1v9n4o&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
US offers $20m reward for information about Iran's nuclear programme
The US has announced a reward of up to $20 million for information about Iran's nuclear programme.
The State Department's Rewards for Justice is also offering to potentially relocate the person who provides such details.
President Donald Trump claimed last year that Iran's nuclear facilities had been "completely and totally obliterated" following a bombing campaign by the US and Israel.
Iran insists its nuclear programme is peaceful and that it has no intention of developing a nuclear weapon.
Meanwhile, the US military says it is setting up a task force to enhance Washington's efforts to restrict Iran's movement of weapons and sanctioned material across its borders.
The US military's Central Command (Centcom) said Task Force Iron Gate would operate from Tampa, Florida, and would work with other US government agencies.
As well as the movement of weapons, it will also focus on dual-use and illegal revenue streams. Centcom estimates that its naval blockade of Iran's ports has prevented the country from exporting more than $25bn in crude oil.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6d091ev3p0jo
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