By Yadnom Awu/ Asaba
Palestine
More than 100 Die In Israeli Attacks
More than 104 persons have been killed in multiple Israeli strikes in Gaza since yesterday, the Hamas- run Gaza Ministry of Health said today.
The dead included 18 members of the same family, and more than 40 others killed in a strike on a shelter in central Gaza.
Scores of others were wounded in the attacks which Israel said targeted 30 sites.
The attacks followed what Israel called the breach of the ceasefire between it and Hamas ,by the fatal attack on its troops in Rafah.
Hamas denied the Israeli charge, saying it had no link to whatever Israel said happened in the southern Gaza city.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the strikes after what he termed a serious breach of the ceasefire by Hamas .
He had apparently reached out to American President, Donald Trump, who, in a chat with the media, said that Israel had the right to retribution in the event of a breach, though the ceasefire remained sacrosanct.
Both Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of breaching the ceasefire.
Hamas has delayed the return of the body of an Israeli hostage earlier scheduled for yesterday, citing Ustaelisbresced of the ceasefire.
Hamas is yet to hand over the bodies of 13 hostages as it undetyook to do under the 20- point peace plan of Donald Trump.
Jamaica
Melissa: Jamaica , A Disaster Area- PM Hulness
The Prime Minister of Jamaica , Andrew Hulness, says that his country was now a disaster zone after Hurricane Melissa swept through the Caribbean Island nation last night through this morning.
He made the declaration after the storm, packing winds up to 300 kilometres per hour , uprooted trees and cut public power supply to more than 500, 000 homes.
The storm, the strongest wind in the world this year, killed three persons in the country and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage
Recovery efforts have been activated to restore electricity, water and communication facilities
About 70 per cent of the public power supply was put out by the hurricane, according the government.
There remained fears of floods and landslides.
The storm is heading to Cuba .
United Kingdom
Migrant Sex Offender Deported To Ethiopia
A migrant Sex offender freed in error from prison has been deported to his home country of Ethiopia by authorities of the United Kingdom.
Hadishu Kebatu was serving a prison term for the rape of a 14- year old and another woman when he was freed in error on Friday.
He fled after the wrongful release and was rearrested on Sunday in London.
Following his rearrest, he was deported on Tuesday night from London to Ethiopia where, on arrival this morning, he was briefly detained before being released
In London, news of his deportation which was broken by the Home Office, caused a stir after it was revealed that he was handed 500 Pounds Sterling by the immigration officers as they deported him.
Mali
Terrorists Linked To Al- Qaeda Block Access To Bamako
Militants linked to the islamist group, Al- Qaeda, have blocked the access road to the capital of Mali, in what is perceived as a raw challenge to the authority of the ruling military government.
Following the blockade, essential supplies of food and petrol to the capital city have been seriously impaired, as a result of which there is an evident fuel crisis in major parts of the country.
As a result, the few filling stations with the product are crowded .
Many spend days at the stations without being served
