UN Chief Urges Gaza Aid as Israel Blocks Medical Evacuees; Gaddafi's Son Killed in Libya
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Israel to immediately allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, as Israeli authorities continued to block dozens of Palestinians from exiting the war-ravaged enclave for medical treatment, according to Al Jazeera. The appeal came as more than 100 sick and injured Palestinians gathered at the reopened Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, hoping to receive medical care.
The Rafah crossing's reopening offered a glimmer of hope for Palestinians seeking medical assistance, but a Red Cross worker, Patrick Griffiths, emphasized that more needs to be done. "Israel, as the occupying power, has the obligation to ensure the needs of people are met in Gaza," Griffiths said, as he prepared to leave Gaza, according to Al Jazeera. He expressed hope that the Rafah crossing would give Palestinians a chance to heal.
In other news, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was reportedly killed in Libya, Al Jazeera reported. Ahmed Khalifa, an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent in Libya, said that Gaddafi was believed to have been shot and killed in the western Libyan city of Zintan, where he had been based for the past decade.
Meanwhile, files revealed that Jeffrey Epstein made repeated attempts to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Sky News. Emails from 2013 onwards showed Epstein's efforts to meet Putin through former Norwegian PM Thorbjorn Jagland. While Putin's name appeared over 1,000 times in the files, there was no evidence the two ever met, and his inclusion did not imply any wrongdoing, Sky News noted.
Also, US President Donald Trump continued to pressure Cuba's economy, threatening tariffs on nations doing business with the island, Al Jazeera reported. Cubans are facing power blackouts after the US cut the island off from Venezuelan oil exports.
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