Gazans returning through the Rafah crossing described being subjected to checks by a Palestinian militia linked to Israel, while Google employees demanded the company cut ties with immigration enforcement, and Storm Leonardo continued to batter Europe and northern Africa. Additionally, Canada and France opened Greenland consulates, and a Nigerian village chief recounted a night of terror following a massacre.
Two Gazan women who passed through the newly reopened Rafah crossing with Egypt on Monday told the BBC that a local Palestinian militia, also known as the Popular Forces, carried out checks at an Israeli military checkpoint inside the Gaza Strip (Source 1). Lamia Rabia, who was traveling with her children, said they were escorted by Israeli forces from the border to a nearby checkpoint where members of the militia searched them and their belongings (Source 1). Delays and security restrictions meant only 12 Palestinians were able to return to Gaza on Monday (Source 1).
Meanwhile, nearly 900 full-time Google employees demanded more transparency over the company's ties to the federal government's crackdown on immigration enforcement (Source 2). In an open letter published on Friday, the employees expressed concern over the company's contracts to provide federal agencies with cloud services and its links to work being done on federal immigration enforcement (Source 2). A Google employee of seven years said he found it "mind-boggling" that Google was maintaining its ties with the immigration enforcers (Source 2).
Storm Leonardo continued to bring severe weather to Europe and northern Africa (Source 3). Spain's state meteorological agency, Aemet, issued its highest red alert for heavy rainfall in Cádiz and parts of Málaga (Source 3). The Iberian peninsula was placed under severe weather alerts as the slow-moving system brought torrential rain and strong winds (Source 3). Flash floods in Morocco forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate (Source 3).
In Nigeria, the traditional chief of a village in Kwara state recounted a night of terror during which jihadists massacred residents earlier in the week (Source 4). Umar Bio Salihu, the local head of Woro, said gunmen came in and started shooting, killing two of his sons and kidnapping his wife and three daughters (Source 4).
In a show of support for Denmark and Greenland, Canada and France opened diplomatic consulates in Nuuk on Friday (Source 5). This move comes after US efforts to secure control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory (Source 5). Canada had promised to open a consulate in Nuuk in 2024 (Source 5).
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