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Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Units landed by helicopters near the City of Kandahar in Afghanistan today. The Marines are establishing a base of operations in the vacinity of Kandahar for a variety of follow-on operations including road interdiction. The 15th MEU is a member of the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) aboard the USS Peleliu.
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UN News: Aid Access Is Key PriorityAmong the key issues facing diplomats is securing the release of a reported 199 Israeli hostages, seized during the Hamas raid. “History is watching,” says Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths. “This war was started by taking those hostages. Of course, there's a history between Palestinian people and the Israeli people, and I'm not denying any of that. But that act alone lit a fire, which can only be put out with the release of those hostages.” More
Save The Children: Four Earthquakes In a Week Leave Thousands Homeless
Families in western Afghanistan are reeling after a fourth earthquake hit Herat Province, crumbling buildings and forcing people to flee once again, with thousands now living in tents exposed to fierce winds and dust storms. The latest 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit 30 km outside of Herat on Sunday, shattering communities still reeling from strong and shallow aftershocks. More
UN News: Nowhere To Go In GazaUN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said some 1.1M people would be expected to leave northern Gaza and that such a movement would be “impossible” without devastating humanitarian consequences and appeals for the order to be rescinded. The WHO joined the call for Israel to rescind the relocation order, which amounted to a “death sentence” for many. More
Access Now: Telecom Blackout In Gaza An Attack On Human Rights
By October 10, reports indicated that fixed-line internet, mobile data, SMS, telephone, and TV networks are all seriously compromised. With significant and increasing damage to the electrical grid, orders by the Israeli Ministry of Energy to stop supplying electricity and the last remaining power station now out of fuel, many are no longer able to charge devices that are essential to communicate and access information. More
