Israel-Palestine, Sudan, India.

Today's three stories you should know.

Jun 19, 2023

Israel-Palestine

Israeli forces today raided the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, killing at least five Palestinians and wounding almost 100 as a helicopter gunship was used. One of the dead, Ahmed Saqr, was 15 years old. The raid, which the Israeli military said was aimed at arresting two people, led to an hours-long gun battle with Palestinian armed groups during which the Islamic Jihad group said two of its members were killed. Some 124 Palestinians have been killed this year, mostly in Israeli military raids on parts of the West Bank, and often in the Jenin camp.

Sudan

The Sudanese people, trapped in a country wracked by war, should receive the same help that the Ukrainian people have, Dominique Hyde from the UN refugee agency has told the BBC. Hyde made the comments as a meeting was held in Switzerland aimed at drumming up financial support from international donors as the humanitarian situation in the country deteriorates fast. She said that aid agencies need about $2.5bn and only 16 percent of that figure has so far been pledged.

India

Nearly 170 people are now estimated to have died as a severe heatwave engulfs India’s two most populous states. The largest hospital in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh has said it is unable to accommodate more patients and that its morgue is now full. The high temperatures have also caused power outages, leaving people with no running water, fans or air conditioners. Climate experts say that heatwaves in South Asia are getting worse and that the Indian government needs to do more to prepare.