There should be strong protest against Israel's alleged bombing of hospital in Gaza: CPI(M)
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Wednesday condemned Israel's alleged bombing of a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds.
The CPI(M) state secretariat said there needs to be strong protests all over the world against this alleged action by Israel which can never be accepted by the civilised society.
There should be a strong protest from Kerala against the "murderous" attack, it said in a statement.
The Left party said that such actions which kill hundreds of civilians would only create obstacles in part of a peaceful resolution to the problems in that area.
It said that the attack was made on a population which was already deprived of water, electricity and food due to the blockade of the Gaza strip.
The Hamas militant group blamed the blast on an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants
Regarding the ongoing violent conflict in the area, the CPI(M) said it was Israel which had been continuously attacking the Gaza Strip for some time and the Hamas only retaliated to the same.
It said the ongoing conflict in the region occurred at a time when there was growing international pressure to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas and give Palestine the state it deserves.
Meanwhile, a prominent Muslim Sunni scholar from Kerala, Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to intervene and end the crisis in the west Asian region.
The scholar is also popularly known as Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar.
Musliyar's office, in a statement, said that he has sought a permanent solution to the Palestinian-Israeli crisis to create a peaceful common future.
The war that began on October 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides.
The Gaza Health Ministry said 2,778 Palestinians have been killed and 9,700 wounded. Another 1,200 people across Gaza are believed to be buried under the rubble, alive or dead.
More than 1,400 Israelis have been killed, and at least 199 others, including children, were captured by Hamas and taken into Gaza, according to Israel.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
