Mangaluru: The leaders' camp and district committee formation of Samastha Kerala Sunni Balavedi (SKSBV), a student organization of the Dakshina Kannada District Jamiyathul Muallimeen, was held at the Budoli Samastha Muallim Center near Mani under the chairmanship of SKSBV District Chairman P.M. Yahya Madani Mardhala.

Dakshina Kannada District SKSBV Convener K.H. Ashraf Hanifi Karaya welcomed the gathering, and local Khatib Abubakkar Saadi inaugurated the meeting. SKJMCC Mudarrib Adnan Ansari and Hashim Rahmani conducted the classes. District Jamiyyathul Muallimeen Secretary Muhammad Navavi facilitated the formation of the Mundole Committee.

A new committee was formed for the year 2024–2025, with P.M. Yahya Madani as the chairman. The new team includes I.K. Ishaq Faizi from the Deralakatte Range as the vice chairman, Haris Faizi from the Bombila Range, and K.H. Ashraf Hanifi Karaya as the district convener. Altaf Maulavi from the Moodbidri Range was appointed as the vice convener, with Hafiz Ansari from the Surathkal Range representing the Media Wing. Sharif Faizi Maabari from the Udupi Range and Ansar Ansari from the Surathkal Range were also part of the Media Wing, while Mueenuddin Faizi from the Sulya Range joined as a member.

Hashim Nihal from the Mittabail Range was elected as the President. Vice Presidents include Shahid Yusuf from the Kadaba Range, Muhammad Hafeef from the Mangaluru West Range, and Muhammad Sawad from the Madannur Range.

The committee also appointed Muhammad Shahim from the Suralpady Range as the General Secretary, Muhammad Mufiz from the Gurupur Range as the Working Secretary, and Muhammad Aslam from the Athur Range as one of the Joint Secretaries. Additional Joint Secretaries include Muhammad Sahad from the Sulya Range, Muhammad Nihal from the Mani Range, and Muhammad Tamim from the Puttur Range, while Ziyad from the Bombila Range was named the Adab Chairman.

Ahmed Zain from the Deralakatte Range was selected as the Convener, Salman Faris from the Belthangady Range as the Kidma Chairman, and Ahmed Isham from the Uppinangady Range as another Convener.

Ismail Rashim from the Salettur Range was appointed as the Alif Chairman, with Muhammad Zaveer from the Bantwal Range as a Convener. Tech Admin Chairman duties were assigned to Muhammad Anas from the Udupi Range, while Muhammad Shan from the Farangipet Range, Muhammad Asadullah from the Adyar Kannur Range, Ismail Suhail from the Moodbidri Range, Zuhaib Hasan from the Surathkal Range, Muhammad Sihan from the Vitla Range, Imtiaz from the Kumbra Range, Saif from the Kurnadka Range, Muhammad Haneen from the Kalladka Range, and Sinan from the Mangaluru Range were elected as members of the District Executive Committee in the presence of Range Chairmen and Conveners.

District Jamiyyathul Muallimeen members, including Nizar Musliyar from the Bantwal Range, Qasim Arshadi from the Farangipete Range, Majeed Darimi from the Mani Range, P.J. Abdul Aziz Kalak, Abdul Rahman Darimi from the Sattikallu Range, K.P. Abdul Majeed Budoli, Ataullah Kalak, Hanif Kalak, Mustafa Kalak, and Jalil Musliyar, were present at the meeting. Parvez Akhtar Puttur, Vice President of Central SKSBV, delivered the vote of thanks.

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Deir Al-Balah, Jan 1: Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year.

One strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the territory, where Israel has waged a major operation since early October. Gaza's Health Ministry said seven people were killed, including a woman and four children, and at least a dozen other people were wounded.

Another strike overnight in the built-up Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed a woman and a child, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which received the bodies.

“Are you celebrating? Enjoy as we die. For a year and a half, we have been dying,” said a man carrying the body of a child in the flashing lights of emergency vehicles.

Israel's military said Hamas group fired rockets at Israel from the Bureij area overnight and that its forces responded with a strike targeting a group. The military also issued evacuation orders for the area.

A third strike in the southern city of Khan Younis killed three people, according to Nasser Hospital and the European Hospital, which received the bodies.

The war began when Hamas-led group attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and abducting around 250. About 100 hostages are still held in Gaza, at least a third believed to be dead.

Israel's air and ground offensive has killed over 45,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. It says women and children make up more than half the dead but does not say how many of those killed were members of the group.

The Israeli military says it only targets Hamas members and blames Hamas for civilian deaths because its fighters operate in dense residential areas. The army says it has killed 17,000 Hamas members, without providing evidence.

The war has caused widespread destruction and displaced some 90 per cent of Gaza's population of 2.3 million, many of them multiple times.

Hundreds of thousands live in tents on the coast as winter brings frequent rainstorms and temperatures drop below 10 degrees Celsius (50 F) at night. At least six infants and another person have died of hypothermia, according to the Health Ministry.

Many displaced Palestinians in central Gaza rely on charity kitchens as their sole food provider amid restrictions on aid and skyrocketing prices. AP footage showed a long line of children waiting for rice, the only item served at the kitchen in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday.

“Some of those kitchens close because they don't receive aid, and others distribute little amounts of food and its not enough,” said Umm Adham Shaheen, displaced from Gaza City.

American and Arab mediators have spent nearly a year trying to broker a ceasefire and hostage release, but those efforts have repeatedly stalled. Hamas has demanded a lasting truce, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu has vowed to keep fighting until “total victory."