At least 40 killed, more than 60 wounded in Israeli attack on Gaza tent camp
Al-Mawasi: At least 40 people have been killed and more than 60 injured in an Israeli attack on a tent encampment for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, the enclave's civil emergency service said on Tuesday.
The civil emergency service reported that the strike in al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis caused severe destruction, igniting at least 20 tents and creating craters up to nine metres deep, as mentioned by Reuters. The camp, heavily overcrowded with displaced Palestinians, was struck despite its designation as a humanitarian zone.
According to the news agency, residents mentioned that ambulances raced between the tent camp and a nearby hospital, while Israeli jets could still be heard overhead.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military said it struck “significant Hamas terrorists” who had been operating at a command and control centre embedded inside the humanitarian area in Khan Younis.
However, Hamas has strongly disputed these claims by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and accused them of lying to justify their crimes. "The resistance has denied several times that any of its members exist within civilian gatherings or are using these places for military purposes," Hamas stated.
Footage circulating on social media showed deep craters at the site of the attack, the strewn ruins around it covered in shredded tents, a bicycle and other debris. Rescue workers used shovels to shift through the sand. Bystanders used their hands to dig, illuminated by mobile phone light. At least one crater at the site looked to be as deep as 10 metres.
Mawasi is an area 1 kilometre wide and 14 kilometres long. Palestinians who fled other areas have crowded into the sandy beach area against the Mediterranean Sea after Israel told them it would be safe. However, aid groups have struggled to provide care there among a sea of tents crowded with the belongings families were able to carry away with them when fleeing their homes.
The war has caused vast destruction and displaced around 90 per cent of Gaza's population of 2.3 million, often multiple times.
Gaza's Health Ministry says over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war began
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New application filed in SC against Adani group over US indictment
New Delhi: A fresh application has been submitted to the Supreme Court of India, seeking the inclusion of key documents related to the recent US indictment of the Adani Group. Filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, the petition aims to introduce two critical pieces of evidence into an ongoing case related to the Adani Group's financial practices.
The first document is a formal US court indictment accusing Gautam Adani, his relative Sagar Adani, and other company executives of orchestrating a massive bribery scheme to secure solar energy contracts worth billions of dollars in India. The indictment alleges that over $250 million in bribes were paid to Indian government officials to obtain these lucrative contracts.
The second document is a complaint from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which accuses the Adani Group of securities fraud. The SEC alleges that Adani executives misled investors to raise funds for these solar projects, despite knowing that part of the capital was linked to corrupt activities.
This development follows the US Attorney's Office's recent charges against the Adani executives, who are accused of masterminding a bribery scheme to secure power supply contracts with state-run utilities in India. The contracts were expected to yield up to $2 billion in profits over two decades.
These charges come amid an ongoing investigation by India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) into the Adani Group, after allegations of stock manipulation and market irregularities surfaced, particularly following the release of the Hindenburg Report in early 2023. The new US legal documents could play a crucial role in strengthening the investigation into the Adani Group's business operations.
