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Hare-haren Sojin Isra'ila a Zirin Gaza Ya Fada Masa Kararrawar Amurka: Rikicin Jin Dadin Jama'a Na Gagara

27 Afrilu 2024 - Amurka ta bayyana matukar damuwarta kan hare-haren da sojojin Isra'ila ke kaiwa Gaza, musamman a birnin Rafah. Wannan yanki yana da mahimmanci yayin da yake zama cibiyar agajin jin kai da samar da matsuguni ga sama da mutane miliyan guda da suka rasa matsugunansu. Amurka ta damu matuka cewa karuwar ayyukan soji na iya katse muhimman agaji da kuma zurfafa rikicin bil adama.

Amurka ta yi sadarwar jama'a da ta sirri tare da Isra'ila, wanda ke mai da hankali kan kare fararen hula da sauƙaƙe ayyukan agaji. Sullivan, mai himma a cikin waɗannan tattaunawa, ya jaddada buƙatar ingantattun tsare-tsare don tabbatar da amincin farar hula da samun dama ga muhimman albarkatu kamar abinci, gidaje, da kula da lafiya.

Sullivan ya jaddada cewa, shawarar Amurka za ta kasance bisa bukatun kasa da dabi'u a tsakanin wannan rikici. Ya tabbatar da cewa wadannan ka'idoji za su ci gaba da yin tasiri kan ayyukan Amurka, tare da nuna sadaukar da kai ga ka'idojin Amurka da ka'idojin jin kai na kasa da kasa yayin da ake ci gaba da tashe-tashen hankula a Gaza.

MASIFANCI A Gaza: YARA Daga Cikin Wadanda Suka Mutu A Harin Jiragen Saman Isra'ila na baya-bayan nan

21 Afrilu 2024 - Wani hari ta sama da Isra'ila ta kai a Rafah da ke zirin Gaza, ya kawo karshen rayuwar mutane tara da suka hada da kananan yara shida. Wannan mummunan lamari dai na daga cikin hare-haren da Isra'ila ta kwashe watanni bakwai tana kai wa Hamas. An kai harin ne musamman a wani gida a Rafah, mafaka mai dimbin jama'a ga yawancin mazauna Gaza.

Abdel-Fattah Sobhi Radwan da iyalansa na daga cikin wadanda suka halaka. ‘Yan uwa masu ratsa zuciya sun hallara a asibitin al-Najjar domin nuna alhinin rashin da suka yi. Ahmed Barhoum, wanda ke nuna alhinin mutuwar matarsa ​​da diyarsa, ya bayyana ra'ayinsa game da rugujewar kimar dan Adam a yayin da ake ci gaba da samun rikici.

Duk da kiran da kasashen duniya ke yi na neman sasantawa daga kawayenta da suka hada da Amurka, Isra'ila ta yi nuni da cewa za ta kai hari a Rafah. Ana daukar wannan yanki a matsayin wani muhimmin tushe ga mayakan Hamas da har yanzu suke fafutuka a yankin. Kafin faruwar wannan lamari dai wasu mazauna yankin sun bar gidajensu sakamakon gargadin farko da sojojin Isra'ila suka yi.

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25 Maris 2024 - Masarautar Burtaniya tana fuskantar matsalar rashin lafiya sau biyu yayin da Gimbiya Kate da Sarki Charles III duk suna fama da cutar kansa. Wannan labari mai ban tausayi yana ƙara damuwa ga dangin sarki da ke fuskantar ƙalubale.

Cutar sankarau ta Gimbiya Kate ta haifar da goyan bayan jama'a ga dangin sarauta. Duk da haka, yana kuma nuna raguwar tawayar ƴan uwa masu ƙwazo. Yayin da Yarima William ya koma don kula da matarsa ​​da 'ya'yansa a wannan mawuyacin lokaci, tambayoyi sun taso game da kwanciyar hankalin masarautar.

Yarima Harry ya kasance mai nisa a California, yayin da Yarima Andrew ke fama da abin kunya game da ƙungiyoyin Epstein. Sakamakon haka, Sarauniya Camilla da wasu tsirarun wasu suna ɗaukar nauyin wakiltar masarautu wanda a yanzu ya sami ƙarin jin daɗin jama'a amma ya rage ganuwa.

Sarki Charles na III ya yi shirin rage girman masarautar bayan hawansa a shekara ta 2022. Manufarsa ita ce a sa wasu zababbun manyan sarakunan sarauta su gudanar da mafi yawan ayyuka - amsar koke-koke game da masu biyan haraji da ke ba da tallafi ga membobin masarautar da yawa. Koyaya, wannan ƙaramin ƙungiyar yanzu tana fuskantar matsi na ban mamaki.

GWAMNATIN Burtaniya TA DAWO BAYA Akan Zalincin Ofishin Wasiƙa: Ga Abin da Kuna Bukatar Sanin

13 Maris 2024 - Gwamnatin Birtaniya ta dauki wani gagarumin mataki na gyara daya daga cikin munanan kura-kurai a kasar. Wata sabuwar doka da aka gabatar a ranar Laraba da nufin soke hukuncin da bai dace ba da aka yanke wa daruruwan manajojin ofishin ofishin jakadancin a Ingila da Wales.

Firayim Minista Rishi Sunak ya jaddada cewa wannan dokar tana da mahimmanci don "ƙarshe" sunayen waɗanda aka yanke wa hukunci bisa rashin adalci saboda tsarin lissafin kwamfuta mara kyau, wanda aka sani da Horizon. Wadanda lamarin ya rutsa da su, wadanda wannan badakala ta yi wa rayuwar su yawa, sun samu tsaikon jinkiri wajen karbar diyya.

A karkashin dokar da ake sa ran za a yi a lokacin bazara, za a soke hukuncin kai tsaye idan sun cika wasu sharudda. Waɗannan sun haɗa da shari'o'in da Ofishin gidan waya na mallakar gwamnati ko Ma'aikatar Shari'a ta Crown ta fara da laifukan da aka aikata tsakanin 1996 da 2018 ta amfani da software na Horizon mara kyau.

Fiye da ma'aikatan gidan waya 700 ne aka gurfanar da su da laifi tsakanin 1999 da 2015 saboda wannan kuskuren software. Wadanda aka soke hukuncin za su sami biyan kuɗi na wucin gadi tare da zaɓi don tayin ƙarshe na £ 600,000 ($ 760,000). Za a ba da ƙarin diyya na kuɗi ga waɗanda suka sha wahala ta kuɗi amma ba a yanke musu hukunci ba.

MALA'I Ya Haifar da Joel Osteen's Megachurch Texas: MAGANGANUN Lamarin Harbi Ya Bar Yaro cikin Mummunan Hali

12 Fabrairu 2024 - Wani lamari mai ban tsoro ya faru a babbar cocin Joel Osteen da ke birnin Houston a jihar Texas a ranar Lahadin da ta gabata yayin da wata mata dauke da doguwar bindiga ta bude wuta. Harin ya faru ne daf da fara hidimar majami'ar da misalin karfe 2 na rana a kasar Spain. Duk da cewa jami'an tsaro biyu da ba sa aiki suka yi gaggawar kashe maharin, mutane biyu sun jikkata, ciki har da wani yaro dan shekara 5 da ya samu munanan raunuka.

Maharin ya shiga babban cocin Lakewood - wani tsohon filin wasan NBA wanda zai iya daukar mutane 16,000 - tare da rakiyar yaron wanda ya mutu a cikin bala'in wuta. Wani mutum mai shekaru hamsin kuma ya samu raunuka a yayin wannan mummunan lamari. Alakar da ke tsakanin matar da yaron har yanzu ba ta tabbata ba kamar yadda wanda ya harbe su duka.

Shugaban ‘yan sandan Houston, Troy Finner, ya yi nuni da cewa laifin macen da ta yi harbin ne da laifin kashe rayuka ba tare da gangan ba, musamman na wani yaro marar laifi. Nan take aka kai dukkan wadanda abin ya rutsa da su zuwa asibitoci daban-daban inda suke karbar magani saboda raunukan da suka samu - yayin da rahotanni ke nuna cewa mutumin ya samu kwanciyar hankali, abin bakin ciki, yanayin yaron na ci gaba da tsananta.

Wannan lamari mai ban tsoro ya faru tsakanin ayyuka a daya

Amurka TA DAWO BAYA: Kare jiragen ruwa na Kasuwanci daga Makamin Houthi a Yaman

18 Janairu 2024 - Wani jami'i ya ce Amurka ta kai hare-hare kan kusan makamai masu linzami goma na 'yan tawayen Houthi a Yemen. An dai bayar da rahoton cewa, an harba wadannan makamai masu linzami ne da nufin kai hari kan jiragen ruwa na kasuwanci da ke ratsa tekun Bahar Maliya da Tekun Aden.

Wannan matakin dai na zuwa ne bayan wani hari da Amurka ta kai a baya kan tarin makamai masu linzami na yaki da jiragen ruwa mallakar Houthis. An dauki matakin ne a matsayin ramuwar gayya kai tsaye ga makami mai linzami da aka harba kan jiragen ruwan Amurka da ke cikin tekun Bahar Maliya.

Dakarun Houthi sun fito fili sun dauki alhakin kai hare-hare kan jiragen ruwa na ‘yan kasuwa tare da yin barazana ga jiragen ruwan Amurka da Birtaniya. Kamfen nasu na daga cikin goyon bayan da suke baiwa Hamas akan Isra'ila.

Wannan harin na baya-bayan nan da 'yan Houthi suka kai shi ne na farko da Amurka ta amince tun bayan da suka fara kai hare-hare a ranar Juma'ar da ta gabata. Wannan ya biyo bayan hare-haren wuce gona da iri da aka kwashe makonni ana yi kan jigilar kayayyaki a yankin tekun Bahar Maliya. Ku kasance tare da mu yayin da muke ci gaba da samar da bayanai kan wannan labari mai tasowa.

LABARI: Kungiyar Hizbullah Ta Kai Hari Kan Isra'ila Kan Rikicin Gaza

14 Janairu 2024 - Mummunan makami mai linzami da aka harba daga kasar Lebanon, ya ci rayukan fararen hula biyu a arewacin Isra'ila a wannan Lahadin da ta gabata. Wannan lamari mai ban tsoro ya haifar da damuwa game da yiwuwar gaba ta biyu da za ta kunno kai tsakanin Isra'ila da Hamas.

Wannan yajin aikin ya kasance wani muhimmin ci gaba - rana ta 100 na yakin da ya yi sanadiyar mutuwar Falasdinawa kusan 24,000 da kuma tilastawa kusan kashi 85% na al'ummar Gaza barin gidajensu. Rikicin ya samo asali ne sakamakon kutsen da Hamas ta yi a kudancin Isra'ila a watan Oktoban da ya gabata, wanda ya yi sanadiyar mutuwar mutane 1,200 da kuma yin garkuwa da kusan 250.

Yankin na ci gaba da kasancewa kan gaba yayin da ake ci gaba da musayar wuta a kullum tsakanin Isra'ila da kungiyar Hizbullah ta Lebanon. A halin da ake ciki kuma, dakarun da ke samun goyon bayan Iran sun kai hari kan muradun Amurka a Siriya da Iraki yayin da 'yan tawayen Houthi na Yemen ke barazana ga hanyoyin jiragen ruwa na kasa da kasa.

Shugaban Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, ya ci gaba da yin kaurin suna yana mai shan alwashin dagewa har sai an tsagaita bude wuta a Gaza. Sanarwar nasa na zuwa ne a daidai lokacin da 'yan Isra'ila da dama ke kauracewa yankunan arewacin kasar saboda karuwar ta'addanci.

Amurka da Birtaniya sun kai farmaki kan 'yan tawayen Houthi na Yaman: Gargadi mai tsanani na mayar da martani mai tsanani.

13 Janairu 2024 - 'Yan tawayen Houthi na Yemen, da ke samun goyon bayan Iran, sun yi wani kakkausan gargadi. Sun yi ikirarin cewa ba za a bar wani martani ba game da hare-haren hadin gwiwa da Amurka da Birtaniya suka kai. Wannan mummunan sako ya fito ne daga mai magana da yawun sojojin Houthi Brig. Janar Yahya Saree da mataimakin ministan harkokin wajen kasar Hussein al-Ezzi, wadanda suka gargadi kasashen biyu da su jajirce domin mayar da martani mai tsanani.

An bayar da rahoton cewa, hare-haren sun yi sanadiyyar mutuwar mutane biyar tare da jikkata shida daga cikin dakarun sojin Houthi a yankunan kasar Yemen da ke karkashin ikonsu. Birtaniya ta amince da kai hare-hare cikin nasara a wani wurin da Houthis ke amfani da shi a Bani, da kuma wani filin jirgin sama na Abbs da aka yi amfani da shi wajen harba makamai masu linzami da jirage marasa matuka.

A wani mataki makamancin haka, Ma'aikatar Baitulmalin Amurka ta kakaba takunkumi kan wasu kamfanoni biyu da ke Hong Kong da Hadaddiyar Daular Larabawa. Ana zargin wadannan kamfanoni da jigilar kayayyaki na Iran ga Sa'id al-Jamal, mai taimakawa Iran kudi ga Houthis. An gano wasu jiragen ruwa guda hudu mallakar wadannan kamfanoni a matsayin kadarori da aka toshe.

Shugaba Biden ya ba da izinin wadannan hare-hare a matsayin mayar da martani kai tsaye ga hare-haren da Houthis suka kai kan jiragen ruwa na kasa da kasa a tekun Bahar Rum.

Amurka da Birtaniya sun yunkuro don kai hare-hare kan Dakarun Houthi na Yaman: Tashin hankali ya barke

20 Disamba 2023 - Amurka da Birtaniya na ci gaba da kai hare-hare a kusa da kasar Yemen, inda suke nuni da yiwuwar kai farmaki kan mayakan Houthi. Wannan ya hada da sanya wasu kadarori na iska da na ruwa a yankin, tare da rundunar sojojin ruwa da Amurka ke jagoranta.

A baya-bayan nan ne 'yan Houthi da ke samun goyon bayan Iran suka kara ta'azzara ta hanyar kai hare-hare da dama kan jiragen ruwa na fararen hula a tekun Bahar Maliya. Wadannan hare-haren sun kawo cikas ga hanyoyin sufurin jiragen ruwa na kasa da kasa, lamarin da ya tilastawa kamfanoni da yawa sake sarrafa jiragen ruwansu zuwa gabar kudancin Afirka. Wannan karkatarwar ya haifar da ƙarin lokaci da farashi.

Duk da yake ba a bayyana takamaiman bayanai game da sojojin da ke kusa da Yemen ba, an tabbatar da cewa duka bangarorin biyu suna kai hare-hare da kafafan tallafi. A halin yanzu dai kungiyar ta Eisenhower tana yajin aiki a gabar tekun Yemen tare da dakarun F/A-18 guda hudu da kuma tawagar yaki ta lantarki.

Idan aka yi la’akari da wannan ci gaba, da alama za a iya cewa dakarun Amurka da na Birtaniya za su aiwatar da farmakin kan mayakan Houthi a cikin kasar Yemen nan gaba kadan.

TEXAS YA DAWO BAYA: Gwamna Abbott ya sanya hannu kan Dokoki masu tsauri don magance Shige da Fice

19 Disamba 2023 - Gwamnan Texas Greg Abbott ya kafa wasu tsauraran dokoki guda uku da nufin hana shige da fice ba bisa ka'ida ba. Waɗannan dokokin, waɗanda aka zartar a wasu zama na musamman guda biyu a wannan faɗuwar, wani bangare ne na dabarun da za a bi don dakile bala'in bakin haure daga Mexico. Gwamnan ya sanar a shafinsa na Twitter cewa shiga Texas ba bisa ka'ida ba yanzu laifi ne mai yuwuwa hukuncin da ya hada da kora ko dauri.

Taron sanya hannu kan kudirin dokar a Brownsville ya ga halartar Laftanar Gwamna Dan Patrick da Shugaban Majalisar Kula da Kan Iyakoki ta kasa Brandon Judd da sauran jami’an kan iyaka. Sai dai kakakin majalisar Dade Phelan bai fito fili ba. Kudirin doka na 4 na Majalisar Dattawa daga zama na musamman na hudu ya haramta shiga Texas daga kasashen waje ba tare da izini ba.

Wannan dokar ta jaha tana kwatanta ƙa'idar tarayya Title 8 na Amurka Code 1325 amma ta ɗauki mataki gaba ta hanyar ba da izinin yanke hukunci har zuwa shekaru ashirin ga masu keta. Hakanan ya haɗa da hanyoyin korar masu laifi zuwa ƙasashensu na asali tare da ba da kariya ta doka ga jami'an gida da na jihohi masu aiwatar da waɗannan dokoki. Masu suka sun yi iƙirarin cewa dokokin shige da fice na tarayya na yanzu ba a aiwatar da su yadda ya kamata a ƙarƙashin gwamnatin yanzu.

Tare da waɗannan sababbin matakan - ciki har da kudade don gina bango da kuma tsauraran hukunci ga masu safarar mutane - Texas

Rikicin RED SEA: Houthis da ke samun goyon bayan Iran Sun Kai Hari Makami mai linzami kan Jiragen Ruwan Kasuwa, Rushewar Amurka ya Kai Gaggawa.

04 Disamba 2023 - Central Command has verified four missile attacks on three commercial ships in the Red Sea. One of these was an Israeli-owned vessel. The Houthis in Yemen initiated the attacks, but they were “fully backed by Iran,” according to a statement released Sunday. The USS Carney, a U.S. destroyer, retaliated by shooting down two drones.

The assaults started at 9:15 a.m. local time when the Carney detected an anti-ship missile launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen at the M/V Unity Explorer. This ship is flagged by Bahamas and U.K owned with crew members from two nations. However, USNI News and Balticshipping.com report that Tel Aviv-based Ray Shipping owns it.

Around noon, Carney responded to and shot down a drone also launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. Central Command stated that it was uncertain whether the drone specifically targeted CARNEY or not but confirmed no damage to the U.S vessel or injuries to personnel.

These attacks pose a direct threat to international commerce and maritime security,“ Central Command said in its statement. It added that it would consider appropriate responses ”in full coordination with its international allies and partners.

IDF STRIKES Back: Unveils Hamas’ Dark Underbelly Beneath Hospitals, Refutes Accusations of Targeting Medical Facilities

12 Nuwamba 2023 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have initiated a joint air and ground operation against the Hamas military quarter in Gaza City. This district, situated near Shifa Hospital, has been exploited by Hamas as an underground base and torture chamber for over ten years. Moreover, the IDF has exposed evidence of Hamas tunnels beneath additional hospitals and rocket launches in close proximity to healthcare facilities.

In the wake of this IDF operation, global media outlets have pointed fingers at Israel for allegedly targeting Shifa Hospital and causing fatalities there. However, the IDF has rebuffed these claims, asserting that any damage to Shifa resulted from stray Palestinian projectiles. They referenced a similar episode where a misguided Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket struck al-Ahli Baptist Hospital’s parking area earlier in the conflict.

Daniel Hagari, IDF Spokesperson, reassured on Israeli television that Shifa Hospital was not under threat. He further stated that Israel was aiding evacuations from the eastern side of the building despite ongoing skirmishes to its west. In addition to this assurance, the head of Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) issued an Arabic message confirming that anyone wishing to leave could do so freely as no hospital was under “siege”.

Harin ISRA'ILA A GAZA da Amurka Akan Shafukan da ke da alaka da Iran a Siriya: Hare-Haren Hare-Hare ya Karu

27 Oktoba 2023 - In a sudden move, Israeli forces carried out a brief but intense raid on northern Gaza. The military operation, which took place overnight, was aimed at Hamas fighters and their anti-tank weaponry. This action is seen as groundwork for a possible ground invasion, marking the third such Israeli raid since the conflict erupted.

Meanwhile, responding to drone and missile assaults on U.S. bases and personnel in the region, the U.S. military executed airstrikes early Friday morning. These strikes targeted two locations in eastern Syria associated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Pentagon reports.

Arab leaders unitedly called for an immediate cease-fire on Thursday. Their plea aims to alleviate civilian suffering by allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza where residents are grappling with severe shortages of food, water, medicine while UN workers struggle with dwindling fuel supplies for relief missions.

The Health Ministry of Hamas-controlled Gaza reported that over 7,000 Palestinians have lost their lives in the ongoing conflict — an unverified figure thus far. On Israel’s end, there have been more than 1,400 casualties

SABUWAR COVID-19 Bambancin BA286 Ya Buga Ingila: Moderna da Pfizer Suna Ƙarfafa Tsaro

08 Satumba 2023 - Ingila tana kokawa da shari'o'i 34 na sabon bambance-bambancen COVID-19, BA.2.86, a cewar Hukumar Tsaron Lafiya ta Burtaniya (UKSHA). Wannan sabon juzu'in na Omicron yana ɗauke da maɓalli sama da 35, yana nuna ainihin bambance-bambancen Omicron wanda ya haifar da kamuwa da cuta.

Ya zuwa ranar 4 ga Satumba, an kwantar da mutane biyar a asibiti saboda wannan bambance-bambancen da ke fitowa. Har yanzu ba a samu rahoton mace-mace ba. Barkewa guda ɗaya a cikin gidan kulawa na Norfolk yana da alhakin 28 daga cikin waɗannan lamuran da aka tabbatar.

Dangane da wannan yanayin, Moderna da Pfizer sun ba da sanarwar ranar Laraba. Sabbin allurar rigakafin COVID-19 da aka sabunta sun nuna ƙaƙƙarfan kariya daga ɓangarorin BA.2.86 a cikin gwaji.

Yajin aiki: Kananan Likitoci Sun Shiga Tattaunawa Tare da Gwamnati Bayan Haɓakar Biyan Kuɗi ga ma'aikatan jinya da ma'aikatan motar asibiti

17 Maris 2023 - Bayan da gwamnatin Burtaniya a karshe ta kulla yarjejeniya ta albashi ga yawancin ma'aikatan NHS, yanzu suna fuskantar matsin lamba don ware kudade ga wasu sassan NHS, gami da kananan likitoci. Bayan yajin aikin na sa'o'i 72, kungiyar likitocin Burtaniya (BMA), kungiyar kwadago ta likitoci, ta sha alwashin sanar da sabbin ranakun yajin aikin idan gwamnati ta yi tayin "marasa inganci".

Hakan na zuwa ne bayan kungiyoyin NHS sun cimma yarjejeniyar biyan ma’aikatan jinya da ma’aikatan daukar marasa lafiya a ranar Alhamis. Tayin ya haɗa da ƙarin albashi na 5% na 2023/2024 da kuma biyan kashi ɗaya na kashi 2% na albashin su. Yarjejeniyar ta kuma ƙunshi kyautar dawo da Covid na 4% na shekarar kuɗi na yanzu.

Koyaya, tayin na yanzu bai kai ga likitocin NHS ba, waɗanda a yanzu suna buƙatar cikakken “maidowa biyan kuɗi” wanda zai dawo da abin da suka samu daidai da albashinsu a 2008. Wannan zai haifar da ƙarin albashi mai tsoka, wanda aka kiyasta zai kashe gwamnati ƙarin £1 biliyan!

MORE STRIKES: Amazon Workers Join NHS Nurses and a LONG List of Others

16 Disamba 2022 - Amazon workers in Coventry have voted to formally strike in a UK first and join nurses who, on Thursday, started the largest strike in NHS history. They join a long list of other workers who have staged strikes this year, including Royal Mail postal workers, train workers, bus drivers, and airport staff, causing widespread disruption across the country before Christmas.

The disruption caused by the strikes has been extensive, particularly during the Christmas period, when there are more deliveries and busier hospitals.

The Amazon warehouse workers in Coventry voted on Friday to take strike action, asking for an hourly pay increase from £10 an hour to £15. They are the first UK Amazon staff to participate in a formal strike.

On Thursday, tens of thousands of nurses went on strike, resulting in 19,000 patient appointments being postponed. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has asked for a 19% pay rise for nurses and has warned more strikes will follow in the new year. Rishi Sunak has said the 19% pay rise is unaffordable but that the government is open to negotiation.

The prime minister is reportedly concerned about the precedent it would set if the government gave into the RCN’s demands, fearing that other sectors would follow suit and ask for similar unaffordable pay rises.