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After helping earthquake victims, this Palestinian was killed by an Israeli rampage

Four days ago, Sameh al-Aqtash returned from Turkey, where he had been supporting earthquake victims as a volunteer. On Sunday evening, the 37-year-old Palestinian was killed by Israeli settlers rampaging through his village, Zatara, in the occupied West Bank. Zatara is located south of Nablus, near an infamous Israeli military checkpoint where, according to residents, soldiers abuse Palestinians on a daily basis. Only 100 people live in Zatara and they are all members of the same family. […]

28 February 2023

Local

Police probe murder cases following the shooting of rapper AKA

Police have opened two murder cases after a famous South African Rapper, Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and another person were shot dead outside a restaurant in Durban, on Friady night. According to reports, the rapper and his bodyguard where leaving Wish’ restaurant on Florida road when two men on foot fired shots at them. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the motive for the killing is unknown. “The musician went to […]

11 February 2023

International

West Bank: Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli fire in separate incidents

Two Palestinians were killed on Wednesday by Israeli fire in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank. Ahmad Abu Junaid, 21, was shot in the head and critically wounded during a morning raid by the army on Nablus’s Balata refugee camp, according to the Palestinian health ministry. He was taken to Rafidia Hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead in the afternoon. Palestinian media said an undercover Israeli army force raided the Balata camp early […]

12 January 2023

International

15 migrants killed by smugglers in western Libya

Fifteen irregular migrants were shot dead by traffickers in Sabratha city in western Libya, according to a local NGO on Saturday, Anadolu reports. Ahmed Hamza, head of the Libyan National Commission for Human Rights, said the migrants were killed in a dispute between traffickers before their boat were set ablaze. He said the slain migrants were from different nationalities. There was no comment yet from Libyan authorities. Libya is considered one of […]

9 October 2022

Local

Tourist shot dead in botched hijacking attempt

Nelspruit police are investigating a murder case and have launched a manhunt for three suspects who allegedly killed a German tourist at Numbi Road near White River in Mpumalanga on Monday afternoon. Police spokesperson, Brig Selvy Mohlala said the tourist was fatally shot at about 4.30pm. Four tourists from Germany were travelling in a Hyundai H1 on Numbi Road en route to Numbi Gate at Mdluli Safari Lodge when they were […]

4 October 2022

International

3 STC fighters killed in Houthi attack in southern Yemen

Three Southern Transitional Council (STC) fighters were killed and two were wounded on Friday in a Houthi bombing that targeted the Lahij municipality in southern Yemen, according to an STC military spokesperson. Southern Armed Forces (STC military formations) spokesperson, Mohammed Al-Naqib, told Anadolu news agency that "three soldiers were killed after a thermal rocket attack fired by Houthi militias at a Southern Armed Forces military unit in the Al-Had district in the […]

1 October 2022

Local

Today marks a year since whistleblower Babita Deokaran was shot and killed

August 23 marks a year since the murder of whistleblower, Babita Deokaran. Deokaran, a senior Gauteng Department of Health Financial official and a witness in several corruption investigations, was gunned down in the driveway of her home south of Johannesburg in what is believed to have been a hit. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation supported by the Defend our Democracy campaign, Active Citizens Movement, Action for Accountability, and the Organization Undoing Tax Abuse […]

23 August 2022

Local

Tributes for swimmer killed by shark at Plett beach

A swimmer who was killed by a shark at Sanctuary Beach in Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday has been named as Bruce Wolov. A family message on Facebook by Galya Wolov shared: “We will remember him as a loving husband, our dad and friend who was taken from us far too soon, while doing what he was passionate about.” Stockbroker David Shapiro, who expressed his sorrow, said Wolov was a long-distance swimmer and a well-known […]

30 June 2022

International

2 Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq anti-terror operation

Two Turkish soldiers were killed in an ongoing anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Infantry Specialist Sergeant Omer Yildirim and Infantry Specialist Corporal Mehmet Ali Cap were fatally wounded on Saturday during Türkiye's counterterrorism Operation Claw-Lock, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry offered condolences to the families of the soldiers and the Turkish nation. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also hailed the soldiers […]

13 June 2022

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