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In Kiryat Shmona, a northern Israeli border town near Lebanon, residents have spent two weeks living in a public bomb shelter as Hezbollah rockets escalate hostilities; many had evacuated in 2023 and were later told to return, only to seek safety underground again, with about 18 people sharing two bare rooms that offer minimal amenities beyond air conditioning and a city-provided fridge.
Senator Cory Booker, who was in Israel for the Abraham Accords summit, took cover in a hotel bomb shelter with other Americans as Hamas militants launched attacks. Booker expressed his shock and heartbreak over the hundreds killed and thousands injured in the ongoing violence. He pledged to continue supporting Israel's security and working towards a long-term and just peace in the region.
Senator Cory Booker, who was in Israel for the Abraham Accords summit, took cover in a hotel bomb shelter with other Americans as Hamas militants launched attacks. He expressed his shock and sadness over the hundreds killed and thousands injured in the ongoing violence. Booker vowed to continue supporting Israel's security and working towards a long-term and just peace in the region.
This collection of 20 pictures from around the world includes images of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un offering support to Russia's fight against the West, a Ukrainian military chaplain providing moral support to soldiers fighting against Russian forces, a child reacting to the damage caused by an earthquake in Morocco, and children and teachers seeking shelter in a kindergarten during an airstrike alarm in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Kyiv's mayor and other city leaders of negligence after civilians died due to a bomb shelter not being opened in time during a Russian missile attack. The city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, responded by saying that responsibility should be shared. Kyiv has become the target of near nightly Russian missile and drone attacks since late April. Investigations are underway, and police will patrol the city to ensure shelters are open.
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has warned of consequences for Kyiv Mayor Klitschko if it is confirmed that people died due to a closed bomb shelter. The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office and police have conducted searches in the Kyiv City State Administration and a medical facility where the shelter was closed during an air-raid warning and attack. Kyiv police have started criminal proceedings for neglect of official duty that caused grave consequences.