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| Hello. After an Israeli airstrike reportedly killed at least 35 people at a UN school in a refugee camp in central Gaza, Yolande Knell gathers witness accounts - her report contains distressing details. From Canada, Nadine Yousef explains why angry shoppers are boycotting the country's largest supermarket. Also, Steve Rosenberg surveys experts on whether sanctions against Russia have failed. Finally, we take a look at a second day of the D-Day commemorations. | |
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| Aftermath of Israel's strike on school | | Israeli missiles hit classrooms on upper floors of the building in the overnight strike. Credit: Reuters | Israel's military said a “precision, intelligence-based strike” on a UN school at a refugee camp in central Gaza was aimed at 20 to 30 fighters who were using the site to plan and launch attacks. According to the Hamas-run government media office, 14 children and nine women were among those killed. Earlier, medics reported similar numbers to a local journalist working with the BBC. |
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| | Yolande Knell, Middle East correspondent |
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| | “I saw pieces of iron flying and everything falling down. What happened to us is unimaginable,” said Naim al-Dadah from Gaza City, one of hundreds of displaced people sheltering there. In a courtyard of the UN school, more than 20 corpses were lined up in body bags and blankets. A journalist working with the BBC filmed several women cradling the heads and hands of their dead sons.
“It was a very harsh night,” says Ibrahim Lulu, a teenager who said his cousin, Mohammed, was killed. “My brothers, friends and I were sitting together when suddenly there was an explosion. The mattress protected me because I was sitting against the wall.” Residents said the part of the school targeted was being used as a shelter for men and boys, with women and girls sleeping in a separate section. |
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Angry Canadians boycott supermarket |
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| | Loblaw's former president Galen Weston has become the face of food inflation in Canada. Credit: President's Choice/YouTube | Like many other countries, Canada saw the cost of living go up after the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to supply-chain issues and labour shortages. But a rise in food prices in the face of soaring profits for supermarket chains has got some Canadian shoppers using their wallets to demand change. |
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| | How did the boycott start? | Late last year, Emily Johnson launched a Reddit group to share her frustration with how expensive food in Canada had become. She fixated on one grocer in particular: Loblaw - the dominant food retailer in Canada - naming the group LoblawsIsOutofControl and sharing photos of grocery items for sale at seemingly egregious prices. Soon after, Ms Johnson and others banded together to launch a nation-wide boycott against Loblaw, saying they were fed up with the disparity between rising food prices and record profits. | How long has the boycott been going on? | The boycott began in May and is set to continue indefinitely. It has since sparked a national conversation on how groceries in Canada are priced, and why a company like Loblaw continues to be profitable as more Canadians struggle to afford food. Loblaw has responded to the boycott by saying it remains committed to be the “retailer of choice” for Canadians. | What has the government done about this? | Canada’s federal innovation minister has taken several overseas trips to woo an international grocer to set up shop in Canada, in an attempt to increase competition and therefore drive down food prices. | | | Not just food prices: Housing is also becoming too expensive for average Canadians. One solution to the supply shortage is, however, proving controversial. Policy change: The European Central Bank has followed the Bank of Canada in cutting interest rates. | |
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THE BIG PICTURE | Russia has withstood sanctions, for now |
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| | | Military spending is driving Russia’s economic growth. Credit: Getty Images | Russia's economy is growing despite the sanctions imposed by the US and its allies following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. That doesn't necessarily mean the sanctions have failed. Look closely at that economic growth, and you'll find it comes at a cost, Steve Rosenberg reports. |
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FOR YOUR DOWNTIME | Thirsty for victory | In Nazi-occupied France, winemakers played a key role in the Resistance. | |
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