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31/12/2023

How an obsession with Cristiano Ronaldo helped a YouTube sensation purchase stunning $10m mansion: IShowSpeed is the streamer who has risen to stardom on the Portugal icon's coattails and now has a superhome - complete with gym and wine cellar

Youtuber and Cristiano Ronaldo devotee IShowSpeed revealed his new lavish $10million home last week.

'What’s good, YouTube, y’all. I finally bought myself a house up here in my hometown, you know what I am saying,' the 18-year-old said before leading a guided tour through the mansion.

Speed, born Darren Watkins Jr, showed off a pair of grand dressing rooms, a giant bed, an even bigger bath - which concealed a luxurious walk-in shower - and that was just his bedroom.

08/11/2023

Falcon 9 launches 23 satellites to orbit from Florida. We’ve now launched 80 times in 2023, delivering more than 1,000 metric tons to orbit

30/10/2023

Before oil, Groundnut was once Nigeria's major source of revenue.

This was the Groundnut Conference, Kano 1944.

28/10/2023

Sweden to fast-track work visas for Nigeria, others

Sweden is introducing a new model to reduce the work permit application process time for highly-skilled workers from outside the European Union including Nigeria.

Once the new model is implemented, a complete application for a work permit for highly qualified workers will receive a decision within 30 days, according to a statement by the Swedish Migration Agency.

“Helping these employers to make a complete application will reduce the processing time. It will be easier for the employer to contact us and get support in the process”, Mikael Ribbenvik, director general of the agency said.

27/10/2023

TAYLOR SWIFT'S WEALTH SURPASSES $1 BILLION AFTER 'ERAS TOUR' SUCCESS

25/10/2023

“Let’s just wait and see”… Bank of Korea freezes base interest rate at 3.5% per annum for 6 consecutive years

According to Money Today, the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Monetary Policy Committee) froze the base interest rate at 3.5% per annum. This is the 6th consecutive freeze following February, April, May, July, and August. While the economy is just showing signs of recovery, international oil prices have soared due to the recent armed conflict between the Palestinian armed faction Hamas and Israel, and as uncertainty over future prices has increased, it is interpreted that they have tied the interest rate, saying, 'Let's wait and see.'

The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee held a monetary policy direction decision meeting on the 19th and froze the base interest rate at the current level of 3.5% per year. Starting with raising the base interest rate from 1.25% to 1.5% in April last year, the Bank of Korea has raised interest rates seven times in a row up to 3.5% in January this year. Then, in February, the Monetary Policy Committee halted the streak of interest rate increases for the first time in 10 months and decided to freeze it for the sixth time in a row so far. The freeze on the base interest rate is in line with market expectations.

According to a recent Money Today survey of 10 bond market experts, all respondents expected the base interest rate to be frozen in October. They cited the increasing possibility of the Federal Reserve (Fed) freezing interest rates in November due to the recent surge in U.S. Treasury yields as the main reason. Kim Seung-hyuk, a researcher at NH Futures, said, “Externally, the United States is also expected to freeze interest rates rather than raise them,” and added, “The Bank of Korea, which is burdened with household debt, has little reason to raise interest rates.” Yun Yeo-sam, a researcher at Meritz Securities, also said, “Under the leadership of the United States, Korea’s market interest rates have risen significantly, and the nature of the austerity effect is reflected in the rise in market interest rates.”

In addition, as it has become unclear whether the government and the Bank of Korea will achieve the 'low' economic recovery that they have been hoping for due to the recent decline in consumption, it is easy for the Bank of Korea to raise interest rates even while bearing the brunt of the economic contraction and the increased interest burden on the financially vulnerable class due to high interest rates. The common opinion of experts is that it did not happen. However, there are predictions that the Bank of Korea may maintain the current high interest rates for longer than initially expected by the market. This is because uncertainty about the future price path has increased, with international oil prices soaring due to the impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Cho Yong-gu, a researcher at Shinyoung Securities, said, "It is difficult for the Bank of Korea to preemptively cut the base interest rate much earlier than the Federal Reserve due to the widening interest rate gap between Korea and the United States." “As nominal and core prices are unlikely to fall below 2.5%, the Bank of Korea’s base rate cut is expected to be delayed until the third quarter of next year,” he said.

24/10/2023

7 dead, 25 injured in 'super fog' multi-car pileup on Louisiana highway

A "super fog" in Louisiana has caused a multi-car pileup on Interstate 55 near New Orleans, Louisiana, after severely lowering visibility, according to police.

The crash, involving at least 158 vehicles, occurred on Monday morning due to heavy fog conditions, according to Louisiana State Police. A long stretch of Interstate 55, a 24-mile-long highway over Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans, is expected to be closed "for the foreseeable future," police said.

Interstate 10 and Interstate 310 were also closed as a result of the crash, police said. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards confirmed the accident in a statement Monday. Seven fatalities have been confirmed and over 25 individuals were transported to area hospitals with varying degrees of injuries from critical to minor, according to Louisiana State Police.

Additional fatalities could be located once the crash scene is completed cleared, police said.

For hours after the crash, emergency crews worked to clear debris from both northbound and southbound lanes, according to state police. A portion of the crash scene on I-55 caught on fire shortly after the initial incident, authorities said.

The super fog was caused by smoke from marsh fires burning in the region combined with dense fog developing in the area early Monday morning bringing extremely low visibility. In some spots, visibility was near zero, creating dangerous driving conditions.

Super fogs typically form when condensed water v***r mixes with the smoke and moisture released from damp organic material smoldering from a nearby fire, such as brush, leaves and trees, according to the National Weather Service. Visibility can be lowered to less than 10 feet as a result, according to the NWS.

This has been occurring in the region over the past several mornings, with the location of the densest fog and most dangerous conditions varying day to day, forecasts show.

Super fogs can be especially dangerous when they develop near and over highways. The localized nature of the weather phenomenon means that visibility conditions can worsen rapidly within a very short distance, which can lead to a hazardous combination of sudden low to near-zero visibility and vehicles traveling at a high speed on a highway.

The very limited visibility then hinders a driver's ability to react to changing conditions on a roadway.

Multi-car crash on I-55 in St. John the Baptist Parish in La., Oct. 23, 2023.
Multi-car crash on I-55 in St. John the Baptist Parish in La., Oct. 23, 2023.
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The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory for much of southeastern Louisiana on Monday morning, including from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.

Over the past several days, the National Weather Service has been warning of the threat of dense fog during the early mornings in the region that would be worsened in some areas by nearby marsh fires. State police advised drivers to use their low-beam headlights if they can't see at least 500 feet in front of them.

The fog dissipated by mid Monday morning, and all fog alerts have since been canceled.

MORE: See the dense fog that brought Dallas to a standstill
While areas of smoke will continue to be possible in the area as various marsh fires continue to burn, fog is not forecast to be a major issue Monday night, as weather conditions will be less favorable for fog development.

Morning fog is not uncommon this time of the year for the region, but more than 86% of the state is currently battling extreme drought conditions, which is elevating fire danger. This could mean more instances of super fog in the coming days and weeks as cooler temperatures settle in, but the drought and wildfire risk persist.

In addition, devastating drought and wildfire conditions continue to impact Louisiana. More than 60% of the state is now categorized at exceptional drought, the highest category of concern, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Just three months ago, 0% of the state was listed under exceptional drought.

Multi-car crash on I-55 in St. John the Baptist Parish in La., Oct. 23, 2023.

"The combination of wildfire smoke and dense fog is dangerous, and I want to encourage all Louisianans in affected areas to take extreme caution when traveling," Edwards said in a statement.

State troopers are working to notify families and investigate the exact cause of the crash, according to state police.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office directed media requests to Louisiana State Police.

Additional information was not immediately available. Louisiana State Police did not immediately reply to ABC News' request for comment.

23/10/2023

Third Mainland Bridge repairs completed, as road users hail FG

Workmen on the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday in Lagos.

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, on Sunday, expressed satisfaction with repairs done on the Third Mainland Bridge, assuring motorists of smooth ride till the commencement of comprehensive rehabilitation in January 2024.

Kesha gave the assurance on Sunday during an on-the-spot assessment of the repairs on the bridge.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the controller had, on Thursday, announced a 24-hour closure of the bridge to allow for repairs of some critical portions.

NAN also reports that the closure took effect from midnight of Saturday till midnight of Sunday (today) to reduce the hardship being faced by motorists.

During the inspection, the controller stopped on various portions between Iyana-Oworo and Adeniji-Adele where remedial repairs had been done on a 9.7-kilometre stretch of the Lagos Island in-bound lane.

She stated that the construction done was just palliative works to keep the highway in good condition pending the comprehensive rehabilitation scheduled for January 2024.

“This repair is going to last beyond January; we don’t intend to do any work that will last only one or two months. Even by January, the road will still be good,” she said.

Kesha said that some of the components needed for the comprehensive rehabilitation works were being imported for the emergency repairs to begin.

She added that what the Federal Ministry of Works had been doing before now was attending to failed portions, adding that the comprehensive rehabilitation would involve total removal and replacement of the asphalt surface.

The controller added that damaged ramps and expansion joints would be replaced, in addition to the painting of the parapet walls and other major repairs.

According to her, the contract awarded for comprehensive rehabilitation of the bridge in January would last for six months, but would be divided into two segments of three months for each phase.

Kesha explained that the comprehensive repairs would give the infrastructure a new lease of life, after which the bridge would wear a new look.

She urged road users to continue to enjoy smooth ride on the highway, adding, however, that they should observe traffic and safety rules on the highway.

Meanwhile, some road users, who spoke with NAN, thanked President Bola Tinubu for the repairs, but called for more routine maintenance and increased funding for the bridge and other roads in Lagos.

Mr Adewale Edward, a commercial bus driver who plies Ikeja-CMS/Obalende route, commended the repairs done at the weekend which, he noted, was an off-peak period.

He, however, called for more regular maintenance and proactive measures to make the bridge pothole-free at all times.

A trader in Oke Koto, Agege area, Mrs Sadia Saleh, also praised the president for introducing short term repairs that would not impact activities and businesses negatively.

“Tinubu knows how to grow economy; that’s why he did the repairs after we had finished business on the Island on Saturday, and because people are plenty in Lagos, doing repairs on weekend is better.

“I like the one-day repair; government should be doing it like that at weekends and also at night. May God help our president,” she said.

Other road users also commended Tinubu and appealed for increased funding for federal road projects in the state.

NAN reports that the 11.8-kilometre bridge is the longest of the three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland.

The bridge, which starts from Oworonshoki, linking Apapa-Oshodi expressway and Lagos-Ibadan expressway, ends at the Adeniji-Adele interchange on Lagos Island.

It was constructed in 1990 and adjudged as the longest bridge in Africa until 1996 when the construction of Oct. 6 Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, was completed.

22/10/2023

Blinken, Austin say US is ready to respond if US personnel become targets of Israel-Hamas war

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday said the United States expects the Israel-Hamas war to escalate through involvement by proxies of Iran and asserted that the Biden administration is prepared to respond if American personnel or armed forces become the target of any such hostilities.

“This is not what we want, not what we're looking for. We don't want escalation,” Blinken said. "We don't want to see our forces or our personnel come under fire. But if that happens, we're ready for it.”

Austin, echoing Blinken, said “what we’re seeing is a prospect of a significant escalation of attacks on our troops and our people throughout the region.”

He said the U.S. has the right to self-defense “and we won't hesitate to take the appropriate action.”

The warning from the high-ranking U.S. officials came as Israel's military response to a deadly Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on civilians in communities in southern Israel entered its third week.

Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants as the war threatened to engulf more of the Middle East.

Israel has traded fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group on a near-daily basis since the war began, and tensions are soaring in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Israeli forces have battled militants in refugee camps and carried out two airstrikes in recent days.

The U.S. announced Sunday that non-essential staff at its embassy in Iraq should leave the country.

Blinken, who recently spent several days in the region, spoke of a “likelihood of escalation” while saying no one wants to see a second or third front to the hostilities between Israel and Hamas, which rules Gaza.

He said he expects "escalation by Iranian proxies directed against our forces, directed against our personnel, and added: “We are taking steps to make sure that we can effectively defend our people and respond decisively if we need to.” Iran is an enemy of Israel.

Blinken, appearing on NBC's “Meet the Press,” noted that additional military assets had been deployed to the region, including two aircraft carrier battle groups, “not to provoke, but to deter, to make clear that if anyone tries to do anything, we're there.”

President Joe Biden, repeatedly has used one word to warn Israel’s enemies against trying to take advantage of the situation: “Don’t.”

Meanwhile, trucks loaded with food, water and other supplies that Palestinians living in Gaza desperately need continued to enter the enclave on Sunday after a key crossing at the border with Egypt was opened a day earlier to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing.

But Cindy McCain, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, said the situation in Gaza remained “catastrophic." She said even more aid needs to be allowed in.

She said her organization was able to feed 200,000 people dinner on Saturday “but that's not enough. That's a drop. We need secure and sustainable access in there, in that region, so we can feed people.”

Four hundred aid trucks were entering Gaza daily before the latest war, she said.

“This is a catastrophe happening and we just simply have to get these trucks in,” she said.

Biden, who was at his home on the Delaware coast, was briefed by his national security team on the latest developments, the White House said. Biden also discussed the situation during separate conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pope Francis.

Biden and Netanyahu talked about “the need to prevent escalation in the region and to work toward a durable peace in the Middle East," the White House said. Israel has promised a military ground invasion of Gaza to destroy Hamas.

The State Department on Sunday ordered non-essential U.S. diplomats and their families at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq and the U.S. consulate in Irbil to leave to the country due to the heightened tensions. In an updated message to Americans in Iraq, the department said the security situation in Iraq made it impossible to carry out normal operations.

Austin and McCain spoke on ABC's “This Week.”

21/10/2023

BREAKING

PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS TWO NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of two (2) new Chief Executive Officers of Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare:

Executive Secretary / CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) — Dr. Muyi Aina

Director-General / CEO, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) — Dr. Kelechi Ohiri

Dr. Muyi Aina is a globally renowned public health leader with a Masters in Public Health degree from Harvard University (USA) and a Doctorate degree from Johns Hopkins University (USA), following his first medical certification at the University of Ilorin.

Dr. Kelechi Ohiri most recently served as the Managing Director for Strategy at Global Alliance for Vaccines in Geneva, Switzerland. He obtained a Masters in Public Health degree from Harvard University (USA) and another Masters degree in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government following his first medical certification from the University of Lagos. He has obtained significant experience serving in the World Bank, McKinsey & Company, and has shaped reforms to the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom.

President Bola Tinubu urges the new leadership of these two critical agencies in the sector to prioritize quality, fairness, and accountability in the provision of world-class health care to all segments of the Nigerian society.

Chief Ajuri Ngelale
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)

October 20, 2023

20/10/2023

In Oval Office address, Biden makes the case for more aid for Israel, Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged the public to stand with Ukraine and Israel in a Thursday evening address in which he argued that U.S. leadership abroad is essential and previewed a request to Congress for more aid to both nations.

Biden plans to request more than $98 billion in emergency funding from Congress for wars in Israel and Ukraine, U.S. border security and other international crises, according to a source familiar with the funding request who asked for anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly.

The source said Biden wants $60 billion for the war in Ukraine, with half of the money going toward replenishing U.S. military stockpiles. Biden is also seeking $14 billion for Israel and $14 billion for the U.S. border as part of the request, which also includes money for the Indo-Pacific and $10 billion for humanitarian assistance.

Biden made the case for the request, which he said he would making on Friday, during a primetime address from the White House. It was only his second speech from the Oval Office as commander-in-chief.

The ask amends Biden's previous supplemental request to Congress for more money for the U.S. border and Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia.

Biden's speech comes on the heels of a visit to Tel Aviv, during which he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. would make sure sure that the ally has what it needs to defend itself against future attacks.

He arrived at the White House early Thursday morning after the visit and spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later in the day.

Earlier this week, long-range missiles that Ukraine had been requesting from the Biden administration showed up on the battlefield in Russian-held territory inside of Ukraine. The U.S. secretly supplied to weapons to Ukraine after Zelenskyy's visit to Washington last month.

Biden's new request includes money for both Ukraine and Israel, which is fighting the military group Hamas.

Thousands of people have died in the conflict that erupted on Oct. 7 when Hamas launched a sudden attack on Israel.

15/10/2023

Thousands killed in past earthquakes

A powerful earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Sunday, just a little over a week after thousands were killed by quakes and their aftermath in the same region.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of Sunday's 6.3 magnitude earthquake was about 21 miles outside of Herat, the capital of Herat Province.

Save the Children told the Associated Press that four people have died and over 150 have been taken to a local hospital with injuries.

Thousands killed in past earthquakes

At least 2,000 people were killed in western Afghanistan following a string of earthquakes and their powerful aftershocks beginning last Saturday.

Saturday's earthquake was centered in Zenda Jan district, just 25 miles outside of Herat.

Abdul Wahid Rayan, a Ministry of Information and Culture spokesman, said the earthquake had left entire villages destroyed. More than 90% of those killed in that earthquake were women and children, United Nations officials said.

"When the first earthquake hit, people thought it was an explosion, and they ran into their homes,” said Siddig Ibrahim, the chief of the UNICEF field office in Herat.

Doctors without Border's Afghanistan Program Head Yahya Kalilah told Agence France-Presse that many people were already sleeping in tents outside as a result of the previous earthquakes, so he anticipates that the causalities from Sunday's tremor will be low.

However, he said the psychological impact is still significant.

"The situation is very critical," Kalilah told AFP. "In terms of psychology, people are panicked and traumatized. People are not feeling safe. I will assure you 100%, no one will sleep in their house."

Fleeing danger

Officials said residents are fleeing Herat because of the threat of possible aftershocks. More than 500 prisoners in nearby jails have also been released over concerns that the facilities will collapse because of the earthquake, AFP reported.

Haris A***n, a resident of Herat, told AFP that he sent his family to nearby Farah province.

"Many people, anyone with relatives or accommodation in neighboring provinces, all of them have fled," he told AFP. "Those who do not have anywhere to go ... they are spending nights in the roads and parks."

Aftershocks can occur as rocks readjust following the earthquake, officials say.

15/10/2023

Israel Airstrikes Kill Key Hamas Leader as Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Grows

TEL AVIV—Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed a Hamas commander who led one of last weekend’s massacres of civilians, the Israeli military said, as an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza grows imminent and the United Nations warns of a growing humanitarian crisis in the enclave.

Thousands of Palestinians in the northern part of the Gaza Strip fled south on Sunday by foot, in cars and on donkey carts as the Israeli military opened a three-hour window of safety during which it vowed not to carry out airstrikes on a central road.

An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed Billal Al Kedra, a Hamas commander responsible for the Kibbutz Nirim massacre, late Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces said Sunday.

The Israeli military said it is preparing to eliminate all Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, the militant group’s leader in the Gaza Strip. “Mr. Sinwar is a dead man walking,” Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, the IDF’s top international spokesman, said.

The United Nations, meanwhile, said shortages of drinking water and fuel for hospitals in Gaza are putting lives at risk, deepening concerns about a humanitarian crisis in the enclave as Israel prepares for a likely ground assault.

The U.N. said late Saturday that more than two million people in Gaza were forced to drink dirty water after treatment plants ran out of fuel. “It has become a matter of life and death” because of the risk of waterborne diseases, said Philippe Lazzarini, who heads the agency in charge of Palestinian refugees.

Hospitals in Gaza are believed to have about 48 hours of fuel to operate backup generators, said the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, another U.N. agency. “The shutdown of generators would place the lives of thousands of patients at immediate risk,” it said.

Following Israeli attacks in retaliation for militant group Hamas’s assault last weekend, the death toll in Gaza now stands at 2,329, the ministry of health in Gaza said, surpassing the death toll during Israel’s seven-week 2014 war, known as Operation Protective Edge.

Israeli authorities said the death toll from the Oct. 7 attack has risen to 1,400, while 126 people were taken hostage and 286 Israeli soldiers have been killed.

Tensions are also escalating along Israel’s northern borders, including its frontier with Lebanon. On Sunday, five people were injured when Hezbollah fired antitank missiles on the Israeli town of Shtula, near the Lebanese border, the IDF said. The Lebanese militant group confirmed the strike. The IDF said it had responded by striking toward the origin of the fire in Lebanon.

Israel told civilians they couldn’t come within 2.5 miles of the Lebanese border, where clashes with Hezbollah forces are escalating. The Israeli military also told people within about a mile of the Lebanese border, which is dotted with a number of small rural towns and villages, to stay near shelters.

In addition, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been redeploying fighters from the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzour to an area close to Damascus, which is closer to the Israeli border, according to a Syrian government adviser and a Deir Ezzour activist. The activist said some of the redeployed military were missile experts.

The Syrian government adviser said Iran’s aim was largely defensive. “There is a big concern that if there was a war, there is a strong need to protect the regime,” he said. Iran has warned of an unspecified response if Israel proceeds with a Gaza ground invasion.

An Israeli diplomat said they were seeing no new direct threat to the country from Iran-backed forces in Syria but that Tehran was continuing to send weapons to its proxies there, a dangerous step amid the tensions.

The Israeli military urged civilians in Gaza to relocate to southern areas of the enclave ahead of an expected ground offensive. It said that it wouldn’t carry out any operations along a key route during a three-hour window from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. “During this window, please take the opportunity to move southward from northern Gaza,” it said in a statement.

Hamas has called on Gazans to stay in their homes and not evacuate.

Several residents in southern Gaza, near the Egyptian border, were killed in Israeli strikes in the past 48 hours, according to local Palestinian media and officials. That includes at least three people who died in a single incident midday Sunday, they said.

International powers appear to be still at odds over how to defuse the crisis. At a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wanted to “discuss ways to stop the military operations that claimed the lives of innocent people” and “a peace path to ensure that the Palestinian people obtain their legitimate rights,” according to Saudi Press Agency, the state news agency.

A diplomatic effort to evacuate U.S. citizens from Gaza faltered Saturday after Egyptian officials said they would only allow foreigners to cross the border if aid could pass in the opposite direction.

Egypt’s refusal, confirmed by three officials and in an announcement on state television, thwarted the latest U.S. push to evacuate any of the 500 or more Americans in Gaza wishing to leave.

Egypt is apprehensive about the prospect of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees being displaced into Egypt, or of getting drawn deeper into the conflict. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, an ardent enemy of Hamas, has also warned that a mass displacement from the enclave could mean an end to aspirations for a Palestinian state.

Nearly one million people in Gaza have fled their homes over the past week, according to the U.N., with many seeking refuge at schools and shelters.

The mass casualties have overwhelmed health facilities. Footage on social media showed residents converting ice-cream trucks into mobile morgues. Corpses were piling up in hospitals and spilling onto the streets outside, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian surgeon in Gaza, said in a voice note shared with The Wall Street Journal.

“Unless there is respite, there is going to be an infectious-diseases public health catastrophe,” he said. “Bodies are piled up outside the morgue. When you drive past one of the destroyed buildings, the stench of decaying bodies is very, very, very prominent.”

Thousands had flocked to Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical clinic in the Gaza Strip, and were sleeping on the floor between beds, Abu Sittah said.

“People are absolutely terrified. So they think that this is the safest place,” he said.

Abed Nasser, 31, said his family is holed up in a school, having fled their village of Khuza’a near the Israeli border. He said he is worried that if Gazans leave their homes they might not be able to return, like many Palestinians who left what is now Israel at its founding in 1948.

“The people do not want to go to Egypt because they don’t want to repeat the same mistake made in 1948, when they were told they’d leave and return to their homes within a week, and then had them stolen,” he said. Hamas, he added, “would rather have the people die than flee their land.”

The U.S. is sending a second aircraft carrier, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, and associated ships to the Eastern Mediterranean “as part of our effort to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday evening. The combat ships and aircraft join another carrier strike group, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford.

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