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India hosts the women’s hockey Olympic qualifiers

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India hosts the women’s hockey Olympic qualifiers

“It will motivate us more than ever to book a place in the Paris Olympics,” says Indian women’s hockey team captain Savita at the women’s hockey Olympic qualifiers moving to Ranchi~

Bengaluru, October 21, 2023: The International Hockey Federation on Friday moved the women’s hockey Olympic qualifiers to Ranchi, India, from Changzhou, China. This development came after the Chinese women’s hockey team obtained direct qualification to the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2022.

The FIH Women’s Hockey Olympic Qualifiers will be held at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand from January 13 to 19, 2024. Apart from India, seven national teams from around the world will travel to Ranchi to participate in the FIH Women’s Hockey Olympic Qualifiers In FIH. Their quest to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. It should be noted that the countries that finish in the top three will confirm their place in next year’s Olympic Games.

Also, the other three Olympic hockey qualifiers will be held in Muscat, Oman (men – January 15-21, 2024) and Valencia, Spain (women’s and men – January 13-21).

Speaking about Ranchi hosting the Women’s Hockey Olympic Qualifiers, Jharkhand Chief Minister Shri Hemant Soren said, “It is a great honor to welcome the global hockey fraternity to Ranchi, Jharkhand. We are ready to host some of the best Asian hockey players and teams in the coming days, as… “The AFC Women’s Champions Trophy is scheduled to be held in Jharkhand from October 27 to November 5. Now, hosting this event will cement Jharkhand’s position as a growing sports hub in the country. We have a long history of supporting sports, and we are delighted to host such a prestigious event.”


“We at Hockey India are delighted that the FIH has supported India’s proposal to host the FIH Women’s Hockey Olympic Qualifiers. This is a huge event for our players, and we are happy that it will happen on our home turf as a support from the Indian fans. It will undoubtedly strengthen the resolve of our players,” said Hockey India President Padma Shri Dr Dilip Tirkey. “To excel and secure their place in the 2024 Paris Olympics.”

“We would also like to thank the Government of Jharkhand and the Chief Minister of the state, Shri Hemant Soren Ji, for their assistance in hosting this event,” he added.

Echoing the President’s sentiments, Secretary General of Indian Hockey, Shri Bhola Nath Singh, said: “The IIHF’s support for India’s proposal to host the qualifiers in Ranchi highlights the growing influence of Indian hockey on the international stage. We express our gratitude to the IIHF for entrusting us with this responsibility and to the Government of Jharkhand.” For her unwavering support.

Meanwhile, Indian women’s hockey team captain Savita spoke about the opportunity to play in the women’s hockey Olympic qualifiers in front of the local audience, saying, “Ranchi hosting the Olympic qualifiers is great news as it will motivate us more than ever to secure a place for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in attendance.” To all the Indian hockey fans who have supported us through thick and thin, the team is looking forward to giving their best in Ranchi and repaying the fans’ trust in us so far.

Notably, the Indian women’s hockey team clinched a bronze medal in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 after a 2-1 win over Japan, and the win has boosted their confidence as they look to secure a place in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Moreover, ahead of the women’s hockey Olympic qualifiers, the Indian team will play in the Jharkhand AFC Women’s Champions League 2023 in Ranchi from October 27 to November 5, 2023. They are scheduled to face Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia and Malaysia. Thailand in the tournament, which will ultimately help them prepare for the Paris Olympics qualifiers.

“For those who say that Hamas has its reasons, I say to study the history of the kibbutzim,” says Michela Serra

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“For those who say that Hamas has its reasons, I say to study the history of the kibbutzim,” says Michela Serra

The two weeks that shocked the Middle East raise profound questions about the left: as if the patterns of the past were unable to contain the present. There are those who stop at slogans dating back thirty years, and there are those who do not want to raise the problem, now that an additional effort is needed to extricate themselves between the need to reaffirm Israel’s right to survive and the desire to stop the escalation. what I say? “The only serious answer is: I don’t know. I think even the so-called world leaders don’t know that,” says Michele Serra.Who wrote in Republica a few days ago that “the slaughter of children is the embodiment of Nazism.”

“I re-read UN Resolution 181, which was never implemented, and it was already written there, basically, ‘two peoples, two states,’” Serra says. “Furthermore, what seems unbelievable to think about today is that it was decided that Jerusalem would become a kind of “From the ‘Open City’ under UN control. Too good to be true, isn’t it? In fact: too true to be true. Jerusalem has never ceased to be a cause of war. For a holy city, that is a bloody irony.” Meanwhile, hesitation prevails, especially on the left. As for the left, condemning Hamas is the easy part: no one with a minimum of conscience can accept the inhuman principle that forms the basis of jihad, the faithful against the infidels, the purified against the impure. And those who do not understand what a terrible enemy religious fundamentalism is to freedom and rights in general, and Islamic fundamentalism in particular. What is more difficult for the left is the general view of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The left has Third World roots that influence it, for better or worse. For the better because it does not forget that, despite any right or wrong, the Palestinians are the oppressed party from the beginning. Refugees, starting with the seven hundred thousand who have fled their villages and homes since 1948. Poorer and weaker in the international balance of power. For the worse, it neglects to rule with the necessary harshness against the religious cliques and wealthy people that dominate much of the Arab world. “The left can never put aside the question of democracy; it risks losing its soul.”

However, it is as if there is some kind of knee-jerk anti-Israel reaction among a part of left-wing public opinion, which takes to the streets on Memorial Day, but struggles to recognize that Hamas’s target is the Jew himself. Where does this reflection come from? “Antisemitism belongs to a small and uncivilized section of the left, and dangerously threatens to conform to the idea of ​​wealthy Jews so dear to the fascists. The other thing is hostility to Israel’s policies, which is much more widespread. We must carefully avoid confusing the two matters: The Guardian’s historical pen dispensing Being mocked for a cartoon about Netanyahu is evil nonsense. The booing and insults directed at the Jewish Brigade on April 25 are instead a hateful insult against freedom fighters. What do we say to the group of New York Jews who demonstrated against Netanyahu, the anti-Semites?”.

There is also the issue of misinformation or manipulation: in some schools and squares Hamas and Palestine overlap. “The problem of false information is interesting. I wonder with fear what tools are available to the Arab masses to form their opinion? But it is not as if things are going well here. “The extremist cannot corrupt his ideas with reality,” wrote Paolo Giordano. The truth of things is hated by many because it conflicts with their prejudices. And their sin. Social media has greatly helped in the radicalization and simplification of opinions. This cannot be remedied by banning student demonstrations. We need to do desperate but stubborn work to provide good information. I am starting school again these days and I am almost 70 years old. We have to We tell everyone to start studying again. And to those who say: “Even Hamas has its reasons,” I would say to study the history of the kibbutzim, The germ of socialism and democracy has been slaughtered and raped by young militiamen who know nothing about anything, only that God wants to exterminate the Jews. For those who say that Israel is a beacon of democracy in the midst of barbarism, I suggest they read about the history of the Nakba, the displacement of seven hundred thousand Palestinians from their homes. Many of them, from father to son, keep the keys to the lost house. House keys are an easy to understand code. “Easier than Jerusalem.”

Beckham, the soccer star who went from romantic to industrialist

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Beckham, the soccer star who went from romantic to industrialist

The man who drew a line between old and new football, between romanticism and regionalism, industrialism and cosmopolitanism

Lay his heart bare. The four-part documentary series on the football industry’s first rock star: Beckham (Netflix) is worth watching and appreciating. Not only the biography of a talented footballer (whose free kicks were the most wonderful thing that football could offer), of a global icon of sports, fashion and glamor, of the husband of Spice Girl Victoria Adams, of the current owner of “Inter”. Miami. No, something more, a sample story, an essential chapter in the history of modern football. Speaking for himself, Beckham seems almost like a fragile man, suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder (his obsession with order and cleanliness seems to have worsened with age), who has never fully recovered from the storm of hatred that descended upon him after his sending off in the England-Argentina match in the 1998 World Cup.

However, he is the man who drew a line between old and new footballBetween the romantic and the regional (who found his second family in Manchester United and his second father in Sir Alex Ferguson) and the industrial and cosmopolitan. After him, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Leo Messi and Mbappe will arrive to strengthen the ranks of football stars. David Baskam began his football career at the hands of his father, who coached him almost madly from an early age: he is talented, and soon becomes the protagonist, handsome and charming. Everyone falls in love with him. England Tony Blair, the Spice Girls, Oasis, renewed British pride, and London is rocking again!. After a life spent with the Red Devils, David signed for Florentino Pérez’s Real Madrid. The turning point, not in footballing terms (Beckham is playing a role that is not his and struggling to stay in it) but in revenue terms: the great footballer becomes a business, to be treated as such. Beckham has an uneasy look as he talks about his life, neither sad nor happy: he has opened a new era in football, but sometimes he gives the impression that he regrets it.

October 20, 2023 (changed October 20, 2023 | 3:00 p.m.)

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Tribute to Fantozzi in Rome

Wynne Castillo
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Tribute to Fantozzi in Rome

Aid for Gaza is ready at the crossing. But Israel: “Green light on attack” – Corriere.it

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Aid for Gaza is ready at the crossing. But Israel: “Green light on attack” – Corriere.it

From our correspondent
Jerusalem – One hundred trucks are required daily. at least. Water, food and medicines. Which in the end is Pepe Netanyahu admitted To allow entry Gaza. At the Rafah crossing – Closed for two weeks, it is the only escape route from the war and entry for those who help – Some humanitarian containers had been lined up for daysBut it is not enough.

To drop them off in the Egyptian city of Al-Arish, then transfer them to Sinai to reach the border, it takes at least another 24 hours: The road leading to Rafah was bombed In recent days by the Israeli Air Force, it needs to be rearranged. Therefore, the rescue operation will not begin until today. A day of rage for the entire Arab world, a day of prayer for those who hope for peace, and hope for those who can no longer bear it.

Day fourteen. Do it quickly. by all mean of the word. Asked Netanyahu To the soldiers: “Fight like lions. Now you see Gaza from afar, soon you will see it from the inside». “The demand will come,” he adds when he visits them at the front. He then mentions the invasion of the Strip alongside British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: «These are our darkest hours — Churchill quotes —. You I fought the Nazis for 80 yearsNow we must fight Hamas together, which is the new Nazis.” Did you intervene? According to American television ABCQuoted from intelligence sources The Israeli army got the “green light”. Many voices in Jerusalem confirm that the “if” has been decided now, if we want to understand the “when.”

But speed is also the slogan of the suffering people of Gaza. Because they really can’t do it anymore. On Wednesday, a fight broke out in a UN building that was packed to the brim with refugees: two families fought over a disputed water tank. UNRWA says it hosts 513,000. And the other (almost) two million? They were left in the streets, thrown between the houses that remained standing, in line in Rafah. It is not yet clear whether the fuel will be able to enter. There will be one The United Nations flag is raised at the border crossing Rafah bordersOn the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, to protect the area from raids.

the Helps They should be Egypt demanded a “sustainable way.”Which, along with the United States of America, is the center of this entire operation to save the sector: this means that the trucks will be inspected by the United Nations and General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be able to turn off the tap whenever and however he wants. Moreover, the Jordanians and Egyptians have made it clear that they will never accept a single refugeeSisi asked: “If they are looking for a desert to put them in, why don’t the Israelis put them in the Negev?”

There is no mention of this: Netanyahu warned that no humanitarian fund would pass through IsraelNot to mention the people until Hamas releases the hostages. Other than that, the solidarity of the Arab brothers with the poor Palestinians – starting with the rich people of the Gulf – is limited, as is always the case, to many statements and few interventions. Biden promised to provide $100 million in aidPutin has already transported 27 tons of material, and Europe will decide this within the next few hours. This is the first emergency: feeding food and drink. Then, you don’t really know what to do. In hospitals, for example: The one in Al-Ahly is destroyed, treating 45 thousand people annually. On Wednesday morning, in the Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem, all the heads of the main churches in the Holy Land met with journalists, to confirm that “terrible tragedies” are occurring in the Strip.

Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian Liverpool player, the idol of the fans, also issued a call: “So much violence, so much pain“Lives are sacred and must be protected, send help…” He remained silent, shocked by the Hamas massacre in the kibbutzim. His fans scolded him: “Hey Salah, say something in Arabic… In the end he couldn’t be silent anymore.”

Southern Ballet, four events for the new dance season

Wynne Dinwiddie
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Southern Ballet, four events for the new dance season

Lecce Theater/Apollo – October 19, 2023

The first date is Sunday, October 22, at 6pm, at the Apollo Theater in Lecce. “Eros and Pathos” in the program

Choreographer Frady Franzotti’s Southern Ballet presents itself for the 2023-2024 dance season, with four performances, starting Sunday, October 22 and for three more dates, in the following months: November, December and January. Together with the dancers, on the stage of the Teatro Apollo in Lecce, the music is performed live by the Oles Symphony Orchestra and the Brancaleone Project. The heroes also include actress Andrea Sirianni, international dance star Anna-Sophia Schiller, and prima ballerina Nuria Salado-Fusti.

So we start on Sunday, October 22nd at 6pm with ““Eros and Pathos” A show dedicated to ancient myth and legend. This is a new production that tells the myths of love and suffering. The next date is November 4 and 5 with ““bourbon moon”, the show is inspired by the poetry of Vittorio Budini, with original music by Negro and Spedicato, and in this case also performed live. On December 9 and 10, two evenings dedicated to the famous opera “Nutcracker”, in the version inspired by the works of director Tim Burton, created by Franzotti to Tchaikovsky’s famous score, and performed by the Ulysses Symphony Orchestra. The deadline is January 6 with the festive presentation.”Gayti Parisienne, Which recreates the Belle Époque atmosphere of glittering 19th century Paris.

Pre-sales to attend the four events are already open at the company’s headquarters, via Biasco 10, in Lecce, and at the Sedile information point, also in Lecce, in Piazza Sant’Oronzo. For information: 0832-453556.

This week in ACC field hockey

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This week in ACC field hockey

ACC Weekly Edition
Season statistics

Charlotte, North Carolina (theACC.com) – The penultimate weekend of the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference field hockey regular season has arrived, with three key league games set for Friday as teams compete for a spot in the upcoming ACC Field Hockey Championship. The tournament will be held from October 31 to November. 3, with the University of Virginia serving as the host site.

The featured contest of the weekend is No. 2 North Carolina at No. 7 Virginia at 4 p.m. on Friday. Also on Friday, No. 12 Boston College will play at No. 10 Wake Forest, and No. 13 Syracuse travels to No. 8 Louisville.

Six ACC teams are ranked in the NFHCA poll, highlighted by UNC, which rose to No. 2 this week. The Tar Heels are followed by Duke (3), Virginia (7), Louisville (8), Boston College (12) and Syracuse (13).

In fourth place for the NCAA RPI for the 2023 season, the ACC holds three of the top four and six of the top 13 with UNC (1), Duke (2), Virginia (4), Louisville (7), Boston College (11) and Syracuse (13).

Next schedule
Friday, October 20
No. 2 North Carolina at No. 7 Virginia | 4 pm | ACCNX
No. 12 Boston College at Wake Forest | 5 pm | ACCNX
No. 13 Syracuse at No. 8 Louisville | 6 pm | ACCNX

Sunday 22 October
Appalachian State at No. 8 Louisville | noon | ACCNX
UConn at No. 3 Duke | 1 PM | ACCNX

Tuesday 24 October
Virginia at James Madison | 5 pm | ESPN+

Friday 27 October
Louisville at Boston College | 2 pm | ACCNX
Wake Forest at Syracuse | 4 pm | ACCNX
Duke in North Carolina | 6 pm | ACCN

Sunday 29 October
Wake Forest at Colgate | noon | ESPN+

The ranking is the current NFHCA poll

Taking note of ACC field hockey
• This marks the sixth of seven weeks of league play.
• Duke has a bye to ACC play this week. The No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament will come down to the Blue Devils’ matchup with UNC next Friday.
• ACC teams have gone 54-13 (80.6%) in non-conference games, highlighted by 13 wins over ranked opponents.
• Louisville (4th, 0.78), Duke (8th, 1.01), Virginia (12th, 1.16), UNC (15th, 1.20), Boston College (17th, 1.22) and Wake Forest (25th, 1.42) are among the national leaders in scoring defense .
• Averaging 3.43 goals per game, Syracuse ranks fourth nationally in goals per game. UNC is seventh (3.08) and BC is eighth (3.0).
• Duke’s Alaina McVeigh leads the ACC and is ninth nationally in goals scored (14), while Syracuse’s Eefke van den Nieuwenhof is 10th (13).
• North Carolina, a six-time ACC champion, was named the favorite to win the 2023 ACC Championship after a vote by the league’s seven coaches. The reigning national champion Tar Heels were picked as ACC favorites by four coaches, while Virginia was picked by three coaches.
• All seven teams had at least one player named to the 11-member Preseason All-ACC team, and all were also named to the 2022 All-ACC team, including five first-team honorees: Margo Carlin (B.C. ), Hannah Miller (Duke), Julie Koeser (Louisville), Riley Heck (UNC), Daniela Mendez-Trendler (UVa). Heck was the 2022 ACC Freshman of the Year.
• The ACC has a pair of new coaches this season. After an impressive playing career, Erin Mattson takes over from Karen Shelton, the NCAA’s historic wins leader, at UNC. Lynn Farquhar takes over the reins at Syracuse from Angie Bradley, who retired in December after 16 seasons leading the Orange.
• The ACC’s all-time NCAA Division I field hockey championship record now stands at 22, including 15 of the last 21.
• UNC captured its 10th NCAA championship with a 2-1 win over Northwestern on Nov. 20. The Tar Heels’ 10 field hockey championships are the most in NCAA history.
• The ACC has placed at least one team in the NCAA title game in 22 of the last 24 NCAA field hockey championships — and 30 times in the last 33 years.
• In the ACC’s first 42 years as an NCAA Division I field hockey conference, the league’s teams accounted for more than half of all entries to the national title game (43 of 84).
• With Louisville, Syracuse, Virginia and Wake Forest joining UNC in the NCAA field for 2022, the ACC has placed multiple teams in postseason play for the 28th straight season.
• Four active ACC players are members of the 2023-24 U.S. National Team – Mia Abello (UVa), Charlotte de Vries (Syracuse), Katie Dixon (UNC) and Riley Heck (UNC).
• ACC alumni Fusine Govaert (BC), Jillian Wolgemuth (Duke), Ashley Hoffman (UNC), Meredith Sholder (UNC), and Cassie Sumfest (UNC) are also members of the 2023-2024 U.S. National Team.
• ACC Network (ACCN), a 24/7 national platform dedicated to covering league sports, is scheduled to broadcast 15 field hockey games this season, including every ACC tournament contest.

Hunger Games, the Italian release date of the new film in the saga is changing. And for the fans, this is great news!

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Hunger Games, the Italian release date of the new film in the saga is changing. And for the fans, this is great news!

News for fans waiting for its release The Hunger Games: The Crust of the Nightingale and the Serpentan introduction to the epic tournament Jennifer Lawrence Which dazzled millions between 2012 and 2015. It is expected to hit theaters on November 22, 2023, now History has changed And this time it’s good news for those waiting to see it.

Notorious picturesthe distribution company that’s about to bring the prequel to the big screen in our region, has actually announced that it has The release has been brought forward to November 15, a week before the expected date. Thus, Italy will be one of the first countries in the world where the film will be shown Directed by Francis Lawrence — the same person who edited three of the four films with Lawrence and who recently said he regretted the way the saga’s ending was handled — will make his cinematic debut.

Meanwhile, he was also released a few hours ago Second Italian trailer Which takes us back to Panem, years before it was born Katniss Everdeen. Actually, back to Tenth edition of The Hunger GamesWhile the main saga of the 74th Harvest began. In the middle of the scene is a young man Coriolanus Snow Interpreted by Tom Blythe and Lucy Gray Bird, a tribute girl from District 12, played her Rachel Ziegler.

The second Italian trailer for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Nightingale and the Serpent

In the cast of this prequel, in addition to the two previously mentioned heroes, we find the Oscar nominee Viola Daviswinner of four Emmy Awards Peter DinklageStar trance Hunter Schafer And Jason Schwartzman. However, below you can find the official synopsis and poster with the update date:

Years before he became the tyrannical head of Panem, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow was the last hope for the good name of his crumbling house: a proud family that had fallen from grace in the Capitol after the war. As the tenth edition of The Hunger Games approaches, young Snow fears for his reputation as he is appointed mentor to Lucy Graybeard, the glorious girl from the wretched District 12. But when Lucy Gray charms the entire nation of Panem by singing along in the challenging atmosphere of the Harvest Party, Snow realizes he can turn things around. Combining their instincts for the spectacle with political cunning, Snow and Lucy aim to survive a race against time that will decide who is the Nightingale and who is the Serpent.

Read also: Hunger Games, Tom Blythe defends Rachel Ziegler from attacks by haters: “Get a life, dammit.”

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Betting on football, Fabrizio Corona angers Nicolo Casale. Lawyer: “Let’s sue.”

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Betting on football, Fabrizio Corona angers Nicolo Casale. Lawyer: “Let’s sue.”

The issue of football betting is becoming increasingly heated. Fabrizio Corona, after being hosted at Avanti Popolo by Nunzia De Girolamo, is intercepted by Striscia la Notizia. In front of Valerio Staveli, the former King of the Paparazzi spoke about the new players involved in the investigation conducted by the Turin Public Prosecutor’s Office, citing Niccolò Casale, a Lazio footballer. “He has never bet on a sporting competition and has always devoted his life solely to competitive commitment: however, unfounded and slanderous accusations have been circulating regarding his involvement in the investigation related to betting in the world of football,” he declared, in a statement. Noticed the lawyer Guido Forgeuel, the footballer’s lawyer. This morning, Striscia la Notizia reviewed the contents of the interview on its website, which was broadcast this evening. «Given his complete lack of involvement in the investigation, the facts to which he refers, and the seriousness of the accusations against him – adds lawyer Guido Forgiuel in a note – we will file a complaint and prosecute in every judicial framework the perpetrators of defamation and/or slander, as well as the editors and managers of the information channels through which the publication is carried out. These accusations are unlawful. This is to preserve his image and honor.”

Fabrizio Corona names three more players in Stresia

Roma striker Stephan El Shaarawy, Juventus defender Federico Gatti, and Lazio defender Nicolo Casali. These are the three new names of footballers who will be involved in an alleged betting ring according to Fabrizio Corona, which took place in Striscia la Notizia last night, as stated on the website of the Canale 5 broadcast itself. He received the Golden Tapiro from Striscia la Notizia for being censored by Nunzia De Girolamo during Avanti Popolo (Rai3). For Valerio Staveli, Corona also showed a video in which you can hear the players talking about bets while dribbling. Full service this evening on Striscia la notizia (Channel 5, 8.35pm). However, there is no official news about the three new names given by the former photo agent in the investigation being conducted by the Turin Public Prosecutor’s Office. «We had some evidence, And we had an exciting voice,” Corona said, still pointing to what he described as “Censorship“On Rai3 – in which four famous footballers speak and the director did not send it. And a video (which Corona showed to Valerio Staveli, the editor) in which you can hear some people, including Roma’s Zalewski, talking about bets and bets while dribbling.” And again: “Can’t you broadcast these things? Apparently he called someone live – the former photo agent added -. So I’ll give you the names: I’ll mention El-Shaarawy. They didn’t even ask me a question when I mentioned it in the studio. Casale, who has clashed with the Under-21s, has a big problem. Then Gatti, whom Fagioli talked about. I can give you thirty names.” “Why didn’t you go and give the tapiro to Spalletti – Staveley asked again – who played in the midfield half and instead of sending him off chose El Shaarawy, another player involved in the scandal?”

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Biden in Tel Aviv confirms full support for Netanyahu. Demonstrations across the Middle East, and the evacuation of Israeli embassies

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Biden in Tel Aviv confirms full support for Netanyahu. Demonstrations across the Middle East, and the evacuation of Israeli embassies

US President Joe Biden’s very delicate mission in the Middle East began as he landed this morning in Tel Aviv, Israel, eleven days after the Hamas terrorist attack in the south of the country and the day after the Al-Ahly Club massacre. Anglican Hospital and Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza. He was received on the runway at Ben Gurion Airport by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. Immediately afterward, Biden moved to a hotel in Tel Aviv, where he spoke to the media alongside Netanyahu: “America is mourning and crying with you” over the dramatic attack on him, Biden said, addressing Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Biden added that Hamas committed “atrocities that seem more plausible compared to those committed by ISIS,” and that this terrorist group “does not represent the Palestinian people, and always brings suffering.” The US President wanted to reiterate all the support and solidarity offered by his administration and the American people: “The United States will provide Israel with what is necessary to defend itself: the courage of the Israeli people has been amazing.”

The attack on the Gaza Hospital and Biden’s support for the Israeli version

Biden then wanted to declare his support for the Jewish state also regarding yesterday’s attack on the hospital in Gaza, giving credence to the version that the Israeli government and army have continued to repeat since last night: “I am deeply saddened and very angry.” As a result of the explosion that occurred yesterday in a hospital in Gaza. Based on what I saw, it looks like the other side did it, not you. “But there are a lot of people who are unsure, so we have a lot to overcome,” Biden said. In any case, the US President explained, “The United States will give Israel what it needs to defend itself: The courage of the Israeli people has been amazing.” In response to a question about what makes him so confident that Israel is not involved in yesterday’s attack on a Gaza hospital, Biden replied: “The data that the Department of Defense presented to me.” The United States has an independent assessment that it was a missile fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad that missed the target and hit the hospital in Gaza: two senior US officials told NBC.

Netanyahu’s words and the meeting with the war government

Netanyahu said in response to Biden, thanking him for America’s support after the very serious attack he was subjected to: “October 7 is relatively equivalent to 20 times September 11.” “We have seen your support every day. A clear message to our enemies. The world saw that clearly.” Netanyahu also emphasized the importance of Biden’s visit today, saying: “Your visit here is the first by an American president to Israel during a time of war.” After the joint statements, Biden participates in the meeting of the Israeli war cabinet headed by Netanyahu. During the day, he must meet With the families (including) of American citizens who were held hostage by Hamas and who are now prisoners in Gaza, as well as Rachel Edri, a citizen of Ofakim, in southern Israel, who on Saturday, October 7, distracted five Hamas terrorists who entered her apartment until Israeli rescue forces arrived. She and her family were freed.

Demonstrations in the Middle East

As Biden continues his visit to Israel, protests are erupting in Arab communities in the neighboring Middle East against the attack on the hospital and, more generally, against the bombing of the Gaza Strip. The newspaper reported in the afternoon Yedioth AhronothThe Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered the evacuation of employees of its embassies in Morocco and Egypt due to local demonstrations. In addition to this, there is a state of alert declared in all Israeli embassies around the world. In Amman, Jordan, about 5,000 people gathered to demonstrate near the Israeli embassy. In Beirut, Lebanon, clashes and violence occurred near the US Embassy, ​​as the army attacked demonstrators and used batons, tear gas, and water cannons. The wave of anger in the Islamic world extended to Istanbul, where thousands of citizens demonstrated throughout the night in front of the Israeli consulate. Even in Italy, there are several pro-Palestine demonstrations planned today in Italian cities, starting with Naples, Genoa, Siena, and Brescia.

Shifting responsibility for the hospital massacre

In the wake of the Anglican Hospital massacre, Israel and Hamas remain at loggerheads over who is responsible for what happened. As for the Gaza militia, the responsibility lies with Israel, which continued to bomb Gaza “even after the criminal attack on the hospital.” Israel claims that the explosion was caused by a failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad and that it has audio and technological evidence to support this reconstruction. What is certain is that hundreds of people lost their lives in the missile explosion, and the massacre shocked world leaders. This morning, the Kremlin described the attack on the hospital as a “horrific crime and inhumane act,” while Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called on Israel to provide satellite images proving its involvement in the facts. While Joe Biden, while already heading to the region, said that he “felt angry and deeply saddened by the explosion” in the hospital and the “heavy losses that resulted from it.” The American President added, in a statement issued from his presidential plane, that he spoke immediately upon hearing the news with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and King Abdullah II of Jordan, and that he asked his advisors to “continue collecting information about what happened.” “It happened exactly.”

US sanctions on members of Hamas

America imposes sanctions on 10 Hamas members. This is communicated US Department of TreasuryHe stressed that the sanctions target those who finance the group in Gaza, Sudan, Turkey, Algeria and Qatar.

Guterres’ call

Meanwhile, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, run by Hamas, the death toll from Israeli army attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to at least 3,478 dead and more than 12,000 wounded since the fighting began. It is also for this reason that UN Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking this morning from Beijing, called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire,” considering that the conflict between Israel and Hamas and Israel “affects civilians and causes dire consequences,” as the attack also demonstrated. In the hospital, which Guterres said he was “shocked” by. The UN Secretary-General explicitly asked the Israeli authorities to refrain from imposing “collective punishment on the Palestinian people,” which is not justified by Hamas’ crimes, and to “immediately allow unlimited humanitarian access to respond to the most urgent needs.” primary schools for the population of Gaza, which consists of the vast majority of women and children.” Guterres forcefully noted that “there are too many human lives and the fate of the entire region at stake.”

Saudi Arabia tells its citizens: “Leave Lebanon immediately.”

According to Al Arabiya, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Lebanon called on its citizens to “leave Lebanese territory immediately.”

Israel and the “humanitarian zone” for civilians in Gaza

A few hours later, the first partial response arrived from Israel regarding this issue. In fact, the army announced that a “humanitarian zone” would be established in the Al-Mawasi area, south of the Strip, where international humanitarian aid would be provided. This announcement, accompanied by a call for civilians to move to that area, will be the result of days of discussions with the United States and Egypt to create a safe zone for the residents of Gaza. At the same time, the Israeli army announced that it had killed two senior Hamas leaders in recent attacks on the Strip: the first was Muhammad Awadallah, commander of the anti-tank missile system in the Gaza City Brigade; The second is Akram Hijazi of the Hamas naval force, who is responsible for directing terrorist attacks on Israel from Gaza.

Abu Mazen got angry

On the other hand, Abu Mazen spoke again from Ramallah, confirming that he left Jordan after canceling the Amman summit scheduled for today “after the Gaza massacre.” As for the Palestinians, they “will not accept another.” The Nakba “We will not leave our land, and no one will expel us,” the head of the Palestinian National Authority repeated.

Image credits: EPA/Miriam Alster | Meeting between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel (October 18, 2023)

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