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Israel resumes strikes in Gaza after ceasefire ends

 This is the nightmare that everyone feared, says Unicef spokesperson James Elder from Unicef, the UN children's agency, told Newsday on the BBC World Service that the situation in south Gaza at the moment is "terrifying". He said it was "horrendous for people" and that "you see the fear on their faces". James says he is in a hospital in the south of Gaza, and that a strike hit 50m to 100m away from the facility. He says the hospital was "overflowing" with thousands of people, and that some families have been living on mattresses there for weeks. He described the end of the ceasefire as "the nightmare that everyone utterly feared" and warned that rain and poor sanitation would cause "deaths from the ground". A Palestinian mother cries as she hugs her returned son ReutersCopyright: Reuters A Palestinian man has described his time inside an Israeli prison as "not normal", after 30 more prisoners were released under...

Pope to evict outspoken US cardinal from Vatican

 Pope Francis is evicting US Cardinal Raymond Burke, an outspoken critic, from his Vatican apartment and revoking his salary. Cardinal Burke is part of a group of American conservatives who have long opposed the Pope's plans for reforming the Catholic Church. A Vatican source told the BBC that Pope Francis has not yet carried out his intention to evict the 75-year-old. And the decision is not meant as a personal punishment, the source added. Instead, it comes from the belief that a person should not enjoy cardinal privileges while criticising the head of the church. Still, the move is "unprecedented in the Francis era", Christopher White, a Vatican observer who writes for the National Catholic Reporter, told the BBC. "Typically, retired cardinals continue to reside in Rome after stepping down from their positions, often remaining active in papal liturgies and ceremonial duties," he said. "Evicting someone from their Vatican apartment sets a new precedent....