Business vampires: Staffing table

April 26

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• Israel-Hamas War

Thirty rabbis and peace activists from the United States and Israel were arrested near the Gaza-Israel barrier during a protest aimed at drawing attention to the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. (The New York Times)

An 18-year-old woman was stabbed in Ramla, Israel, and her condition is reported as "serious." (AFP via Yahoo! News) (Jerusalem Post)

The conflict in Moreau

The Philippine army announces that it killed Nawapi Abdulsaid, a militant of the Abu Sayyaf group, during a shootout two days ago in Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan, Philippines. Abdulsaid was involved in fifteen beheadings as well as attacks on security forces. (AP)

Four Jamaican workers were killed in an airstrike on the Khormor gas field in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. (Reuters)

Emergency situations and incidents

At least ten people have died in a fire at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

A tornado outbreak in areas near Omaha, Nebraska, United States has led to the declaration of several tornado emergencies in Nebraska and Iowa. (Times Now) (National Weather Service)

International relations

China-Palestine

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stated that China will organize negotiations for unity between Hamas and Fatah. (Reuters)

Law and crime

A court in Ukraine has issued a ruling to arrest Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi on charges of illegally acquiring land worth 7 million dollars. (Reuters)

Thousands of people took to the streets of Budapest, Hungary, demanding reforms to child protection laws. (Reuters)

A court in Romania is deciding on the possibility of starting a trial in the human trafficking case against British businessman Andrew Tate. (The Guardian)