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Nine people were killed, including four children, in a wave of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon that hit deeper inside the country than most previous attacks, marking one of the most violent days on the Lebanese-Israeli front since October 7.
There are warnings from around the world against an Israeli ground invasion in Rafah, with Germany saying an offensive on the Gazan city where 1.3 million people are seeking refuge would be a humanitarian catastrophe. The Red Cross also warned that a looming military push into Rafah would pose a “disastrous risk to civilian lives and infrastructure”.
US President Joe Biden's administration has protected thousands of Palestinians in America from deportation for the next 18 months because of the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Palestine.
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Buy farm-fresh food
The UAE is stepping up its game when it comes to platforms for local farms to show off and sell their produce.
In Dubai, visit Emirati Farmers Souq at The Pointe every Saturday from 8am to 2pm, which has produce from Al Ammar Farm, Omar Al Katri Farm, Hikarivege Vegetables, Rashed Farms and Al Khaleej Honey Trading, among others.
In Sharjah, the Aljada residential community will launch a new outdoor farmers’ market every Friday starting this weekend. Manbat will be held from 3pm to 8pm, and will host 30 farmers, local home-grown entrepreneurs and food stalls from the teams behind Badia Farms; Emirates Hydroponics Farms; Modern Organic Farm; Revolution Real; Astraea Farms; and Al Khaleej Food.
In Abu Dhabi, order farm produce from Food Crowd, an online grocery platform that supplies fresh and organic ingredients directly from farms such as Emirates Bio Farm, TFC, Armela Farms and mother company Al Dahra.