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'No food when I gave birth': Malnutrition rises in Gaza as Israeli blockade enters third month

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Breaking News   来源:Television  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:"But not having citizenship is like... being rejected from your country. And I don't think this is a feeling we should have".

"But not having citizenship is like... being rejected from your country. And I don't think this is a feeling we should have".

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said Raac was now beyond its lifespan and may "collapse with little or no notice".Jimmy and his wife spent 15 months living in temporary accommodation in nearby Alva which he says took a toll on their physical and mental health.

'No food when I gave birth': Malnutrition rises in Gaza as Israeli blockade enters third month

In November last year the 64-year-old was driving to a protest at the Scottish Parliament - to demand more help for Raac affected homeowners - when he suddenly felt unwell.At the roadside he suffered the first of three seizures that led to him being placed in an induced coma for 24 hours."High blood pressure and the stress of being in the situation we're in. I think that combination built up, and built up and it just suddenly hit me.

'No food when I gave birth': Malnutrition rises in Gaza as Israeli blockade enters third month

"Whether my seizure was brought on by the stress they can't really say but it's got to have had some kind of impact."For Jimmy, and the other homeowners, a major source of stress is continuing uncertainty about what will happen to the buildings.

'No food when I gave birth': Malnutrition rises in Gaza as Israeli blockade enters third month

Having spent more than 18 months stewing over potential options including demolition, the conversation has now shifted towards repairing the flats.

"If it's repaired then we've got to find the money for the repair," Jimmy says.When Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports from a number of countries earlier this year, China was the hardest hit. Beijing responded with its own higher rates on US imports, and this triggered tit-for-tat increases that peaked at 145%.

In May, talks held in Switzerland led to a temporary truce that Trump called a "total reset".It brought US tariffs on Chinese products down to 30%, while Beijing slashed levies on US imports to 10% and promised to lift barriers on critical mineral exports.

The agreement gave both sides a 90-day deadline to try to reach a trade deal.But since then, relations appeared to have soured. Last month,

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