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Israel freezes detention 

An Israeli military court temporarily freezes the detention of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh due to his failing health. Awawdeh will now receive medical care at hospital without being guarded. His family can visit him too. The Israeli court said Awawdeh will return to jail once his condition is better. He has been on hunger strike since March 4 to protest his administrative detention. Palestinian resistance group, Islamic Jihad, demanded Awawdeh’s release as part of a ceasefire that ended three-day Israeli aggression on Gaza earlier this month. The Islamic Jihad also demanded the release of another prisoner named Bassem Saadi whose detention was extended on Tuesday. The administrative detention allows Israel to indefinitely imprison Palestinians without charge or trial. 

UK rail strike 

More travel chaos across Britain as transport workers strike, demanding higher pay and better working conditions. Unions are warning that the strikes could continue indefinitely unless their demands are met. Thousands, including railway and bus workers, kicked off their four-day strike on Thursday. Postal and dock workers are on strike too, bringing their sectors to a standstill. London’s subway network has already grounded to a halt. Officials say, only about 20 percent of rail network is open today. More disruption is expected tomorrow. The industrial action comes in the backdrop of worsening economic conditions. A four-decade high inflation is driving up the cost of everything from food to energy and clothing. The falling real wages at a record pace have been hurting millions of Britons, especially middle-income families. 

Zaporizhzhia nuclear risk 

The Russian president has accused Kiev of systematic shelling of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. Vladimir Putin raised the alarm about the repercussions of attacks on the site. Putin was speaking in a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. He said the shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has created the danger of a large-scale catastrophe that could lead to radiation contamination of vast territories. The two leaders called for independent inspections at the site. Moscow and Kiev have accused each other of planning provocations at the plant. Russia captured Zaporizhzhia in March. The facility, however, is run by Ukrainian technicians. 

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