The shooting occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which launched operations in May, officials said.

Unassuming, icicle-like tubes could help answer mysteries about Earth’s climate.

They are the world’s oldest ice cores, which have just landed in the UK after being drilled from the depths of Antarctica.

While most of Britain is reeling from weeks of back-to-back heatwaves, scientists in Cambridge find out what the rare blocks of ice can reveal about climate change and our home planet.

But to get hold of the ice, they first had to drill for 1.7 miles down the ice sheet at the South Pole.

The giant stick of ice was then cut into more manageable chunks and transported to Europe.

Scientists hope the pieces will reveal why the planet’s climate cycle shifted more than a million years ago, helping to predict Earth’s future response to rising greenhouse gas.

Dr Liz Thomas, from the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, told Reuters: ‘We really are exploring a completely unknown time in our history.

‘We are hoping to unlock all these amazing secrets.’

The new core ice, which was drilled near the Concordia research station in the ‘White Continent,’ beats the previous 800,000-year-old ice, which was drilled in the early 2000s.

Until now, scientists have relied on marine sediments to study the climate cycles. over millions of years.

But ice has a special feature invisible to the naked eye – entrapped bubbles showing the atmospheric conditions, amount of greenhouse gas in the air and chemical evidence of temperatures at the time when they were released.

And to not make the job too easy for the scientists, Antarctica is the only place on Earth where such a long record of the atmosphere is found.

Summer temperatures at the French-Italian Concordia station range from -30°C to -50°C, and can reach a brain-numbing -80°C in winter.

Dr Thomas continued: ‘Our data will yield the first continuous reconstructions of key environmental indicators—including atmospheric temperatures, wind patterns, sea ice extent, and marine productivity—spanning the past 1.5 million years.

‘This unprecedented ice core dataset will provide vital insights into the link between atmospheric CO₂ levels and climate during a previously uncharted period in Earth’s history, offering valuable context for predicting future climate change.’

Other Antarctica mysteries

The world’s largest ice sheet remains shrouded in mystery and intrigue as relatively little is still known about Antarctica.

Geologists believe the continent was once covered in rivers and forests.

Satellite data and radars revealed ridges and valleys, suggesting the icy no man’s land looked very different 34 million years ago.

Meanwhile, conspiracy theorists have their eyes set on Antarctica after Google Map sleuths believe they have found a secret door buried in the mountainside.

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A frantic search-and-rescue operation is underway.

The Russian onslaught employed 400 drones.

She was in the crowd on Friday.

The aviation disaster killed 260 people after the passenger plane crashed into a college.

The German chancellor has warned Putin poses a long term threat to the whole of Europe and not just Ukraine.

The staff charged the Brit £460 for his drinks – which he refused to pay.

The staff charged the Brit £460 for his drinks – which he refused to pay.

Preliminary information suggests Felix Baumgartner was already dead when the collision occurred.

The chemicals then spread throughout the spa through the ventilation.

She has defended her lifestyle and claimed they were living a happy life.

The scandal unfolded after the head of a famous Buddhist temple disappeared.

He’s now selling mugs with ‘goeiedag, bonjour’ written on them.

A man who has spent nearly £3,000 to get to his ‘dream trip’ to Tomorrowland festival said he is worried attendees aren’t safe.

Pedro, 30, from California, said it was his first opportunity to be able to attend the ice-themed festival in Boom, Belgium, where David Guetta was set to headline this weekend.

But a fire, which is believed to have started form a fireworks test, has torn through the main stage, leaving it in ashes.

Organisers have reassured the 400,000 ticket holders that the event will still go ahead, but those who have spent thousands to get there have been left with a sour feeling.

Pedro, who spent £1,000 for the global journey hotel package and another £1,0000 for flights, said he is concerned for his health due to the destruction the fire left behind.

He told Metro: ‘It’s been my dream for over 10 years to attend Tomorrowland and this year was finally my first opportunity.

‘Now, I have to decide between my desires and my concerns because I do not have confidence that the festival organizers are prioritizing my health and safety.

‘Fires create a lot of air pollution. Urban fires are particularly nasty because the composition of the pollution can contain carcinogenic metals from burnt building materials and electronics.

‘This pollution eventually settles and is deposited on the ground. I’m concerned about people’s exposures to not only airborne pollution but also direct contact with soot/ash that may be laden with carcinogens.’

Festival organisers said that nobody was injured and the DreamVille campsite will open as planned on Thursday.

But Pedro, who works in wildfire remediation, said he think festival organisers have been ‘purposely vague’ to make sure people still come even if ‘they do not have a contingency plan for this kind of disaster’.

He said: ‘I’m worried about everything. I’m worried that the messaging and communication around the event has been purposely vague, leaving all the attendees questioning if they should be boarding planes/trains to the festival.

‘I’m worried that they are making decisions based on finances rather than public safety.’

Tomorrowland has been contacted for comment.

Festival spokeswoman Debby Wilmsen said previously: ‘Now we’re going to figure out how to organise a safe and enjoyable festival.

‘It hurts a lot. I’m definitely not going to watch those images [of the fire]. This is years of work, and the work of many people. So much work went into it from the initial design to the practical implementation. Truly awful.’

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Gaza’s only Catholic church – a refuge for many Christians during Israel’swar on Palestinians – has been bombed this morning.

Strikes pounded the Holy Family Church, killing two people and wounding several others, including the parish priest.

Father Gabriel Romanelli was very close with the late Pope Francis and the two spoke every night since the beginning of Israel’s massacre on Gaza.

The church was damaged in the attack, which witnesses said appeared to be an Israeli tank shelling.

Fr Romanelli had earlier said that no one was killed in the Israeli assault, but doctors at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City said two women had died.

Footage published by Palestinian photographer Abdalaziz Khalil shows the priest being treated for his injuries.

His right leg is being bandaged, but otherwise he is believed to be in good condition. 

Italian premier Giorgia Meloni blamed Israel for the church strike, saying: ‘The attacks on the civilian population that Israel has been demonstrating for months are unacceptable.

‘No military action can justify such an attitude.’

Foreign minister Antonio Tajani also described the attack as a ‘serious act against a Christian place of worship,’ adding that it is ‘time to stop and find peace.’

‘The attacks by the Israeli army against the civilian population in Gaza are no longer acceptable,’ he wrote on X.

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The body was found at 7pm yesterday evening Italian authorities confirmed.

Vladimir Putin’s soldiers on the frontline in Ukraine have been ‘poisoned by bottled water’ in a suspected ‘sabotage operation’, it has been alleged.

Russian troops suffered ‘seizures and loss of consciousness,’ reports on pro-war Telegram channels claim.

At least four men died after drinking bottled water delivered as part of a humanitarian aid parcel.

Multiple others are reported to be in a serious condition and fighting for their lives.

Footage circulating on social media shows soldiers writhing in pain after drinking from the ‘spiked’ bottles, as a military medic sought to assist the moaning victims.

In one video a voice is heard saying: ‘He is so unwell.’

The soldier is asked, ‘Have you taken some water on the way?’, but he is not able to respond.

The alleged poisoning happened in the settlement of Panteleimonivka, in the Donetsk region, where Russian forces have been pressing with their advances.

The brand was called ‘Our Water’, and it reportedly came from Simferopol, capital of Russia-occupied Crimea. 

An investigation is underway into the reported poisoning as war channels have flashed warnings to other troops not to touch the suspect water.

Pro-Kremlin Tsargrad media reported: ‘The situation requires a thorough investigation – who supplied the water, how it got to the front line, and who could have poisoned it? 

‘One thing is clear – soldiers should be extremely careful with any drinks.’

Military-linked channels suspected a ‘Ukrainian sabotage operation’, but there was no clear evidence of this.

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‘He’s not a good person. He’s cruel, he’s a coward and we feel no sadness for him.’

‘He said she looked like a doll.’

The family from Cork, Ireland, won the largest EuroMillions prize in Ireland’s history, after buying a ticket from a small Centra store (Picture: Mac Innes Photography/National Lottery/PA Wire)

The winners of a £216 million jackpot h…

Around 400,000 ravers from across the globe are expected to attend the festival when it opens tomorrow.

It’s hot up there in Santa’s workshop.

The strike rocked Syria’s ministry of Defence, startling a news anchor who was live on air.

A tourist hotspot in Iceland has been evacuated after a volcano erupted this morning.

The North Atlantic country is on high alert after lava spewed out of the Sundhnúkur volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

This is the ninth time the volcano has erupted since December 2023 and the country’s 12th seismic incident since 2021.

People have been evacuated in and around the town of Grindavik, including at the famous Blue Lagoon resort.

Footage shows thick smoke rising from the smoldering crater.

But despite the dramatic scenes, meteorologists said today’s eruption is a small one and buildings are safe.

Visitors from the Blue Lagoon resort – which welcomes around 3,500 people daily – and a nearby campsite, were told to move to safety.

Residents in the Vogar and Reykjanesbaer towns were told to keep windows shut due to a moving gas pollution cloud from the volcano, according to the Icelandic broadcaster RUV.

The air quality is being monitored, the local Met Office said.

The magma opened up a large fissure measuring between 0.4 and 0.6 miles.

The Icelandic Met Office said: ‘The eruptive fissure is approximately 700 to 1000 m long. The fissure has been propagating to the north since the eruption started.

‘Lava is mostly flowing to the SE and is not approaching any infrastructure.’

Seismic activity was first spotted deep in the Earth at about 1.20am, when an ‘intense seismic swarm’ was detected.

Flights at the Keflavik airport have not been disrupted by the eruption – unlike in 2010 when the Eyjafjallajökull eruption grounded thousands of flights across Europe.

While Iceland is well prepared for seismic activity, it can take visitors by surprise.

Last year, Metro’s visit to the Blue Lagoon came to a sudden halt because of an eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula.

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