Al Mayadeen English
Civilian casualties from bombing or other explosive violence have reached a record high in 2024, with 61,353 civilians killed or injured; a 67% increase from 2023, according to Action on Armed Violence (AOAV). Israeli wars accounted for 55% of these casualties (33,910), followed by the war in Ukraine at 19% (11,693). Gaza was the hardest-hit region, comprising 39% of all casualties, with over 23,600 deaths reported. The report highlighted that AOAV's findings undercount the true toll, as it based its study on English-language reports only.
Tariq Marzbaan
Alex Roberts
Dmitri Kovalevich
Nora Hoppe
2-year-old boy in coma after man aggressively throws him headfirst on airport floor
Appalling CCTV footage captures the horrifying moment a male tourist violently picks up and slams a 2-year-old boy headfirst onto the floor at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. According to The Daily Mail, the child is now in a coma, fighting for his life with severe skull fractures and spinal injuries. The attacker, identified as 31-year-old Vladimir Vitkov from Belarus, is seen studying the boy, who stood near a suitcase, before glancing around and suddenly launching the unprovoked assault. A man then rushed in to carry the gravely injured child. The brutal, monstrous incident unfolded as the child’s pregnant mother was retrieving his stroller after their flight. The Daily Mail further reported that a Russian official labeled the attacker a “monster.”
