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'Scary as hell:' Gazan describes fearful nights amid Israeli airstrikes

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As Gaza is being hit by Isreali airstrikes, civilians describe the fear of the nighttime. When the sun goes down, many Gazans say they lie awake in fear. The only light they see comes from the airstrikes raining down around them, the booming sounds of explosions keeping them up throughout the night . "Nights here in Gaza are scary as hell," Omar Alnajjar, a 26-year-old living in Gaza, told ABC News. "You are blinded. You don't see anything." He continued, "Whenever you're going to bed or walking or sitting, there is always shaking. The building is shaking." With hours until sunrise, he said targets from Israeli forces were hit within tens of meters from his building without warning -- windows were broken, doors ripped off. He said 11 neighbors were killed that morning. "Right now, I only breathe rocket powder," he added. Omar Alnajjar a resident of Gaza, speaks with ABC News by video during the ongoing conflict with Israel, Oct. 12, 202...

Union in Canadian province of British Columbia rescinds port strike notice after Trudeau meeting

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with top officials after the longshore union renewed a 72-hour strike notice VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with top officials Wednesday after the longshore union renewed a 72-hour strike notice . The notice d was later rescinded by the union which had earlier blocked shipments in and out of ports in Canada’s west coast region of British Columbia for nearly two weeks. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada said late Wednesday in a brief note to its locals that strike notice set for July 22 at 9 a.m. “has now been removed.” With the 72-hour notice lifted, the union can’t resume strike action unless it files another notice, according to the Canada Industrial Relations Board decision issued against the union on Wednesday. The previous shut down British Columbia ports for 13 days at the start of the month, stalling cargo worth billions. About 7,400 workers at more than 30 British Columbia port terminals ...