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Live updates: Israel-Palestine latest news: Gaza runs out of power

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Gaza’s only power plant has run out of fuel, according to the Palestinian enclave’s electricity authority. “The only power plant in the Gaza Strip stopped functioning at 2pm (11am BST),” said Jalal Ismail, the authority’s head, having earlier warned that it was running short of fuel. Only generators will be left to power the area, which is under heavy Israeli bombardment. The blackouts follow Israel’s decision to block fuel shipments into Gaza as part of what the Israeli government has called a “complete siege”. Palestinians struggled to flee to safety on Wednesday, as airstrikes smashed entire city blocks to rubble and left unknown numbers of bodies beneath mounds of debris. The sole remaining access from Egypt was shut down Tuesday after airstrikes hit near the border crossing. Humanitarian groups have pleaded for the creation of corridors to get aid in, warning that hospitals overwhelmed with wounded people were running out of supplies. WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB

Superstar Jude Bellingham Real Madrid edges out Napoli in the Champions League

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Bellingham stars as Real Madrid edges out Napoli Real Madrid continued its winning start in the Champions League by coming from behind to defeat Napoli 3-2 on Tuesday. Midfielder Jude Bellingham scored his eighth goal in nine appearances for Los Blancos after Vinícius Jr. had canceled out Leo Østigård’s opener for the home side. Piotr Zieliński’s penalty made it 2-2 in the second half but an own goal from Alex Meret – the result of a thunderous strike from Federico Valverde – ensured that Madrid left Naples with three points. “We put on a complete and serious performance,” said manager Carlo Ancelotti. “We played very well in the first half and after their goal we did very well between the lines and created chances … We were up against it for 10 or 15 minutes and then we regained control and scored towards the end.” After early chances for Madrid, Napoli took the lead from a corner when Natan headed onto the bar and Østigård scored with the follow up. Madrid responded midway through th