The Israeli Air Force on Thursday (Oct 12) said that so far they have dropped 6,000 bombs over the Hamas targets and more than 3,600 targets have been hit in the airstrikes, The Washington Post reported.&nbsp;

As per some experts in warfare, it is a staggering number and accounts for the past six days alone.

“Israel is dropping in less than a week what the US was dropping in Afghanistan in a year, in a much smaller, much more densely populated area, where mistakes are going to be magnified,” said Marc Garlasco, a former UN war crimes investigator in Libya and a military adviser at the Dutch organisation PAX for Peace, while speaking to The Washington Post.&nbsp;

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Garlasco, while citing the public records from US Air Forces Central Command, said that the United States had dropped just over 7,423 bombs on Afghanistan in a span of one year. This was one of the highest number of bombs dropped in a war. As per a United Nations report, more than 7,600 bombs and missiles were reportedly dropped by NATO from planes during the entire war in Libya.&nbsp;

<h2>Israeli Air Force identifies multiple targets in short duration</h2>

In 2003, when the US invaded Iraq, around 30,000 bombs were dropped, stated Garlasco, who was a targeteer for the Pentagon and had worked in planning the strikes in Iraq.

Garlasco further recalled that around 8,000 bombs were dropped by the United States on the biggest night of the invasion.&nbsp;

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“I’m kind of shocked that they were able to identify so many targets in such a short period of time,” said Garlasco, while speaking about Israel.

Garlasco stated that the Israeli Air Force reportedly has some of the most precise weapons.&nbsp;

“I hope they are taking all of the necessary precautions. But I am concerned this number speaks to a level of activity that may indicate that they’re not," he said.&nbsp;

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While carrying the air campaign from 2014 to 2019 against the Islamic State, 2,000 to 5,000 munitions were dropped by the US-led coalition every month across Syria and Iraq, stated military affairs journalist Wesley on Thursday on X, citing a Rand Corporation report.

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The Israeli Air Force on Thursday (Oct 12) said that so far they have dropped 6,000 bombs over the Hamas targets and more than 3,600 targets have been hit in the airstrikes, The Washington Post reported.

The Israeli Air Force on Thursday (Oct 12) said that so far they have dropped 6,000 bombs over the Hamas targets and more than 3,600 targets have been hit in the airstrikes, The Washington Post reported. As per some experts in warfare, it is a staggering number and accounts for the past six days alone. “Israel is dropping in less than a week what the US was dropping in Afghanistan in a year, in a much smaller, much more densely populated area, where mistakes are going to be magnified,” said Marc Garlasco, a former UN war crimes investigator in Libya and a military adviser at the Dutch organisation PAX for Peace, while speaking to The Washington Post. Also read: What are white phosphorus bombs that Israel reportedly used in Gaza? Is it illegal? Garlasco, while citing the public records from US Air Forces Central Command, said that the United States had dropped just over 7,423 bombs on Afghanistan in a span of one year. This was one of the highest number of bombs dropped in a war. As per a United Nations report, more than 7,600 bombs and missiles were reportedly dropped by NATO from planes during the entire war in Libya. Israeli Air Force identifies multiple targets in short duration In 2003, when the US invaded Iraq, around 30,000 bombs were dropped, stated Garlasco, who was a targeteer for the Pentagon and had worked in planning the strikes in Iraq. Garlasco further recalled that around 8,000 bombs were dropped by the United States on the biggest night of the invasion. Also read: Israel vs Hamas war | A look at firepower in Israeli arsenal “I’m kind of shocked that they were able to identify so many targets in such a short period of time,” said Garlasco, while speaking about Israel. Garlasco stated that the Israeli Air Force reportedly has some of the most precise weapons. “I hope they are taking all of the necessary precautions. But I am concerned this number speaks to a level of activity that may indicate that they’re not," he said. WATCH | Who is benefitting from the Israel war? | Gravitas While carrying the air campaign from 2014 to 2019 against the Islamic State, 2,000 to 5,000 munitions were dropped by the US-led coalition every month across Syria and Iraq, stated military affairs journalist Wesley on Thursday on X, citing a Rand Corporation report. Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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Scientists said that the sandals found buried in a bat cave in southern Spain are likely to be the oldest footwear ever found in Europe, adding that they appeared to be 6,200 years old. 
 
In an article published in Science Advances journal, a team examining the items said that the sandals, tools and baskets, which belonged to the 19th century, were found at a hunter-gatherer burial site in the Cueva de los Murciélagos, also known as “cave of the bats,” close the southern city of Granada. They added that after examining the items discovered, they were found to be much older than previously thought. 
 
Radiocarbon dating was used by the study to date 76 items, which included 22 sandals and baskets made from esparto which is a type of grass used in crafts for thousands of years across North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. 
 
The grass was crushed by the ancient humans to make twine to braid sandals, bags and sandals. For 20 to 30 days, the grass was dried up before it was rehydrated for 24 hours to make it pliable, which is a skilled and complex process.

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A similar type of sandals, which were estimated to be 5,500 years old, was found in Armenia, while the shoes used by “Ötzi the Iceman”, who was a prehistoric man known to live in Italy in 1991, date back to 5,300 years. 
 
“The quality and technological complexity of the basketry makes us question the simplistic assumptions we have about human communities prior to the arrival of agriculture in southern Europe,” said Francisco Martinez Sevilla, the study's leader, in a press release. 
 
Martinez Sevilla, who hails from the University of Alcala in Spain, stated that the Cueva de los Murcielagos was a “unique site in Europe to study the organic materials of prehistoric populations.”

<h2>Sandals with a single braid to be tied around the ankle</h2>

The sandals do not have any laces, but some have a single braid which is fixed to the middle and can be tied around the ankle of the wearer. Similar sandals were discovered across Europe in later periods, but they were made using other materials and not just grass. 
 
“This sandal set therefore represents the earliest and widest-ranging assemblage of prehistoric footwear, both in the Iberian peninsula and in Europe, unparalleled at other latitudes,” stated the study.

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The study added that in some of the sandals, there were marks present from being worn and others appeared unused and are likely to have been made for the dead. At a given point in time, the cave contained burial goods from a huge swath of early human history, with some being possibly 9,500 years old. 
 
A team of 20 experts from various disciplines, including historians and geologists, worked on the ongoing project.

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Scientists said that the sandals found buried in a bat cave in southern Spain are likely to be the oldest footwear ever found in Europe, adding that they appeared to be 6,200 years old.

Scientists said that the sandals found buried in a bat cave in southern Spain are likely to be the oldest footwear ever found in Europe, adding that they appeared to be 6,200 years old. In an article published in Science Advances journal, a team examining the items said that the sandals, tools and baskets, which belonged to the 19th century, were found at a hunter-gatherer burial site in the Cueva de los Murciélagos, also known as “cave of the bats,” close the southern city of Granada. They added that after examining the items discovered, they were found to be much older than previously thought. Radiocarbon dating was used by the study to date 76 items, which included 22 sandals and baskets made from esparto which is a type of grass used in crafts for thousands of years across North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. The grass was crushed by the ancient humans to make twine to braid sandals, bags and sandals. For 20 to 30 days, the grass was dried up before it was rehydrated for 24 hours to make it pliable, which is a skilled and complex process. ALSO READ | Scientists discover rare, stunning electric blue-coloured Tarantula species in Thailand's lush jungles A similar type of sandals, which were estimated to be 5,500 years old, was found in Armenia, while the shoes used by “Ötzi the Iceman”, who was a prehistoric man known to live in Italy in 1991, date back to 5,300 years. “The quality and technological complexity of the basketry makes us question the simplistic assumptions we have about human communities prior to the arrival of agriculture in southern Europe,” said Francisco Martinez Sevilla, the study's leader, in a press release. Martinez Sevilla, who hails from the University of Alcala in Spain, stated that the Cueva de los Murcielagos was a “unique site in Europe to study the organic materials of prehistoric populations.” Sandals with a single braid to be tied around the ankle The sandals do not have any laces, but some have a single braid which is fixed to the middle and can be tied around the ankle of the wearer. Similar sandals were discovered across Europe in later periods, but they were made using other materials and not just grass. “This sandal set therefore represents the earliest and widest-ranging assemblage of prehistoric footwear, both in the Iberian peninsula and in Europe, unparalleled at other latitudes,” stated the study. WATCH | Four tombs were discovered in the Roman necropolis in Gaza The study added that in some of the sandals, there were marks present from being worn and others appeared unused and are likely to have been made for the dead. At a given point in time, the cave contained burial goods from a huge swath of early human history, with some being possibly 9,500 years old. A team of 20 experts from various disciplines, including historians and geologists, worked on the ongoing project. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Europe’s oldest shoes: Researchers find 6,000-year-old sandals in Spanish bat cave

New York officials on Monday announced plans to close six state prisons early next year, one of the largest such closings by the state as its prisoner population continues to decline.

With the closings, Gov. Kathy Hochul is following the lead of her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who shut 18 prisons during his nearly 11 years in office amid a series of criminal justice reforms that reduced New York’s prison population to its lowest level since 1984.

Prison closings have typically been contentious in New York because the facilities are major employers in the upstate communities where many of them have shut down, even as criminal justice reform advocates view the moves as the fruits of long-running efforts to end mass incarceration.

But the closings announced Monday coincide with a heated political debate over the effect of left-leaning measures on public safety, with New York’s Democrats still reeling from their losses in elections across the state last week.

Republicans were quick to attack Hochul, a Democrat from the Buffalo area, over the decision, portraying it as an affront to prison officers, and seeking to tie the closings to measures like changes to the state’s bail laws that have been used as a cudgel against Democrats.

“Closing prisons is an idea that might appeal to liberal voters in a primary, but it’s of no benefit to upstate communities and represents yet another step backward on public safety,” said Will Barclay, the Republican minority leader in the state Assembly.

The closings announced Monday were tied to this year’s state budget, which was negotiated in March between Cuomo and the Democrats who control the state Legislature.

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It was unclear whether Hochul would follow through with the moves when she took office in August, but she hinted last month that she was exploring the possibility of using some of the facilities for other purposes.

“I want to get creative with this,” Hochul said then. “I don’t know if something can be used as a substance abuse treatment center. We don’t need as many prisons.”

State officials said Monday that the state would work to “reuse” the closed prisons, but did not offer details.

The closings come as the state’s prison population has dropped to 31,469, a 56% decline from a peak of 72,773 in 1999. The sharp decrease is partly a result of the dismantling of the state’s strict 1970s-era drug law and laws that allow early release for nonviolent offenders.

The six prisons that will close are well under capacity: Taken together, they can fit up to 3,253 people, but now house just 1,420, all of whom will be transferred to other facilities before closing in March 2022.

The move is expected to save taxpayers $142 million, officials said, adding that the closings would not result in layoffs. Instead, the state will work to shift the roughly 1,700 workers who are employed at the six prisons to other facilities or agencies.

Michael Powers, the president of the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association, said the union opposed the closings, adding that the state was saving money while doing little to protect correction officers who, he said, had suffered an increase in violent attacks.

“Where is the reinvestment in the facilities to make these prisons safer working environments?” Powers said. “At some point, the state needs to realise that these choices are more than just buildings and tax-saving measures, these are life-altering decisions that upend lives and destroy communities.”

State officials picked the six prisons, most of which are upstate, after analysing factors that included their proximity to other facilities where staff members could be moved and whether they were in parts of the state where previous closings had already affected the local economy. Also taken into account was recent state legislation passed by Democrats that is meant to curb the use of solitary confinement and limit the number of people who are sent back to prison for technical parole violations.

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The largest of the six prisons being closed is Downstate Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley, which can fit up to 1,221 people, but is operating at 56% capacity. The smallest is the Rochester Correctional Facility, which holds up to 70 individuals.

State Sen. Peter Harckham, a Westchester County Democrat, said he hoped the money saved through the closings would be reinvested in drug-treatment options for prisoners, one driver of reincarceration.

“If we want to end the revolving door of people going in and out of prisons and end recidivism, we have to seriously address substance-use disorder and mental health issues, while folks are incarcerated,” Harckham said.

Two prisons are to be closed in the North Country region, where six other prisons have closed since 2019, including two earlier this year, resulting in the loss of hundreds of jobs.

On Monday, Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican who represents most of the area, urged Hochul to “reverse course,” saying that the closings would “devastate our region.”

“Targeting multiple North Country prisons is an attack on the hardworking residents of the North Country,” Stefanik said.

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Criminal justice activists welcomed the closings, but nonetheless said Hochul should use her clemency powers to release more individuals, and urged the Legislature to pass legislation that would lead to additional releases.

“Without these measures, and despite these closures, thousands will continue to needlessly languish behind bars,” said Jose Saldana, the director of the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign. “Tens of thousands of Black and Latinx families are counting on New York’s leaders to bring their loved ones home.”

New York will have 44 state prisons after the closings announced Monday take effect in March.

When he became governor in 2011, Cuomo closed seven prisons, including two in New York City, calling it a priority for a state traversing a fiscal crisis and declaring that “an incarceration program is not an employment program.”

New York officials on Monday announced plans to close six state prisons early next year, one of the largest such closings by the state as its prisoner population continues to decline.

New York officials on Monday announced plans to close six state prisons early next year, one of the largest such closings by the state as its prisoner population continues to decline. With the closings, Gov. Kathy Hochul is following the lead of her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who shut 18 prisons during his nearly 11 years in office amid a series of criminal justice reforms that reduced New York’s prison population to its lowest level since 1984. Prison closings have typically been contentious in New York because the facilities are major employers in the upstate communities where many of them have shut down, even as criminal justice reform advocates view the moves as the fruits of long-running efforts to end mass incarceration. But the closings announced Monday coincide with a heated political debate over the effect of left-leaning measures on public safety, with New York’s Democrats still reeling from their losses in elections across the state last week. Republicans were quick to attack Hochul, a Democrat from the Buffalo area, over the decision, portraying it as an affront to prison officers, and seeking to tie the closings to measures like changes to the state’s bail laws that have been used as a cudgel against Democrats. “Closing prisons is an idea that might appeal to liberal voters in a primary, but it’s of no benefit to upstate communities and represents yet another step backward on public safety,” said Will Barclay, the Republican minority leader in the state Assembly. The closings announced Monday were tied to this year’s state budget, which was negotiated in March between Cuomo and the Democrats who control the state Legislature. Also read | 'Orchestrated influx': Poland blocks migrants at Belarus border as it warns of an 'armed' escalation It was unclear whether Hochul would follow through with the moves when she took office in August, but she hinted last month that she was exploring the possibility of using some of the facilities for other purposes. “I want to get creative with this,” Hochul said then. “I don’t know if something can be used as a substance abuse treatment center. We don’t need as many prisons.” State officials said Monday that the state would work to “reuse” the closed prisons, but did not offer details. The closings come as the state’s prison population has dropped to 31,469, a 56% decline from a peak of 72,773 in 1999. The sharp decrease is partly a result of the dismantling of the state’s strict 1970s-era drug law and laws that allow early release for nonviolent offenders. The six prisons that will close are well under capacity: Taken together, they can fit up to 3,253 people, but now house just 1,420, all of whom will be transferred to other facilities before closing in March 2022. The move is expected to save taxpayers $142 million, officials said, adding that the closings would not result in layoffs. Instead, the state will work to shift the roughly 1,700 workers who are employed at the six prisons to other facilities or agencies. Michael Powers, the president of the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association, said the union opposed the closings, adding that the state was saving money while doing little to protect correction officers who, he said, had suffered an increase in violent attacks. “Where is the reinvestment in the facilities to make these prisons safer working environments?” Powers said. “At some point, the state needs to realise that these choices are more than just buildings and tax-saving measures, these are life-altering decisions that upend lives and destroy communities.” State officials picked the six prisons, most of which are upstate, after analysing factors that included their proximity to other facilities where staff members could be moved and whether they were in parts of the state where previous closings had already affected the local economy. Also taken into account was recent state legislation passed by Democrats that is meant to curb the use of solitary confinement and limit the number of people who are sent back to prison for technical parole violations. Also read | Capitol Hill violence: Investigation committee issues subpoenas to top Trump lieutenants The largest of the six prisons being closed is Downstate Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley, which can fit up to 1,221 people, but is operating at 56% capacity. The smallest is the Rochester Correctional Facility, which holds up to 70 individuals. State Sen. Peter Harckham, a Westchester County Democrat, said he hoped the money saved through the closings would be reinvested in drug-treatment options for prisoners, one driver of reincarceration. “If we want to end the revolving door of people going in and out of prisons and end recidivism, we have to seriously address substance-use disorder and mental health issues, while folks are incarcerated,” Harckham said. Two prisons are to be closed in the North Country region, where six other prisons have closed since 2019, including two earlier this year, resulting in the loss of hundreds of jobs. On Monday, Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican who represents most of the area, urged Hochul to “reverse course,” saying that the closings would “devastate our region.” “Targeting multiple North Country prisons is an attack on the hardworking residents of the North Country,” Stefanik said. Also read | As COVID-19 cases surge in Europe, WHO top official urges US to pay attention Criminal justice activists welcomed the closings, but nonetheless said Hochul should use her clemency powers to release more individuals, and urged the Legislature to pass legislation that would lead to additional releases. “Without these measures, and despite these closures, thousands will continue to needlessly languish behind bars,” said Jose Saldana, the director of the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign. “Tens of thousands of Black and Latinx families are counting on New York’s leaders to bring their loved ones home.” New York will have 44 state prisons after the closings announced Monday take effect in March. When he became governor in 2011, Cuomo closed seven prisons, including two in New York City, calling it a priority for a state traversing a fiscal crisis and declaring that “an incarceration program is not an employment program.”

Why New York is closing 6 prisons?

A police constable from Bastar has set off on a 6,000-kilometre cycle ride from Delhi&#39;s India Gate which will go along the Golden Quadrilateral. 42-year-old Banshi Lal Netam says he wants to spread the message of peace and create a Guinness World Record with his cycle ride.&nbsp;

The Bastar community of Chhattisgarh grapples with chaos and Netam, through his ride, is determined to spread the message of peace all across. In about 20 days Netam will be travelling to states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and then return to Delhi.

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&quot;My main motive is to feature in the Guinness World Record, Golden book world record. Then I want to open a hub of adventurous sports in Bastar and help the youth of Bastar use this opportunity fully -- like cycling, mountaineering, para mountaineering, horse riding. I want to help the kids of Bastar,&quot; Netam said.

&quot;When I go on the tour and meet different people I have just one aim. You must have heard about Bastar. Hence spreading peace in Bastar would be my message,&quot; he further added.

Netam has been preparing for over a year for this ride. He practised every day by cycling for about 350 kilometres.

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Through his ride Netam is determined to spread the message of peace all across

A police constable from Bastar has set off on a 6,000-kilometre cycle ride from Delhi's India Gate which will go along the Golden Quadrilateral. 42-year-old Banshi Lal Netam says he wants to spread the message of peace and create a Guinness World Record with his cycle ride. The Bastar community of Chhattisgarh grapples with chaos and Netam, through his ride, is determined to spread the message of peace all across. In about 20 days Netam will be travelling to states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and then return to Delhi. 42-yr-old police constable Banshi Lal Netam from Bastar, sets off on 6,000 km cycle ride along Golden Quadrilateral from Delhi's India Gate says I want to spread the message of peace and to create a Guinness World Record with this cycle ride. (05.03.2018) pic.twitter.com/9mxryB47mH — ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2018 × "My main motive is to feature in the Guinness World Record, Golden book world record. Then I want to open a hub of adventurous sports in Bastar and help the youth of Bastar use this opportunity fully -- like cycling, mountaineering, para mountaineering, horse riding. I want to help the kids of Bastar," Netam said. "When I go on the tour and meet different people I have just one aim. You must have heard about Bastar. Hence spreading peace in Bastar would be my message," he further added. Netam has been preparing for over a year for this ride. He practised every day by cycling for about 350 kilometres. (With inputs from ANI)

42-year-old policeman from Bastar to cycle 6,000 kilometres for peace

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