Israeli strike on Gaza City apartment leaves 5 dead

In a fresh Israeli ground military operation in Gaza on Saturday, four women and one boy were killed when Israeli forces struck a residential apartment building in one of the quietest neighborhoods of western Gaza City.

Israel's continued military operations in the Gaza Strip have inflicted devastating civilian casualties. The United Nations says more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war-torn enclave and over 174,000 injured since October 2023. Children, women and the elderly have not been exempt from being targeted.

"We woke up to the sound of explosions, three missiles. We were terrified and in shock. We couldn't see anything. Children, women and the elderly were screaming. It was a state of absolute terror, terror in every sense of the word. It was the first time I truly felt what war means," said Maher Daher, a Palestinian eyewitness.

Nearly a year after a ceasefire went into effect, many residents of Gaza continue to experience the terror of living in a warzone.

"It is shocking and beyond comprehension. I don't know how to describe such brutality. Has it really come to the point where Israel directly targets women? It is an indescribable crime," said Ezzat Al-Sawafiri, owner of a targeted home.

Israeli strike on Gaza City apartment leaves 5 dead

Foreign investors sold more than 20 trillion won (about 15 billion U.S. dollars) worth of local stocks of the Republic of Korea (ROK) over the past month, the country's Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday.

According to the Korea Exchange (KRX) on Sunday, from Sept. 1 to Oct. 2, foreign investors achieved net buying on only seven trading days. On Sept. 28 alone, foreigners' net selling exceeded three trillion won (about 2.2 billion U.S. dollars), according to the report.

During the period, foreigners sold the most shares of SK hynix and Samsung Electronics. SK hynix net sales were 12.009 trillion won (about 8.9 billion U.S. dollars), and Samsung Electronics' net sales were 5.186 trillion won (about 3.9 billion U.S. dollars).

By market capitalization, as of Oct. 2, foreign investors' shareholding on the KOSPI had fallen to 39.66 percent. Foreign shareholding in SK hynix stood at 49.76 percent, the lowest level in more than three years.

The report said that the sell-off may have been driven by investors taking profits after semiconductor stock prices surged earlier this year. In addition, rising interest rates in major global markets such as the United States also fueled the selling.

Foreign investors dump 20 trillion won worth of ROK stocks in Sept