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The French government is being sued for failing to outlaw bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.

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The French government has been formally asked by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Defense des Milieux Aquatiques (DMA) to address its noncompliance with EU and French regulations pertaining to bottom trawling, one of the most damaging fishing methods. These regulations are obviously broken by allowing this practice to continue in some of France's most biodiverse and endangered marine areas. The NGOs claim that this situation puts the long-term sustainability of the fisheries in jeopardy in addition to compromising the integrity of these places. Legal action will be taken in a French court if the government fails to appropriately respond to this formal request. The request specifically targets two maritime protected areas, Chausey and Bancs des Flandres, where bottom trawling is causing habitat destruction. A major factor in the decline of marine biodiversity is bottom trawling, which is the practice of dragging weighted nets across the seabed. It unintentionally captu

28 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza.

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 28 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza. Following strikes on two residential areas in Khan Younis, dozens of people are still buried beneath the debris.                                                                            Source Al  J AZEERA Nov. 18, 2023 Israeli airstrikes on two residential locations in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, have resulted in the deaths of at least 28 Palestinians. Saturday's bombing of a Hamad neighborhood occurred, according to Youmna ElSayed of Al Jazeera, who was reporting from Khan Younis. In addition to killing largely youngsters, the incident also left dozens injured. Then, she added, another bomb went off, this time targeting a home in Khuza'a, a town east of Khan Younis. "There have been 28 confirmed deaths, but there are still many injured and dozens under the rubble, particularly in the residential neighborhood of Hamad," ElSayed continued. According to the AFP news agency, the director of Nasser Med