In Israel, Sperm Of Soldiers Killed In Gaza War Being Frozen

As Israel's war in Gaza rages, a growing number of parents in Israel are demanding sperm from the bodies of their sons, who were killed during the ongoing conflict, to be extracted and frozen, a BBC report said.

Since Hamas' all-out offense on October 7 and Israel's brutal retaliation, over 400 Israelis have been killed. 

Of these, sperm has been retrieved from as many as 170 men - both civilians and soldiers - according to the Israeli health ministry. This marks a 15 times rise as compared to previous years.

The process involves making an small incision in the testicle to take a piece of tissue from which live sperm cells can be extracted and frozen. The chances of successful retrieval are high within 24 hours after death but the sperm cell can live for up to 72 hours in the body of the deceased.

To ease the process of grieving families, some rules for the procedure have been relaxed but families are still frustrated about the lengthy legal processes they face.

In October, the Israeli health ministry removed a mandatory court order request for parents to use the procedure to extract sperm. While it has become easier to freeze the sperm, widows or parents who want to use it in the conception of a child have to prove in court that the dead man wanted to have children. 

Parents say the whole process can take years, the long wait adding to their grief.

The first Israeli couple to preserve and use their dead son's sperm did so in 2002 after their son, a soldier, was shot dead by a Palestinian sniper in the Gaza Strip. Their granddaughter is now 10 years old.

While experts believe the process has “great meaning” to bereaved families, they also say that "the current rules have created a conflict in the case of single men" as their desire to have a child has to be proven to court for the procedure to be carried out.

As single men often have no clear record of consent, their families, who arealready coping with grief in “a very difficult situation”, can only freeze the sperm but can't use it for fertilisation.

Currently, Israeli lawmakers are attempting to draft a bill to create clearer, more comprehensive rules for the process seeing the high number of deaths in the ongoing war in Gaza.

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Speeding Driver Kills Ecuadorian Politician's Daughter In Front Of Fiance

A court has heard that Vanessa Sagnay de la Bastida, the daughter of an Ecuadorian politician, was cruelly killed in front of her fiance, Michael Williams, by a speeding Mercedes. The 28-year-old was crossing a road close to Wandsworth Bridge in west London when the event happened, according to The Metro.

This incident happened while Vanessa was crossing the road near Wandsworth Bridge in west London.

The news reports mentioned that the driver of the speeding Mercedes, 39-year-old Octavian Cadar, was speeding at more than twice the legal limit at the time of the collision.

The impact caused Ms. Sagnay, also known as Charlotte, to somersault through the air before landing on a railing. Despite efforts by an off-duty doctor, she died 13 minutes later at the scene from a severe head injury, according to The Metro.

Cadar, of Bexley, south-east London, has already admitted causing death by careless driving but denied the more serious charge of causing death by dangerous driving. According to The Metro, Cadar had just finished at a nearby McDonald's drive-through and was on his way to see his girlfriend in Fulham when the crash took place. The accident happened at around 10:06 pm on March 16, 2022.

Prosecutor Amanda Hilton said: "As they came to traffic lights, Mr Williams pressed the button and looked to the right and the road was clear. They started crossing towards the central reservation."

"As they were crossing, Octavian Cadar drove his Mercedes after the roundabout at speed. They heard the car coming. Mr Williams ran on the journey they were taking. Charlotte ran back to the pavement they had just left and the Mercedes struck her."

"Mr Williams, who witnessed the collision, told police Charlotte was hit on the lefthand side by the bonnet of the car and he watched as Charlotte was thrown forward on to a railing. He heard her scream and then he saw her land on the ground."

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The incident took place at 10 pm on Sunday, the Kharghar police station official said.

"Wearing black clothes and armed with revolvers, the three entered the shop, threatened the staff, assaulted them and looted jewellery worth Rs. 11.80 lakh. In three minutes, they shot four to five rounds though no one was injured," the official said.

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