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On the night of December 3, 1943, the RAF carried out an attack on Leipzig in which the warehouse used to store the Baedeker company's stock - along with large parts of the ancient German city - was destroyed, forcing the company out of business. The firm was re-established almost from scratch in 1948. Dietrich Baedeker, born in Bremen in 1660, became a printer in Bielefeld but it was his descendent, Karl Baedeker, who established the publishing firm proper in 1827. Karl, seeing the increasing popularity of travel among the rich and the advent of the railways, identified a market for books that would advise people on where to go and what to see. While Baedeker publishing was not a specific target for the bombing, it was thought at the time that the Luftwaffe was selecting targets in the UK from the guidebooks published by the company.

According to the humanitarian aid charity's founder, 13,000 children have already been killed in Gaza's war, and that a famine is 'imminent.' Catherine Russell, UNICEF's executive director, made the remarks on social media today as she called for an immediate ceasefire in the war-torn world. "War in Gaza has killed over 13K children and injured countless others," she wrote. Homes, schools, and hospitals are in danger. Teachers, physicians, and human rights activists were all killed. It's likely that a famine will strike. The degree and rate of fire are alarming. To prevent violence, children are in danger.' This comes as Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid was scheduled to Washington on Saturday for talks with top officials as tensions between the two countries escalate over Israel's handling of the Gaza war.

A 14-year-old Palestinian girl from Gaza had both legs amputated after a bomb ripped her house, but she is now receiving medical attention in Chicago. Leyan, 14, had been flown to Chicago after a devastating explosion on October 27 left her seriously injured and required her legs amputated without anesthesia. 'The assassination of my house [a] one-day-old and my 5-year-old niece,' she said at a dinner in Chicago.

Hundreds of bodies are now dead in the streets as citizens frantically band together to shield themselves against armed groups that have been released by thousands of convicts. Since Prime Minister Ariel Henry was ousted from office last week by heavily armed gang leader Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier to seize power, the chaos has escalated. According to humanitarian organizations and the state electricity corporation, almost 1.5 million Haitians are on the brink of starvation, with five of the country's power stations deemed "completely dysfunctional" on Monday. 'Such acts of theft and sabotage only further aggravate the financial and technical situation of the company, by the acts of vandalism and te

Haitians who are struggling to escape the escalating violence and fled to neighboring Dominican Republic were arrested and deported inside wired police vans. On Monday, gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods near the capital city of Port-au-Prince, killing at least two dozen people in the attack. Residents in Laboule and Thomassin's communities were looted before sunrise, prompting residents to leave as some radio stations pleaded for help.

Over the weekend, an Army veteran and Republican Rep. Cory Mills helped 13 more Americans flee war-torn Haiti. The Florida congressman revealed that he had volunteered for a children's ministry evasion. A two-month-old baby and a three-year-old girl were among the 13 Americans screened for freedom. Mills said in a tweet that, 'Like many, they made every effort to work through the government, but with no success,' Mills wrote in a tweet.' The trip came after Mills' mission last week, which helped save ten Americans.

The situation in Haiti has been the 'worst in decades,' according to the UN children's agency's head, and a number of government and humanitarian organizations have reported that their facilities and humanitarian aid supplies have been looted. 'It's like a scene from Mad Max's "Mexievery day." That's just what it looks like, actually. 'UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell said gangs and vigilantes responding to the gangs.' Approximately 1.4 million Haitians are on the brink of famine, and more than 4 million people are on the verge of dying, with some eating just once a day or nothing at all. In recent weeks, gangs have raged through Haiti, threatening key institutions and closing down the main international airport.

Following international condemnation of Israel's decision to storm the crowded town along Egypt's border, Mr Netanyahu declared it today. Rafah is Israel's last remaining Hamas stronghold, and it needs to send in troops to complete its war plan against the Islamic terrorist group. However, an estimated 1.5 million Palestinians have crammed into the city after fleeing fighting elsewhere in Gaza. In Rafah, Mr Netanyahu said today that a'massive operation' is required. He ordered security forces to produce a 'double plan,' which would include the evacuation of civilians and a military operation to 'collapse' remaining Hamas terrorist units.

The region's most devastating earthquake since 1939 erupted under their feet before dawn, leaving a trail of utter chaos that spanned Turkey and Syria that stretches for more than 200 miles. More than 2,600 residents have already died, with thousands more still trapped under the rubble of countless buildings stricken by the mighty 7.8-magnitude earthquake. A second earthquake of nearly equal magnitude broke out just hours later, burying yet more helpless bodies under a mass of concrete and terrorized displaced families as the bitter winter air hit them. MailOnline brings you right to the epicentre of the tragedy with a stunning video clip demonstrating the severity of the fire and the tireless efforts of emergency services, humanitarian staff, and locals alike to save their comrades.