Palestinian refugee and two relatives drown off English coast

Three members of a Palestinian British family drowned off the coast of Sussex, England, after going for a swim near Shoreham Fort. The deceased include the father, Hossam al-Khawas, a Palestinian refugee, a woman, and a teenage girl. A younger girl was rescued and taken to the hospital in critical condition. The incident occurred on Tuesday, and the Palestinian embassy in London announced the deaths on Wednesday. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham described the event as a "terrible family tragedy" and warned about the dangers of open water swimming. The Palestinian embassy is monitoring the situation and contacting British authorities to understand the circumstances.

A Palestinian refugee father, identified as Hossam al-Khawas, along with a woman and a teenage girl, died after getting into difficulty in the water off Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, on Tuesday. A younger girl from the same family remains in critical condition in hospital. Andy Burnham, commenting on the incident, described it as a "terrible family tragedy" and used it to warn about the dangers of open-water swimming, particularly the risk of cold water shock. Emergency services, including police, paramedics, coastguard, and RNLI, responded to the scene where four people were pulled from the water. The incident highlights a series of water-related deaths occurring during a period of record-breaking heatwaves.