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Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Coverage by Al Jazeera
Tap Here to Visit the Live News Page Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the latest escalation between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group that governs Gaza. We will be bringing you developments from Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and around the world throughout the day. Tap Here to Visit the Live News Page
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Tel Aviv sees record breaking temperatures – Israel News
The Israel Meteorological Service (IMS) announced that at midday on Thursday, temperatures in Tel Aviv broke an 85-year-old long-standing record for the month of April, reaching 40.7 degrees Celsius (105.26 degrees Fahrenheit). The previous record was 40.4 degrees Celsius (104.72 degrees Fahrenheit) in 1939. On Thursday, heavy rain and extreme heat engulfed the majority…
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Shekel sharply weakens in thin holiday trading
The shekel has been weakening today against the world’s major currencies in volatile trading. This afternoon the Bank of Israel set the shekel-dollar exchange rate up 0.913% at NIS 3.794/$ and set the shekel-euro rate 1.192% higher at NIS 4.066/€. In late afternoon inter-bank trading the shekel weakened by a further 0.2% to NIS…
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Risk of military incidents on Belarus-Ukraine border quite high: Lukashenko | Russia-Ukraine war News
President also said there could be an ‘apocalypse’ if Russia used nuclear weapons in retaliation for Western actions. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that the risk of military incidents along his country’s border with Ukraine was quite high, according to Russia’s state-run RIA news agency. Belarus had moved several combat-ready battalions from Vitebsk region,…
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Middle East crisis live: US and other countries link ‘immediate ceasefire’ to hostages’ release – The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: US and other countries link ‘immediate ceasefire’ to hostages’ release The Guardian Belgium says worker taking part in country’s Gaza aid efforts killed in overnight strike The Times of Israel Belgian agency aid worker dies in Gaza – report The Jerusalem Post Belgian agency aid worker dies in Gaza as Israel intensifies strikes on…
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Brandeis extends transfer deadline, appealing to Jewish students distressed by campus anti-Israel unrest
(JTA) — Brandeis University, the historically Jewish school outside Boston, has extended its transfer application deadline in a bid to appeal to students who are unhappy with their own schools’ responses to campus anti-Israel protests. The university announced the decision on Monday, as encampment protests spread from Columbia University to campuses across the United States.…
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Israel sees record breaking heat, how to protect against it
A temperature of 40.7° was recorded in Tel Aviv on Thursday, breaking previous records for April of the past 85 years and the hottest day on record in Israel since 1907. The extreme heat can be hazardous to our health, and it’s important to act accordingly. Experts explain how heavy heat can harm our body…
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Covid-19 Vaccination Associated With Reductions In Pediatric Cases & Hospitalizations
A 7 year-old child holds a sticker she received after getting the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine … [+] at the Child Health Associates office in Novi, Michigan on November 3, 2021. – An expert panel unanimously recommended Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds on November 2, the penultimate step in the process that will allow…
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Israeli doctors warn hostages in danger of sexual assault, in Lancet article
Amid severe criticism directed at women’s and international health organizations for their silence on the sexual violence and rapes perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on October 7, three doctors from HaEmek Medical Center and Rambam Health Care Campus penned a forceful editorial in “The Lancet,” a leading global medical journal. 1 View gallery Dr. Zafran and…
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Egypt in efforts to prevent Israeli offensive on Rafah
Egyptian officials said on Thursday that their government was attempting to stop a possible Israeli offensive on Rafah. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said earlier that such an operation could cause a humanitarian catastrophe and that the international community is opposed to it. “Any attempt to ignite the situation in Gaza and increase pressure on…
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‘Anger and disbelief’ over reports Labour considering restoring whip to suspended MP Osamor
Reports that Labour is considering restoring the whip to the suspended MP Kate Osamor three months after she made offensive comments on Holocaust Memorial Day have sparked “anger and disbelief” amongst communal figures and local members. The MP for Edmonton was placed under investigation over a social media post which likened Israel’s war in Gaza…
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