Internet access and telephone lines cut out after protests erupt in Iran
The Associated Press | Posted: January 8, 2026 8:45 PM | Last Updated: January 9
Protests escalated after exiled crown prince calls for mass demonstration
Category: 1. Israel
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IDF conducts second strike in 24 hours on southern Lebanon
The IDF conducted an airstrike in the Zaita region of southern Lebanon on Thursday, killing a Hezbollah operative, according to an official military statement.A later statement from the IDF clarified that the operative was Alaa’ Hourani, who was…
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THE FEAST OF THE SYNAXIS OF THE THEOTOKOS AT THE HOLY MONASTERY OF THE SHEPHERDS – Jerusalem Patriarchate
On Thursday, 26 December 2025 / 8 January 2026, the Feast of the Synaxis of the Theotokos was celebrated in the Village of the Shepherds / Beit Sahour, at the Holy Monastery of the Shepherds, a dependency of the Holy Monastery of Saint…
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Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov will head Gaza peace board, Netanyahu says
Israel’s prime minister said on Thursday that a former UN Middle East envoy, Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, has been chosen to serve as the director-general for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace…
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Internet, phone lines cut across Iran as thousands rally in Tehran; death toll at 45
Thousands of people in Iran’s capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the street Thursday night after a call by the country’s exiled crown prince for a mass demonstration, witnesses said, a new escalation in the protests that…
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US expresses grave concern over escalating violence in Aleppo
US Special Envoy Tom Barrack urges Syrian forces and the SDF to halt hostilities in Aleppo’s Kurdish neighborhoods and prioritize civilian protection.
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Palestine Action activist compared to suffragettes in court | UK news
A Palestine Action activist accused of taking part in a break-in at an Israeli defence firm’s UK site is a “remarkable woman”, her barrister has told jurors as he likened her to the suffragettes.
Charlotte Head, 29, is on trial at Woolwich…
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Eight people killed by Israeli air strikes, Gaza civil defence agency says
Israeli forces have killed at least 425 Palestinians in Gaza since the latest US-brokered truce took effect on 10 October, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
Earlier on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a projectile was launched…
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Eight people killed by Israeli air strikes, Gaza civil defence agency says
At least eight people, including four children, have been killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza in the last 24 hours, the territory’s civil defence agency has said.
Four people, including three children, were killed when a drone struck a tent…
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Settlers wound 3 Palestinians, torch cars in latest West Bank attack; 3 arrested
Three Israelis were arrested after settlers wounded three Palestinians and set fire to cars near Nablus in the northern West Bank on Thursday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and Israeli security forces.
However, footage…
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