Merve Aydogan
18 April 2026•Update: 18 April 2026
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed outrage on Friday on the killing of two drivers contracted to deliver clean water to families in the Gaza Strip.
“The victims were killed by Israeli fire…
Category: 1. Israel
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Trump: Iran Truce Ends if No Deal Reached by Wednesday, U.S. May ‘Start Dropping Bombs Again’
Here are Saturday’s updates from the U.S.-Iran cease-fire and Israel’s war with Hezbollah:
■ An average of at least 47 women and girls were killed each day during the war in Gaza, according to figures published by UN Women on Friday.
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Israel Malachi appointed as new Director General of Finance Ministry
Malachi, who served as the ministry’s Deputy Director General for the past three and a half years, will take over from outgoing Director General Ilan Rom.
According to a press release from the ministry, Malachi “has extensive familiarity with…
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Iran’s Qalibaf says US, Israel could not win through ‘lies’; Tehran to control Hormuz transit
Necva Tastan Sevinc
18 April 2026•Update: 18 April 2026
The Iranian parliament speaker said early Saturday that the US and Israel have failed to achieve their goals through “lies,” and that passage through the strategic Strait of Hormuz would…
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KAN celebrates 90 years with top Israeli dramas and comedies to watch
KAN, Israel’s public broadcaster, has been having a huge celebration for its 90th anniversary this week. While much of this programming has focused on KAN’s previous eras, there are many great series available right now on the KAN website at…
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Polish town’s new ‘information center’ denies murders of Jews by local Poles in 1941
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — In the Polish town of Jedwabne, where historians agree that townspeople killed most of their Jewish neighbors during World War II, a brand-new “information center” denies the crime.
The information center is…
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KAN celebrates 90 years with top Israeli dramas and comedies to watch
KAN, Israel’s public broadcaster, has been having a huge celebration for its 90th anniversary this week. While much of this programming has focused on KAN’s previous eras, there are many great series available right now on the KAN website at…
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Trump says UFO review uncovered ‘interesting’ documents, releases expected soon
President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration’s review of UFO-related material has uncovered a number of “interesting” documents, adding that an initial release of records is expected soon.
“We found many very interesting…
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fear and euphoria on the banks of the Danube
Young people in Budapest did not wait for the official results. On Sunday evening they gathered along the Danube, holding balloons, bottles of alcohol and Hungarian flags. Some climbed onto lampposts and traffic lights. Others tore down campaign…Continue Reading
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French court rules antisemitism not a motive in nanny’s poisoning of Jewish family
JTA — A French appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a nanny from Algeria who was convicted of poisoning the Jewish family she worked for was not motivated by antisemitism.
The decision by the Versailles Court of Appeal comes months after…
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