“I lived between despair and hope that my daughter might still be alive,” she told the BBC. “Months later, we heard in the news that premature infants had died in Shifa. I would look at the photos, trying to feel, as a mother, whether this could…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks face death penalty under new Israeli law
A member of Ben-Gvir’s party, Limor Son-Har-Melech, who survived an attack by Palestinian gunmen in which her husband was killed, argued that the law was necessary, citing the example of how one of her husband’s killers was later released and…
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After pope’s remark, White House defends praying for US troops
The White House on Monday defended praying for US troops engaged in the Iran war after Pope Leo XIV warned that God rejects the prayers “of those who wage war.”
“I don’t think there is anything wrong with our military leaders or with the president…
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Most Syrian refugees in Germany expected to return home in three years, Merz says
Merz’s government has taken a tougher line on refugees and migrants, amid surging support for the anti-immigration AfD party.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says Middle East visit a success, announces accords
March 30 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pronounced his tour of Middle Eastern countries a success on Monday and said a number of security cooperation accords had been clinched or were under discussion.
Zelenskiy embarked on a…
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IRGC’s Vahidi remains defiant as architect of Iran’s military survival
In the wake of a seismic shift in the Islamic Republic’s leadership, following the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and other senior figures, one name has emerged as the definitive architect of Iran’s military and internal…
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Two Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed in explosion in Lebanon
It is the second fatal incident in the last 24 hours, Unifil says, after Israel expanded its operation against Hezbollah.
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Two more UN peacekeepers killed in south Lebanon
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon said two of their troops were killed on Monday, bringing to three the number of blue helmets killed in 24 hours in the country’s south, where Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting.
The United Nations Interim Force in…
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Moshe Yitzchak Katz, Israeli-US soldier killed in Lebanon, laid to rest in Jerusalem
JTA — Hundreds gathered on Sunday night at Israel’s military cemetery on Mount Herzl for the funeral of Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Katz, an American-born Israeli soldier who was killed by a rocket attack on Saturday in southern Lebanon.
Katz,…
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Israel passes law making death penalty default sentence for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks
JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military court of deadly attacks, seeing through a main pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin…
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