IDF renews incursion into Syria’s Quneitra Governorate | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe news source’s correspondent in the southern governorate claimed that the IDF entered with six military vehicles, searched four houses, and…
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IDF renews incursion into Syria’s Quneitra Governorate
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Rights groups condemn reported re-arrest of Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran
Dec 13 (Reuters) – International human rights groups on Saturday condemned the reported re-arrest of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi in Iran, with the Nobel committee calling on the Iranian authorities to immediately clarify…
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Gaza amputees struggle to rebuild lives as enclave faces shortages of prosthetic limbs
NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sitting in her wheelchair, Haneen al-Mabhouh dreams of rebuilding her family, of cradling a new baby. She dreams of walking again. But with her leg gone, her life in Gaza is on hold, she says, as she waits to…
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Iran detains 18 crew members of oil tanker
Iran detains 18 crew members of oil tanker | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIran said those detained in the ongoing investigation include the tanker’s captain. The vessel’s identity and the crew members’ nationalities were not…
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'We welcome Jewish Syrians to their country again': Syrian-American Jews register first Jewish NGO in Syria to restore heritage
For the first time, a Jewish organization has been officially registered in Syria, which the foreign minister called ‘a step for us to tell the world that Syria has room for everyone.’ As the minority has almost entirely left and synagogues are…
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Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say
Supporters say security forces seized the activist in Mashhad as she spoke unveiled at a service for a lawyer found dead. The Nobel Committee said it was ‘deeply concerned,’ as doctors warn a return to prison could endanger her health
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ISF will not fight Hamas, say US officials, who still seek to deploy force next month
International troops could be deployed in the Gaza Strip as early as next month to form a UN-authorized stabilization force, two US officials told Reuters, but it remains unclear how the Palestinian terror group Hamas will be disarmed.
The…
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US briefly withheld some intel from Israel during Biden administration — sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US intelligence officials temporarily suspended sharing some key information with Israel during the Biden administration over concerns about its conduct of the war in Gaza, according to six people familiar with the…
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Iran reports seizing tanker transporting ‘contraband’ oil in Gulf of Oman
Iran has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, Iranian media said overnight Friday to Saturday, adding that 18 crew members from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were on board.
“An oil tanker carrying six million liters of contraband…
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Anti-Israel activists vandalize UK justice ministry with red paint
Two activists from anti-Israel group Palestine Action were reportedly arrested Friday in central London after spraying a Ministry of Justice building with red paint to demand that Justice Minister David Lammy agree to meet with fellow…
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