Category: 3. Middle East

Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity during and after the October 7, 2023 attack that sparked the Gaza war, with Hamas rejecting the report as…

Changing its tone after years of frustration over Jerusalem’s stance on the war with Russia, Ukraine is warming to Israel, and looking to it as a model for navigating US pressure to sue for peace with a recalcitrant enemy.

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A baby girl died in southern Gaza on Thursday as a result of the severe cold brought on by Storm Byron, Khan Younis’s Nasser Hospital said, and another Palestinian was reportedly killed by a collapsing wall, as heavy rain flooded the…

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VIENNA, Austria — Austrian lawmakers approved a law Thursday banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and could deepen societal divisions.

The conservative-led government…

The new Jewish Heritage in Syria Foundation will work to return Jewish property to the community with the aim of rejuvenating Jewish life in the country as the new administration in Damascus looks to boost its outreach to minority groups.

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US President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly planning to appoint an American two-star general to command the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza.

The report in the Axios news site on Thursday, citing two US…