A Doctors Without Borders official has pleaded for countries to open their doors to tens of thousands of Gazans in dire need of medical evacuation, warning that hundreds have already died waiting.
“The need is really huge,” said Hani Isleem, who…
Category: 3. Middle East
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U.S. official who brokered Lebanon cease-fire urges Israel against war with Hezbollah
Speaking at the Israel Hayom conference, the Biden administration’s envoy to Lebanon said Israel ‘can’t keep living in a state of war.’ U.S. Envoy to the UN Mike Waltz praised Trump’s Gaza cease-fire plan, saying a Doha strike under ‘any other…
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Netanyahu sought more help on pardon request during call with Trump — report
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked US President Donald Trump to continue assisting him in securing a pardon from President Isaac Herzog, during a phone call between the two leaders, US media reported on Tuesday.
The phone call mainly…
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Mass wedding in Gaza celebrates new life after years of war and tragedy
KHAN YOUNIS (AP) — Eman Hassan Lawwa was dressed in traditional Palestinian prints and Hikmat Lawwa wore a suit as they walked hand-in-hand past the crumbled buildings of southern Gaza in a line of other couples dressed in exactly the…
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Dr. Gilad Malach: Haredi draft bill is a wedge issue for a divided nation
Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with Dr. Gilad Malach, a research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute.
Malach’s…
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Iran uses first joint SCO field drill to tout drone power, assert post-war resilience
The five-day drill includes participation from China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Observer states Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and Iraq will also be present.
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Israel’s preemptive strike on Syria clashes with Donald Trump
Israel’s preemptive strike on Syria clashes with Donald Trump | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe ambush that met the Israeli forces on their way out, and the airstrikes that followed, turned the operation into a diplomatic issue…
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Iranian ruling seeks $22b from US over Mahsa Amini riots
Iranian ruling seeks $22b from US over Mahsa Amini riots | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsA Tehran court ordered the US to pay $22b. in damages for allegedly supporting Iran’s 2022 protests after Mahsa Amini’s death,…
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IDF links Hezbollah to assassinations over Beirut explosion
IDF links Hezbollah to assassinations over Beirut explosion | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe four individuals allegedly assassinated were customs department officers and journalists who pointed to Hezbollah’s connection with the…
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Ex-Honduras president Hernández freed from US prison after Trump pardon
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in helping drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from…
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