More than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.
The death toll has continued to rise since a ceasefire took effect on 10 October, with…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Irish government slams Dublin plan to remove name of Chaim Herzog from city park
Foreign minister says move ‘has no place in our inclusive republic’; country’s chief rabbi says renaming park would ‘send a painful message of isolation to our small community’
The post Irish government slams Dublin plan to remove name of Chaim…
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Prince of Wales pays visit to severely ill children from Gaza
The Prince of Wales has visited a number of severely ill children from Gaza being treated by the NHS, a Kensington Palace spokesperson says.
The NHS began offering specialist care to Gazan children in September as part of a UK government…
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Syria celebrates Assad’s fall as Golan unrest grows
Syria celebrates Assad’s fall as Golan unrest grows | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East’From the walls of Aleppo, we saw Damascus liberated, and from the walls of this citadel, we saw the fighters in the heart of Damascus. For us,…
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US State Department stops processing visas for Afghan allies
By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered its diplomats worldwide to stop processing visas for Afghan nationals, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, effectively…
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‘Mona Lisa of manuscripts’: Rare 15th-century bible on display in Rome
ROME — A 15th-century Bible, which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, went on display in Rome earlier this month as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations.
The two-volume…
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UN committee calls for probe into alleged Israeli torture of Palestinian prisoners
A UN committee urged Israel on Friday to set up an independent investigatory commission to probe claims of torture of Palestinians, and warned the situation had “gravely intensified” since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led invasion of…
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Ballistic missiles launched from Iran to Kurdistan region
Ballistic missiles launched from Iran to Kurdistan region | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe report comes days after a drone attack on an important gas and energy installation caused power outages in the region.AN IRANIAN ballistic…
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Israeli airlines mostly unaffected as Airbus grounds 6,000 jets for software update
Israeli airlines were largely unaffected by Airbus’s emergency software recall, which it ordered Friday for thousands of its best-selling A320 passenger jets in a move that temporarily grounded some 6,000 planes, disrupting flights…
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Gaza death toll tops 70,000, health ministry says
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The number of people confirmed killed in Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip has passed the 70,000 mark, the enclave’s health ministry said on Saturday.
A total of 301 people have been added to the…
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