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Search for loved ones after 283 bodies found in Khan Younis mass grave – Euronews
Search for loved ones after 283 bodies found in Khan Younis mass grave Euronews ‘This is a crime against humanity’: Gaza doctor on mass grave uncovered at hospital CNN Middle East crisis: More than 200 bodies recovered from temporary mass graves in Nasser hospital, local authorities say – as it happened The Guardian Mass graves found at Gaza…
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EU parliament to back ban on forced labour with eye on China | Labour Rights
Legislation is expected to be used to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region. European Union lawmakers are set to vote to ban products made using forced labour under a new law that has China in its sights, risking tensions with Beijing. The law to be voted on on Tuesday does not directly mention China, but…
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Top US colleges struggle with widening Gaza protests
Protesters at NYU and Yale are arrested while Columbia cancels in-person classes for safety. Continue Reading News Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Israel Gaza: Top US colleges struggle with widening protests
By James FitzGerald & Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News 22 April 2024 Updated 26 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Watch: Dozens of Gaza protesters arrested at Yale University Protests against the war in Gaza have spread from Columbia and Yale to other universities as…
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Bruises and broken ribs – Israel’s unexplained prison deaths
By Shaimaa Khalil and Mohamed Madi Reporting from the West Bank 5 hours ago Image caption, Abdulrahman Mari died in an Israeli prison after 7 October A few days after Hamas attacked Israel and war erupted in Gaza, Umm Mohamed in the occupied West Bank received a telephone call from her son in an Israeli…
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Israel’s strike on Iran: limited hit, major message
Israel’s apparent strike on Iran was deliberately limited in scope but sent a clear warning to the country’s leadership about Israeli abilities to strike at sensitive targets. Tehran refuses to recognise Israel, and for decades the two countries have waged a shadow war marked by covert Israeli operations inside Iran, and Iranian backing for anti-Israel…
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Former friend pens scathing column in Haaretz against Benjamin Netanyahu – Israel News
Writer and poet Eyal Megged, who was at one point Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s best friend, penned a column in Haaretz on Sunday in which he stated that the Prime Minister is destroying Israel. “He will be the destroyer of the country since he has no other choice,” he wrote. “Netanyahu is captive to…
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Antisemitism on campus surges as agitators take over Columbia, Yale universities
Rabbi Moshe Hauer is calling on the White House and federal government to take a harder stance on combating campus antisemitism after the “anarchy” at Columbia University. “What was very clear last week was basically a cry from the university leadership of Columbia and from the law school, the former law school dean, who’s the head…
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Hezbollah says ‘dozens’ of rockets fired at Israeli HQ
LONDON: Israel’s military operation in Gaza has raised questions about potential scenarios for postwar governance and security. The emerging consensus view — at least for now — seems to be the need for a two-state solution. There are several barriers to the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, however. One immediate stumbling block…
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Turkey hosted Hamas leader amid growing criticism over inaction in Gaza
Istanbul/Washington — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and his delegation last weekend in Istanbul amid growing criticism in Turkey of his government’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war. There was no news conference after the meeting. Erdogan’s office released a statement on the topics discussed with Haniyeh, who lives in…
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