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HSBC ‘sharia‑compliant’ fund spent over $100m on five Israeli military‑linked firms
HSBC ‘sharia‑compliant’ fund spent over $100m on five Israeli military‑linked firms Imran Mulla on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 12:52 MEE analysis reveals HSBC’s Islamic Global Equity Index Fund purchased shares in world’s second-largest arms company A branch of HSBC bank in central London on 24 February 2026 (AFP) Off The UK’s largest “sharia-compliant” fund has purchased more than $100m worth of shares in companies linked to the Israeli military in the first half of this year, a Middle East Eye analy
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HSBC ‘sharia‑compliant’ fund spent over $100m on five Israeli military‑linked firms
HSBC ‘sharia‑compliant’ fund spent over $100m on five Israeli military‑linked firms Imran Mulla on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 12:52 MEE analysis reveals HSBC’s Islamic Global Equity Index Fund purchased shares in world’s second-largest arms company A branch of HSBC bank in central London on 24 February 2026 (AFP) Off The UK’s largest “sharia-compliant” fund has purchased more than $100m worth of shares in companies linked to the Israeli military in the first half of this year, a Middle East Eye analy
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay blasts Trump's 'unlawful' sanctions against ICC
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay on Wednesday hit out at Donald Trump’s “illegal” sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying the US president needed a lesson in international law. In an interview with AFP, Pillay also said it was no coincidence the US sanctions on the ICC were announced just hours after her Nobel, as a “reaction to the fact that the award was not given to President Trump”. Asked what her message was for Trump, the 85-year-old judge told AFP: “Call in yo
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Rights group ‘deeply alarmed’ by Israel’s escalating violence against journalists
LONDON: The Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday that it was “deeply alarmed” by what it described as an escalating wave of violations against Palestinian and foreign journalists in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. The group urged Israeli authorities to halt the practices, investigate attacks on members of the press, hold those responsible accountable and allow journalists to work without intimidation. “Israel’s actions against Palestinian and foreign journalists are
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Ronen Bar files defamation lawsuit against Netanyahu over shifting October 7 responsibility
The lawsuit alleges that in the months leading up to October 7, Netanyahu received repeated warnings about the possibility of an escalation on multiple fronts, with particular emphasis on Gaza.
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IDF Personnel Directorate head recounts former hostage's story of abuse in Gaza at memorial event
Bar Kalifa, who fought in the Gaza Strip as commander of the 36th Division following the October 7 attacks, addressed the soldiers at the Southern Command event.
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Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and graffitied its outside walls on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank village of Mikhmas, Palestinian sources and the Israeli military said. Atta Kanaan, a Palestinian resident of Mikhmas who lives 50 metres from the mosque, told AFP that he heard the sound of breaking glass shortly after midnight on Wednesday and immediately went to the building.
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Colombia opens embassy in West Jerusalem as new president embraces Israel
Colombia opens embassy in West Jerusalem as new president embraces Israel Elis Gjevori on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 12:30 Israel's foreign minister Gideon Saar welcomed the move as 'breaking new ground' The Colombian foreign minister Omar Bula Escobar and his his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar at the embassy opening in West Jersualem. (gidonsaar/X) Off Colombia opened its embassy in West Jerusalem on Wednesday, following a controversial decision by the country’s new pro-Israeli president, Abelardo
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Settlers set fire to mosque in West Bank as Israeli forces raid villages
Settlers also attacked a boy in a separate incident in the town of Beita, south of Nablus.
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia 'totally unacceptable', says Dar
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia were “totally unacceptable”. He made the remarks while addressing a joint press conference after the 8th session of the Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC). At the outset of his presser, Dar said that the two sides would sign a protocol with regard to the commission. He said that this reflected “a shared resolve to further strengthen and expand bilateral cooperation in are
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Automating death: Israel’s AI-powered genocide in Gaza
On February 29, 2024, Israeli forces fired at civilians as they gathered around an aid convoy. At least 115 people were killed in what has since become known as the ‘Flour Massacre’. Survivors recalled the involvement of armed tanks and quadcopters. “When the aid entered, the tank and quadcopter started firing at the people gathered, the people who went to get food for themselves and their children. They started shooting at them,” Mahmoud Ahmad, a Gaza resident, told Reuters shortly after the in
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France: Far-right party’s ‘de‑demonisation’ strategy rattled by antisemitism scandal
France: Far-right party’s ‘de‑demonisation’ strategy rattled by antisemitism scandal Tassa Adidi on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 08:44 Allegations of antisemitism targeting National Rally president Jordan Bardella have undermined the party’s attempt to move beyond its extremist past France's far-right Rassemblement National leader Jordan Bardella (R) attends a conference on antisemitism in Jerusalem on 27 March 2025 (Menahem Kahana/AFP) Off “Nature always returns,” says the proverb - a phrase that perf
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Dar hails 'constructive' talks with Oman FM after JMC meeting in Islamabad
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi discussed regional tensions and ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation on Wednesday. Albusaidi arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday on a two-day visit. Speaking at the outset of the 8th session of the Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC), Dar said the two had “worked out” certain areas of bilateral interest and discussed global issues in detail, including the US-Iran wa
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Colombia opens embassy in Jerusalem in shift on Israel
Colombia opens embassy in Jerusalem in shift on Israel Colombia officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, joining a small number of countries that have moved their missions to the holy city. “This is an important date for the State of Israel. It’s also an important date for the city of Jerusalem,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said at the ceremony. The decision follows an announcement in July by President Abelardo de la Espriella, marking a sharp change from his predecess
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France is on the precipice of a far-right landslide
France is on the precipice of a far-right landslide Rayan Freschi on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 21:08 Presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen's hijab obsession is merely a symptom of the country's deeply rooted Islamophobia National Rally leader Marine Le Pen speaks during a party rally in Chalons-en-Champagne, France, on 18 March 2026 (Sameer al-Doumy/AFP) Off The French presidential race has begun. For the first time since 2017, Emmanuel Macron won’t be a part of it. And for the first time in her c
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Why did the Palestinian Authority postpone elections - again?
Why did the Palestinian Authority postpone elections - again? Lubna Masarwa on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 13:44 A Hamas-Dahlan alliance threatened Fatah's electoral plans and exposed a wider struggle over Palestinian politics Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the foundation stone ceremony of the Innovation and Excellence Compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on 9 September 2026 (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off Three months after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced elections, the vote h
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DPM Dar, Oman FM discuss regional tensions, vow to deepen bilateral cooperation
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi discussed regional tensions and ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation on Wednesday. Speaking at the 8th session of the Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC), Dar said the two had “worked out” certain areas of bilateral interest and discussed global issues in detail, including the US-Iran war, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and Gaza in their r
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Morning recap
Morning recap Good Morning Middle East Eye readers, If you are just joining us, here are key developments from across the region and beyond: * Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry says a strike caused a small fire at an Aramco building in Dhahran with no injuries. * Cities across Saudi Arabia were rocked by explosions on Tuesday night local time after the kingdom launched strikes on energy facilities in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital controlled by the Houthis. * Israeli forces shot two Palestinians in t
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Israeli strike kills Palestinian woman near Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza
Israeli strike kills Palestinian woman near Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza A Palestinian woman has been killed in an Israeli strike targeting an apartment near the al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza, according to Al Jazeera's reporters on the ground.
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Israeli attacks kill one in Gaza, wound journalists in occupied West Bank
A year into the ceasefire, nearly two-thirds of Gaza is in Israeli hands and Netanyahu vows control of the West Bank.
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UN urges Israel to protect Palestinian olive farmers from settler violence
UN urges Israel to protect Palestinian olive farmers from settler violence The UN is supporting Palestinian farmers and olive pickers ahead of the olive harvest season, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said, reiterating calls for Israel to protect civilians from settler violence. Dujarric said humanitarian partners had identified areas where protection efforts were needed to allow farmers to harvest their crops safely and on time. Partners were seeking flexible funding to respond to the need
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Opinion: Austria's anti-terror laws are turning journalism about Palestine into a crime
Opinion: Austria's anti-terror laws are turning journalism about Palestine into a crime The case of the Palestinian journalist Mustafa Ayyash shows how Austria's expanding use of anti-terror legislation is blurring the line between journalism, political expression and alleged support for, or membership of, a proscribed organisation. Ayyash, the founder of the news network Gaza Now, has been held in pre-trial detention in Austria since November 2025. His case raises broader questions about how p
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Israeli forces detain 30 Palestinians in West Bank raids, while assaults by settlers continue
LONDON: Israeli forces detained 30 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. Meanwhile, several people were reportedly injured when Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family near Nablus and olive harvesters near Tulkarem, sources said. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office said troops searched houses during the raids and turned one of them, in Asira Al-Shamaliya, into an interrogation center. Most of the arrests took place in the northern province of Nablus, where Is
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Israeli military vehicle runs over, injures three Palestinians west of Jenin
Israeli military vehicle runs over, injures three Palestinians west of Jenin An Israeli military vehicle ran over and injured three Palestinians during an incursion into Ya’bad, west of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, on Tuesday evening local time, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said the three were taken to Jenin Governmental Hospital, including one with a fractured foot.
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Gaza death toll reaches 74,389 as Israeli strikes continue
GAZA: Continued Israeli airstrikes, artillery shelling, and gunfire across the Gaza Strip have resulted in further civilian casualties, including the death of a young child from earlier injuries, according to Palestinian medical sources. In the Al-Tuffah neighborhood northeast of Gaza City, an Israeli drone strike targeted a civilian vehicle on Al-Mashahra Street. Medical officials reported that an unidentified individual was killed in the attack and several others sustained injuries. Meanwh
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‘My unit killed many unarmed men’: Israeli soldiers recount Gaza war crimes
‘My unit killed many unarmed men’: Israeli soldiers recount Gaza war crimes Der Spiegel has published accounts from ten Israeli soldiers describing how troops killed Palestinian civilians in Gaza and recorded them as “terrorists”. In testimonies published over the weekend, the soldiers recounted war crimes committed during Israel’s genocide in Gaza, including killing unarmed Palestinians and destroying neighbourhoods to prevent civilians from returning. David, an infantry reservist who served s
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Israel’s Yellow Line in Gaza advances, leaving displaced with nowhere to go
As Israel moves Gaza’s Yellow Line westward, displaced families in Shujayea face renewed danger.
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On This Day: Final living hostages return from Gaza, as Trump addresses Knesset following ceasefire
Additionally, the remains of four murdered hostages, Yossi Sharabi, Guy Illouz, Bipin Joshi, and Captain Daniel Peretz, were returned to Israel that evening for burial.
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Netanyahu vows Palestinians displaced from refugee camp will not return
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday that displaced residents of a Palestinian refugee camp would not be allowed to return to their homes, after the supreme court ordered the government to provide a timetable for their return. In a video statement filmed in the vicinity of the Tulkarm refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Netanyahu referred to it as a “terror stronghold” and praised the Israeli army for “clearing it out under our directives.” “I heard that there i
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‘My unit killed many unarmed men’: Israeli soldiers recount Gaza war crimes
‘My unit killed many unarmed men’: Israeli soldiers recount Gaza war crimes Elis Gjevori on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 16:14 Ten soldiers describe killing unarmed Palestinians and recording the dead as ‘terrorists’ during Israel’s Gaza genocide A Palestinian boy carrying UNICEF bag, looks at the wreckage of a car after it was destroyed in Israeli strike at the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on October 13, 2026. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP) Off Der Spiegel has published accounts from ten Israeli soldiers d
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Israel demolishes Bedouin Palestinian homes leaving 250 homeless
Israel demolishes Bedouin Palestinian homes leaving 250 homeless Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 15:55 Palestinian leaders have condemned the demolitions, accusing far-right ministers of using the displacement of Bedouin families to mobilise voters Children sit on top of the rubble of a building demolished by Israeli forces near the city of Rahat on 12 October 2026 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off Israeli forces demolished between 50 and 80 homes and a mosque belonging to a Bedouin Palestinian c
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Hamas praises Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay over genocide allegations against Israel
Hamas used Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize win to renew demands for international legal action against Israeli officials, citing her commission's findings on the Gaza war.
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British journalist says Israel asked if he believed Gaza genocide claim
LONDON: British journalist Secunder Kermani said Israeli border officials asked him whether he believed Israel was committing genocide in Gaza after initially denying him entry at Ben-Gurion Airport on Monday. Kermani, an award-winning foreign affairs correspondent for Channel 4 News, arrived in Israel to cover the country’s upcoming election. He said he received a written notice saying he would not be allowed into the country and was taken to an immigration detention facility. Border officials
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Eisenkot wants a new direction. His Palestinian policy has a problem - opinion
Does Gadi Eisenkot's vision point toward a political settlement or a more sustainable management of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
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'Hope so heavy to carry': Al-Shaer on harrowing plight, emotional toll, struggle to survive in Gaza
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Palestinian writer and poet Mahmoud Al-Shaer, “Am I real, or just a number in this war?” In I Am Still Alive: Dispatches from Gaza, Palestinian writer Mahmoud Al-Shaer explores how war transforms memory, childhood and the meaning of existence. Recounting his family's displacement, his daughter's understanding of a world reduced to tents, and his evacuation from Gaza, he reflects on writing as an act of resistance against erasure. His testimony reveals how the str
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Israel turns back Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight over Indonesian pilot's nationality
Israel turns back Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight over Indonesian pilot's nationality Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 13:05 Israel has barred pilots from 31 nationalities from landing in the country amid new restrictions People board an Ethiopian Airlines plane at the Bole International Airport, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17 March 2020 (Eduardo Soteras/AFP) Off An Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight bound for Israel was forced to return to Addis Ababa after Israeli authorities refused it perm
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British man in Israeli army posed in front of burning Gaza school, new film reveals
British man in Israeli army posed in front of burning Gaza school, new film reveals Imran Mulla on Mon, 10/12/2026 - 15:35 Jonathan Burman went to school in Manchester before joining Israeli army and serving in Gaza, Declassified UK finds Jonathan Burman in front of the Madrasa al-Farabi in Gaza (Obtained by Declassified UK) Off A British man posed in front of a burning school in Gaza while serving with the Israeli army, an investigation by Declassified UK has revealed. A film published by
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Azerbaijan accuses Turkey of stoking tensions over headscarf ban
Azerbaijan accuses Turkey of stoking tensions over headscarf ban Ragip Soylu on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 12:49 The ruling party in Baku tells Ankara to respect its sovereignty and rejects criticism of its headscarf restrictions and close ties with Israel Turkish fans gather in front of a policeman with Azerbaijan and Turkish flags at the Ataturk Stadium in Bursa, northern Turkey, on 14 October 2009 (Mustafa Ozer/AFP) Off Azerbaijan's ruling party directly accused Turkey of stoking "artificial tensi
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Israeli raids wound child and two journalists in Ramallah
Israeli raids wound child and two journalists in Ramallah Israeli forces wounded a child with live ammunition during attacks in Ramallah and Al-Bireh, the Palestinian Health Ministry says. Several other Palestinians suffered breathing difficulties. Al Jazeera reports that Israeli forces also wounded at least two journalists as they opened fire and used tear gas during the raids. Troops entered several Palestinian NGOs’ offices and the courtyard of the Palestine Medical Complex in the occupied W
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War in the Middle East is deepening global inequality, IMF says
War in the Middle East is deepening global inequality, IMF says MEE staff on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 11:50 International Monetary Fund also points to destabilising impact of AI, as economic leaders meet in Bangkok Children pose for a photo in a makeshift camp for people displaced by clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, near Aden, Yemen, 7 October 2026 (Reuters) Off Wars across the Middle East are deepening global inequality, the International Mon
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Israel’s military raids NGO offices in Ramallah
Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank where Israeli forces raided several NGOs.
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Saudi Arabia refuses request from Netanyahu to join fight against Houthis, says report
Saudi Arabia refuses request from Netanyahu to join fight against Houthis, says report Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denied a request by Israel to join the fight against the Houthis in Yemen, Israeli media have reported. A diplomatic source told Haaretz that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had, through US mediation, offered to help fight the Iran-linked group in part as a means of strengthening ties with the kingdom. Mohammed bin Salman, however, opposed the move, fe
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Saudi Arabia refuses request from Netanyahu to join fight against Houthis, says report
Saudi Arabia refuses request from Netanyahu to join fight against Houthis, says report Alex MacDonald on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 09:52 Netanyahu reportedly offered to help fight the Iran-linked group in part as a means of strengthening ties with the kingdom Yemeni men stand in front of a digital billboard featuring the image of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi in Sanaa, Yemen, on 11 October 2026 (Mohammed Huwais/AFP) Off Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denied a request by Israel
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Palestinian West Bank resident arrested for filming Bnei Brak light rail, posing as Israeli
Police said the suspect had previously been involved in security-related incidents and was suspected of participating in terrorist attacks targeting Israelis.
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Palestine weekly: Gaza marks year of ‘ceasefire’ with more Israeli killing
A year after Gaza's ceasefire, Israeli attacks persist as settler violence disrupts West Bank's oil harvest.
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UNDERSTANDING THE NEW AGE OF WAR
“And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?” *— William Butler Yeats, The Second Coming* OPENING NOTEWilliam Butler Yeats’ chilling 1920 poem had a backdrop: World War I, the flu pandemic, the Russian Revolution and a sense of impending doom, an inflection point. The gyre is widening and turning again. As wars rage in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and West Asia, it is important to understand what’s happening and why. Questions abound. The answers
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Amid Gaza's ruins, Taekwondo athletes return to training after three years of genocide
Amid Gaza's ruins, Taekwondo athletes return to training after three years of genocide At Al-Bureij Camp in central Gaza, Taekwondo athletes are back on the mat after three years of genocide. Coach Mahmoud Al-Kronz is training children amid the rubble with limited resources, keeping sport alive and giving his students a break from the weight of war. Before October 2023, his team was preparing to compete at the Fujairah championship in the UAE. Repeated displacement and famine brought training
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Israeli forces raid Qalqilyah in occupied West Bank, local sources report
Israeli forces raid Qalqilyah in occupied West Bank, local sources report Israeli forces, accompanied by a military bulldozer, are raiding the city of Qalqilyah in the occupied West Bank, local sources reported early on Tuesday.
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Israeli American Council leads nationwide protests against controversial Gaza documentary 'NAZA'
Pro-Israel groups are protesting screenings of 'NAZA' across the US, accusing the documentary of presenting a distorted account of the Gaza war and demanding additional context.
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