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In Budapest, Hungary’s Jewish community—the largest in Central Europe—is experiencing growing tension over the close political ties between Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu. A petition, signed by hundreds of intellectuals, artists, and academics, urges......
The flight route of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to New York for the United Nations General Assembly has raised many questions. His aircraft, which left Tel Aviv on Wednesday night, took an unusual path, deliberately avoiding the airspace of several countries, including Morocco.......
Israeli authorities have announced the arrest of Yaakov Perl, a 49-year-old dual Israeli-American citizen, on charges of spying for Iran. Perl, who had been living in Morocco for several years, was detained on September 4, though details of the case were only made public on September 25. Investigations......
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took an unusual flight route to New York on Thursday, bypassing French and several Central European airspaces, despite France having authorized Israel to use its skies. His official plane, known as the “Wing of Zion,” instead flew over Cyprus, Greece,......
Sanaa – Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa, the capital of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, on Thursday, according to the Houthi-affiliated media outlet Al-Massirah. An AFP correspondent in the city reported hearing explosions during the attack. Al-Massirah described the incident as “an......
The Slovenian government announced on Thursday that it has unanimously decided to ban Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from entering its territory, citing ongoing international legal proceedings against him for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. In its statement, the government......
Beirut – Lebanese lawmakers have urged the government to step up its efforts at the international level in response to repeated Israeli attacks, particularly in southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire reached in November 2024. The call came during a session of the parliamentary Human Rights Committee,......
Paris – The family of Cécile Kohler, a 40-year-old French teacher imprisoned in Iran since May 2022, expressed cautious optimism on Thursday after French President Emmanuel Macron spoke of a “solid prospect” for the release of French detainees in the country. Kohler and her......
Syrian president Ahmad al-Charaa warned on Tuesday that the Middle East could face renewed instability if his transitional government and Israel fail to reach a security agreement. Speaking in New York, he stressed that a lasting accord was essential not only for Syria and Israel but also for neighboring......
As the Israeli offensive in Gaza intensifies, families are struggling to escape, faced with exorbitant costs and dangerous conditions. According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), it costs over $3,000 for a family to flee Gaza, a price tag far......
At least five people, including three children, were killed on Sunday, September 21, in an Israeli drone strike targeting the town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported. According to the National News Agency (ANI), the strike hit a motorcycle. Israel regularly carries......
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have issued their second evacuation order this week in Gaza City as part of ongoing military operations. The strikes, described by Palestinian and international observers as a cultural and human genocide, have placed Gaza’s historical and archeological treasures......
On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed a series of unprecedented sanctions against Israel, citing the "untenable" situation in Gaza. These measures, partially new since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war, face a tough road ahead as the 27 EU member states remain divided over their adoption. The......
