Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], April 8 (ANI/TPS): Israel destroyed three Hamas rocket launch sites embedded in a Khan Yunis humanitarian zone, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday. The launchers, located next to an aid distribution centre and a shelter tent, had been used to fire rockets at Israel. Following precise intelligence […]
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Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], April 8 (ANI): In a major development, the Israel military said it has withdrawn its ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, including Khan Younis, Al Jazeera reported. “Today, Sunday April 7th, the IDF’s 98th commando division has concluded its mission in Khan Younis. The division left the
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Today, I am writing from Sha’ar HaNegev, where just this morning a therapist told me that here, it is still October 7. I can hear Israeli artillery in the background. This morning brought news of four soldiers killed overnight in Gaza. Last night I attended a somber protest focused on the safe return of the hostages. This morning, I attended a meeting of the management team. The sheer number of daunting challenges they are reviewing is overwhelming. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], April 7 (ANI/TPS): Israeli President Isaac Herzog is in Rwanda for the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide and met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Herzog called Kagame a “true friend of Israel” and presented him with a necklace bearing the “unequivocal demand” to bring
Published by RBC-Ukraine (CA) Israel is prepared to fight until complete victory over the Hamas group and promises to cease fire only after the return of Israelis kidnapped by terrorists, according to the head of the Israeli government. According to him, today Israel marks six months since the beginning of the war with Hamas. He
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It was important for me to participate because I’m Israeli and my nation is traumatized. It was important for me to participate because my global Jewish community is in tears. It was important for me to participate because my heart is broken and I’m trying hard to put it back together. It was important for me to participate because I needed to be near people who are experiencing the same. [Miriam Gershenson]
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Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], April 6 (ANI/TPS): Tensions between Hamas and Jordan have soared in recent days, with officials in Amman suggesting that the Jordanian citizenship of the terror group’s leaders be revoked. Raising Amman’s ire was an incendiary speech by Hamas leader Khaled Masha’al. Speaking in Amman on March 27, Masha’al
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Published by DPA Tens of thousands of people again took to the street of Israeli cities on Saturday evening to protest against the right-wing religious government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They called for a more serious effort to negotiate the release of hostages held by the militant group Hamas. This Sunday will be exactly
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Published by Tampa Free Press Democratic California Rep. Nancy Pelosi joined a group of Democratic lawmakers on Friday calling for President Joe Biden to halt weapons sales to Israel. Israel is currently carrying out a sweeping counteroffensive in Gaza against Hamas, the terrorist group responsible for killing over 1,200 people and kidnapping hundreds of others
A new study from the University of Haifa has identified specific neutral pathways that create an exaggerated reaction to perceived threats following a traumatic event. The study was recently published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications. [Press Release]
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Published by DPA International The leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, on Friday described the alleged Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus earlier this week as a “turning point” with consequences. Nasrallah, during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day, said Hezbollah is not afraid of any war with
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The Assembly Judiciary Committee has voted 10-1 in favor of legislation by Assemblyman Chris Ward (D-San Diego) to provide penalties of up to $25,000 per instance in civil trials in which a victim proves he or she was adversely impacted by the spreading of hate flyers or other acts intending to intimidate members of religious, racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ groups. [SDJW staff]
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California has launched a robust Anti-Hate agenda that includes significant investments and actions to support and protect all the state’s diverse communities from hate-motivated violence, to build mutual understanding and tolerance to prevent acts of hate and bigotry, and to redouble the state’s efforts to advance equity and fight discrimination. [Press Release from Gov. Gavin Newsom]
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Published by DPA International The Israeli military plans to remove two officers from their posts following the fatal attack on employees of the aid organization World Central Kitchen in the Gaza Strip. Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi has decided to dismiss a responsible commander and the chief of staff of the responsible brigade, the
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