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Israel Checking Reports That Hamas’ Military No. 2 Killed in Gaza Strike

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Israel was checking on Monday if Hamas’s second-highest military leader died in an air strike, media said, as talks stumbled to...

Iran Vows Revenge on Israel After Damascus Embassy Attack

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Iran vowed on Tuesday to take revenge on Israel for an airstrike that killed two of its top generals and five...

Israeli Energy Ministry Announces New Discounts for Holocaust Survivors, Other Seniors

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Israel’s Energy Ministry on Wednesday announced new discounts on energy costs for Holocaust survivors and other senior citizens as part of...

Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change...

Marking six months of war since the “abhorrent” Hamas-led terror attacks of 7 October, António Guterres told journalists at UN Headquarters in New York...

Israel’s Costly Defense Against Iran Onslaught Leads to Calls to Increase Budget

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Israel must increase its defense budget significantly after seeing the high cost of defending the Jewish state against Iran’s massive drone...

Israeli Strike on Car in South Lebanon Kills Hamas Member

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). An Israeli drone strike on a car outside the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Wednesday killed a member of Hamas...

‘Raped Daily’: Former Israeli Hostages Recount Sexual Abuse by Hamas Terrorists as Families Plead...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In an emotional hearing at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, former hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza recounted harrowing tales of...

Sudan: A Year of War (with Comfort Ero)

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). On 15 April, Sudan will mark a year since a power...

Israel’s Shin Bet, Military Open Investigations Into Events Leading Up to Oct. 7 Massacre

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, has begun conducting an investigation into the operational reasons for the failures leading up...

The Double Standards Debate at the UN

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Hezbollah Attacks Force Israeli Children to Take Cover During Holiday

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Purim, an especially joyous Jewish holiday enjoyed by parents and children alike, was marred in Israel by rocket alarms on Sunday. Around...

Jordanian authorities shut down Al-Yarmouk TV station

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Beirut, May 8, 2024 — After the Al-Yarmouk TV channel was raided on Tuesday night, the Committee to Protect Journalists on...

Israeli Government Unveils Special Independence Day Logo Ahead of Celebrations Amid War

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Israeli government has unveiled the new logo for this year’s Israeli Independence Day. The image to mark the 76th annual celebration...

Israeli Hospital Earns Spot In Global Top 10

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A hospital in central Israel was ranked in the top 10 of medical centers globally, in the new rankings out by...

‘Hamas Branch in Jerusalem Must Be Closed!’ Israelis Protest Outside UNRWA Office, Accuse Agency...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dozens of protesters on Wednesday gathered in front of the Jerusalem office of the United Nations agency responsible for Palestinian refugees,...

الأزمة الإسرائيلية – الإيرانية: فرصة للعودة عن حافة الهاوية

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). في 13 نيسان/أبريل، وبعد أيام من التهديدات، أطلقت إيران وابلاً جوياً يستهدف مواقع...

Gaza: 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’; acute malnutrition doubles...

In a fresh alert about the disastrous humanitarian emergency still unfolding in the enclave, the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, said on Friday that...

The Stakes in the Ethiopia-Somaliland Deal

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Iran Issues Threat: ‘Soon We’ll See More Deadly Attacks Against Israel’

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). i24 News — The spokesman of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a US-designated terrorist organization, said on Wednesday that “we...

Flare-Ups and Frustration as Kashmir Waits for a Vote

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Egypt and Gaza: Cairo Talks, Sinai Fears

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s North...

New U.S. Envoy on Ending Sudan’s War

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell talks with Tom Perriello, recently...

Media Quotes 16 April 2024

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Media Quotes 16 April 2024 Source of original article: RSS (www.crisisgroup.org). The content of this article does not necessarily...