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The TelegraphRussia is crumbling from within
On Sunday evening, the North Caucasus region of Dagestan was rocked by a series of brutal terrorist attacks. Gunmen opened fire in a synagogue in Derbent, graphically slit the throat of Russian Orthodox priest Father Nikolay, and attacked Jewish and Christian houses of worship in Dagestan’s largest city Makhachkala. These brutal crimes claimed the lives of at least 15 people, including police officers.
- The Telegraph
These sinister ‘pro-Palestinian’ protests are a warning to us all
It is now over two weeks since the terrorists of Hamas were offered a ceasefire which would end the war in Gaza.
- The Conversation
Escalating Israel-Hezbollah clashes threaten to spark regional war and force US into conflict with Iran
A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire, involving Iran and its proxies, and could drag the US into direct confrontation with Tehran.
- AFP
Picture of Gaza war protest misrepresented as fatalities in hajj pilgrimage
As the death toll from this year's hajj topped 1,300 amid extreme heat in Saudi Arabia, multiple social media posts misrepresented a photo of an Iranian protest in support of Gaza war victims falsely claiming it shows children killed during the pilgrimage. The image has circulated in media reports since November 2023, months before the annual pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca.
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Ex-spy handler of Hamas co-founder's son says PM 'destroying' Israel
On a Tel Aviv overpass, former spy Gonen Ben Itzhak addresses a small gathering of flag-waving protesters worried about the future of Israel under longest-serving premier Benjamin Netanyahu.- 'The Green Prince' - Ben Itzhak -- who joined the security services in the 1990s after premier Yitzhak Rabin's assassination -- has become a leading figure in protests against Netanyahu.
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: International court issues arrest warrants for Russian military officials
The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) says Sergei Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov are suspected of directing attacks against civilians in Ukraine
- The Independent
India may be supplying Israel weapons to ‘return a favour’, claims former ambassador
Delhi has neither confirmed nor denied whether it is supplying weapons to Israel amid its war in Gaza
- AFP
Hamas says Israeli strike kills 10 relatives of group's chief
Palestinian militant group Hamas said an Israeli air strike early Tuesday killed 10 family members of its Qatar-based chief Ismail Haniyeh, who vowed to continue the "resistance" movement against Israel."There are 10 martyrs... as a result of the strike, including Zahr Haniyeh, sister of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh," Mahmud Basal, spokesman for the civil defence, told AFP. He said a number of bodies were likely to be still under the rubble but "we do not have the necessary equipm
- CNN
‘Intense phase of war with Hamas about to end,’ focus to shift to Lebanon border, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the “intense phase of the war with Hamas (in Gaza) is about to end,” and that the military’s focus could then shift to Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.
- Variety
Hollywood Jews Slam Violence Outside L.A. Synagogue as ‘Horrifying,’ Vow to ‘Mobilize’
Members of Hollywood’s Jewish community are on edge and vowing to mobilize in the wake of a pro-Palestinian protest outside of a Pico Boulevard synagogue over the weekend that turned violent. The protest, which blocked the entrance of Adas Torah synagogue in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood on Sunday morning, resulted in a chaotic free-for-all, with at …
- Associated Press
President Joe Biden 'appalled' by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue
Opponents of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza staged a protest that evolved into brawling and one arrest outside a Los Angeles synagogue over the weekend in violence condemned on Monday by President Joe Biden and the city's mayor, who called for more police patrols. Fighting between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counterprotesters erupted Sunday outside the Adas Torah synagogue in the heavily Jewish Pico-Robertson neighborhood and police were called in to break it up. “I’m appalled by the scenes outside of Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles,” Biden said in post on social media site X. “Intimidating Jewish congregants is dangerous, unconscionable, antisemitic, and un-American.”
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Putin pledged decades ago to conquer the horrors of Islamic extremism. Deadly Dagestan attack again proves he failed
Only a fraction of the violence that raged across Dagestan on Sunday is visible at the moment, and it is already horrific. Co-ordinated attacks in Dagestan’s two main cities, hitting synagogues and churches. Reports a priest had his throat slit, hostages taken, and the sons of a local official and an MMA fighter among the five attackers.
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Pro-Palestinian protest outside LA synagogue criticized as ‘antisemitic’ after street fights with pro-Israel protesters
A pro-Palestinian protest held outside a Los Angeles synagogue devolved into chaotic street violence with pro-Israel counter-protesters on Sunday in an incident that several officials, including President Joe Biden, criticized as antisemitic.
- AFP
Gaza officials say Israeli strike killed 10 relatives of Hamas chief
Israeli forces on Tuesday bombarded besieged Gaza where Palestinian officials said one strike killed 10 family members of Hamas' Qatar-based political chief Ismail Haniyeh, including his sister.Civil defence agency spokesman Mahmud Basal told AFP: "There are 10 martyrs and several wounded as a result of the strike, including Zahr Haniyeh, sister of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh."
- CNN
US hopes Israeli defense minister can give clarity on Gaza war plans as rift with Netanyahu widens
American officials are hoping to gain a better understanding of Israel’s war plans in meetings this week with the country’s defense minister, who arrived in Washington as the rift widened between the Biden administration and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya's parliament, drawing police fire as president vows to quash unrest
Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police in unrest that the president vowed to quash. It was the most direct assault on the government in decades. “Today’s events mark a critical turning point on how we respond to threats to our national security,” President William Ruto said, calling the events “treasonous" and vowing to quash the unrest “at whatever cost.”
- The Guardian
‘An incredible loss for Palestine’: Israeli offensive takes deadly toll on journalists
The flak jackets handed to Palestinian media workers by the non-profit Press House quickly became a symbol of the dangers they face
- CNN
Netanyahu scrambles to contain backlash to comments on ceasefire deal as hostage families release new video
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he was still “committed” to an Israeli ceasefire and hostage release proposal backed by the United States as he faced blowback from families of Israeli hostages for appearing to walk back his support of the proposal the day before.
- Associated Press
UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety
Senior U.N. officials have warned Israel that they will suspend the world body's aid operations across Gaza unless Israel acts urgently to better protect humanitarian workers, two U.N. officials said Tuesday. The ultimatum is the latest in a series of U.N. steps demanding Israel do more to safeguard aid operations from strikes by its forces and to curb growing lawlessness hindering humanitarian workers.
- Euronews
Israel and US discuss next phase of Gaza war as Netanyahu rejects full ceasefire
During their talks, Blinken underscored the need for a "robust" post-war plan.