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December 25, 2023
Hamas says 70 killed in Israeli air strike on camp
BETHLEHEM — The atmosphere in Bethlehem is heavy with absence.Christmas celebrations have been canceled this year and the thousands of tourists and pilgrims who would normally fill Manger Square are nowhere to be found."The city is empty from happiness, from joy, from kids, from Santa. There is no celebration this year," says Madeleine, a resident of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.The famous Christmas tree, usually in the middle of the square, is not there. There are no carols or Christmas market stands.Instead, a nativity scene, which shows a newborn Jesus surrounded by big rocks and barbed wire, has been installed as a tribute to the children of Gaza.In an unusually empty Nativity Church, Father Eissa Thaldjiya tells me his city feels like a shadow of...
December 24, 2023
'Bethlehem is empty of joy —- no Santa, no celebration'
ADEN — In a significant development for Yemen, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg has announced a major breakthrough following a series of meetings in Riyadh and Muscat.These meetings, which included discussions with the President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al Alimi, and Houthis chief negotiator, Mohammed Abdul Salam, have culminated in a commitment by the parties to implement a series of measures.The measures are aimed at establishing a nation-wide ceasefire, improving living conditions, and resuming an inclusive political process under the auspices of the United Nations.Grundberg welcomed the parties' dedication to these measures, viewing them as a crucial step towards peace and stability in Yemen.The Special Envoy is set to...
December 24, 2023
Yemen peace process advances: UN special envoy announces road map
December 22, 2023
Over 300 people arrested in Turkey for alleged ISIS links
TEL AVIV — Gadi Haggai, a 73-year-old Israeli-American dual national and hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, has died while being held captive in Gaza, the Missing Persons Families Forum said in a statement released Friday.His body is still being held in Gaza, according to the Forum."Gadi was a man full of humor who knew how to make those around him laugh. A musician at heart, a gifted flautist, he played in the IDF Orchestra and was involved with music his whole life," the statement said.Haggai had been out on a walk on the morning of October 7 with his wife, Judi, when he was shot at and "critically Injured," it added.His wife is still being held captive by Hamas."We share in the profound grief of the Haggai family," the...
December 22, 2023
Israeli-American hostage dies in Gaza
December 22, 2023
Gaza facing famine if fighting continues, UN says
GAZA — In the first month of its war in Gaza, Israel dropped hundreds of massive bombs, many of them capable of killing or wounding people more than 1,000 feet away, analysis by CNN and artificial intelligence company Synthetaic suggests.Satellite imagery from those early days of the war reveals more than 500 impact craters over 12 meters (40 feet) in diameter, consistent with those left behind by 2,000-pound bombs. Those are four times heavier than the largest bombs the United States dropped on ISIS in Mosul, Iraq, during the war against the extremist group there.Weapons and warfare experts blame the extensive use of heavy munitions such as the 2,000-pound bomb for the soaring death toll. The population of Gaza is packed together much more tightly than almost anywhere else on earth, so...
December 22, 2023
Israel dropped hundreds of 2,000-pound bombs on Gaza, analysis shows
December 21, 2023
Hamas rejects further release of hostages until Israel agrees to end war
RAMALLAH — If Ramallah has a center, it is Al-Manara Square. Six roads meet here, and pedestrians weave their way confidently across the tight roundabout, forcing cars to make way. It is always busy.Demonstrators will rally here to protest, but when CNN visited on a Sunday morning, people were going about their business. All the same, photos from the war in Gaza posted in the square and hung on banners and fences remind anyone who needs reminding of the horrors unfolding not far away.“This destruction resembles the conscience of the world,” reads one poster, under a picture of rescue workers clearing rubble.Another photograph shows ambulances outside a hospital with the text, “Medical Heroes demand action: Stop the Massacre in Gaza!”At his office about a mile away, where desks...
December 21, 2023
Palestinians support Hamas decision to go to war with Israel, survey suggests
December 21, 2023
Israeli military dog captured hostages’ voices on camera days before they were killed by friendly fire
