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☆ Israel, Gaza and What We Get Wrong - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

We’ve reached a searing milestone: In just five weeks of war, half of 1 percent of Gaza’s population has been killed. The second myth is that Palestinians can be put off indefinitely, strung along by Israel, the United States and other countries. I’m all for surgical strikes against Hamas and I would be delighted if Israel managed to end extremism in Gaza. It also means renouncing what Netanyahu called “mighty vengeance” that transforms entire neighborhoods of Gaza into rubble, with bodies buried underneath. If you weep only for Israeli children, or only for Palestinian children, you have a problem that goes beyond your tear ducts.

Persons: —, We’ve, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Isaac Herzog, Israel, Roy Grow, Mohammed Alshannat, ”, Netanyahu, don’t Organizations: Hamas, Health Ministry, United Nations, Bank, Carleton College Locations: Gaza, Yemen, Syria, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Israel, United States, Palestinian, Palestine, Saudi Arabia

☆ Opinion | Hostages Must Be at the Center of Every Conversation About This War
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Moshe Emilio Lavi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

But for my family, there will be no end to this pain and no peace until the 240 hostages that Hamas kidnapped are rescued. Omri, Lishay, Roni and Alma are not political pawns; they are human beings who deserve to be reunited as a family. But amid the chaos and complexity of this conflict, the hostages must not be forgotten. Taking hostages — civilians, including babies, children, the disabled and the elderly — is a grave violation of the Geneva Conventions. Addressing the plight of hostages is not a diversion from the broader political and military issues at the heart of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Persons: Omri Miran, Roni, Alma, Oz, Omri, Lishay, ”, Lishay Lavi, Israel, pidyon shvuyim, “, Omri — Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Washington , D.C, Hamas, Sapir College Locations: Kibbutz, Gaza, London, Paris, Berlin, United States, Washington ,, Israel, Nahal Oz, Alma, Negev, Geneva, Qatar

LONDON (AP) — At an age when many of his contemporaries have long since retired, King Charles III is not one to put his feet up. The king will mark his 75th birthday on Tuesday by busily highlighting causes close to his heart. With Queen Camilla at his side, Charles will visit a project that helps feed those in need by redistributing food that might otherwise go to landfills. As Prince of Wales, the future king founded a charity that helps young people get jobs and training. Although Diana’s fans initially bridled at the idea of Camilla ever becoming queen, by the time the invitations for the coronation went out Charles had made his wishes clear: “The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.’’

Persons: King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Charles, Health Service’s, Queen Elizabeth II, He’s, ’, ”, Ed Owens, “, Elizabeth, ’ ’ Owens, ” Charles ’, Prince of Wales, Prince William, William, Prince Harry, Meghan, Harry, ” Owens, “ They’ve, weathers, Charles ’, Princess Diana, Camilla Parker, Bowles, Camilla Organizations: Health, Kenyans, Hill House School, University of Cambridge, Royal Navy Locations: British, London, California

WASHINGTON (AP) — Illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, U.S. authorities said Tuesday, ending a three-month streak of big increases. U.S. officials highlighted the resumption of deportation flights to Venezuela on Oct. 18, shortly after Venezuelans replaced Mexicans as the largest nationality appearing at the border. Arrests for illegal crossings totaled 188,778 for all nationalities in October, down from 218,763 in September, which was the second-highest month on record. Arrests had more than doubled over the previous three months as migrants and smugglers adjusted to new asylum regulations introduced in May. Including those legal pathways, migrants crossed the border 240,988 times in October, down 11% from 269,735 in September.

Persons: ”, Troy Miller, Joe Biden's, Biden Organizations: WASHINGTON, Protection, Democrat, CBP Locations: Mexico, Venezuela, Customs, Panama, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua

☆ Israeli hostage families start 5-day march on Netanyahu's home
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Joseph Campbell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hamas fighters took around 240 people hostage during their Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. Medical officials say more than 11,100 Palestinians, around 40 % of them children, have died as a result of Israeli strikes. The Israeli military on Tuesday confirmed the death of a captive soldier, who Hamas said was killed in an Israeli strike. The Tel Aviv marchers will end their protest on Saturday in front of Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, some 65 km (40 miles) away. Reporting by Joseph Campbell in Tel Aviv and Dan Williams in Jerusalem; Writing by Crispian Balmer; Editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Shelly Shem Tov, Omer, Israel, Netanyahu, Amit Zach, Adina Moshe, it's, Joseph Campbell, Dan Williams, Crispian Balmer, Christina Fincher Organizations: Palestinian, Gaza, NBC, Hamas, Tel, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, TEL AVIV, Israel, Gaza

Since the end of October, citizens of 57 largely African countries and India have had to pay the fee, according to El Salvador’s aviation authority. Also, the U.S. has been pressuring Central American countries to curb migration flows to its border with Mexico. El Salvador’s aviation authority said most passengers who have to pay the fee are headed to Nicaragua on the commercial airline Avianca. Political Cartoons View All 1244 ImagesA flight itinerary of one Senegalese migrant seen by The Associated Press showed the migrant passing through Morocco, Spain and El Salvador before landing in Managua. “Part of me wonders ... we will not critique the Bukele administration as much because it’s supposedly reducing the levels of migrants?”___Associated Press writer Marcos Alemán in San Salvador, El Salvador, contributed to this report.

Persons: — El, El Salvador’s, Nayib Bukele, Donald Trump's, Bukele, Joe Biden, ”, Biden, Pamela Ruiz, ” —, Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A, Nichols, “, Ruiz, Marcos Alemán Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Aviation, Central, Associated Press, El Salvador, El, U.S . State Department, Central America, International Crisis, State, Western Hemisphere Affairs, Crisis Locations: MEXICO, India, U.S, Mexico . U.S, Nicaragua, Haiti, Cuba, Africa, Morocco, Spain, El Salvador, Managua, United States, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, San Salvador , El Salvador

☆ World War Two veterans eye 80th anniversary of D-Day as Europe salutes war dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Thirty of us went out, 16 including my brother got back, five of us got captured and nine got killed," Hay said. He is now an active ambassador for the nearby British Normandy Memorial, overlooking Gold Beach in the UK sector. Until two years ago, Britain was alone among allies on the Western front in not having a dedicated Normandy memorial. The 30-million-pound ($37 million) memorial was financed by fines levied on banks by the British government, as well as private donations. In a forest near Regensburg, Germany, guns approached from the West and the German commanding officer accepted the war was over.

Persons: Ken Hay, Tim Hepher, Hay, Britain's King Charles III, Emmanuel Macron, Sacha Marsac, Thomas Hardwyre Milligan, Sidney Bates, VIII, I've, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Normandy, Juno, Royal International Air, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Normandy, Fairford, Britain, France, Nazi, English, Essex, Gold, Ver, Mer, British, Hay, Czech Republic, Regensburg, Germany

☆ Myanmar Fighter Jet Crashes, Rebels Claim Responsibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - A Myanmar fighter jet has crashed during clashes between the military and an insurgent group, both sides said, in another setback for a junta facing the biggest challenge to its rule since a coup in 2021. Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told state-run MRTV the jet crashed due to a technical problem and the pilots had ejected safely and were in contact with the military. The military-installed president last week said Myanmar was at risk of breaking apart due to the failure to deal with the insurgency more effectively. Assaults on towns have also taken place in Sagaing region, in central Myanmar, west of Shan State. The KNDF said on its Facebook page it shot down the jet on Saturday using heavy machine guns and its members were searching for the pilots.

Persons: Zaw Min Tun, KNDF, Martin Petty, Robert Birsel Organizations: Reuters, Karenni Nationalities Defence Force, Reuters Staff Locations: Myanmar, Kayah State, Thailand, Shan State, China, Sagaing, Vietnam, Thai

☆ Myanmar fighter jet crashes, rebels claim responsibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 12 (Reuters) - A Myanmar fighter jet has crashed during clashes between the military and an insurgent group, both sides said, in another setback for a junta facing the biggest challenge to its rule since a coup in 2021. Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told state-run MRTV the jet crashed due to a technical problem and the pilots had ejected safely and were in contact with the military. The military-installed president last week said Myanmar was at risk of breaking apart due to the failure to deal with the insurgency more effectively. Assaults on towns have also taken place in Sagaing region, in central Myanmar, west of Shan State. The KNDF said on its Facebook page it shot down the jet on Saturday using heavy machine guns and its members were searching for the pilots.

Persons: Zaw Min Tun, KNDF, Martin Petty, Robert Birsel Organizations: Karenni Nationalities Defence Force, Reuters, Reuters Staff, Thomson Locations: Myanmar, Kayah State, Thailand, Shan State, China, Sagaing, Vietnam, Thai

[1/2] Smoke rises over Gaza as seen from Southern Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, November 10, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron, in a BBC interview published late on Friday, said Israel must stop bombing Gaza and killing civilians. "Israel is now launching a war on Gaza City hospitals," said Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, director of Al Shifa hospital. On Oct. 12, Israel ordered some 1.1 million people in Gaza to move south ahead of its ground invasion. Palestinian officials said on Friday that 11,078 Gaza residents had been killed in air and artillery strikes since Oct. 7.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Israel, Emmanuel Macron, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, Al, Al Shifa, Nasser, Eylon Levy, Ashraf Al, Qidra, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Israel's U.N, Gilad Erdan, Richard Hecht, we'll, Nidal al, Emily Rose, Maayan Lubell, Henriette Chacar, Matt Spetalnick, Grant McCool Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Global, White, Israeli, Indonesian Hospital, Palestinian, Reuters, Health, United Nations Security Council, Israel's, Cross, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Southern Israel, Israel, Palestinian, Saudi Arabia, GAZA, United States, U.S, India, France, Paris , New York, Riyadh, Saudi, Gaza City, Al Shifa, Al, Shifa, Quds, Jerusalem

☆ As Gaza Death Toll Rises, Israel Faces Pressure to Protect Palestinian Civilians
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

By Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA (Reuters) - Israel faced mounting international pressure, including from its main ally the United States, to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza as the death toll rose and fighting intensified between Israeli forces and Hamas militants near and around hospitals. French President Emmanuel Macron, in a BBC interview published late on Friday, said Israel must stop bombing Gaza and killing civilians. "Israel is now launching a war on Gaza City hospitals," said Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, director of Al Shifa hospital. On Oct. 12, Israel ordered some 1.1 million people in Gaza to move south ahead of its ground invasion. Palestinian officials said on Friday that 11,078 Gaza residents had been killed in air and artillery strikes since Oct. 7.

Persons: Nidal, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Israel, Emmanuel Macron, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, Al, Al Shifa, Nasser, Eylon Levy, Ashraf Al, Qidra, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Israel's U.N, Gilad Erdan, Richard Hecht, we'll, Nidal al, Emily Rose, Maayan Lubell, Henriette Chacar, Matt Spetalnick, Grant McCool Organizations: Global, White, Israeli, Indonesian Hospital, Palestinian, Reuters, Health, United Nations Security Council, Israel's, Cross Locations: GAZA, Israel, United States, Gaza, U.S, India, France, Paris , New York, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi, Palestinian, Gaza City, Al Shifa, Al, Shifa, Quds, Jerusalem

☆ Gay Games: Sporting and cultural LGBTQ event faces a conservative backlash in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

I have no idea how it managed to reach Hong Kong,” he said. Gay Games organizers hit back at the opposition from Hong Kong lawmakers and have vowed the event will be a proud, non-political, celebration of inclusivity. A spokesman did not answer the first part and replied on the latter: “Any activity that takes place in Hong Kong must not contravene any laws of Hong Kong. One of Hong Kong leader John Lee’s top advisers and also a lawmaker, Ip has been one of the few Hong Kong politicians vocally supportive of the games. Meanwhile Chan Kwan-on, one of the Gay Games ambassadors in Hong Kong, urged critics not to jump to conclusions and come see for themselves.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, –, ”, Junius Ho, Peter Shiu, Lisa Lam, Alan Lang, Hong, Tyrone Siu, Xi Jinping, Hong Kong, ” Wayne Morgan, ‘, Lang, Regina Ip, John Lee’s, Ip, Chan Kwan, “ Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Gay Games, Wednesday, firebrand, Beijing, CNN, Reuters, Gay, Valencia, Hong, Gay Sports and Movement Association, China’s Communist Party, ’ Gay Locations: Hong Kong, Asia, Mexican, Guadalajara, Beijing, China, Hong, Australian, Taiwan

☆ US Making Intense Effort to Get Hostages Out of Gaza, Says Official
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are making intense efforts to gain the release of hostages being held by Hamas militants in Gaza but there is no guarantee of success or a timeframe, a senior Biden administration official said on Friday. Many of the hostages are still being held in Gaza, where the Israeli military has launched air strikes and a ground assault and imposed a siege. The official said it would require a "very significant pause in the conflict" to get the hostages out. The official said the administration was also negotiating with Hamas over allowing foreign nationals trapped in the tiny enclave safe passage out of Gaza. That was deemed unacceptable by U.S. and Israeli officials and rejected, the official said.

Persons: Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Steve Holland, Costa Pitas, Trevor Hunnicutt, Sandra Maler, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Hamas, Biden, U.S Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, Israel

☆ Foreign Nationals Start to Leave Gaza at Egyptian Border
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Saeed Shah | Summer Said | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A group of foreign nationals began to leave Gaza for the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, according to Egyptian officials, marking a breakthrough in efforts to bring some relief to the enclave’s humanitarian crisis as it reeled from another communications blackout. Dozens of foreign nationals entered a terminal at Rafah, Gaza’s southern crossing point into Egypt, on Wednesday, the Egyptian officials said, without disclosing their nationalities.

Locations: Gaza, Israel, Rafah, Egypt

☆ Evacuees From Gaza Arrived in Egypt
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dozens of people left Gaza and entered Egypt today, the first such exits since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel. They included some people with foreign or dual nationalities as well as seriously injured Palestinians and their families. Ramona Okumura, a Seattle resident who is a volunteer for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, confirmed in a text message that she was able to cross into Egypt from Gaza at the Rafah border crossing. The crossings came after a deal was negotiated last night among Israel, Egypt, Hamas, the U.S. and Qatar. The 500 to 600 American citizens in Gaza were not among today’s evacuees, other than those working for aid groups, but they were scheduled to follow in batches beginning tomorrow.

Persons: Ramona Okumura, “ Organizations: Palestine Children’s Relief Locations: Gaza, Egypt, Israel, Seattle, Rafah, U.S, Qatar

An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statement said the strike by fighter jets on Jabalia, Gaza's largest refugee camp, had killed Ibrahim Biari. Dozens of Hamas combatants were in the same underground tunnel complex as Biari and were also killed when it collapsed in the attack, Conricus said. Palestinian health officials said at least 50 Palestinians were killed in the refugee camp and 150 wounded. Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem denied any senior commander was there and called the claim an Israeli pretext for killing civilians. He has vowed to press ahead with plans to annihilate Hamas after several inconclusive wars dating back to the militant group's 2007 takeover of Gaza.

Persons: Blinken, Ibrahim Biari, Jonathan Conricus, Conricus, Hazem Qassem, Ashraf Al, we've, Dr, Mohammed al, Abu Ubaida, Matthew Miller, Antony Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nidal al, Emily Rose, Grant McCool, Stephen Coates Organizations: Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Reuters, Indonesian, Capitol, International, U.S . State Department, Thomson Locations: Gaza, US, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Palestinian, Gaza's, Israel, Jabalia, Shifa, Washington, Iran, Hague, United States, U.S, Qatar, Egypt

☆ Limited Gaza evacuations via Rafah to be allowed after Qatar brokers deal - source
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Egyptian ambulances convoy which will carry critically injured people waits to go through the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing RightsDOHA/DUBAI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Qatar has mediated an agreement between Egypt, Israel and Hamas, in coordination with the U.S., which will allow limited evacuations from besieged Gaza, a source briefed on deal told Reuters on Wednesday. Israel sent its forces into Gaza following weeks of air bombardments in retaliation for a major attack by Iran-backed Hamas on Oct 7. Ten ambulances were sent to Rafah on Tuesday in anticipation. Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas after several inconclusive wars dating back to the militant group's 2007 takeover of Gaza.

Persons: Stringer, Israel, Abu Ubaida, Sheikh Zuwayed, Benjamin Netanyahu, Andrew Mills, Nadine Awadalla, Christian Schmollinger, Jason Neely Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Rights DOHA, U.S, Reuters, Paltel, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Rafah, Egypt, DUBAI, Qatar, Gaza, Iran, Sheikh, Sinai, Doha

In Denver, the number of migrants arriving has increased tenfold and available space to shelter them has withered. With fewer available work authorizations, these migrants cannot find work that would allow them to get into proper housing. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, who is leading the coalition, said nearly every conversation he has had with arriving migrants is the same: Can he help them find a job, they ask. He is increasingly under fire from members of his own party who are managing the growing number of migrants in their cities. “Our cities need additional resources that far exceed the amount proposed in order to properly care for the asylum seekers entering our communities," the mayors' letter says.

Persons: Joe Biden, Mike Johnston, ” Johnston, Biden, Johnston, Eric Adams, Karen Bass, Brandon Johnson, Chicago, Sylvester Turner, Houston Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic, The Associated Press, Denver, Republicans, Republican Locations: Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York, In New York, U.S, Mexico, United States, New York, “, Los Angeles

Dozens of Hamas combatants were in the same underground tunnel complex as Biari and were also killed when it collapsed in the attack, an IDF spokesperson said. That is the war (for) the future of Israel - nothing less," Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told reporters on Wednesday. Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem denied any senior commander was in the camp, and called the claim an Israeli pretext for killing civilians. Israel repeatedly warned Gaza residents to evacuate northern areas and while many have gone south, many have stayed. [1/12]Palestinians search for casualties at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023.

Persons: Israel, Ibrahim Biari, Yoav Gallant, Hazem Qassem, Mahmoud Al, Saadi, Fadi, Ashraf Al, Abu Ubaida, Matthew Miller, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nidal al, Emily Rose, Grant McCool, Stephen Coates, Miral Fahmy Organizations: West Bank Israel, Israel's Army Radio, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Israeli, Paltel, West Bank, REUTERS, Capitol, Al, Indonesian, Reuters, International, U.S . State Department, Israel, Thomson Locations: Gaza, US, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Israel, Iran, Gaza's, Jabalia, GAZA In Washington, Al Shifa, Hague, United States, U.S, Qatar, Egypt, Lincoln

☆ Qatar: How a small Arab state became indispensable in talks with Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But some have said that Qatar’s relationship with Hamas may become a liability. “(Qatar’s) relationship with Hamas has been a key component of the mediation strategy,” said Andreas Krieg, an associate professor at King’s College London who focuses on Gulf states. What is the nature of Qatar’s relationship with Hamas? That relationship has made Qatar an important mediator with Hamas during its conflicts with Israel. Despite its mediation efforts, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen last week accused Qatar of financing Hamas and harboring its leaders.

Persons: ”, Andreas Krieg, “, David Barnea, –, Israel, Tzachi Hanegbi, ” Hanegbi, Biden, ” Krieg, Majed Al, Ansari, Krieg, ” Hiltermann, Eli Cohen, ” Cohen, Antony Blinken, Joost R, Hiltermann, Qatar’s coziness, Hamas’s, “ You’ll, ” Israel, Becky Anderson, Ibrahim Dahman, Hamdi Alkhshali, Aimee Look, Abu Dhabi Organizations: UAE CNN, Qatar, King’s College London, Israel, CNN, National Security, United Arab, Reuters, NATO, Doha, Al, Hamas, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, US, UN, Washington Post, Qatari, “, Group Locations: Abu Dhabi, UAE, Qatar, Israel, Gaza, Egypt, United States, Rafah, Al, Arish, Washington, Hamas, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Doha, Western, Arab, Al Jazeera, Tehran, Afghanistan, “ Qatar, North Africa, Brussels, “, Atlanta, Abu

☆ Israeli Military Jets Strike Gaza Camp, Says Hamas Commander Killed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

Persons: Nidal, Emily Rose, Ibrahim Biari, Jonathan Conricus, Conricus, Hazem Qassem, Ashraf Al, we've, Dr, Mohammed al, Abu Ubaida, Matthew Miller, Antony Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nidal al, Grant McCool, Stephen Coates Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Reuters, Indonesian, Capitol, International, U.S . State Department, Israel Locations: Emily Rose GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Palestinian, Gaza's, Israel, Jabalia, GAZA, Shifa, Washington, Iran, Hague, United States, U.S, Qatar, Egypt

☆ Facts about Russia's republic of Dagestan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Acquire Licensing RightsOct 30 (Reuters) - Twenty people were injured when hundreds of anti-Israeli protesters stormed on Sunday an airport in Russia's Dagestan region before security forces closed the airport and removed the demonstrators. Here are some facts about Russia's mainly Muslim republic of Dagestan, where waves of violence have erupted in the past. * A mountainous territory in the eastern part of the North Caucasus, Dagestan is Russia's most ethnically and linguistically varied region and home to at least 40 different ethnicities. A republic within the Russian Federation, Dagestan's population is about 3.2 million, according to Russia's official figures. * For almost a decade until 2017, Russian security forces were battling an armed insurgency conducted by an array of Islamist militant groups in Dagestan, neighbouring Chechnya and Ingushetia.

Persons: Shamil, Lidia Kelly, Miral Organizations: Reuters, Sunday, Russian Federation, Thomson Locations: Makhachkala, Russia, Russia's Dagestan, Dagestan, North Caucasus, Dagestanis, Nationalities, Russian, Today, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Derbent, Melbourne

☆ Factbox-Facts About Russia's Republic of Dagestan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - Twenty people were injured when hundreds of anti-Israeli protesters stormed on Sunday an airport in Russia's Dagestan region before security forces closed the airport and removed the demonstrators. Here are some facts about Russia's mainly Muslim republic of Dagestan, where waves of violence have erupted in the past. * A mountainous territory in the eastern part of the North Caucasus, Dagestan is Russia's most ethnically and linguistically varied region and home to at least 40 different ethnicities. A republic within the Russian Federation, Dagestan's population is about 3.2 million, according to Russia's official figures. * For almost a decade until 2017, Russian security forces were battling an armed insurgency conducted by an array of Islamist militant groups in Dagestan, neighbouring Chechnya and Ingushetia.

Persons: Shamil, Lidia Kelly, Miral Fahmy Organizations: Reuters, Sunday, Russian Federation Locations: Russia's Dagestan, Dagestan, North Caucasus, Dagestanis, Nationalities, Makhachkala, Russian, Today, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Russia, Derbent, Melbourne

U.S. President Joe Biden, in remarks looking beyond the war that began with an Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian Hamas militants, said on Wednesday that the future should include Israeli and Palestinian states side by side. Israel has resisted both, arguing that Hamas would only take advantage and create new threats to Gaza civilians. "We will keep striking in Gaza in order to achieve the goals of the war," Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised statement that Israel was "preparing for a ground invasion. International pressure is growing to delay any invasion of Gaza, not least because of hostages.

Persons: Yasser Qudih, Biden, Israel, Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese, Israel's Magen David, Daniel Hagari, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nidal al, Henrietta Chacar, Emily Rose, Jeff Mason, Phil Stewart, Michelle Nichols, Grant McCool, Howard Goller Organizations: REUTERS, UN Israel, United Nations, Australian, Reuters, United, Street, Washington, U.S, Thomson Locations: Gaza City, Gaza, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Israel, Palestinian, Washington, Saudi Arabia, Rishon Letzion, Tel Aviv, United Nations, Russia, China, U.S, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Rafah, United States, East, Iran, Iranian, An Israeli

☆ ‘I Went Through Hell,’ Freed Israeli, 85, Says of Subterranean Captivity in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Despite a weekslong bombing effort by the Israeli military, which has left thousands dead, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, Ms. Lifshitz described a seemingly well-organized operation, with operatives given special responsibilities, including doctors, guards and medics. At a certain point a doctor also arrived and made sure that we received our pills and medication,” she said. Ms. Lifshitz said her captors paid special attention to health of the hostages, providing medication, shampoo and feminine hygiene products. The hostages were fed the same meager provisions their guards ate: a single daily meal of pita bread, two kinds of cheese and cucumber. In 2011, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners — including Hamas’s current leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar — in exchange for a single Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit.

Persons: Lifshitz, Nir Oz, Lifschitz, “, ”, Daniel Lifshitz, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yahya Sinwar, Gilad Shalit, Cooper, Judith Raanan, Natalie Organizations: Gaza Health Ministry, International Committee, Hamas Locations: pita, Israel, Gaza

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