Netanyahu says #Israel ‘at war’ after #Hamas attack; air force kills nearly 200 in #Gaza air strikes
Israeli PM Benjamin #Netanyahu said “we are at war, & we will win it” Saturday after Hamas launched an assault & took captives following the 50th anniversary of the start of the #1973YomKippurWar.
Ldrs from the #Netherlands & #Croatia, as well as a snr EU ofcl, also condemned the attacks.
The #UnitedStates said it “unequivocally condemns the unprovoked attacks by #Hamas” on #Israel…. “There is never any justification for terrorism,” NSC spox Adrienne Watson said in a stmnt. “We stand firmly w/the Govt & people of Israel & extend our condolences for the Israeli lives lost in these attacks.”
The Israeli military said that at least 2,200 rockets had been fired from Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a call-up of reservists and said, “We are at war.” At least 41 people have been killed.
At least 22 people were killed and hundreds inured in Israel during a surprise attack from the Hamas militant group.
CBS News reports Hamas fired "thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday."
Carpets hanging on a wall of the Old City in Jerusalem. While studying there in Summer 2007, I visited the Old City a couple of times. This was my first time living abroad for an extended period of time. And this location loomed large in my imagination as a religious studies major. It was amazing to see many of the things in real life that I had read about in books.
Three years after the Abraham Accords between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were signed under U.S. mediation — Washington was frantically negotiating for what would be the mother of all agreements in the Middle East: a pact which would establish diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. El País says the talks will accelerate this week: https://flip.it/GDmiJX #News#MiddleEast#Israel#SaudiArabia#Politics
The number of new infections from the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV declined worldwide last year and over the past decade, with the sharpest declines in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Indonesian government has lifted a moratorium on sending Indonesian citizens to the Middle East as domestic helpers but cautioned that those who take up offers of employment in the region must follow the proper procedures to ensure they are fully protected....
Security forces in Saudi Arabia have opened fire on Ethiopians trying to enter the country via Yemen, Human Rights Watch says. The number of those killed could possibly be in the thousands, according to the rights group.
The Iraq War has been easily absorbed into the powerful doctrinal system, illustrating George Orwell’s observation eighty years ago that, in free societies, inconvenient facts can be suppressed without the use of force.
the US-UK invasion of Iraq was the worst crime of this century, the kind of crime for which Nazis were hanged at Nuremberg — or even a sentence affirming that it was a crime.
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Gaza and Israel on War Footing After Militants Launch Surprise Assaults (www.nytimes.com)
The Israeli military said that at least 2,200 rockets had been fired from Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a call-up of reservists and said, “We are at war.” At least 41 people have been killed.
China's Xi Jinping meets Syria's Bashar al Assad and announces strategic partnership (www.coastfm.co.uk)
Syrian President Bashar al Assad has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China for "in-depth talks", according to Chinese state media....
Indonesia lifts ban on sending domestic helpers to Middle East (en.vietnamplus.vn)
The Indonesian government has lifted a moratorium on sending Indonesian citizens to the Middle East as domestic helpers but cautioned that those who take up offers of employment in the region must follow the proper procedures to ensure they are fully protected....
Saudi border guards killed 100s of Ethiopian migrants according to Human Rights Watch (www.dw.com)
Security forces in Saudi Arabia have opened fire on Ethiopians trying to enter the country via Yemen, Human Rights Watch says. The number of those killed could possibly be in the thousands, according to the rights group.