Palestinian Territories

Ankara, Tehran discuss ways to prevent the conflict from spreading to the region

Turkish and Iranian top diplomats urged that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas can spread to the other parts of the region as armed non-state actors may no longer be controlled if Israel's atrocities against the civilians are not stopped.

A decision was made: It is suspended

Bolivia severed diplomatic ties with Israel in 2009, after Israel launched an offensive in Gaza.
The two countries renewed relations ten years later in 2019.
Ten days after the Palestinian group Hamas attacked Israel and Israel's total siege of the Gaza Strip that followed, Colombia asked the Israeli Ambassador to leave the country.

CHP leader promises aid to Gaza

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has declared that his party's mayors are gearing up to deliver aid to Gaza in a bid to support the Palestinians in the region.

"We will provide all kinds of assistance to the Palestinians living in Gaza, our mayors should be ready," Kılıçdaroğlu said during his party's group meeting on Oct. 31.

Barenboim-Said music academy rocked by Mideast conflict

 

On stage, the musicians of the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin still play in perfect harmony. But inside, they are reeling. The recent escalation of fighting between Israel and Hamas poses the greatest existential challenge yet for the music academy, founded to build bridges between young Israeli and Arab musicians.

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