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Jenin faces destruction, displacement amid Israeli operations in West Bank
Palestinian families were forced to evacuate the eastern neighborhood of Jenin in the northern West Bank due to ongoing Israeli military operations.
The death toll from a three-day Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank rose to 20 on Friday, Israel and the Palestinian health ministry said, while violence raged on in the Gaza Strip.
“An ‘epidemic’ of lonely deaths in Japan: Over 40,000 died in their homes within six months
Nearly 40,000 people died alone in their homes in Japan during the first half of 2024, according to a police report.
Japan currently has the world’s oldest population, according to the United Nations, a problem expected to worsen as more elderly people live and die alone.
Inflation: Supermarket prices down by 1.08% in August compared to last year
Negative inflation was recorded at supermarkets in August, the fourth consecutive month of negative inflation, according to a survey by the Institute for Research on Consumer Goods Retailing (IELKA).
Israel and Hamas Agree to Ceasefires for Polio Vaccination Campaign in Gaza
Israel and Hamas have agreed to periodic ceasefires in the Gaza Strip to facilitate the immunization of approximately 640,000 children against polio, as announced by the World Health Organization. These pauses in fighting will occur over three consecutive days in different parts of the Gaza Strip.
Türkiye, Iraq have common will in fighting terrorism: Turkish ministry
Türkiye and Iraq are demonstrating a strong and unified commitment to combating terrorism, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Öncü Keçeli stated on Thursday.
UN Security Council denounces Israeli military attack on aid convoy
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday criticized the Israeli military for firing on a World Food Program (WFP) vehicle at a checkpoint, leading the organization to temporarily halt its staff movement in Gaza.
U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the U.N., Robert Wood, expressed alarm over the incident during a Council session.
As violence grows in West Bank, Israeli military mainly focuses on one kind
The wide-scale Israeli raids in the West Bank overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday stand in stark contrast to Israel's response to Jewish settler violence in the area, which has surged during the nearly 11-month-long war in the Gaza Strip.
Sounion: Mitsotakis and Bin Salman collaborate on towing – New video from the Houthi attack
A new video captures the moment of destruction when the Greek-owned tanker Sounion was engulfed in flames following a Houthi attack from Yemen on August 21 in the Red Sea.
At the same time, Greece is taking a leading role in the towing of the tanker Sounion to prevent an environmental disaster, according to Bloomberg.
Schools Unveil New Operating Rules for the New Year: Key Changes to Absences, Suspensions, and Mobile Phones
The 11 changes that will be introduced in the new school year 2024-2025 were discussed today by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the leadership of the Education Ministry during their meeting at Megaro Maximou.
The first bell of the new teaching year will ring on Sept. 11 and with it will bring 11 major changes to all levels of school education:
Israel killed 5 Palestinian militants on day two of West Bank raids
The Israeli military said its forces killed five Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Thursday in a second day of raids that have killed 14 in total.
"Following exchanges of fire, the forces eliminated five terrorists who had hidden inside a mosque" in Tulkarem on Thursday morning, the military said.