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1+ min ago (487+ words) Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has paid tribute to Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza, accusing Israel of systematically targeting media workers and calling remembrance "the greatest act of resistance. "We are gathered here today to remember and to speak of what we have witnessed. Because remembering is the greatest resistance, Erdogan said in remarks delivered at a commemorative event organised by the T'rkiye's Directorate of Communications on Tuesday in Ankara. "Israel has killed nearly 300 journalists in the past two years. Thirty-seven of them were women, she said. Erdogan opened her address by honouring one of those women, Selma Muheymer, describing her as both a courageous reporter and a mother who had lived her entire 31 years under the shadow of Israeli bombardment and blockade. Muheymer travelled to Gaza in 2023 to see her family for the first time in three years and…...

26+ min ago (71+ words) [Mike Waltz and UN Ambassador Danny Danon observe at the US military base in Kiryat Gat on November 9, 2025. (photo credit: COURTESY)]Ambassador Waltz chose Israel and Jordan in order to better understand the on-the-ground realities. "This is significant: Danon says Waltzs Israel visit reflects Washingtons commitment to region Ambassador Waltz chose Israel and Jordan in order to better understand the on-the-ground realities....

33+ min ago (97+ words) [Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, rally to celebrate the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on the day it went into effect, in Sanaa, Yemen, October 10, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)]UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the Houthis have arbitrarily detained 59 Yemeni UN personnel, who have been held "incommunicado - some for years - without any due process." UN chief condemns Houthi referral of some detained UN staff to court UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the Houthis have arbitrarily detained 59 Yemeni UN personnel, who have been held "incommunicado - some for years - without any due process."...

43+ min ago (171+ words) Contact was lost shortly before the yacht was due to reach the shores of Cyprus, with five people on board. Their condition is currently unknown. Departed Ashdod for Cyprus: Extensive search underway for missing yacht Contact was lost shortly before the yacht was due to reach the shores of Cyprus, with five people on board. Their condition is currently unknown. The Administration of Shipping and Ports is conducting a thorough investigation into the disappearance of a yacht that departed from Ashdod Port en route to Cyprus, after all communication with the vessel was lost. Authorities in Cyprus launched a search operation on Tuesday evening, dispatching a patrol vessel to the area where the yacht was last detected on radar. Contact with the yacht was lost shortly before it was expected to reach the island's coast. Five people were reportedly on…...

46+ min ago (92+ words) [President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: HADI MIZBAN/POOL VIA REUTERS)]Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is also reportedly demanding Israel withdraw from the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors, Ynet'said, quoting sources familiar with the matter. Meeting with Israel, US dependent on Netanyahu signing gas agreement, Egypt's Sisi says - report Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is also reportedly demanding Israel withdraw from the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors, Ynet said, quoting sources familiar with the matter....

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (659+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 795 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Tuesday a referral by Yemen's Houthis of some of the dozens of UN staff they have detained to a special criminal court. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the terror group, which is backed by Iran, has arbitrarily detained 59 Yemeni UN personnel. "The UN personnel have been held incommunicado, some for years, without any due process, in violation of international law," Dujarric's statement said. "United Nations personnel, including those who are nationals of Yemen, are immune from legal process in respect of all acts performed by them in their official capacity." The Houthis have controlled most of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, since seizing power in 2014 and early 2015. Though some of the UN staffers the group has detained have been released, most aid workers have been held for months without…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (278+ words) New recordings to be revealed on the TV program "Uvda" will provide a glimpse into the lives of six hostages before they were murdered in Hamas captivity during the war. Chilling footage: Six hostages light Hanukkah candles in Hamas captivity New recordings to be revealed on the TV program "Uvda" will provide a glimpse into the lives of six hostages before they were murdered in Hamas captivity during the war. New footage set to be revealed this Thursday on the investigative program "Uvda" on Keshet 12 will offer a rare glimpse into the lives of six hostages held by Hamas during the war. The recordings document six hostages who were later murdered by Hamas terrorists: Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lubanov, Almog Sarusi, and Carmel Gat. They were filmed for many hours, and the footage - captured inside a Hamas…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (492+ words) Aid agencies say Israel is still restricting their aid shipments despite ceasefire announced two months ago Malnutrition continues to take a toll among Gaza's young despite a ceasefire declared two months ago, with more than 9,000 children hospitalised for acute malnutrition in October alone, according to the latest UN figures. While the immediate threat of famine has receded for most of the 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza after the ceasefire announcement on 10 October, the UN and other aid agencies report continuing Israeli restrictions on their humanitarian aid shipments, which they say fall well below the needs of a population weakened and traumatised by two years of war, homelessness and living in flimsy shelters. Tess Ingram, a spokesperson for the UN child protection agency Unicef, said: "In Gaza's hospitals I have met several newborns who weighed less than one kilogramme, their tiny chests…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (268+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 796 Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with James Pasch, the Anti-Defamation League's vice president of litigation. Pasch is currently in Israel to meet with the plaintiffs in a massive lawsuit the ADL initiated against Iran, North Korea, Syria and Hamas for their roles in the October 7 massacre. In a new strategy, the legacy Jewish organization's work in fighting antisemitism is moving to encompass lawfare, and since the Hamas onslaught on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, the ADL has filed more lawsuits than in all the years of the…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (337+ words) It is worth mentioning that in later rounds of negotiations with Hamas, particularly the most recent one that produced a ceasefire and the return of the living and deceased hostages, both the President's Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's close confidant and son-in-law Jared Kushner also engaged in direct contacts with the terror group's representatives. Regarding media claims at the time that the Gaza portfolio was taken away from him after the controversy, Boehler rejects them outright. "Those reports are wrong for two reasons: first, I never held the 'Gaza file' to begin with. Second, my portfolio is across the board, hostage affairs, and I continue working on bringing American and allied hostages home." As a result of the efforts, Iraq released not only Tsurkov but also the remains of another American held there for years. "Just like…...