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16+ min ago (251+ words) The Israeli army killed two Palestinian children on Saturday in a drone strike on the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to medics. The bodies of the two brothers arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after an Israeli attack near al-Farabi School in Bani Suhaila, medical sources in Nasser Hospital told Anadolu. The area targeted by the strike lies within the zones the Israeli army continues to hold under the ceasefire agreement, which took effect on October 10. However, Palestinians in the area struggle to identify these zones because the army has not placed the yellow concrete blocks that typically mark separation lines between the areas it still occupies and those from which it has withdrawn, according to Anadolu's correspondent. Some residents attempt to reach these zones in search of firewood or food, or…...

58+ min ago (632+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 785 The Dublin city council is set to vote to rename a park named after Israel's Irish-born sixth president, Chaim Herzog, following a campaign by anti-Israel groups amid a swell in anti-Israel sentiment in Ireland since the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre that sparked the war in Gaza. A city council report dated Monday said the council approved a report on "Herzog Park " removal of existing name and consultation on a new name," which has referred the decision to the city council after Dublin's 11-member Commemorations and Naming Committee "agreed, with one objection, that the name "Herzog' should be removed." The report did not say what the new name might be or when the 63-member city council will vote on the motion. Sharing a copy of the report on X, Irish Jewish pro-Israel activist Rachel Moiselle said the city…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago (577+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 785 The Hezbollah terror group on Saturday urged Pope Leo XIV to reject Israeli "injustice and aggression" against Lebanon, in a message to the pontiff who arrives in Beirut this weekend. Hezbollah emerged heavily weakened from more than a year of hostilities culminating in two months of open war with Israel that began when the Iran-backed group started cross-border attacks against Israel a day after the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught in southern Israel that sparked the Gaza war. A ceasefire a year ago was supposed to end the hostilities, but Israel has kept up regular strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, saying that it was targeting efforts by the terror group to rearm and establish itself in violation of the truce. Israel has also maintained troops in five southern Lebanon locations it deems strategic. Under heavy US pressure…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago (429+ words) ALBAWABA - Dr. Abdallah Moussa reveals unexpected details after officiating Youmi Beauty wedding. Dr. Abdullah Moussa recalled the moment he went to officiate Youmi Beauty's marriage with complete simplicity and spontaneity, saying, "Before I went, I didn't know they were celebrities" The last time I went was with this Youmi, her name is Youmi" I don't follow her." Youmi Beauty & ArabCast Instagram profile He continued, explaining that he only realized she was a well-known figure after the ceremony, as comments and messages began pouring in once the video went viral on social media. But the biggest surprise came the next day. He jokingly recounted how people recognized him after the video: "The first person I spoke to said, 'My daughter said, "My dad's here!"' I told her, 'Look,' and she said, 'You're the Youmi Beauty Muse, right?' I told her, 'I'm…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago (848+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 785 Returning to his beloved Nir Oz, former hostage Gadi Mozes is filled with hope at the young volunteers who have come to help rebuild the kibbutz, planting lush fields that extend to the Gaza border. But the solace of the 81-year-old farmer " the oldest surviving hostage " is marred by his disgust with the government, which he accuses of ignoring the returning hostages and continuing to shirk responsibility for the failures that led to the widespread death and destruction in the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion of southern Israel. Not a single minister has picked up the phone to wish Mozes welcome back since he returned from Palestinian Islamic Jihad captivity in January as part of the last Gaza ceasefire, he said in an interview broadcast on Channel 12 on Thursday. "It shows the kind of personality they have," said…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago (550+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 785 JTA " Judy Chicago may not have been directly involved in organizing two new Tel Aviv exhibits of her work, but the curator behind one of them said the question the American Jewish artist has famously posed could not be more relevant in Israel. Through December 27, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition that includes one of Chicago's most famous works: a tapestry that asks, "What If Women Ruled the World?" The question is the title of the show, in which Chicago poses other related queries, including "Would God Be Female?" and "Would There Be Violence?", through colorful art quilts. The questions are translated into Hebrew and Arabic, and visitors can record their responses. "My motivation for bringing this project here, to a public space within the museum, was to shout in the loudest…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago (62+ words) [Rain at the Western Wall in Jerusalem]Since the climate isn't always the best indicator of the season, there are plenty of others that it "tis the season," indeed. 'Tis the season: Signs that winter has arrived in Jerusalem Since the climate isn't always the best indicator of the season, there are plenty of others that it "tis the season," indeed....

2+ hour, 34+ min ago (66+ words) [Entrance to a Hezbollah tunnel in Lebanon. (photo credit: REUTERS)]The tunnel contained what appeared to be a small medical room, a kitchen, a ventilation system, water tanks, and preserved food supplies. Inside a Hezbollah tunnel: LAF shows deserted terror hideout to international media The tunnel contained what appeared to be a small medical room, a kitchen, a ventilation system, water tanks, and preserved food supplies....

3+ hour, 7+ min ago (78+ words) [Gaza City, November 25, 2025. (photo credit: TPS-IL)]The committee also expressed concern over the treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank, citing both increased settler violence and the use of administrative detention against terror suspects. UN Committee against Torture condemns Israel's "disproportionate' response to October 7 attacks The committee also expressed concern over the treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank, citing both increased settler violence and the use of administrative detention against terror suspects....

3+ hour, 23+ min ago (114+ words) [Members of the Iranian Navy attend the joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this handout image obtained on March 12, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)]The destroyer is equipped with a helicopter deck, torpedo launchers, anti-aircraft and anti-ship guns, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, and electronic-warfare systems, Iran claims. Repaired Sahand destroyer, floating base join Iranian Navy, state media say The destroyer is equipped with a helicopter deck, torpedo launchers, anti-aircraft and anti-ship guns, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, and electronic-warfare systems, Iran claims....