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Ultra-Orthodox party quits Israeli cabinet, aids Netanyahu
The New Arab
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July 17, 2025
Another ultra-Orthodox group abandoned the coalition on Tuesday over the deeply divisive issue, leaving Netanyahu with just a one-seat majority in parliament [GETTY] An ultra-Orthodox party quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet on...
Pope’s pal injured in Israeli tank strike hitting Gaza’s only Catholic church as priest suffers leg wound & two killed
The U.S. Sun
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July 17, 2025
TWO people have been killed and eight others including a parish priest befriended by The Pope were hurt in the first Israeli strike on a Catholic church in Gaza. The attack damaged the famous Holy Family Church which the late Pope Francis was in...
PARKER: Time for new immigration law
Daily Herald - Utah
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Last month, the Trump administration Labor Department slapped a hold on Biden administration rules on H-2A visas, which allow U.S. farmers to hire foreign workers when they are unable to fill their jobs with Americans. The H-2A rules were already...
Khamenei calls Israel 'America's chained dog', warns Iran is ready to respond to any attacks
All Israel News
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July 17, 2025
July 16, 2025, Tehran, Iran: Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah ALI KHAMENEI, attends a meeting with the head of the judiciary and other officials in Tehran. (Credit Image: © Iranian Supreme Leader'S Office via ZUMA Press Wire) Iranian Supreme...
ICC denies Israel bid to void Netanyahu warrants
Ynet
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July 17, 2025
The court also dismissed Israel’s demand to suspend the broader probe into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories. According to the decision published on the ICC’s official website, the arrest warrants remain in effect pending a separate...
Top court backs church in Jerusalem land dispute
Ynet
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July 17, 2025
The Supreme Court ended this week a 25-year legal battle over disputed church land in Jerusalem, siding with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and overturning a $13 million payment order to the Jewish National Fund. In its ruling Tuesday, the court...
Trump's approval rating on immigration and government spending has slipped, new AP-NORC...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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And while a majority of Americans do see Trump as at least "somewhat" capable of getting things done following the passage of his sprawling budget bill, fewer believe he understands the problems facing people like them. Most don't see positive...
Iran military chiefs warn of renewed conflict with Israel
Iran International
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July 17, 2025
“Our forces are fully prepared to resume combat from exactly where it stopped,” said Major General Mohammad Pakpour, commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), during a meeting in Tehran with Major General Amir Hatami,...
Two killed and several injured in Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church
Swindon Advertiser
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Several other people, including the parish priest, were injured. The Catholic charity Caritas Jerusalem said the parish’s 60-year-old caretaker and an 84-year-old woman receiving psycho-social support inside a Caritas tent in the church compound...
‘This war tore me apart’: Three Israeli retirees who returned for reserve duty
Ynet
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July 17, 2025
For decades, Chief Warrant Officer (res.) Moti Ochayon, 62, served alongside fellow reservists Chief Warrant Officer (res.) Adiel, 53, and Chief Warrant Officer (res.) David, 65, in the IDF Artillery Corps before retiring. The ongoing war in Gaza...
Syria's president vows to protect Druze after Israel airstrikes
Sky News
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July 17, 2025
Syria's president has said protecting the rights of the Druze population is "our priority" after Israel warned it would destroy forces attacking the minority In a televised statement early today, Ahmed al Sharaa told the Druze "we reject any...
Israeli Strike Kills 15 Syrian Government Troops, Says Rights Monitor
Khaama Press
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July 17, 2025
Israeli airstrike kills 15 Syrian government forces, reports Syrian Observatory; tensions rise amid ongoing regional conflict and unrest. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Wednesday that at least 15 personnel from Syria’s...
The Balancing Act for Israeli Druze
New Lines Magazine
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July 17, 2025
The small, generally unobtrusive and law-abiding Druze community in Israel was briefly in the international news at the beginning of May, when it organized several demonstrations to demand that the Israeli military protect its coreligionists from...
UN Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting on Israeli Strikes in Syria
Khaama Press
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July 17, 2025
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session Thursday to address Israel’s recent strikes on Syrian territory and rising tensions. The United Nations Security Council has announced an emergency meeting to address recent Israeli attacks on...
Italy slams Israel over deadly attack on church in Gaza
Mehr News Agency
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July 17, 2025
Two women were killed in the attack, according to press reports. "Israeli raids on Gaza also hit the Holy Family Church. The attacks against the civilian population that Israel has been carrying out for months are unacceptable," Meloni wrote on X....
OIC Condemns Israeli Aggression on Syrian Territories
Asharq Al-Awsat
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The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression against Syrian territories and interference in the internal affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic. It stated that Israeli...
Defense spending bill moves to senate floor, includes significant funding for ENC military installations
WBJD - North Carolina
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July 17, 2025
A North Carolina Senator and Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the defense spending bill has moved to the senate floor, and it includes provisions to improve readiness and quality of life for troops, increase funding for North...
Israel pounds Damascus, vows to shield Druze amid Syrian turmoil
Daily Times
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July 17, 2025
In a dramatic escalation, Israel launched intense airstrikes on Damascus on Wednesday, targeting the Syrian defence ministry and an area near the presidential palace. The strikes were aimed at halting attacks against the Druze community in...
Anwar condemns Israeli airstrikes on Damascus as violation of international law
Malay Mail
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July 17, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has condemned Israel’s recent airstrikes on Damascus, which violated Syria’s sovereignty and resulted in the loss of innocent lives. “These strikes constitute a clear violation of...
Weary US Israeli warmongers pleaded for peace
Press TV
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July 17, 2025
With the backing of the United States, Israel launched a coordinated assault on Iranian territory, striking residential neighborhoods in Tehran, military facilities, and, most provocatively, nuclear sites in Natanz and Isfahan. The attack marked...