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Two dead, Holy Family Gaza pastor injured after mid-morning Israeli attack
Detroit Catholic
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July 17, 2025
A wounded Palestinian Christian woman is brought into at Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital following what initial reports and medics say was an Israeli tank attack on the church on the Holy Family Parish -- the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip,...
Russia's former president tells Putin to strike US now while he still can
The Mirror US
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July 17, 2025
Russia's ex-president Dmitry Medvedev has called on Vladimir Putin to consider pre-emptive strikes against the US and its allies in response to Donald Trump's 'theatrical' 50-day ceasefire demand. In a conversation with state-run TASS, Medvedev,...
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...
Prominent Israeli rabbis back intervention in Syria on behalf of Druze
The Times of Israel
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July 17, 2025
Two prominent Israeli rabbis have spoken up to back the country’s decision to intervene militarily to protect the Druze community in southern Syria after days of violent clashes that left dozens of civilians dead. Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber...
UN Special Rapporteur calls for an end to Israel's impunity for genocide in Palestine
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 17, 2025
The UN Special Rapporteur criticized the pursuit of profit at the cost of human lives. Photo: EFE. The United Nations Special Rapporteur encouraged those who hesitate to confront the world's greatest powers, stating that unity and solidarity will...
Colombian president says his country must leave NATO due to its support of genocide in Gaza
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 17, 2025
Colombian president says his country must leave NATO due to its support of genocide in Gaza Bogota, July 17 (RHC)-- Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his country "must leave" NATO during the emergency conference on Gaza, which wrapped up on...
Pope Leo calls for ceasefire after Israeli strike hits Gaza Catholic church
The National News
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Pope Leo XIV has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after an Israeli air strike killed two people at a Catholic church in the enclave that Pope Francis used to call every night for updates on the conflict. Fourteen people were also injured...
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...
“Israelisation of America” | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani
Middle East Monitor
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July 17, 2025
In this week’s episode of Palestine This Week, we begin with the so-called “Humanitarian City”, which is now clearly emerging as a strategy to build concentration camps in Israel’s plan to ethnic cleansing Gaza. We examine how Israel is enforcing...
Explainer-Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?
The Gazette - Colorado
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(Reuters) -Violence in Syria pitting the Islamist-led government against members of the Druze community has put a spotlight on the small but influential minority. Straddling Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights,...
Erdoğan, Sharaa discuss Israeli aggression in phone call
Sabah
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July 17, 2025
Israel's attacks on Syria are unacceptable , Tel Aviv's aggression poses threat to the entire region, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tells Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa in a phone call on Thursday. The Daily Sabah Newsletter Keep up to date...
IDF reveals new photo of Hamas military wing commander: 'Dramatic change in his face'
Ynet
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July 17, 2025
A new photograph of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, currently considered the head of Hamas' military wing, was released on Thursday by IDF Arabic-language spokesperson Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee. The image shows Haddad—previously seen in interviews and other...
Israeli strike on Gaza church kills three and injures priest Pope Francis called daily
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
An Israeli strike has hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people and injuring 10 others including the parish priest, who used to receive daily calls from the late Pope Francis. The Catholic charity Caritas Jerusalem earlier named...
Turkey-Qatar alliance seen as growing threat to Israel
Israel Hayom
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July 17, 2025
Israel is closely monitoring developments in Syria, but topping the list of concerns is Turkey, whose imperial ambitions and growing military-financial investments in Syria have brought it to the brink of friction with the IDF. Rising fast on...
Amnesty International Bulgaria Urges Justice for Gaza on International Criminal Justice Day
Bulgarian News Agency
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Amnesty International Bulgaria marked July 17, International Criminal Justice Day, with a protest at the central beach in Burgas under the slogan “STOP THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA,” the human rights watchdog reported on Thursday. Activists and volunteers...
Iran's president forced to take taxi in latest humiliation
Israel Hayom
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July 17, 2025
President Massoud Pezeshkian of Iran faced an unexpected transportation crisis when his official convoy broke down completely, forcing him to continue his journey to Tabriz by taxi after contaminated fuel disabled all three presidential vehicles....
Belgian court orders Flanders to halt military transit to Israel
Belga News Agency
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July 17, 2025
A civil court in Brussels has ordered the Flemish government to block the transit of all military equipment and any goods potentially intended for military use to Israel via Flemish territory, including the Port of Antwerp. This decision follows a...
Belgium: Israel must stop its military interventions, respect Syria’s sovereignty
SANA
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July 17, 2025
Brussels, SANA – Belgium called on Israel Thursday to stop attacks on Syria and respect Syrian sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a tweet on the X platform, the Belgian Foreign Ministry expressed its support for the reconciliation agreement...
PM of Malaysia: Israeli raids on Damascus constitute a violation of Syria’s sovereignty
SANA
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July 17, 2025
Kuala Lumpur, SANA – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim condemned the airstrikes carried out by the Israeli occupation forces on the Syrian capital, Damascus, describing them as a “violation of Syria’s sovereignty” that resulted in the loss of...
Pope ‘deeply saddened’ after two people killed in apparent Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church
WKBT - Wisconsin
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(CNN) — Pope Leo XIV is “deeply saddened” after two people were killed in a strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, he said in a Vatican telegram on Thursday. Calling the strike a “military attack,” the Vatican’s Secretary of State Pietro Parolin...