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Palestinians With Ukraine Ties Empathize With Victims of War

The al-Astal family in the Gaza Strip is once again confronting the horrors of war — air raids, food shortages, power cuts, frantic phone calls. But this time, they are on the outside looking in. They are among dozens of Palestinian-Ukrainian families in the isolated territory who have experienced several…

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Palestinians with Ukraine ties empathize with victims of war

Gaza's al-Astal family is watching the war in Ukraine with special interest

The Independent UK

From Gaza to Ukraine and Back: War Haunts Palestinian Students

Samar Aita lived through three wars in the Gaza Strip before moving to Ukraine four years ago, never imagining her computer engineering studies would be interrupted by a conflict far from home. The 21-year-old Palestinian woman is now back with her family in Rafah, a town in southern Gaza, after…

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From Gaza to Ukraine and back: war haunts Palestinian students

Samar Aita lived through three wars in the Gaza Strip before moving to Ukraine four years ago, never imagining her computer engineering studies would be interrupted by a conflict far from home.

Reuters

Israel Renews Law to Keep Out Palestinian Spouses

Israel's parliament has renewed a temporary law dating back to 2003 that bars Israeli citizens from extending citizenship or even residency to Palestinian spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Israel says the law, which was first enacted during a Palestinian uprising, is needed for security. Critics view it…

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Israel renews law to keep out Palestinian spouses

Israel’s parliament has renewed a temporary law dating back to 2003 that bars Israeli citizens from extending citizenship or even residency to Palestinian spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza

The Independent UK

Israeli-Turkish Ties: From Friends to Foes and Back Again

After more than a decade of tensions, Israel is taking steps to mend fences with Turkey, one of several majority Muslim countries with which it has sought a recent rapprochement. Israel was a long-time regional ally of Turkey, before a 2010 commando raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla left 10…

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Israel Controls Palestinians Using ‘Organized Violence’

Israel is controlling the fate of five million Palestinians in the occupied territories and practicing systematic, active and continuous violence against them, an Israeli human rights group said. B’Tselem accused Israel of subjecting Palestinian lives to a daily routine of violence – some of it overt, but more often implicit.

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ICESCO Joins Gaza’s Children in ‘Enjoy Your Life with Music’

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) took part in the closing ceremony of the “Enjoy Your Life with Music,” an ICESCO-funded initiative that was held in Gaza and organized by the Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science in partnership with Al-Sununu Association for Culture and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘There are not many outlets for fun’: the Gazan arts centre that keeps music alive

Concerts are banned thanks to Hamas hardliners, but the Delia arts centre is determined to give young musicians a chance to play

The Guardian - UK

Gaza Construction Workers Find 31 Roman-era Tombs

Construction workers at a building site in northern Gaza have uncovered 31 Roman-era tombs dating from the first century AD, the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers said Monday. The tombs were discovered near the town of Beit Lahia as work began on an Egyptian-funded residential area, part of the $500 million…

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Demand for Hebrew Lessons Jumps in Gaza

In a brightly lit classroom in Gaza, a teacher spells out Hebrew words on a whiteboard, followed attentively by Maher Al-Farra and dozens of other Palestinians hoping to take advantage of an opening up of employment opportunities in Israel. Increased demand for the classes at the Nafha languages center follows…

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Roman-era tombs uncovered at construction site in Gaza

A 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery that includes at least 34 tombs has been uncovered in a northern Gaza city.

Al Jazeera

Demand for Hebrew lessons jumps in Gaza as Israel eases work restrictions

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Iconic Gaza bookstore reopens, months after Israeli strike

An iconic Gaza bookstore destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last year has reopened

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Builders Find 2,000-year-old Roman Cemetery in Gaza

A 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery containing at least 20 ornately decorated graves has been uncovered near the shoreline in the northern Gaza Strip, with the antiquities ministry calling it the most important local discovery of the past decade. Gaza is rich with antiquities having been an important trading spot for many…

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Builders find 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery in Gaza

The Independent UK

No 'Fauda': Hamas TV series glorifies fight against Israel

Gaza's militant Hamas rulers are producing a new TV series

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Egypt Steps up Role in Gaza as Mideast Peacemaker

After years of working behind the scenes as a mediator, Egypt is taking on a much larger and more public role in Gaza, said an AP report on Monday. It said in the months since it brokered a Gaza ceasefire last May, Egypt has sent crews to clear rubble and…

The Independent UK

Egypt steps up Gaza role after brokering last year's truce

In the months since it mediated a cease-fire in Gaza last May, Egypt has sent crews to clear rubble and promised to build vast new apartment complexes

Reuters

UK anti-Semitic incidents hit record high in 2021, report says

Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain reached a record high last year, driven by reaction to a rise in violence in Israel and Gaza, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Gaza protests over Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Nablus

Protesters in Gaza City condemn the killing of three Palestinians and slam the PA over cooperating with Israel.

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Palestinian Authorities Step up COVID Measures as Hospitals Fill Up

Palestinian authorities have ramped up COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and warned that public indifference to their calls for masking and social distancing is hampering efforts to fight the pandemic. The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry registered more than 64,000 active cases of COVID-19…

Los Angeles Times

Remember the 'pivot' to Asia? US wants to reassure Pacific allies it's still on

MELBOURNE, Australia — Like many U.S. governments before it, the Biden administration intended a foreign policy "pivot" toward China and Asia. Instead, Washington quickly faced war in Gaza, a chaotic pullout from Afghanistan and a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - AU

Covid news: Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive – as it happened

Sweden scraps almost all of its few restrictions and stops most testing; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive after displaying mild symptoms

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