Israel
Jerusalem, (EFE).- The Knesset (Israeli Parliament) plenum approved on Monday a legal reform establishing the death penalty by hanging for those convicted of terrorist murder. Human rights organizations denounced the measure, arguing it will be applied in practice only to Palestinians and not to Jewish Israeli citizens. The text, approved...
Jerusalem/Rome Mar 29 (EFE).- Israeli police prevented the head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, in what Church authorities described as an unprecedented move. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said officers stopped Cardinal...
Tehran (EFE).- The Iranian Armed Forces threatened on Sunday to «completely» close the Strait of Hormuz and destroy United States economic interests in the region if Washington attacks Iran’s power plants. «The Strait of Hormuz will be completely closed and will not reopen until our destroyed power plants are rebuilt,»...
Tel Aviv (EFE).- The Haifa oil refinery, the most important city in northern Israel, was attacked on Thursday after the latest missile strike launched from Iran, according to several local media outlets, including Israel’s public broadcaster Kan. «15 firefighting and rescue teams from the Coastal District are currently operating at...
Jerusalem, Feb. 15 (EFE) – The Israeli government approved on Sunday the reopening of the land registration process in the occupied West Bank for the first time since 1967, which will allow the Israeli state to register land in the Palestinian territory in a binding and definitive manner, according to...
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv (EFE).- Although the temporary ceasefire on attacks against the energy system appears to be holding, Russia continues bombing other facilities, while Ukrainians experience a new wave of extreme cold amid widespread power cuts and are skeptical about Moscow’s intentions. “I don’t feel this ceasefire. Shaheds keep...
Jerusalem (EFE).- After discovering the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage remaining in Gaza, several Israeli leaders removed the yellow ribbon pin, the main symbol commemorating the captives, to celebrate the return of all 251 individuals on Monday (both alive and dead) who were kidnapped by Hamas. «We all...
Davos, Switzerland (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump presented his Peace Board on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, announced further negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and revealed his administration’s plans for what he calls «the new Gaza.» Initially, Zelenskyy stated that he would not travel to...
Cairo (EFE).- Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Jordan announced on Wednesday their acceptance of the invitation from United States President Donald Trump to participate in the Peace Board, which will oversee the development of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and have already been joined by Egypt, Pakistan, and the United...
Gaza City (EFE).- The Gaza City clinic of the NGO Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continued on Wednesday to provide medical services to hundreds of patients against the clock in view of its closure, scheduled for March, after the Israeli government vetoed the organization in the Gaza Strip and...
Jerusalem (EFE).- The Israeli government will revoke the operating licenses of several NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), considering that employees of these organizations «were involved in terrorist activities.» As of Tuesday, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism announced the veto, which is the result of...
United Nations (EFE).- Khaled Khiari, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, called on the Security Council on Monday for respect for Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity following Israel’s announcement that it recognizes Somaliland as an independent state. In a session dedicated to the situation...
Últimas entradas
- Seguridad y defensa centran los breves e inusuales encuentros entre La Habana y Washington
- El París Saint-Germain gana la Liga de Campeones en los penaltis
- Enrique Riquelme: “El miércoles daremos una de las grandes estrellas de la candidatura”
- Cerúndolo elimina al español Landaluce y mantiene el pabellón argentino en París
- Una nueva manifestación en Valencia vuelve a pedir el acta de diputado de Carlos Mazón
