Shatha Yaish
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‘A race against time’: Israel’s settlement drive is rapidly transforming Jenin
The roads leading to the northern West Bank city of Jenin are lined with Israeli flags. It is a sight that has become the norm across much of the occupied territory, but here it is still unfamiliar. Over the past few months, Israel has rapidly expanded both military and civilian infrastructure across the Jenin governorate.
Genocide Sunday Recap–Selected Articles
+972 Magazine – TRANSCEND Media Service 21 Jun 2026 In Gaza, ‘Slaughter Continues Unabated’ while the World Turns Away Israel has escalated its airstrikes across the enclave in recent weeks, burning Palestinians alive as it makes a mockery of the ‘ceasefire.’ By Ahmed Dremly and Ibtisam Mahdi ************************** ‘His only Crime Is That He Is a Palestinian Doctor’ Fourteen Gazan physicians remain in Israeli prisons without charge, where they say they have been singled out for...
In First Since Oslo, Israel Seizing Land for Army Base Inside West Bank City
Shatha Yaish | +972Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service Israeli tanks seen during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 19 Feb 2025. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90) The seizure order, near Jenin refugee camp, is the latest move aimed at expanding military and settler presence in the north of the occupied territory.
En Jerusalén Este «toda una comunidad palestina está a punto de ser expulsada»
Fuentes: Voces del Mundo [Foto: Fakhri Abu Diab, junto a los escombros de su casa, demolida por el Ayuntamiento de Jerusalén en 2024, en Jerusalén Este ocupada. (Faiz Abu Rmeleh)] Omar Abu Rajab metió sus pertenencias en bolsas de basura negras.
In East Jerusalem, ‘A Whole Palestinian Community Is About To Be Expelled’
In East Jerusalem, ‘A Whole Palestinian Community Is About To Be Expelled’ Published May 3, 2026 Omar Abu Rajab packed his belongings into black trash bags.
" Notre génocide " : les groupes israéliens de défense des droits de l’homme abandonnent leur retenue sur Gaza
Après des mois d'hésitation, B'Tselem et Physicians for Human Rights-Israel affirment que la guerre a pour but d'effacer la vie des Palestiniens - aujourd'hui et à l'avenir. Après 22 mois de guerre, de famine et de destruction systématique, deux des principales organisations israéliennes de défense des droits de l’homme ont conclu que les actions d’Israël dans la bande de Gaza constituaient un génocide.
Israel trains fire on south Gaza, as Biden urges caution
Israel said its armed forces were increasingly focused on Hamas targets in south Gaza Sunday, as the United States again pressed its ally to do more to protect Palestinian civilians. Signalling a pivot after weeks of intensive fighting around Gaza City, the Israeli army said troops were now looking to the Hamas stronghold of Khan Yunis and elsewhere in the south.
Plus de 200 morts dans les opérations israéliennes à Gaza en 24h selon le Hamas
Près de trois mois après le début de la guerre entre Israël et le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas, ce dernier a annoncé la découverte de corps de dizaines de Palestiniens tués, dont certains « exécutés » selon lui lors d’une opération terrestre israélienne à Jabaliya dans le nord de la bande de Gaza.
Anguish grows for families of Gaza's Christians
Khalil Sayegh lives in the United States and for days he anxiously awaited news of his family who had taken refuge in Gaza churches to escape the Israel-Hamas war. A few days before Christmas, he learned his father had died due to a lack of medical care, Sayegh said by telephone from Washington DC where he works as a political analyst. “I was told by a relative… who had learned it from a priest,” he said.
Plus de 200 morts dans les opérations israéliennes à Gaza en 24h selon le Hamas
Près de trois mois après le début de la guerre entre Israël et le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas, ce dernier a annoncé la découverte de corps de dizaines de Palestiniens tués, dont certains « exécutés » selon lui lors d’une opération terrestre israélienne à Jabaliya dans le nord de la bande de Gaza.
Plus de 200 morts dans les opérations israéliennes à Gaza en 24h selon le Hamas
Près de trois mois après le début de la guerre entre Israël et le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas, ce dernier a annoncé la découverte de corps de dizaines de Palestiniens tués, dont certains « exécutés » selon lui lors d’une opération terrestre israélienne à Jabaliya dans le nord de la bande de Gaza.
Plus de 200 morts dans les opérations israéliennes à Gaza en 24h selon le Hamas
Près de trois mois après le début de la guerre entre Israël et le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas, ce dernier a annoncé la découverte de corps de dizaines de Palestiniens tués, dont certains « exécutés » selon lui lors d’une opération terrestre israélienne à Jabaliya dans le nord de la bande de Gaza.
Plus de 200 morts dans les opérations israéliennes à Gaza en 24h selon le Hamas
Près de trois mois après le début de la guerre entre Israël et le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas, ce dernier a annoncé la découverte de corps de dizaines de Palestiniens tués, dont certains « exécutés » selon lui lors d’une opération terrestre israélienne à Jabaliya dans le nord de la bande de Gaza.
Hamas says 200 killed in 24 hours of Israeli strikes on Gaza
The mother of one of the Palestinians from the Barbakh family, who died during Israeli air strikes in the southern Gaza Strip, mourns outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 22, 2023. Haitham Imad, EPA-EFE More than 200 people were killed in 24 hours of Israeli strikes, Gaza officials said Saturday, and Israel announced the death of five soldiers after the UN failed to call for a ceasefire.
Toujours sous les bombes, Gaza attend plus d’aide humanitaire
Les frappes israéliennes et les combats au sol ont continué samedi dans la bande de Gaza, où la population espère une arrivée plus massive de l’aide humanitaire dans le territoire palestinien assiégé, après un appel du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU.
Lejos de Gaza, cristianos palestinos esperan angustiados noticias de sus familiares
Khalil Sayegh vive en Estados Unidos y durante días esperó angustiado tener noticias de su familia, refugiada en una iglesia de Gaza para escapar de la guerra entre Israel y Hamás. Poco antes de la Navidad, supo que su padre había fallecido. El lunes, los padres y una hermana de este hombre de 29 años encontraron refugio en la iglesia católica de la Sagrada Familia, en la Ciudad de Gaza.
Gazan workers in Israel stranded in occupied West Bank
Abderrahman Balata and numerous other Gazans who had been working in Israel now find themselves stranded in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, an unfamiliar place far from their war-torn homes In a one-star hotel room, Balata, 42, sat with other Palestinian workers watching non-stop news coverage of the fighting in Gaza. Their families are left behind under Israeli bombing, leaving the men feeling fear and impotence.
Gazan Workers In Israel Stranded In Occupied West Bank
Abderrahman Balata and numerous other Gazans who had been working in Israel now find themselves stranded in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, an unfamiliar place far from t...
Earthquake could shake up Turkish election Original
February 10, 2023 Turkey: Earthquake puts Erdogan re-election at risk Stay tuned for the political aftershocks of the devastating and tragic earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last week. “Earthquakes and other natural disasters shake up political systems,” write Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alistair Smith, authors of the best-selling The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics .
Exiled Iran opposition figures urge unity to 'overthrow' regime
February 10, 2023 — Paris (AFP) A group of prominent exiled Iranian opposition figures pleaded Friday for unity and an end to infighting to help the nationwide protests of recent months to replace Iran's Islamic theocracy with a secular democracy. The eight figures, who included Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, said they were working on a charter for a transition to a new pluralistic system that would be followed by free elections.
Explainer: OPEC+ will not boost oil production after Russia cut
February 10, 2023 Russia announced a major oil production cut Friday, a move that could have ramifications for Middle East oil producers. What happened: Russia said it would cut production by 500,000 barrels per day starting in March. The price of Brent crude oil rose from around $85 to nearly $87 a barrel early Friday around the time the news broke, according to market data.
US military deploys more assets to Incirlik to aid Turkey earthquake response
February 10, 2023 The US military has begun deploying additional aircraft and personnel to Incirlik Air Base in southeastern Turkey to support the country’s earthquake response, officials said Friday. Earlier this week, the US Air Force delivered two USAID urban search-and-rescue teams along with 170,000 pounds of equipment to the base to assist local and international emergency crews.
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Syria to allow cross-border aid into areas outside government control
February 10, 2023 The Syrian government said Friday that it will allow cross-border aid into rebel-held territory. Syria’s official SANA News Agency said the Council of Ministers made the decision in consultation with Foreign Minister Hussein Arnous. They specifically agreed to allow cross-border aid into government territory as well as “areas outside the control of the state,” according to a tweet from SANA.
Barcelona ends twin city agreement with Tel Aviv, citing Israeli 'apartheid'
February 10, 2023 Madrid Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida offered on Thursday Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai to form a twin city partnership after Barcelona announced it was suspending its own agreement with the Israeli city. In a video posted on Twitter, conservative Martínez-Almeida said, “It’s a great occasion to show Tel Aviv, and by extension all of Israel, that Madrid remains clear on which is the correct side to stand on.
US pressure heightens opposition to Netanyahu's judicial overhaul
February 10, 2023 At least two people were killed, one of them a 6-year-old boy, in a car attack in east Jerusalem Friday morning. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered an investigation and the detention of associates of the Palestinian attacker. Two weeks ago, seven people were killed at a shooting attack in Jerusalem. Friday’s attack adds to the pressure Netanyahu is under both within his coalition and from the Biden administration.
Kurdish militants halt 'operations' after Turkey earthquake
February 10, 2023 — Istanbul (AFP) Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group announced a temporary halt in fighting to ease recovery work in the wake of a massive earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation by Ankara and its Western allies for waging a brutal insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives since 1984.
Kurdish militants halt 'operations' after Turkey quake
February 10, 2023 — Istanbul (AFP) Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group announced a temporary halt in fighting to ease recovery work in the wake of a massive earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation by Ankara and its Western allies for waging a brutal insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives since 1984.
Séisme | « Le monde a oublié la Syrie », dénonce l’OMS
(Dubaï) D’importantes « contraintes » restreignent l’entrée d’« énormes quantités d’approvisionnements » pour le nord de la Syrie dévasté par le violent séisme, a déclaré vendredi un responsable de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS).
'World forgot about Syria,' says WHO as aid trickles in
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official bemoaned Syria's "forgotten crisis" on Friday, as aid began trickling into rebel-held areas, days after a devastating earthquake. As the WHO prepared to fly medical supplies to Syria from Dubai, Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, said a huge backlog of aid was waiting to reach Syria's rebel-held northwest.
Greeks put politics aside to rush aid to Turkey
February 10, 2023 — Athens (AFP) Aimilia Balta's mother fled Turkey after a vicious war with Greece a century ago but it has not stopped the elderly Greek donating clothes for the thousands left homeless by the deadly earthquake there. "People are cold, so we do what we can" to help, Balta -- whose mother survived the Greek-Turkish war of 1922 -- told AFP as she left bags of woollens and overcoats at the town hall of a northern Athens suburb.
Six-year-old rescued in Syria four days after quake
February 10, 2023 — Jindayris (Syria) (AFP) Rescuers found a six-year-old boy alive under the rubble on Friday, four days after a devastating earthquake killed more than 22,700 people in Syria and Turkey, an AFP correspondent reported. Emergency workers in Syria's rebel-held northwest pulled shell-shocked Musa Hmeidi from under the wreckage of a crumpled building as dozens of residents cheered them on, the correspondent said.
Turkey's earthquake spikes Europe's fears of Middle East flare-ups
February 10, 2023 PARIS — The massive earthquake that hit eastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday morning was met with shock and horror both in the region and in Europe. The death toll reached over 20,000 at the time of publication, while thousands of buildings were flattened on both sides of the border as many did not meet the seismic standards — all the more so in ramshackle Syria after more than a decade of war and civil governance neglect.
Los ataques rebeldes a puertos petroleros de Yemen hacen temer una escalada
Dos meses después del final de la tregua en Yemen, los ataques de los rebeldes hutíes contra varios terminales petroleros hacen temer una nueva escalada en un país devastado por ocho años de guerra. El movimiento rebelde, cercano a Irán, reivindicó ataques con drones que impidieron a los buques petroleros atracar en los puertos controlados por el gobierno, cuyas fuerzas cuentan con el apoyo de una coalición militar dirigida por Arabia Saudita.
Rebel Port Attacks Pose New Threat For Yemen
Text size Two months after Yemen's truce expired, fighting largely remains on hold but a series of attacks by Huthi rebels could have serious repercussions for a country crippled by war. At least three drone strikes at ports on Yemen's southern coast have disrupted oil exports, the main source of income for the Arab world's poorest country and its Saudi-backed government.
Israel agrees for Qatar to drill in Lebanese maritime gas field
November 23, 2022 Israel has approved for the Qatari Energy Consortium to be involved in drilling for natural gas in the Kana-Sidon undersea reservoir. Drilling rights in this zone, called Block 9, are currently in the hands of French TotalEnergies and Italian Eni companies. On Nov. 15, Israel signed an agreement with both companies to begin energy exploration in the area. Block 9 lies within Lebanon’s territorial waters, but the exploration might extend into Israel’s waters. Israel’s Nov.
Abu Dhabi Global Market adopts blockchain for courts
November 16, 2022 Abu Dhabi’s international business center announced on Tuesday the introduction of blockchain technology to its legal system. The Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts said it will begin securing commercial judgments via blockchain technology. The judgments will be available immediately via the courts’ digital system, meaning entities will no longer need to wait for a certified copy from a judge, according to a press release.
Luxury Yachts And 'Real VIPs' As Dubai Readies For World Cup
Text size A fleet of luxurious yachts bobbing in the harbour are among the five-star options as Dubai pulls out all the stops for well-heeled football fans who want to watch the World Cup in style. Those without tickets but with thousands of dollars to spare can view games on a big screen from the top deck of a $20,000-a-night yacht, against a backdrop of the Gulf financial hub's skyline.
Syria and Iran lower tariffs per free trade agreement
October 3, 2022 The Iranian government amended the terms of its free trade agreement with Syria Sunday night. What happened: Iran’s governmental Cabinet, headed by President Ebrahim Raisi, decided to lower the tariff on goods specified in its free trade deal with Syria from 4% to 0%. The Cabinet made the decision during a session, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. The Syrian government did not appear to immediately comment.
Turkish inflation passes 83% as Erdogan eyes further rate cuts
October 3, 2022 Turkish consumer prices rose 3.08% in September as annual inflation hit 83.45%, the country’s statistical institute announced Oct. 3, days after the central bank stunned markets with a second rate cut in two months that brought its policy rate to 12%.
Israel escalates raids on Palestinian armed groups in West Bank
October 3, 2022 RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel has escalated in recent days its raids in the West Bank amid growing resistance, specifically in Jenin and Nablus in the north, in tandem with its pressure on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to arrest wanted Palestinians. In the early hours of Oct. 3, Israeli forces killed two Palestinians who allegedly attempted to run over soldiers during a raid in the Jalazone refugee camp near the city of Ramallah to arrest a wanted Palestinian. On Sept.
Iran’s legendary soccer player under fire for backing protests
October 3, 2022 TEHRAN — Iranian officials have taken aim at Ali Karimi, a legendary and highly popular former soccer player who has been speaking in defense of nationwide anti-government protests in Iran, sparked by the Sept. 16 death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, 22, in custody of Tehran’s “morality police,” for violating hijab laws.
In EU dialogue, Lapid recommits Israel to two-state solution
October 3, 2022 BRUSSELS — Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid virtually attended the Israel-European Union Association Council meeting via Zoom today in Brussels. The Association Agreement between Israel and the EU is the framework for their relations in all domains. The agreement was intended to be discussed and updated every year in a council, but because of diplomatic differences, especially on the Palestinian issue, it has not convened for over 10 years.
Khamenei breaks silence on Iran protests, lays blame on US
October 3, 2022 For the first time since protests swept the country nearly two weeks ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has addressed the topic.
Why Has Yemen's Truce Failed And What Happens Next?
Text size A six-month truce in Yemen that expired Sunday had provided a rare respite for the war-ravaged country, but failed attempts to extend it have stoked fears of fresh conflict. Fighting between the Iran-backed Huthi rebels and pro-government forces began in 2014 and escalated the following year when a Saudi-led military coalition intervened in support of the loyalists.
Turkey and Libya sign maritime hydrocarbons deal
October 3, 2022 — Tripoli (AFP) Turkey's foreign minister signed a deal in Libya's capital Monday allowing for oil and gas exploration in Libya's Mediterranean waters, three years after a maritime border deal that angered European nations. "We've signed a memorandum of understanding on exploration for hydrocarbons in Libya's territorial waters and on Libyan soil, by mixed Turkish-Libyan companies," Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a press conference in Tripoli.
Ultra-Orthodox address mental illness in Israel
October 3, 2022 Ultra-Orthodox charity groups often launch donation campaigns ahead of the Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur. The campaign recently launched by Bayit Cham (Warm Home), a group assisting ultra-Orthodox families of children with mental illness, has attracted special attention.
Yemen truce deadline approaches as wait for peace drags on
September 30, 2022 — Sanaa (AFP) As a ceasefire deadline in war-ravaged Yemen draws near, civilians hope the truce will be extended -- fearing any fresh fighting would wipe out the small gains they have made. In the rebel-held capital Sanaa, agriculture graduate Loujain al-Ouazir has been working to raise goats and poultry for three years on a farm on top of one the ancient city's iconic mud brick tower houses.
Egypt to focus on water crises at COP27
September 16, 2022 Egypt is planning to include the water issue among the top items for international climate action during the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27), which it will host in Sharm el-Sheikh in November on behalf of African countries.
La fiebre del Mundial-2022 se apodera de Dubái, que busca atraer a los aficionados
A pocas semanas del pitido inicial del Mundial-2022 en Catar, la fiebre del fútbol se ha apoderado del vecino emirato de Dubái, que espera atraer a una parte de los aficionados. Primera destinación turística del Golfo, a solo una hora de vuelo desde Doha, la ciudad apuesta por las infraestructuras y su apertura para seducir a los aficionados, que tendrán la posibilidad de hacer ida y vuelta en el mismo día durante el torneo, del 20 de noviembre al 18 de diciembre.
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