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Commercial flight operations across the Middle East and beyond disrupted by strikes on Iran
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (779+ words) The U.S. and Israel's attack on Iran led to commercial flights disruption on Saturday across the Middle East and beyond as regional airspaces began closing and tens of thousands of travelers around the globe were stranded. Israel, Qatar, Syria, Iran, Iraq,…...
Crime Briefs: Salem EMT arrested for child pornography
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (504+ words) Federal prosecutors say an EMT from Salem was a member of about 100 online chat groups sharing child pornography. Connor McAuliffe, 34, was charged in federal court in Boston Wednesday with one count each of receipt of child pornography and possession of…...
At least 30 are killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as war deaths top 58,000, officials say
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (764+ words) By WAFAA SHURAFA and IMAD ISSEID Israel and Hamas appeared no closer to a breakthrough in talks meant to pause the 21-month war and free some Israeli hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington last week to discuss…...
Israeli strikes kill at least 32 in Gaza as Palestinian war deaths top 58,000
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (710+ words) By WAFAA SHURAFA and IMAD ISSEID Israel and Hamas appeared no closer to a breakthrough in indirect talks meant to pause the war and free some Israeli hostages after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Washington visit last week. A new sticking…...
Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound aid boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (821+ words) By YESICA FISCH and TIA GOLDENBERG, Associated Press The activists had set out to protest Israel's ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which is among the deadliest and most destructive since World War II, and its restrictions on the…...
U.S. citizen tried to torch U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv, threatened to kill Trump: feds
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (552+ words) A U.S. citizen staying in Israel threatened to kill President Trump and tried to torch the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, showing up with a backpack full of Molotov cocktails, Brooklyn federal prosecutors said Sunday. Joseph Neumeyer, 28, wrote threats'on his Facebook wall'for…...
Gaza aid dries up as Israeli blockade enters a third month
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (375+ words) Israel has blockaded all entrances to the Gaza Strip since March. While pummeling the strip with airstrikes, it has banned any food, water, shelter or medication from entering the Palestinian territory, where the United Nations says the vast majority of…...
Antisemitic incidents slow worldwide from post-Oct. 7 spike, but remain higher than before Gaza war
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (423+ words) FILE " Damage is seen inside a synagogue where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set a fire in Rouen, France, on Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic, File) "Contrary to popular belief,…...