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SOUTHERN LEBANON — Amidst the backdrop of the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Lebanese-Israeli border has become a volatile arena, with almost daily skirmishes threatening the fragile peace in the region. Media outlets aligned with Iranian-backed Hezbollah reported that Israeli artillery has been targeting border towns in southern…

AMMAN — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) issued a press release, reporting the continued damage to shelters and schools in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. In the past 24 hours alone, four UNRWA shelters…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray expressed concerns to US Congress of an increased risk of attacks on US soil. In response to the ongoing conflict, the United States has provided support to its…

ANKARA / TEL AVIV / WASHINGTON — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent comments on the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza have sparked a series of international responses, with Israel reconsidering diplomatic relations and the US emphasizing its labelling of Hamas as a terrorist organization. Turkish President Erdogan’s…

DRUCO, Syria / AL-DHAHIRA, Lebanon — As the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to escalate, the Israeli Air Force targeted military sites of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Syrian regime. The airstrikes in Syria targeted location around Druco (Daraa) in southern Syria, resulting in a reported 21 deaths among…

HAIFA, Israel — Instances of harassment and disrespect targeting Christians in Israel continue to increase. A state of tension prevailed among the attendees of the Syriac-Melkite (Rum) Catholic Mar Elias Church and Monastery in Haifa following the most recent altercation which saw a large group of Jewish extremists bussed to the…

LONDON — In the wake of the severe impact of Russia’s veto in the United Nations Security Council on the lives of millions of Syrians residing in northern Syria’s camps, Amnesty International called on Member States of the UN General Assembly to take a stand against Russia’s misuse of its…

TEL AVIV — Following a series of disturbing incidents involving Jewish extremists targeting Christians and their sacred sites in Israel, Israeli President Isaac Herzog strongly condemned the incidents and those responsible. He characterized these actions as evil and shameful, vowing to put an end to this troubling reality within Israeli…

Maryam Younnes reports from Isfiya, Israel – A traditional mass was held on February 22nd at Saint Charbel’s Church in Isfiya, Israel. Every month on the same date, the Maronite patron saint Mar Charbel is revered for his life teachings and miracles. Hundreds of believers attend the mass to pray…

KFAR BAR’AM, Israel — Aram Khalloul, the son of founder and head of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association Shadi Khalloul, passed away yesterday after a long fight with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, reports the Philos Project on Twitter. Aram was diagnosed in 2020 with Stage IV…