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TEL AVIV — Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the plight of Christians in the Holy Land has largely been overlooked. A report by Dario Salvi for AsiaNews, official press agency of the Roman Catholic Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, highlights the severe impact the conflict is having…

VATICAN / TEHRAN — As fears mount over a potential Iranian military response against Israel following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, in Tehran, Vatican Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin reached out to newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday morning. In the phone call,…

GAZA STRIP — A spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, Abu Obaida, announced that one of the Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip was killed by a guard assigned to monitor him, while two others were seriously injured in separate incidents. “In two separate incidents,…

TEL AVIV / NEW YORK — Amid escalating regional tensions that threaten to ignite a broader conflict, international organizations have raised alarms about the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, particularly for children, as the conflict between Iran and Israel intensifies. UNICEF highlighted the dire situation facing children across…

GAZA — The number of victims from the bombing of Hassan Salameh and Al-Nasr schools has risen to 30 dead and dozens injured, including serious cases, according to Mahmoud Bassil, spokesman for Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip. “At least 25 bodies, most of them children and women, and 50…

TEHRAN — Following the assassination of Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, questions have emerged regarding Tehran’s potential response to Tel Aviv, which was immediately accused by Iranian authorities of orchestrating the killing. News media reported that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct attack on…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid escalating tensions between Israel and the Iranian-led “Axis of resistance” following Israeli assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas officials, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pledged that the United States would defend Israel if attacked. Austin emphasized that Washington would support Tel Aviv’s right to self-defense while…

TEL AVIV — Following a meeting of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to invade Israel in support of Palestinians. Erdogan asserted that, just as Turkish forces had entered Karabakh and Libya, they could do the same in Israel. In response,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During his speech to the United States Congress in Washington, D.C., Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sketched a vague outline of a plan for a ‘deradicalized’ post-war Gaza and touted a potential future alliance between Israel and US Arab allies. While Democrats boycotted his remarks and pro-Palestinian…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The recent decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), confirming that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal, has elicited both support and condemnation. The US State Department expressed concern that the scope of the Court’s opinion could complicate efforts to resolve the conflict and achieve…