Author: Isabel Debre
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Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills 3 journalists covering the war
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed three journalists who were covering the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, their TV stations said. Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said that its longtime correspondent Ali Shoeib was killed Saturday in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military said that it had targeted Shoeib, accusing him of being a…
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Israel begins airstrikes in Gaza following rocket fire
JERUSALEM • The Israeli military struck targets in the Gaza Strip early Friday, pushing the region closer toward a wider conflagration after a day of rocket fire along the country’s northern and southern borders following two days of unrest at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site. At least two loud explosions could be heard in Gaza.…
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Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates • A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumors” and retweeting dissidents, according to court documents obtained Thursday, a decision that has drawn growing global condemnation. Activists and lawyers consider the sentence against Salma al-Shehab, a mother of two and a researcher at…
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Israel: High court overturns deportation of U.S. student
JERUSALEM • Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday overturned an appeals court ruling that agreed with the government’s decision to bar an American graduate student from entering the country over her alleged involvement in the boycott movement against the Jewish state. The court accepted Lara Alqasem’s appeal, saying her desire to study in Israel undermines the…