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12-year-old Palestinian child shot and killed by Israeli border police at refugee camp in east Jerusalem. Obtained by CNNAn Israeli border police officer fatally shot a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in Shuafat refugee camp located in occupied east Jerusalem, according to hospital officials and an Israeli police spokesperson.In a video obtained by CNN, the boy – Rami Al Halhouli – can be seen holding a lit firework above his head before the crackling sound of a single gunshot is heard. The boy falls to the ground just as the firework launches from his hand into the sky.Rami arrived at Hadassah Mount…

CNN  —  Here is some background information about the trials and execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Hussein was charged with premeditated murder, imprisonment and the deprivation of physical movement, forced deportation and torture. Seven other defendants stood trial with Hussein: Barzan Hassan, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Awad al-Bandar, Abdullah Ruwaid, Ali Dayem Ali, Mohammed Azzawi Ali and Mizher Ruwaid. July 8, 1982 – Residents of the Shiite Muslim town of Dujail, Iraq, fire on Hussein’s motorcade. In retaliation, about 150 residents are executed. March 19, 2003 – The second Gulf War begins, code named Operation Iraqi Freedom. December 14,…

Famine is imminent in northern Gaza if the amount of aid for the enclave does not increase rapidly, the head of the UN World Food Program said Monday. Source link

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a conference in Jerusalem on February 18. Ronen Zvulun/ReutersIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his policies in the Gaza Strip after US President Joe Biden said the Israeli leader was “harming Israel more than helping it.”He added: “I do not know exactly what the president meant, but if he meant by that that I am pursuing special policies against the desire of the majority of Israelis, and that this harms Israel’s interests, then he is wrong in both cases.” Netanyahu said in an interview with Politico newspaper and German media outlet Bild. Biden…

The Jordanian Armed Forces made 10 airdrops of humanitarian relief into northern Gaza on Saturday.The airdrops were carried out in cooperation with the United States, France, Egypt and Belgium, the military said in a statement.”Jordan continues its endeavors and efforts to send more medical, relief and food aid to people in the Gaza Strip with the aim of compensating for the acute shortage of food and medicine as a result of the continuing Israeli war on the Strip,” the statement added.Jordan said it has carried out 35 aid airdrops on Gaza since November 6. A video obtained by CNN on Saturday shows several…

Religious Israelis have long held a privileged position in that society.Their religious schools, or seminaries, receive generous government subsidies. However, Haredi youth, as they are known in Hebrew, are practically exempt from mandatory military service.This exemption has confounded Israeli society since its founding. But the legal deadline for a fairer social compact, at least in the eyes of the Supreme Court, now looms at the end of March.Powerful members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government have made clear they will not help him drag things down the road without broad political support.“This is the single issue that has the greatest…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. Birth date: February 5, 1985 Birth place: Funchal, Portugal Birth name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Father: Jose Dinis Aveiro, a gardener Mother: Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a cook Children: with Georgina Rodriguez: Alana Martina, 2017; Bella Esmeralda and male twin (name unreleased, died in childbirth), 2022; via surrogate: Eva and Mateo (twins), 2017; with mother’s name unavailable publicly: Cristiano Jr., 2010 All-time leading male goalscorer in international football. First male player in history to score a goal in five different World Cups. Portugal’s all-time…

US President Joe Biden announced plans for the US military to establish a temporary port along the Gaza coast to bring desperately needed additional humanitarian aid into the war-torn strip. Follow for live updates. Source link

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the Arab League, an organization of Middle Eastern and African countries and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Ahmed Aboul Gheit of Egypt is the current secretary-general of the Arab League. There are also four observer states: Eritrea, India, Brazil and Venezuela. The Arab League’s purpose, from the Pact of the League of Arab States, is to promote closer political, economic, cultural and social relations among the members. A council composed of representatives from the member states works together to settle disputes peacefully. The league has five major committees: political, economic, social and cultural, legal…

A displaced health worker in Rafah, the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip, warned that thousands of children may die of hunger if strict Israeli restrictions on the entry of food, fuel, water and medicine into the Strip continue.“In Rafah, the nutrients that can keep us alive can be provided, but with difficulty… and at great costs,” Muhammad Hamouda, a father of three children, said in a voice message on Wednesday. “But the children are not starving like our friends and relatives in northern Gaza. In northern Gaza, the situation is very bad. There is no food, no clean water,…