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‘Raped Daily’: Former Israeli Hostages Recount Sexual Abuse by Hamas Terrorists as Families Plead...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In an emotional hearing at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, former hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza recounted harrowing tales of...

Delaney Quotes

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Delaney Quotes Source of original article: RSS (www.crisisgroup.org). The content of this article does not necessarily reflect the views...

Israel Will ‘Address’ Remaining Hamas Forces in Rafah ‘Soon,’ Defense Chief Says

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Hamas has stopped functioning as a military organization, and Israel will eliminate the Palestinian terrorist group’s remaining forces in the Gazan...

Iran Vows Revenge on Israel After Damascus Embassy Attack

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Iran vowed on Tuesday to take revenge on Israel for an airstrike that killed two of its top generals and five...

Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Editor’s notes: The list below is CPJ’s most recent and preliminary account of journalist deaths in the war. Our database will...

Top Iranian Commander Killed in Alleged Israeli Strike Near Embassy in Syria

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed the Iranian embassy in Syria on Monday in an escalation of Israel‘s war against Iran’s regional proxies,...

Israel Hits Syria in Heaviest Strikes on Iran Proxies in Months, Says It Killed...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria’s Aleppo province early on Friday and said it killed a...

Korean Reunification: Abandoned or Merely Deferred?

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IDF Moves to Purchase 20,000 Israeli-Made Guns as Country Seeks Less Foreign Dependence

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has moved forward with a purchase order of 20,000 Israeli-made M4A1 rifles, a move that comes...

JAS vs. ISWAP: The War of the Boko Haram Splinters

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Druze Israeli Killed in Hezbollah Strike as Tensions Escalate on Lebanon Border

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A 25-year-old Druze Israeli was killed during a massive rocket attack by Hezbollah on northern Israel on Wednesday, the latest casualty...

ISIL growing stronger in Syria, as war enters its thirteenth year

This was a reminder of the ongoing impact of a conflict which has now dragged on for more than 12 years and rarely makes...

UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid ‘cataclysmic suffering’

The call by Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland followed Monday’s adoption by the Security Council of a resolution “demanding” an immediate ceasefire in the enclave...

Conferences in Germany, India and Türkiye and the Demise of Peace Deals

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Comfort Ero,...

New Study Highlights How Hamas Destroyed Gaza’s Economy

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The economy of the Gaza Strip has been ravaged by the Hamas terror group, whose years-long rule over the Palestinian enclave...

Hezbollah Attacks Force Israeli Children to Take Cover During Holiday

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Purim, an especially joyous Jewish holiday enjoyed by parents and children alike, was marred in Israel by rocket alarms on Sunday. Around...

Sudan on the Brink of Famine

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Alsanosi Adam, an active member of...

‘Your credibility is on the line’: CPJ, 38 others urge MFC member states to...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 38 other media freedom organizations in calling out the “collective official silence of the MFC...

Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

“As of today, UNRWA, the main lifeline for Palestine refugees, is denied from providing lifesaving assistance to northern Gaza,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote...

UN’s Guterres begins solidarity mission to Egypt and Jordan amid regional crises

In a tradition that started when he served as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to shine a light on Muslim communities in distress,...

Palestinian Teen Murders Brother Suspected of Collaboration With Israel: Reports

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In an act of brutality in the West Bank city of Jenin, a 19-year-old Palestinian was executed by his twin brother...

Majority of Palestinians Still Support Oct. 7 Massacre, Want Hamas to Control Gaza After...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The vast majority of Palestinians still support Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel and don’t believe the terror group engaged...

‘Back to the dark ages’: Editor Ataf Mohamed on Sudan’s wartime communications blackout

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). For the last six weeks, Sudan has been almost totally cut off from the world. Since early February, there has been...

‘Hamas Branch in Jerusalem Must Be Closed!’ Israelis Protest Outside UNRWA Office, Accuse Agency...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dozens of protesters on Wednesday gathered in front of the Jerusalem office of the United Nations agency responsible for Palestinian refugees,...