Daily Archives: 19 October، 2024

Vigils, protests around the world commemorate the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel

Muhamad Yehia NEW YORK (AP) — Commemorations and protests unfolded across the world on Monday to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, an assault that sparked a war that has devastated the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip, fueled bloodshed in other Mideast lands and stirred protests and divisions far …

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Pro-Israel professor at Columbia barred from campus after harassing and intimidating other employees

Muhamad Yehia NEW YORK (AP) — An outspoken pro-Israel professor at Columbia University has been temporarily barred from campus, a university spokesperson said Wednesday. Shai Davidai, an assistant professor at the Manhattan university’s business school, had his campus access restricted effective Tuesday after repeatedly harassing and intimidating other employees, according …

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In northern Gaza, Palestinians eat grass to survive Israeli siege and food shortages

Cairo .. Muhamad Yehia On 29 February, the killing of more than 100 people waiting for food aid in Gaza City put a spotlight on the extreme deprivation and violence facing those who have remained in the north of the enclave during Israel’s nearly five-month long military campaign and siege. …

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Behind the numbers: Gaza’s unprecedented aid worker death toll

 Cairo.. Muhamad Yehia Farah* decided to write the name of her children on their wrists and legs after surviving a 5am airstrike that killed several of her neighbours. That way, her children’s bodies would be identifiable if the family were hit again, the doctor wrote in a text message to her colleagues …

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