What happened: Defence Minister Benny Gantz announced on Friday that six Palestinian civil society organisations with connections to the Popular Front .
BBC News reports that the Syrian regime said it executed 24 people for deliberately starting wildfires in 2020, while 11 additional people were sentenced .
UK military says Israeli-owned ship attacked off coast of Oman
30th July 2021
The Guardian report that Israel will begin offering a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 to people over the age of 60. Only those who were fully vaccinated at least five months ago will be eligible for the booster shot. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said yesterday: “Findings show that there is a decline in the body’s immunity over time. The aim of the supplementary dose is to build it up again, and thus reduce the chances of infection and serious illness significantly.”
The Economist writes about the latest developments regarding the Israeli NSO Group and the proliferation of its Pegasus spyware programme. The report notes that the customer list “correlates neatly with many of the governments courted by Israel’s former prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who lost his job in June. These include like-minded populists such as the rulers of Brazil, Hungary and India, along with Sunni Arab regimes w
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30th April 2021
There are conflicting reports into the exact number of deaths, withÂ
Kan Radio News saying least 44 people were killed and 150 people, including children, were injured, of which six are in critical condition, 18 are in serious condition, eight are in moderate condition and the rest are in light condition
The Magen David Adom (MDA) rescue service said 38 people had been killed at the scene. It said its paramedics treated dozens of people, including 18 in a serious condition, 2 who were moderately hurt, and 80 lightly injured. Many others are suffering from shock.
Early reports suggested a structure at the site collapsed, but MDA officials later said the deaths were caused by a stampede. Witnesses said that celebrants had tripped on stairs that causing a crushing domino effect. Others said the police did not block the passage to the compound, allowing people to stream inside and in the panic, many were crushed.