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Iran Has Been Using The War In Gaza As A Cover To Execute More Than 100 People
Human rights groups says Iran has increased the number of executions as there has been “little international focus” on the human rights situation in the country.
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Activism
Injured Journalist Wael Dahdouh Has Bid A Devastating Farewell To His Cameraman Killed By Israeli Strikes
Medical staff were unable to reach Samer Abudaqa for five hours due to the Israeli military continuing to fire in the area.
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Israel Shot At This Lebanese Journalist And Killed Him While He Was Reporting At The Border
37-year-old Issam Abdallah, a journalist for Reuters, was killed on Oct. 13 in south Lebanon when the Israeli military fired two missiles towards him and six other journalists.
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Israel’s Army Said It Has Shot And Killed Three Of Its Own Hostages By Mistake In Gaza
An initial investigation into the incident found that the three men had been holding up a white flag when they were shot.
Climate
In A First, Countries Have Agreed To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels To Fight Climate Change
This is the first agreement in COP’s history to explicitly state it is necessary to shift away from fossil fuels but does not call for “phasing out”, which more than 100 countries had been calling for.
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Israel Shared Videos Of “Hamas Fighters Surrendering” But People Found Lots Of Signs It Was Staged
In one clip, the man is seen holding the gun in his left hand, while the other clip shows him holding it in his right hand, suggesting the video was filmed multiple times.
world
BTS’ Final Four Members Have Begun Serving In South Korea’s Mandatory Military Service
“The day has finally come. See you in the future,” RM wrote on Korean social media, Weverse.
Politics
The UN Has Overwhelmingly Passed Another Resolution Demanding An Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza
More than three quarters of the 193 member states – 153 countries – voted in favor, 10 voted against and 23 abstained.
Featured
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wants To “Thin Out” Palestinians In Gaza, Report Said
Many have pointed out “thinning out” is just an euphemism for ethnic cleansing.
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After This Palestinian Poet Was Killed By Israeli Airstrikes, People Translated His Last Poem Into Different Languages
Dr. Refaat Alareer, a renowned Palestinian poet and academic, had stayed in Gaza and regularly posted updates about the situation.