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US sanctions Lehava leader, fundraisers for violent settlers

The sanctions come the same day that similar measures were taken by the European Union Council, which sanctioned four individuals and two entities including Lehava.

19/04/2024
Ben-Zion Gopstein

EU sanctions hilltop youth, Lehava for human rights violations in the West Bank

The abuses include "torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment," the EU Council said in a statement.

EU's Air Safety Agency recommends caution in Israeli and Iranian air space

EASA said all affected airspaces - Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran - were closed by the relevant authorities during the relevant period.

By REUTERS
15/04/2024

EU regulator finds no link between weight-loss drugs and suicidal thoughts

EMA also analyzed about 170 other case reports on suspected adverse reactions registered with the EU's EudraVigilance database.

By REUTERS
12/04/2024
 An anti-Israel banner in a street in Tehran, Iran, April 2, 2024

Israel on high alert as world works to stop clash with Iran

Despite tensions, as of Thursday night, there had been no special instructions given out by the Home Front Command, but that Israelis would be immediately notified of any steps taken.

11/04/2024

Iran nears nuclear capabilities amid unraveling nuclear deal – report

The country's actions, emboldened by lack of international regulation and its alliance with Russia, have left it closer to nuclear weapons capability than ever before, the Washington Post reported. 

Cyprus seeks EU help to curb surge of Syrian refugees from Lebanon

Some 2,004 people arrived in Cyprus by sea in the first three months of this year, compared to just 78 in the same period of 2023, according to official data.

By REUTERS
03/04/2024

Spain air-drops 26 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza

"Spain insists on the opening of the land crossings as an indispensable measure to avoid a famine situation," it said, however.

By REUTERS
27/03/2024

EU deal with Egypt to stem migration is morally ambiguous

"The EU’s cash-for-migration-control approach strengthens authoritarian rulers while betraying human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, and activists whose work involves great personal risk.”

EU condemns expansion of 'illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank'

"The European Union firmly condemns the announcement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that over 800 hectares of land in the occupied Palestinian territory."

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