Israel formally tells UN of intent to sever all ties with Unrwa relief agency

Country’s allies and aid workers say move could cripple services for Palestinians who increasingly depend on them

Israel has formally informed the United Nations of its intention to sever ties entirely with the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees in a move the country’s allies and aid workers warn will deepen the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.

The Knesset passed two bills last week banning Unrwa from Israeli territory and prohibiting Israeli state contact with the agency on the basis of allegations that Hamas had infiltrated it.

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Two more UK mpox cases found in household contacts of first case

Total of three cases of Clade Ib strain now detected in UK but health security agency says risk to population still low

Two more UK cases of a strain of mpox that is thought to spread more easily have been detected in household contacts of the first case, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases of the Clade Ib mpox strain in the country to three.

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IDF strikes Hezbollah’s intelligence unit in Syria, issues rare confirmation – The Times of Israel

  1. IDF strikes Hezbollah’s intelligence unit in Syria, issues rare confirmation  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel says it struck Hezbollah target near Damascus, Syria says civilian sites hit  Reuters
  3. Israel at war: What happened on day 395?  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Analysis: Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah’s intelligence branch in Syria  Long War Journal
  5. In rare acknowledgement, IDF confirms strikes in Syria against Hezbollah infrastructure  The Times of Israel
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Tucker Carlson credits demons for the invention of nuclear technology

Ex-Fox News host makes bizarre claim on Steve Bannon’s podcast, days after saying a demon attacked him in his sleep

Demons that Tucker Carlson claimed attacked him as he slept were also responsible for the invention of nuclear technology, the conservative former Fox News host said on Monday in another bizarre contention.

Carlson made the claim on the War Room podcast hosted by his fellow rightwing extremist Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser in the Trump administration who was released from prison last week after serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.

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Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada

Suspect DHL package bound for Britain that started fire in Leipzig possibly part of Russian plan to cause ‘mayhem’

An incendiary device hidden in a DHL package that caught fire in Germany in July was due to be sent by air to the UK as part of a suspected Russian sabotage plot that may also have been a dry run for a similar attack on the US and Canada.

The device, reported to have been secreted in shipments of massage pillows and erotic gadgets, started a fire on the ground in Leipzig that was feared to be capable of downing a plane – similar to a package that ignited at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham on 22 July.

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Settlers attack two female IDF soldiers in West Bank – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Settlers attack two female IDF soldiers in West Bank  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Department Press Briefing – November 4, 2024  Department of State
  3. Israeli settlers torch cars on Ramallah outskirts, residents say  Reuters
  4. 'War for Judea and Samaria': Masked Assailants Set Fire to Vehicles in Palestinian City  Haaretz
  5. Settlers assault pair of soldiers near West Bank settlement, IDF says  The Times of Israel
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Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza – The Associated Press

  1. Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza  The Associated Press
  2. Israel has long wanted to dismantle the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The consequences could be disastrous for all  CNN
  3. 'There's an assumption that if we close UNRWA, we will cancel the Palestinian refugees'  Haaretz
  4. Israel ends cooperation deal with UN Palestinian relief agency  Reuters
  5. Israel withdraws from agreement with UN agency for Palestinian refugees  The Hill
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Greta Thunberg joins rally against Georgia’s government – POLITICO Europe

  1. Greta Thunberg joins rally against Georgia’s government  POLITICO Europe
  2. Georgian opposition stages new protest over election result  Reuters
  3. Thousands rally again in Georgia to protest the parliamentary election they say was rigged  The Associated Press
  4. Georgia’s ruling party crushes the country’s European dream  The Economist
  5. Climate Activist Thunberg Joins Georgian Election Protest (Video)  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
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