As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers
Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.
Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.
At least some of the fighters are believed to be in the enclave’s vast tunnel network, marooned behind the “yellow line” that Israeli forces withdrew to as part of the cease-fire.
The chief legal officer of Israel’s military resigned after authorizing the leak of a video in the case involving grave abuse of a Palestinian detainee. That further politicized a fraught case.
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against efforts to end an exemption from military service for Israel’s Haredi religious students.
After what appeared to be the deadliest day since a truce deal was agreed on this month, Israel said the cease-fire had resumed.
The office of the Israeli prime minister said Tuesday evening that he had ordered “forceful strikes,” accusing Hamas of firing on Israeli troops and failing to return hostages’ bodies.
A militant group allied with Hamas confirmed the deaths, which were part of an increase in fighting in the Palestinian territory during a surge of settler violence.
The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and working with U.S. and Chinese tech giants, landing its A.I. ambitions in the middle of a geopolitical tussle for tech power.
A U.S. colonel has gone public with his concern that official findings about the 2022 killing of a Palestinian American reporter were soft-pedaled to appease Israel.
The assistance is part of an international effort to reinforce the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.