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  Palestinians attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli air strike that hit a vehicle in Gaza City, September 19, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER) UNFPA concluded that Israel’s military response to Hamas had resulted in Palestinian women being subjected to violence by family members, members of the community, and others. Security measures taken by Israel following Hamas’s October 7 attack , Israeli and American humanitarian efforts, and the displacement of Gaza’s civilian population during the war have increased both the severity and frequency of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) experienced by Palestinian women in the territory, the United Nations Population Fund alleged in a report released last week. Based on information collected from 230 displaced adult women who participated in group discussions hosted by the Women’s Affairs Center between December 2025 and January 2026, UNFPA concluded that Israel’s military response to Hamas had resulted in Palestinian women being...

  The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative) (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) An Israeli citizen was sentenced to 55 months in prison on Tuesday after he was convicted as part of a plea deal, which did not include an agreement on sentencing, for contact with an Iranian foreign agent. The Israeli, Fares Abu al Hija, 32, of Kaukab Abu al Hija, is alleged to have conducted spying operations for Iran, including taking photographs of former defense minister Yoav Gallant's house.    Go to the full article > >

Young children carrying military-style weapons are seen during street parades conducted by military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who provide military training to supporters in preparation for a potential conflict with the United States and Israel, on September 18, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (photo credit: Meghdad Madadi ATPImages/Getty Images) Children under the age of 15 will soon be offered training to join the Islamic Republic ’s Janfada (self-sacrifice) campaign, the campaign’s spokesperson, Sasan Zare, confirmed to the Iranian Labour News Agency last week. Acknowledging that individuals as young as 15 have already begun training, Zare said that, due to high demand, “special training appropriate for younger ages will also be arranged.” Zare, however, asserted that only male children would be provided with training, while women would need to enlist after reaching the age of 18. The planned recruitment of children comes despite international humanitarian law , including the G...

  A Turkish school shooter stands outside the scene of the crime on September 22, 2026. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X) Images and video posted online showed a male figure walking on a street near the school with a rifle in his hands. He was then seen running back from the same street. A student opened fire in front of their high school in Turkey's western province of Manisa on Tuesday, wounding at least eight other pupils, broadcaster NTV reported. Two of the wounded were in a critical condition, NTV said. The local governor's office said the assailant was caught. "A report was received regarding gunfire in the vicinity of the Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in our Turgutlu district at 07:59," the office added on X.

  Iran-aligned Houthi fighters occupy a firing position in a screengrab from a video said to show Houthi fighters attacking Saudi-backed forces in the location given by the source as al Jawf governorate, Yemen. (photo credit: Houthi Military Media/Reuters) Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces, after a report that US President Donald Trump had called off American strikes on the group at the last minute. A lightning advance by the Iran-backed group this month has extended the wider Middle East conflict to a new theater and further threatened global energy supplies. The US has so far rebuffed repeated pleas from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to join the fight in Yemen. The New York Times reported that the Trump administration had prepared to launch airstrikes on Sunday against the Houthis after fresh pleas from the Saudi crown prince. But the newspaper sa...

  Missiles are displayed during a military parade held by the Houthis, who are armed primarily by the IRGC. (photo credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS) IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi tells Fars News Agency that Iran is ready to change the 'weaponry and geography of the war.' Iran would use new weapons and target locations not previously attacked if the United States launched a new offensive against it, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said on Monday, according to the Fars News Agency . "If a new aggression occurs, we will certainly change the weaponry and the geography of the war," Mohebbi said, adding that Tehran was prepared for a prolonged conflict. Mohebbi did not provide further details regarding what new weapons would be used or what locations Iranian forces would target, but said “the world will be astounded” by them. Mohebbi told Fars News that Israel and the US were already “defeated in this war” and continued by saying t...