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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Jerusalem – February 19, 2025   “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5:6)   With great concern, we, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, stand in steadfast solidarity with the Orthodox Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem in its pursuit of justice against an unjust foreclosure order issued by the Municipality of Jerusalem. The actions taken against the Arminian Patriarchate, based on an unverified and exorbitant Arnona Tax debt, are legally dubious and morally unacceptable.   It is inconceivable that Christian institutions, whose mission for centuries…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed How many hostages remain in Gaza?published at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time11:45 GMTBy Emma Pengelly, Alex Murray and Jamie RyanAfter four bodies were returned to Israel today, 69 hostages remain inside Gaza. Of those who remain in Gaza, there are three men who have been held for around a decade. One of them is thought to be dead.More than half of the remaining hostages (36) are believed to be dead and their families have been informed by Israel. That leaves 33 assumed living hostages, Hamas however claims this number is lower.For phase one of the ceasefire, it…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Just one day after the IDF withdrew from the majority of south Lebanon, residents of Israel’s northernmost town, Metula, spotted a Hezbollah flag flying over the ruins of Kfarkela just over the border, Israeli media reported.Lebanese civilians have slowly been returning to their homes in the south of Lebanon both during and after the withdrawal of the IDF and the supposed arrival of the Lebanese Armed Forces into the area.Channel 12 Hebrew: A day after the withdrawal, the residents of southern Lebanon returned to their homes and raised Hezbollah flags without fear in front of…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Argentinian President Javier Milei has declared a national day of mourning for the Bibas brothers, who will be returned to Israel on Thursday. In a post on X/Twitter, President of the Argentinian Commission for Human Rights. Sabrina Ajmechet mourned Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who held dual citizenship through their father, recently released hostage Yarden Bibas. “Two Argentinian babies assassinated because of Hamas terrorism,” Ajmechet wrote. “I hope that never again, after this, I have to hear that what happens in Israel and Gaza is not our concern, of all Argentines.” Son nuestros, los amamos siempre pic.twitter.com/sZwYu3Ybkf— Sabrina…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed The bodies of an Israeli mother and her two children have been handed over by Hamas.Shiri Bibas, four-year-old Ariel and nine-month-old Kfir were kidnapped from a kibbutz during the October 2023 attack. The children’s father, Yarden Bibas, was released on 1 February as part of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.Live updates – Bodies of Israeli hostages released by Hamas Image: Oded Lifshitz, 84, was also taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz. Pic: Bring Them Home Now The body of journalist and peace activist Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted, was also expected…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed The BBC has been asked to remove a documentary about children living in Gaza from BBC iPlayer after it emerged the film’s 13-year-old narrator is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, a deputy agriculture minister in the territory’s Hamas-run government.The corporation said that it had discovered the family connections of the film’s English-speaking narrator, a child called Abdullah, after the documentary was aired on BBC Two on Monday evening.A new text attached to the film, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, reads: “The narrator of this film is 13-year-old Abdullah. His father has worked as a deputy…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed A woman in her 50s was attacked in her home in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, Magen David Adom announced on Wednesday evening.The woman was attacked with an axe by a man who broke into her home, according to Rescue Judea and Samaria Without Borders.The woman was found in serious condition, with penetrating injuries to her upper body and limbs, according to the MDA statement. The motive of the attack is currently unclearIsrael Police stated that officers arrived on the scene shortly after the suspect fled and are currently operating in the area…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Ahead of the return of the bodies of the four slain hostages on Thursday, and four more next week, much focus has been on where and how they will be identified.But aside from the forensics, there has been little discussion of the Jewish questions raised about the slain hostage bodies being returned, some of whom may have been killed a long time ago.  Here we explore the answers to key questions, such as whether autopsies are permitted under Jewish law, when to sit the shiva mourning period and how to calculate a yahrzeit if the…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed EPAIt is not known how Shiri, Kfir and his brother Ariel – if confirmed – diedHamas is to transfer to Israel the bodies of four hostages who have been held in Gaza since being taken alive in the group’s attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.It has said they include a mother and two children from the Bibas family, whose unknown fate has gripped Israel since then. The youngest child, Kfir, was nine months old.Hamas says the fourth body is that of Oded Lifshitz, 84, a veteran peace activist.It will mark the first time the group…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Oded Lifshitz’s family issued a statement Wednesday night saying, “These are not easy times for us, after we were informed that our beloved Oded is on the list of deceased hostages who will return to Israel tomorrow, after being kidnapped alive from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.” It also said, “For 502 days we hoped and prayed for a different ending, but until we receive absolute certainty, our journey will not end, and even after that we will continue to fight until the last hostage is returned. We ask the media and the public not…