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The laws of armed conflict consider the intentional destruction of religious sites without military necessity a possible war crime.

Tanzania’s foreign minister said that Joshua Mollel, an agricultural student, was “immediately killed after being kidnapped by Hamas.”

A former liberal government official, he saw little chance of full reconciliation with Palestinians in “the foreseeable future” but nevertheless sought to ease tensions.

It is the first time the Biden administration has declared an emergency to expedite arms shipments to the Middle East, which are controversial because of the civilian death toll from Israeli airstrikes.

Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, was the son of Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief who went into politics and is part of the group directing the war effort.

Human Rights Watch found that the slain journalist and six colleagues were not near active fighting in southern Lebanon and would have been clearly visible to Israeli forces.

Seychelles declared a state of emergency after the explosion, which came on the heels of deadly flooding in the country.

Settling in for a cozy season of whodunnits.

They know their building is every bit as dangerous as one that burned in August, killing 77, but it’s a home, one they might not otherwise have, and a place to pursue their dreams and aspirations.

More than any of them are now learning for the first time that their relatives were killed on Oct. 7 or are still being held hostage.