My Lazily Drawn Line on Google Earth By: Me. The United States announced plans to build a floating pier off Gaza’s shoreline to aid the territory facing a humanitarian crisis. However, constructing the pier could take up to 60 days, according to Pentagon estimates. The move comes as a response to reports of Gaza’s …
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Drone being intercepted above red sea UK Ministry of Defence The US military reported the downing of at least 28 drones over the Red Sea, responding to what they described as a ‘large-scale’ attack posing an imminent threat to merchant vessels. The Houthis claimed responsibility for targeting a commercial ship and US destroyers. However, …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his plan for the Gaza Strip after the war in a document released on the 22nd of February. The Pm envisions Gaza under the leadership of Gazans with no connections to Hamas, with limited military capability, and with a locked down southern border. Israel would take full control of …
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Ḥoṣn al-Akrād (حصن الأكراد), ‘Fort of the Kurds’, 2002. Shelled in the Syrian Civil War in August of 2012 Photographed by Gianfranco Gazzetti The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, better known as ISIS, is a well known terrorist group operating in the middle east. Their primary goal is to establish an Islamic nation state …
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Tel Aviv financial business district Shutterstock, eskystudio Israel’s economy is complex and highly developed free-market, especially compared to neighboring countries. The country focuses mainly on industrial development because of its lack of natural resources. It has a strong technology sector that has given rise to many start-ups, second only in number to the US. Israel …
Early morning on Saturday October 7th, Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, launched an invasion directly into Israel through the Gaza strip. This event reignited the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine that has been raging since 1947. The attack targeted both military and civilian personnel and infrastructure, taking the lives of at least 1300 Israelis, …
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