When the Israeli bombardment rained down, United Nations officials in the Gaza Strip said dozens of people fled their homes in the north and east of the enclave to seek refuge in schools owned by the UN Relief Society for Palestinian Refugees and designated as emergency shelters . Just a few kilometers away, residents of … Read more
JERUSALEM – As the Israelis mourned the 45 people who were trampled to death during a pilgrimage attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews on Friday, questions arose about poor planning and possible negligence. For more than a decade there have been concerns and warnings that the religious site on Mount Meron in northern … Read more
Israeli security guards and rescuers stand around the bodies of victims who died during the Lag Ba’Omer celebrations on Mount Meron. Ishay Jerusalemite / Behadrei Haredim / AP Israeli investigators are investigating what caused a crush that killed at least 44 believers at a mass religious gathering in Mount Meron overnight. Thousands of devotees had … Read more
(Would you like to receive this newsletter in your inbox? Here is the registration.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. A mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, was the second in the US in less than a week. Ten people were killed in a supermarket in Boulder in Monday’s attack. The victims included a police officer, … Read more
COVID-19 cases in the US have decreased from a peak a few weeks ago. 83,321 new cases were reported on Saturday – the first time since November 2 that the country reported fewer than one new case every second. And on Sunday, data from Johns Hopkins University show, the pace slowed even further to 64,938 … Read more