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Palestinians decry ‘lethal assault’ as Israel promises crackdown
Dozens of leaders and senior officers from Arab and Islamic international locations have warned that Israeli actions within the occupied West Financial institution might worsen regional turmoil as violence surges between Israel and the Palestinians.
The assembly in Cairo on Sunday was hosted by the Arab League and attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas together with many international ministers and senior officers.
The high-level gathering got here amid one of many deadliest intervals of violence in years. Israelis have killed at the least 42 Palestinians to date this 12 months. Ten folks on the Israeli aspect have been killed throughout that point.
Abbas stated Palestinians have been dealing with a “deadly assault” within the occupied West Financial institution and occupied East Jerusalem, and he urged world leaders to place an finish to Israel’s actions.
The worldwide group should “defend” the Palestinian folks and “put a cease to Israeli aggression… [and] unilateral actions”, he advised the Arab League assembly.
“Israeli intransigence and practices have crossed all crimson traces,” stated Abbas.
Within the newest violence, Israeli troops killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy throughout a raid in Jenin within the occupied West Financial institution on Sunday, which led to clashes with gunmen.
Stronger response
Audio system on the assembly condemned Israel’s “unilateral measures”, together with house demolitions and increasing settlements.
In addition they condemned visits by Israeli officers to Jerusalem’s contested holy web site, which is sacred to each Jews and Muslims and has typically been the epicentre of unrest.
In the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday promised a stronger Israeli response in coping with the Palestinians, however didn’t supply any particular measure.
Nevertheless, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Netanyahu’s far-right nationwide safety minister, stated police had already begun a serious enforcement marketing campaign in occupied East Jerusalem that would come with measures from handing out visitors tickets to demolishing homes of Palestinian attackers.
Again in Cairo, Arab officers additionally voiced help for Jordan’s function as custodian of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest web site in Islam. The mosque is constructed on a hilltop in Jerusalem’s Previous Metropolis that can be a sacred web site for Jews.
Calling Jerusalem “the spine of the Palestinian trigger”, el-Sisi warned of dire repercussions of any Israeli transfer to vary the established order of the holy web site, saying they might “negatively affect” future negotiations to settle the Israeli-Palestinian battle.
He stated such measures would impede the long-sought-after two-state resolution to the battle, which would go away “each events and the entire Center East with tough and grave choices”.
El-Sisi, whose nation Egypt was the primary Arab nation to determine diplomatic ties with Israel, known as on the worldwide group to “reinforce the two-state resolution and create conducive circumstances for the resumption of the peace course of”.
King Abdullah II additionally known as for Israel to stop its violations and incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
“The area can’t dwell in peace, stability, and prosperity with none progress made on the Palestinian trigger,” he stated.
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, secretary-general of the pan-Arab organisation, additionally warned that makes an attempt to partition the Al-Aqsa Mosque and obliterate its Arab and Islamic id “would gasoline countless unrest and violence”.
Abbas stated his administration would resort to the United Nations and its businesses and demand a decision to guard the two-state resolution to the battle.
“The State of Palestine will proceed going to worldwide courts and organisations to guard our folks’s professional rights,” he stated.
The continuing bout of violence has put the area on edge. Final month, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egyptian, Israeli, and Palestinian leaders and urged them to ease tensions.
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Thousands march across Europe protesting violence against women
Violence against women and girls remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.
Thousands marched across France and Italy protesting violence against women on Saturday – two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Those demonstrating protested all forms of violence against women – whether it be sexual, physical, psychological and economic.
The United Nations designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The goal is to raise awareness of the violence women are subjected to and the reality that the scale and nature of the issue is often hidden.
Activists demonstrated partially naked in Rome, hooded in balaclavas to replicate the gesture of Iranian student Ahoo Daryaei, who stripped in front of a university in Tehran to protest the country’s regime.
In France, demonstrations were planned in dozens of cities like Paris, Marseille and Lille.
More than 400 organisations reportedly called for demonstrations across the country amidst widespread shock caused by the Pelicot mass rape trial.
Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world, according to the United Nations. Globally, almost one in three women have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their life.
For at least 51,100 women in 2023, the cycle of gender-based violence ended with their murder by partners or family members. That means a woman was killed every ten minutes.
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Scientists study ‘very rare’ frozen remains of 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cub
A mummified saber-toothed cub of a catlike animal dating back 35,000 years was left almost perfectly preserved in Siberia’s permafrost.
The remains had been found back in 2020, northeast of Yakutia, Russia. Research regarding the study of the cub was published in the journal Scientific Reports on November 14, 2024.
The discovery of frozen remains from the Late Pleistocene period is “very rare,” according to the published research, though most discovered in Russia lie in the Indigirka River basin, the authors note.
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The mummified cub remained well-preserved, frozen in time for thousands of years. The frozen nature of this find left it in impressive condition, even still containing fur.
“The mummy body is covered with short, thick, soft, dark brown fur with hair about 20–30 mm long,” the authors wrote in the published research, also pointing out that the fur that was located on the back and neck of the cub was longer than the hair that was found on the legs.
The head of the mummy was also left well-preserved, down to its chest, front arms and paws.
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The study of this find wasn’t just a unique opportunity for scientists, it also provided first-of-its kind research.
“For the first time in the history of paleontology, the appearance of an extinct mammal that has no analogues in the modern fauna has been studied,” the authors of the study explained.
The scientists determined that the cub had died at about three weeks old. It was identified by the authors of the study as belonging to the species Homotherium latidens and had many differentiations from a modern lion cub of a similar age.
The shape of the muzzle displayed by the mummified cub, which had a large mouth and small ears, plus a “massive” neck, long forelimbs and a darker colored coat, were all among key differences from today’s modern lion cubs that scientists observed.
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Scientists also worked in their research to find out how the extinct species was able to survive through frigid temperatures.
Large contributors to their survival were the shape of the large paws and absence of carpal pads. Scientists believe these elements helped them get through the snow.
In recent years, there have been other ancient animals found in Siberian permafrost.
For example, in 2021, a mummified wolf was discovered that dated back over 44,000 years, Live Science reported in June 2024.
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