The Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing explained: ‘It is not a normal border’

For Gaza’s two million residents, the Rafah border with Egypt serves as a vital lifeline. Over the years, this crossing has seen numerous shifts, openings, and closures, prompting the construction of illicit tunnels beneath it to facilitate the flow of people and goods. As the war between Israel and Hamas…

Several wounded in shooting attack on Jerusalem bus

Issued on: 14/08/2022 – 08:55 Israeli police said Sunday they had arrested a suspect in a shooting attack on a bus in Jerusalem’s Old City that wounded eight people, two critically. “The terrorist is in our hands,” police spokesman Kan Eli Levy told public radio hours after the attack that…

Sun, sand and votes: Italy sweats over summer election campaign

Press play to listen to this article TUSCANY — Spending the whole of August at the coast is practically an Italian birth-right. But following the surprise collapse of Mario Draghi’s government in July, Italy is holding autumn elections for the first time in more than 100 years — leaving politicians with precious…