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yassin musharbash retweeted
BREAKING: Jordanian security forces have arrested the three Islamist terrorists who carried out yesterday’s attack on St. George’s Church in the village of Hamoud, Al-Karak, Jordan.
الأمن العام : القبض على الإرهابيين الثلاثة منفذي العملية الإرهابية الجبانة في قرية حمود #عاجل #الأردن #عملية_الكرك_الإرهابية #هنا_المملكة
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Visibly distraught Queen Rania of Jordan consoling families of the victims of the church attack in Karak.
الملكة رانيا تواسي ذوي شهداء الوطن في قرية حمود بالكرك #الأردن #هنا_المملكة
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Palestinians gather outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to condemn the terrorist attack on St. George’s Church in Al-Karak, Jordan, and express solidarity with the victims, their families, and Jordan’s Christian community.
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Well said. Christians are not immigrants in the region; they are indigenous and owe their existence to no one.
I am absolutely disgusted by those who say letting Christians live in the Middle East is a form of “tolerance”. You tolerate undesirable things. Christians ARE the Middle East. They are Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon and everywhere else. Christians are us.
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My prayers go out to all those who were injured or lost their lives last Friday in the terrorist attack on worshippers at the Orthodox Church of Saint George in Hamoud, Jordan. I express my closeness to the community and the entire country, which is known for its peaceful coexistence and respect between different religions.
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Jordan’s King Abdullah II vows the “harshest penalties” for those behind the attack on a church in Al-Karak that killed six people, saying the violence will not divide Jordanians.
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The terrorist attack against Karak will be met with the harshest retaliation. Those who delude themselves into thinking that they can divide Jordanians with their bullets have no chance in the face of our unity. All Jordanians, from north to south, are partners in land and fate, and nothing stands between them. Our deepest condolences to the families of the martyrs and we wish a speedy recovery to those injured. Every Jordanian life is precious, and we will strike with an iron fist against those who dare to threaten our nation
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Full solidarity with the Jordanian Christians and the Kingdom of Jordan
Graphic footage shows the aftermath of a shooting at a church in Jordan that left several people dead and injured.
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سنواجه العمل الإرهابي الذي استهدف الكرك بأشد العقوبات. ومن توهم أن رصاص الغدر يشق صف الأردنيين، خاب مسعاه أمام صلابتنا ووحدتنا. جميع الأردنيين من شمال الوطن لجنوبه شركاء الأرض والموقف ولن ينفذ بينهما غدر. أحر التعازي لذوي الشهداء وأمنياتنا بالشفاء للمصابين دم الأردني غالي، وسنضرب بيد من حديد من تطاول على هذا البلد
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'You're going to die, dog': Settlers took a lawyer captive and terrorized him | Gideon Levy haaretz.com/israel-news/twil…
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More than 70,000 killed; even more wounded; destruction without end: Ten Israeli soldiers speak about feelings of revenge, orders to shoot and “collateral damage.” dlvr.​it/TVswm4
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With Israel’s election two weeks away, Lesley Stahl travels to the West Bank, where militant Israeli settlers have carried out violent attacks against the Palestinians, often with impunity. The Israeli government is showing an unwillingness to crack down on the violence. Tonight on 60 Minutes.
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Bei der Uno-Generaldebatte hat der jordanische König Abdullah II. scharfe Worte für das israelische Vorgehen in Gaza und im Westjordanland gefunden. Von der internationalen Gemeinschaft forderte er Sanktionen. spiegel.de/ausland/jordanien…
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🔴🇺🇸 [#DeportationProject] Explore the Map Behind the US Third Country Deportation System When people are deported, but not to their countries of origin... Where do they go? Between January 2025 and August 31, 2026, at least 25,447 third country nationals were deported from the United States, according to data gathered and cross-checked by The Deportation Project based on research by @humanrights1st, @ICEFlightM and @RefugeesIntl
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🇺🇸#DeportationProject [NEW REVELATIONS TOMORROW]: We will take you inside the Trump administration's secret deals to expel people worldwide. Stay tuned.
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In einem Gastbeitrag für zenith schlägt der ehemalige iranische Außenminister Mohammad Javad Zarif die Errichtung eines von den Staaten des Nahen Ostens gemeinsam kontrollierten Systems zur Nutzung von Kernenergie vor magazin.zenith.me/de/politik…
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An manchen Tagen fällt es mir schwer, meine Heimat wiederzuerkennen. Dass Rechtsextreme wieder Wahlen gewinnen, hätte ich mir in meinen schlimmsten Albträumen nicht vorgestellt und zeigt, dass die Statik unserer Demokratie nicht mehr funktioniert. Das macht mir Angst. #ltwlsa 1/4
Die aktuelle Hochrechnung zur Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt. #SachsenAnhalt #Wahl #Landtagswahl #ZDFheute Mehr dazu hier: kurz.zdf.de/p19Uc/
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This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opini…
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A tiny illegal outpost is blocking hundreds of Palestinians from their land haaretz.com/west-bank/2026-0…
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