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The European Union on Tuesday launched two new initiatives worth 25 million euros ($27 million) to support vulnerable people in cash-strapped Lebanon and to fight food insecurity. “These initiatives are a response to the negative impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the European Union’s neighboring countries,” the EU Delegation to Lebanon said in a statement. “The funds available for Lebanon will provide immediate assistance for 7,245 impoverished Lebanese families (41,287 individuals) enrolled in the National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP),” it added. The EU delegation said the bloc wants to help strengthening Lebanese agricultural and agri-food systems. “This will help…

A mysterious disappearance more than a year old has come to its sad conclusion on Israel’s southern border. Bil’adeihem (Without Them), an Israeli nonprofit organization supporting the families of missing persons and efforts to find them, reports that the remains of Roi Goldstein, a 56-year-old man who has been missing since December 7th, 2021, have been discovered on the border between Israel and Egypt. The Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit specializing in search and rescue that coordinated the search effort, released a statement regarding the incident: “We regret to announce that the bones of Roi Goldstein, who disappeared in…

Ahead of renewed major protests this upcoming weekend against the new hardline Netanyahu government and its contentious policies, the Israel Police were reportedly rebuffing National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s demands to toughen police stance toward protesters blocking roads or flying the Palestinian flag during the rallies. Ben Gvir, leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party who has received unprecedented control over police on matters of policy, held a meeting Tuesday with Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and other senior members of the police force at the National Security Ministry, after calling Monday for a more stringent crackdown. The minister was…