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Netanyahu says Israel must retain control of security in Gaza after the war
December 6, 2023 By Faith Matters

Netanyahu says Israel must retain control of security in Gaza after the war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the military would have to retain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip long after the war against Hamas ends. The remarks came as Israel’s military said its troops had entered Gaza’s second-largest city in its its pursuit to wipe out the territory’s Hamas rulers. The war […]

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World’s largest cemetery grows bigger as Shi’ite militias bury their dead
August 23, 2016 By Faith Matters

World’s largest cemetery grows bigger as Shi’ite militias bury their dead

The world’s largest cemetery, in Iraq’s Shi’ite holy city of Najaf, is expanding at double its usual rate as the nation’s death rate increased with the war on Islamic State. The Wadi al-Salam cemetery, Arabic for “Peace Valley,” has a special place in the hearts of Shi’ite Muslims as it surrounds  the Mausoleum of their […]

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