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Hundreds of people gathered in a critical suburb of the capital Amsterdam on Sunday to express support for Israel ahead of anti-Israel protests at more than a dozen train stations across the Netherlands, including those used to transport Jews to Nazi death camps in World War Two.

Israel’s army agreed Saturday on efforts to attack Iran after killing key leaders of Iran’s proxies Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Worthy News learned.

Christians have urged “prayers for the safety of girls” in Pakistan after a Christian girl who was kidnapped last month, forced to convert to Islam, and marry one of her Muslim captors came to symbolize their suffering.

Israel tried to eliminate late Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah’s successor, Hashem Safieddine, in the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Israeli sources said early Friday.

Britain pledged Thursday to end a years-long struggle over its last African colony by handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, triggering mixed reactions among those who lived there.

The Jewish Agency announced in its annual report on Wednesday, the eve of Rosh Hashanah 2024, that the world’s Jewish population is now 15.8 million, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.

Israel on Wednesday said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did not deserve to enter the country because he did not immediately “unequivocally” condemn Iran’s Tuesday night missile attack on the Jewish state, Reuters reports. Guterres has since specifically condemned the attack.

There is a correlation between governmental corruption and Christian persecution, a study published this month by International Christian Concern (ICC) shows. Titled “Corruption and Christian Persecution,” the ICC study concludes that persecution against Christians will subside in countries where corruption is minimized.

The global annual International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) will this year focus on Christian women, Worthy News learned Wednesday.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced pressure late Wednesday not to forget hostages held in Gaza as he focused on targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, where the government called for a ceasefire.