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The family of Hajj Ragheb al-Khalidi poses for a group photograph in Yaffa, Palestine, around 1922. The photograph shows family members in their traditional and formal attire, reflecting the style of that era. The photograph was taken in the family’s orchard in Tel al-Rish, Jaffa. This photograph is considered part of the documentation of Palestinian heritage and social life in Jaffa before 1948.
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Artist Maher Naji was born in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza in 1963. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree and a PhD in Architecture. He attended the Al-Faluja Secondary School for Boys
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CROSSFIREARABIA – Palestinian civil defense officers ended their search, Saturday, of the destroyed Karm Building in Gaza City as they uncovered 19 bodies of martyrs. The destroyed building was in Al Sinah Street and it took the defence teams four days of searching and digging under the rubble. The bodies of eight women and four children were uncovered among the 19. The officers said the search operations were tough and only in limited places which means there could a lot more bodies to uncover.
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Yemen on Saturday welcomed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, describing it as a strategic step to strengthen defense cooperation, collective deterrence and regional security.
In a statement, Yemen’s Foreign Ministry said the agreement marked “a strategic step and an important milestone” in defense cooperation among the three countries.
On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the agreement in Mecca.
The pact considers an armed attack against any of the three countries an attack against all of them and aims to strengthen collective deterrence and expand defense cooperation.
The Yemeni Foreign Ministry said the agreement reflected “the shared political will to unify efforts, strengthen collective security and deterrence, and confront challenges and threats affecting the region’s security and stability.”
“The agreement is of particular importance in light of the escalating challenges and threats facing the region, foremost among them terrorist attacks, arms smuggling, and threats targeting neighboring countries and international maritime routes,” the ministry added.
The agreement follows years of consultations among Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad aimed at strengthening defense cooperation and coordinating responses to shared security challenges based on their strategic interests.
It came amid heightened tensions in the Strait of Hormuz following the conflict between Iran and the US, which has raised concerns over global energy supplies and maritime security despite ongoing diplomatic efforts to preserve freedom of navigation. Anadolu
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A newly-leaked photograph shows two blindfolded elderly Palestinian men from Beit Lahia in Gaza, hours before Israeli forces killed them in November 2024, according to Palestinian journalist Younis Tirawi, who published the image. The photograph shows Israeli military personnel standing between two blindfolded men, whom Tirawi identified in a post on X as Nadi Marouf and Ali Marouf. He said the photograph was taken hours before their deaths and that the two men were “used as human bait and then executed”. In an earlier post in October 2025, Tirawi had said that troops from the 92nd Battalion of the Kfir Brigade abducted the men from Beit Lahia and held them as human shields for several days according to Middle East Eye that carried the full story.
