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Israeli occupier attacks threaten historic Christian presence in West Bank town

In Taybeh, one of the few Palestinian communities with a Christian majority in the occupied West Bank, fears are growing that Israeli occupier attacks on farmland and property could push more families to emigrate, threatening the town’s demographic character and historic Christian presence. Local officials and clergy warned of the impact of rising violence by Israeli occupiers, which has coincided with worsening living and economic conditions in the town. Taybeh, east of Ramallah, is one of the few Palestinian towns in the West Bank that still has a Christian majority, according to church and local accounts. Residents say the town’s Christian roots go back thousands of years. Residents say the attacks have deepened fears in the town, even as they stress their determination to remain on their land. Also Read: Pakistan raises red flag over illegal settlements in West Bank, calls for Israel accountability In recent years, Israeli occupiers have established several ill...
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French arson attacks disrupt train traffic across Europe

Arson attacks on French railways have caused widespread delays and cancellations of rail services across Europe on Friday, the day of the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris. TGV high-speed train traffic on France's Atlantic, northern and eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks aimed at damaging installations, the French national rail company SNCF announced on X Friday morning. According to the SNCF, 800,000 passengers were affected by the attacks, with some trains diverted and a large number of trains canceled. International travel through the English Channel and to neighboring Belgium has also been disrupted. Eurostar canceled 25 percent of its scheduled services, and trains from the Netherlands to Paris were experiencing delays of an additional 1.5 hours, according to the Dutch railway operator NS. Friday's disruption also caused delays and cancellations of Eurostar trains departing from London St. Pancras station to Paris Gare du Nord station, with around three trains canceled and another eight delayed as of 4 p.m. London time on Friday. The train cancellations also caused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to change his travel plans to France for the Olympics opening ceremony, taking a flight instead of a train to Paris for the ceremony, according to Downing Street. Despite the attacks, the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on Friday evening will proceed unaffected, as the incidents have no impact on the transport network in the Paris region, confirmed Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, quoted by French media BFMTV. "All the evidence indicates that these acts were deliberate," the outgoing minister for transport, Patrice Vergriete, told BFMTV on Friday. The outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on X, "Our intelligence services and law enforcement agencies are mobilized to find and punish the perpetrators of these criminal acts." One-third of the trains are expected to be operational by Friday afternoon, announced Vergriete. ■ Delayed passengers are seen at a train station in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning. Passengers wait for trains at a train station in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning.A train delay notification is pictured on a train from Lille to Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning. Workers distribute food for delayed passengers at a train station in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning. Passengers wait for trains at a train station in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning. According to the SNCF, 800,000 passengers were affected by the attacks, with some trains diverted and many cancelled. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo) Passengers wait for trains at a train station in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning. According to the SNCF, 800,000 passengers were affected by the attacks, with some trains diverted and many cancelled. 

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