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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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'Mpox Virus Can Be Controlled and Stopped': WHO

The World Health Organization secretary general said on Friday that the new mpox virus can be halted and brought under control. “This new mpox outbreak can be controlled and stopped,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing of members of the WHO, a UN agency. “Doing so requires concerted action between international agencies and national and local partners, civil society, researchers and manufacturers, and you, our member states,” he added. Stating more than 100,000 confirmed mpox cases have been reported to the WHO since the global outbreak began in 2022, he also reported an unprecedented increase in cases in Africa. “Transmission is now centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 90% of the reported cases in 2024. There have been more than 16,000 suspected cases – including 575 deaths – this year alone,” he said Telling how the virus was declared a public health emergency of international concern, Tedros said that last month, cases of the Clade 1b strain of the virus were reported not only from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, which neighbor Congo, but also from Thailand and Sweden, where cases had not been previously reported. Noting that the WHO and its partners have developed a Global mpox Virus Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to stop the outbreak through coordinated global, regional, and national efforts, he said: “The plan focuses on implementing comprehensive surveillance and response strategies; advancing research and equitable access to medical countermeasures; minimizing zoonotic transmission; and empowering communities to actively participate in outbreak prevention and control.” Saying that the WHO has been working with a wide range of international, regional, national, and local partners to improve preparedness against the virus and enhance coordination in key areas of responses, he also noted that the WHO Regional Office for Africa will jointly lead the coordination of mpox response efforts in the African region, in collaboration with the Ethiopian-based Africa CDC, where the need is greatest.

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