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firefighters tackle blaze at Satmar V’Yoel Moshe Shul in Manchester |
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A fire broke out at Satmar Shul on Northumberland Street around 17:00 GMT, sending smoke across the city. Six fire engines attended, with firefighters working to control the blaze. Greater Manchester Police assisted with traffic management. Nachman, who said he was part of the ‘management’ at the synagogue, said there were around 50 people inside the building at the time. However he said that number would have been much higher had it started just a little while later. “It could have been even more dangerous,” he said. “There could have been over 200 people in there.” They quickly alerted emergency services and evacuated the building baruch hashem no one was hurt. After hours of firefighting, the blaze was extinguished. Fire investigation teams remain at the scene. |
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Jordan said to tell Hamas it will extradite Sbarro bomber Tamimi to US if no alternative by day’s end |
The Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news outlet corroborates an earlier report from Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV channel that Jordan is seeking to deport Sbarro pizzeria bomber Ahlam Tamimi. According to the outlet, Jordanian intelligence authorities informed Hamas earlier today that the terror group must either find a country willing to take in Tamimi by the end of the day, or she will be extradited to the United States, where she is wanted by the FBI for the murder of two US civilians in the 2001 Jerusalem pizzeria bombing. Tamimi was sentenced to 16 life sentences by Israel for orchestrating the August 9, 2001, Sbarro pizzeria bombing, but was released in 2011 as part of a deal with Hamas for the release of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The family of Israeli-American victim Malki Roth has been battling ever since, seeking Tamimi’s extradition to the US. During US President Donald Trump’s first term in office, his administration said it was considering withholding aid to Jordan until it agreed to extradite Tamimi, but ultimately no action was taken. It is unclear what triggered Jordan’s reported ultimatum to Hamas, but it comes on the heels of an invitation for King Abdullah II to visit Trump in the White House later this month. Last week, Trump said Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians from Gaza, which he called a “demolition site,” after more than 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas. Both countries appeared to reject the demand, and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that the country’s stance against any displacement of Palestinians from Gaza remains “firm and unwavering.” At the same time as it is reportedly seeking to deport Tamimi, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports that the Hashemite Kingdom has also refused to take in any Palestinians with Jordanian citizenship who are released from Israeli prisons on the condition of deportation during the ceasefire-hostage release deal with Hamas. |
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Trump invites Jordan’s Abdullah to White House while pushing him to take in Gazans |
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CaptionsUS President Donald Trump stands with King Abdullah II of Jordan during Trump’s first administration, at the White House, June 25, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) |
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has accepted an invitation to visit the White House and meet US President Donald Trump later this month, the Jordanian royal palace said on Sunday. It will be their first in-person meeting since Trump returned to the White House and began floating the idea to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and resettle Gazans elsewhere, proposing Egypt and Jordan. Both states have flatly rejected any such proposal, as have others in the region, despite Trump’s insisting, “They will do it.” Trump said last week he had spoken with Abdullah, and had told the king, “I’d love you to take on more because I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now and it’s a mess, it’s a real mess. I’d like him to take people.” When asked if this was a temporary or long-term suggestion, Trump said: “Could be either.” “You’re talking about probably a million and half people, and we just clean out that whole thing. You know, over the centuries it’s had many, many conflicts, that site. And I don’t know, something has to happen,” Trump said, in remarks to reporters on Air Force One. During meetings with European officials in Brussels on Wednesday, King Abdullah reiterated “Jordan’s unwavering opinion on the necessity of establishing Palestinians on their land and gaining their legitimate rights, in accordance with the two-state solution.” Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi similarly said on Monday that “any discussion on an alternate homeland [for the Palestinians]… is rejected.” On Saturday, top diplomats from Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar rejected any forcible displacement of Palestinians during a meeting in Cairo. |
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Keith Siegel forced to write thank-you letter to Hamas captors ahead of release |
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Hamas gunmen flank Israeli-American hostage Keith Siegel before handing him over to a Red Cross team in Gaza City on February 1, 2025. (Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP) |
Freed US-Israeli captive Keith Siegel was forced ahead of his release to write a letter thanking his Hamas captors for his treatment while being held in captivity for 484 days. His family has asked that the letter he was forced by Hamas to write, dated January 18, not be published by the media. “Hamas terrorists forced Keith to write them a detailed thank you letter while holding him captive,” his family said in a statement. “This is just one example of many that demonstrates Hamas’s cruel and cynical behavior, and highlights the urgency of bringing all remaining hostages back home.” Siegel was released on Saturday in Gaza City. He and his wife, Aviva, were kidnapped from Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023. Aviva was freed during a weeklong ceasefire in November 2023. During his handover to the Red Cross, he appeared thin and pale but was able to walk, aided by masked and armed Hamas fighters. He was forced to accept two Hamas “gift bags” and a lanyard around his neck with a Palestinian flag and the insignia of Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades. He was also forcibly paraded on a Hamas stage in front of a banner proclaiming “Nazi Zionism will not win.” He reportedly told his loved ones that food was extremely scarce while in captivity, and that though he is a vegetarian, he occasionally ate meat products that were given to him in order to survive. Four female soldiers who were freed from captivity a week earlier were forced to film a Hamas propaganda video thanking their captors in Arabic for the treatment they received in captivity. Ahead of the November 2023 truce, Hamas also forced released hostage Danielle Aloni, who was held captive with her 5-year-old daughter Emilia, to write a lengthy letter thanking the Hamas terrorists for “extraordinary humanity” while they were held hostage in Gaza. |
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Yarden Bibas’s family says he ‘lost significant weight’ in captivity but is in stable condition |
Released hostage Yarden Bibas “lost significant weight” during his time in Hamas captivity, but is “feeling well” and is stable, his family says. Bibas, 35, was released by Hamas on Saturday morning, along with Ofer Calderon, 54, and Keith Siegel, 65. His wife Shiri and their two young sons Ariel and Kfir were abducted separately, and Israel has expressed “grave concern” for their fate. In a statement released via the Hostages Families Forum, Bibas’s family thanks the Israeli public for its support and concern, and for “embracing Yarden from afar.” “Having Yarden here finally allows us to breathe again. While he has lost significant weight, he is feeling well and his physical condition is stable. He is strong and remarkable,” the family continues. The fight for Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir will continue unabated, even as Yarden “begins his adjustment and rehabilitation journey,” his family stresses, calling for the release of all the remaining 76 hostages. The family says it will hold a press conference on Monday evening, but asks that until then, their privacy continue to be respected to “allow us the time and quiet we need.” |
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