Dario Salvi

A member of Rabbis for Human Rights, Milgrom is concerned about a possible ground operation in Gaza that would have a "high" cost in terms of lives, like in Lebanon. Despite the brutality of attacks and kidnappings, and the fear of new attacks, "We cannot fuel the spiral of violence". Meanwhile, Patriarch Pizzaballa has called for a day of fasting and prayer to draw strength and “deliver to God the Father our thirst for peace, justice, and reconciliation.”

Today's news: Vietnamese court sentences Christian activist to eight years; In November, China's statistics bureau will conduct a survey to plan new population policies; Uttar Pradesh authorises the resumption of production at Marion Biotech, blamed for cough syrups that killed 65 children in Uzbekistan; Next week the Constitutional Court in Indonesia rules on lowering the age to run for president. In Russia, the Soviet practice of psychiatric asylums for dissidents returns.

From Bethlehem, the Catholic leader, a former Fatah representative, hopes for a way out but admits that the voices of dialogue are "losers". He fears a ground invasion will trigger action from Hezbollah and Iran. In the West Bank, the Israeli army blocks roads and isolates villages to stifle Palestinian protest. AsiaNews publishes excerpts from his address to the Council of Europe today.

Today's news: Pyongyang sentences a woman to three years for talking on the phone with her daughter who had fled to South Korea; One in seven people in South East Asian countries suffer from a mental illness, still considered a stigma; A new (and powerful) earthquake strikes Afghanistan; Arundhati Roy risks a trial for a 2010 public speech on Kashmir; Beijing's presence in the UN Human Rights Council confirmed with 154 votes.

The patriarchal vicar for Israel expressed his shock at the attack in the heart of the country. The massacre struck the innocents, women and children, young people who wanted to have fun. Such violence is rooted in the denial of the rights of the Palestinians people. Only "their respective extremisms" have won. The Church in the Holy Land is not a "political power" but a "voice of peace", which remains "the necessary goal".

Today's news: Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia call for an end to violence in Israel; Xi Jinping's purges also hit Li Xiaopeng, who was kicked out of the party and the chairmanship of China Everbright Group; Erdogan attended the inauguration of the only republican-era Christian church; Five Indian states on the ballot in November, then politics in 2024; Catholic environmentalists launch a human chain against land reclamation projects in Manila Bay.

A voice for peace and founder with Khaled Abu Awad of the Israeli-Palestinian Friends of Roots group, the rabbi relays tragic stories in the wage of the attack from the Strip. “Today everyone is a target without distinctions,” he laments. "International pressure" is needed for the release of the hostages. Recovering the bodies of the young participants to the rave party killed by Hamas militants is a difficult task. Gaza’s Catholic parish priest fears what is to come, possibly a "much longer conflict", one that is a “substantial change” from the recent past.

Today's news: at least 2500 victims the death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan; Record levels of rail traffic between North Korea and Russia, driven by weapons; Chinese dissident Chen Siming is granted political asylum in Canada; Flood deaths in north-east India rose to 77; The campaign to recruit prisoners for the war in the Ukraine continues in Russia's detention camps.

Thousands of rockets from the Strip towards southern Israel, and incursions by militiamen who have taken control of some centres in 'enemy' territory. Numerous deaths, but there is also talk of dozens of hostages taken to Gaza. Israel is responding with massive air raids. The Palestinian action taken at dawn on Shabbat, 50 years after the Yom Kippur war. Fr. Romanelli: for months 'we had activated all preparations for an emergency situation'.

The ceremony was originally planned for 19 February, but was postponed due to the earthquake. It is the only Christian (Syrian Orthodox) building built in the last century in Turkey. It can accommodate 750 worshippers inside, and there were many requests for the inaugural service. Christian leader: a message of freedom and tolerance.

Today's news: at least 42 people have died in floods in the Indian Himalayas. The Myanmar High Court dismissed appeals of six corruption convictions against Aung San Suu Kyi. Over 43 million children internally displaced in Asian nations due to climate change. Islamabad wants to expel all illegal immigrants, primarily Afghans, by 1 November. Aiea task force will visit the Fukushima plant at the end of the month, the first time since the start of spill operations. Russian coal export prices increased by 14% in September.

After announcing the prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee called on Iranian authorities to release the laureate so that she can receive in person. In a statement, the Committee notes that “the regime in Iran has arrested her 13 times, convicted her five times, and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes.” In November 2022, she was handed down a 10-year sentence. For her family, the award is an “historic and profound moment.”