Germany: Pro-Israel Community Gathers at Brandenburg Gate on Hanukkah Following Sydney Attack 2

Following a reported terror attack on Sunday, December 14, at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, security has been heightened for upcoming Hanukkah events in Germany. Despite the heightened alert, a public candle lighting for the first night of Hanukkah was held today at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, an event that was attended by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Germany: Pro-Israel Community Gathers at Brandenburg Gate on Hanukkah Following Sydney Attack

Following a reported terror attack on Sunday, December 14, at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, security has been heightened for upcoming Hanukkah events in Germany. Despite the heightened alert, a public candle lighting for the first night of Hanukkah was held today at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, an event that was attended by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Israel: At Least 1 Dead, 8 Injured Following Drone Strike Near US Embassy In Tel Aviv 3

A drone attack close to the US Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv killed at least 1 person and injured 8 on early Friday, July 19. Iran-backed, Yemen-based group Houthi claimed the attack. The Israel Defense Forces are reviewing why there was no siren activated prior to the incident. It was also not clear whether the US Embassy branch office was the target of the strike. This video shows a drone presumably from Israel side hovering over the explosion site.

Israel: At Least 1 Dead, 8 Injured Following Drone Strike Near US Embassy In Tel Aviv 2

A drone attack close to the US Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv killed at least 1 person and injured 8 on early Friday, July 19. Iran-backed, Yemen-based group Houthi claimed the attack. The Israel Defense Forces are reviewing why there was no siren activated prior to the incident. It was also not clear whether the US Embassy branch office was the target of the strike.

Israel: At Least 1 Dead, 8 Injured Following Drone Strike Near US Embassy In Tel Aviv 4

A drone attack close to the US Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv killed at least 1 person and injured 8 on early Friday, July 19. Iran-backed, Yemen-based group Houthi claimed the attack. The Israel Defense Forces are reviewing why there was no siren activated prior to the incident. It was also not clear whether the US Embassy branch office was the target of the strike. This video shows items knocked off the shelves and strewn on the floor inside a pharmacy near the explosion site.

Israel: At Least 1 Dead, 8 Injured Following Drone Strike Near US Embassy In Tel Aviv

A drone attack close to the US Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv killed at least 1 person and injured 8 on early Friday, July 19. Iran-backed, Yemen-based group Houthi claimed the attack. The Israel Defense Forces are reviewing why there was no siren activated prior to the incident. It was also not clear whether the US Embassy branch office was the target of the strike.

Employees clean Western Wall in Old City of Jerusalem

STORY: Employees clean Western Wall in Old City of Jerusalem DATELINE: April 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people praying at the Western Wall 2. various of employees cleaning the Western Wall STORYLINE: Employees on Sunday began to remove handwritten notes placed between stones of the Western Wall, a holy site for Jewish prayers, in the Old City of Jerusalem. Twice a year, ahead of the Jewish New Year and the Jewish holiday of Passover, the chief rabbi of the Western Wall and his team would clean the wall and gather notes left by worshipers to maintain the structural integrity of the wall. The tradition of placing prayers in the Western Wall has a long history. Each year, people from all over the world come to the Western Wall to place their prayers into the cracks of the ancient stones. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)