Although small in area, Cyprus has a strategic location in the Eastern Mediterranean being used by several countries taking part in the ongoing war on Gaza and the current regional conflict. At least the U.K. and Israel have confirmed involvement on the Cypriot soil.
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The Turkish Foreign Affairs Ministers warned that Cypriot involvement in the war could expand the fighting to Europe. He emphasized that Turkey warned Cyprus of potential consequences.
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Violence against Syrians erupted in Kayseri, Turkey, following the news of a Syrian man harassing a minor. Turkish nationalists took to the streets and burnt down vehicles and shops that belonged to Syrians.
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In response to the Kayseri riots against refugees, Syrians at the Syrian-Turkish border rioted and removed Turkish flags from several border facilities. The rioters took some border employees hostage.
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The anti-Syrian revolt has spread in Turkey. Protests took place, Syrian shops were attacked, Turks broke into the homes of Syrians, threw out their belongings and set fire to apartments.
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Israeli singer Ofer Levi urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to drop an atomic bomb on the countries he labelled as ‘Israel haters,’ naming Yemen, Iran and Turkey in particular.
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Turkish Youth Union members attacked an American soldier working on the U.S.S Wasp warship in Izmir.
#Turkey #USA #Ceasefire #Gaza

Amidst the indiscriminate Israeli war on Lebanon, Lebanese people and other residents from different nationalities have been leaving the country en masse. Here are some numbers and destinations.
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Taking advantage of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees in Turkey, Israeli Boris Volfman stationed himself in the country to run an organ trafficking gang. He transferred the trafficked organs to wealthy patients, most of which in Israel.
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