IDF: “Two coffins of deceased hostages, escorted by IDF troops, crossed the border into the State of Israel a short while ago and are on their way to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine, where identification procedures will be carried out. “IDF representatives are accompanying the families. “The IDF urges the public to act with sensitivity and wait for official identification, which will first be communicated to the families of the deceased hostages.”

 In the southern Idlib countryside, once a frontline in Syrian civil war, residents are trickling back to their villages after years in exile. Repairing and reopening damaged and looted schools is key to the return of the displaced, but nearly a year after former President Bashar Assad was ousted in a rebel offensive, hundreds of schools are still destroyed. Millions of children in Syria remain out of school, while others are attending class in gutted buildings without basic supplies A schoolhouse with no windows or chairs Safiya al-Jurok and her family fled the town of Maar Sharamin five years ago when Assad’s army wrested control...

Protests have erupted across Tanzanian cities including Dar es Salaam following the October 29 election, where President Samia Suluhu Hassan leads amid opposition boycotts due to disqualifications, arrests, and reported irregularities like ballot stuffing. Demonstrators clash with security forces using tear gas and live rounds, resulting in at least two confirmed deaths and unverified higher casualties, while the military deploys, internet access is shut down, and a curfew is enforced in the capital. Crowds demand Hassan’s ouster, target ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party symbols, and block airports to prevent elites from fleeing, with regional solidarity from Kenyan activists at the...