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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

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A student from the Public University of Navarra passes next to banners in Basque and Spanish supporting Palestinians and calling to "combat, denormalize and destroy Israel," in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Wednesday, April 8, 2024. (AP/Alvaro Barrientos)
May 9, 2024, 12:31 pm
Ireland, Spain could recognize Palestinian statehood later this month — report
Formal announcement likely coming May 21 after symbolic UN vote on Palestinian membership Friday, Irish broadcaster says; Malta, Slovenia have said they intend to take same step
By Reuters
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (L) and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attend the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
April 30, 2024, 6:08 am
EU top diplomat: At least 5 countries expected to recognize Palestinian state in May
Bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says countries include Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Slovenia and Malta, as Arab and European officials discuss end to Gaza conflict in Riyadh
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) speaks with his Slovenian counterpart Robert Golob after a press conference following their meeting at the Brdo Castle, on February 17, 2023. (Jure Makovec/AFP)
March 25, 2024, 2:02 pm
Israel slams four European nations planning to recognize Palestinian state
Foreign Ministry spokesman accuses Spain, Ireland, Malta, Slovenia of rewarding ‘murderous terror attacks’; says move ‘distances’ peace, only ‘direct negotiations’ can end conflict
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks to the press before a European Council summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 21, 2024. (John Thys/AFP)
March 22, 2024, 8:06 pm
Spain, Ireland, Malta, Slovenia agree to work towards Palestinian state recognition
Joint statement on sidelines of European Council summit calls for ‘two-state solution, with Israeli and Palestinian States living side-by-side’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Flares fired onto the pitch at a soccer game between Maccabi Haifa and the Hamrun Spartans at Centenary Stadium in Malta, July 11, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 12, 2023, 9:59 am
Maccabi Haifa fans fire flares at field, clash with rivals at UEFA game in Malta
Israeli supporters claim local crowd provoked them with racist comments; footage shows Maltese fans chanting ‘Palestine, Palestine,’ throwing objects
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative: A picture taken on July 21, 2015, in Malta shows the Azure Window, a limestone arch on Gozo island (Amélie BOTTOLIER-DEPOIS / AFP)
July 6, 2023, 2:00 pm
Israeli tourist dies in diving accident in Malta
Man, around 50, is pulled to surface by friends after encountering difficulty during dive
By ToI Staff
The skyline of Valletta, medieval capital of the Republic of Malta, at sunrise. (Larry Luxner/Times of Israel)
April 26, 2019, 12:05 pm
Will foreigners looking for tax breaks revive Malta’s tiny Jewish community?
Historically, Jews have had a rough time on the diminutive island south of Italy, but a new Chabad House and influx of post-Brexit financial tourism might spell a fresh golden age
By Larry Luxner
Migrants descend the Italian coast guard vessel Dattilo upon arrival at the eastern port of Valencia, Spain, Sunday, June 17, 2018. (AP/Alberto Saiz)
June 18, 2018, 3:39 am
After turned away by Italy, migrants finally find dry land in Spain
Week after becoming center of political fight, 629 asylum-seekers from 31 countries rescued at sea near Libya dock in Valencia
By AP
In this photo taken on May 14, 2018 migrants look at the coastline as they stand aboard the French rescue ship MV Aquarius, off the coast of Sicily. (AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI)
June 11, 2018, 6:41 pm
Spain offers to take in migrant ship marooned by Italian politics
Aquarius with 629 people on board, including pregnant women and scores of children, refused port by Italy and Malta
By Lucy Adler and Diego Urdaneta
African migrants stand on the deck of the Aquarius vessel of the "SOS Mediterranee" and MSF (Doctors Without Borders) NGOs, in the Mediterranean Sea, southwest of Malta, Thursday, August 31, 2017. (AP/Darko Bandic)
June 11, 2018, 2:48 am
Hundreds of migrants stranded at sea as Italy, Malta close doors
New populist Italian government refuses to open port to rescue ship carrying 629 amid fight with Valletta over who is responsible for asylum seekers
By AP
The wreckage of the car of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia lies next to a road in the town of Mosta, Malta, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)
October 17, 2017, 9:49 am
Bomb kills journalist who exposed Malta’s ties to tax havens
Prime minister denounces ‘barbaric attack’ which killed Daphne Caruana Galizia, ‘one of my harshest critics’
By Stephen Calleja
A picture taken on December 23, 2016 in Valletta, Malta, shows a group of hostages being released from the Afriqiyah Airways A320 after it was hijacked from Libya. (AFP PHOTO / Matthew Mirabelli)
December 23, 2016, 6:01 pm
Hijackers of Libyan plane surrender in Malta
All 118 people on airliner are released after hours-long standoff with authorities; abductors are reportedly Gaddafi supporters who wanted political asylum
By Matthew XUEREB
A picture taken on December 23, 2016 shows a hijacked Airbus A320 operated by Afriqiyah Airways after it landed at Luqa Airport, in Malta. (AFP/Matthew Mirabelli)
December 23, 2016, 2:13 pm
Hijackers divert Libyan plane to Malta, threaten to blow it up
Maltese PM says 109 of the 118 passengers on board the Afriqiyah Airways flight have been freed
By AP and ToI Staff
Members of Malta's Armed Forces check the runway after a small passenger aircraft crashed on takeoff at Malta's international airport on October 24, 2016, killing all five people onboard, officials said. (AFP/Matthew Mirabelli)
October 24, 2016, 2:04 pm
Five French officials die in Malta plane crash
Aircraft was involved in reconnaissance missions in the Mediterranean when it plunged to earth shortly after take-off
By AFP
French President Francois Hollande. (AFP/Dominique Faget)
November 28, 2015, 8:09 am
London set for protests as Hollande urges UK to join Syria campaign
Thousands expected to march on Downing Street after French president calls on British MPs to support intervention
By Eric RANDOLPH
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