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Yoseph Haddad, pro-Israel advocate, arrested for firing gun during argument
Yoseph Haddad, a well known pro-Israel advocate and online personality, has been arrested by Israeli police after firing a gun during an argument. Israeli media reported that Haddad had been taken in for questioning after firing his weapon during an altercation with a motorist on a road in Jaffa. The other person was also arrested following the incident. According to the newspaper Maariv, it was alleged that one of the two individuals spat at the other. Police are investigating the incident. Haddad's lawyer, cited by Maariv, said that while some media had stated that the incident resulted from a 'roadside argument', it was actually 'based on racism and hatred against Yosef Haddad by an Arab man who recognised him and began to curse, threaten his life, and even spit on and physically attack him'. The lawyer stated that his client's car was overtaken by 'an Arab resident of Jaffa', who noticed that it was Haddad, made a u-turn, 'approached Haddad, attacked and cursed at him'. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters Haddad then felt threatened, and so took out his gun to deter the attacker, at which point he shot at a nearby wall, causing no injuries. Middle East Eye could not independently verify the lawyer's account. 'Broader phenomenon' Haddad, who describes himself as an Arab-Israeli, has worked as a journalist and an advocate for several pro-Israel organisations. Last year, he was ejected from a fiery Oxford Union debate by two security officers after being accused of insulting a Palestinian student. He served in the Israeli military during the 2006 war with Lebanon, during which he was seriously wounded and had his foot amputated. Israeli settler accused of killing No Other Land activist released under house arrest Read More » 'The incident we saw today with Yosef Haddad is indicative of a much broader phenomenon concerning the chaos in the country,' Abed Abu Shahada, a Palestinian activist and writer from Jaffa, told Middle East Eye. 'Unfortunately, it's only when people start dying that the media begins to sound the alarm about the ongoing violence - whether in the West Bank or within Israel itself. Specifically, within Israel in the past two years, there have been hundreds of cases of assaults against Palestinian citizens.' Abu Shahada said that such incidents were taking place in the absence of functioning police institutions protecting personal safety. 'I'm not surprised that some in Israeli society see this chaos as an opportunity - an opportunity to take revenge on Arabs, to attack Arabs, to shoot at Arabs,' he said. 'This is part of the broader public atmosphere - starting with the genocide, and even a little before - but especially after the genocide in Gaza, cases of chaos and violence have only become more frequent and more intense, driven by a sense of power.'
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Over 10,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel: Prisoners' rights authority
The number of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons has reached 10,800, according to figures reported by Al Jazeera Arabic, citing the Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority. The total reflects the count at the beginning of the month and does not include Palestinians detained in Israeli military camps. Among those imprisoned are 48 women and more than 440 children.
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UAE to begin construction of water pipeline to Gaza
The United Arab Emirates has said it will begin construction of a desalinated water pipeline to supply southern Gaza from Egypt, news agency AFP has reported. UAE has already started transferring equipment needed for the project, official Emirati news agency WAM reported on Wednesday. It stated that the project involves a pipeline nearly 7km long, aimed at addressing a water crisis in Gaza. UN agencies have said Gaza is currently on the brink of famine due to the Israeli-imposed blockade on aid. Some 154 Palestinians have died due to enforced starvation.
