"It is a new day at the UN," she declared, citing a recent vote in the General Assembly that allowed debate on Hamas' culpability for the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

As Erdogan increases his power, civil society organizations and their members are considered by many as the few remaining sources capable of placing a check on his total control over the country.

The fire in Mati village, some 29 km (18 miles) east of Athens, was by far the country's worst since flames devastated the southern Peloponnese peninsula in August 2007.

Yad Vashem’s July 2018 “Generation to Generation: Israel at 70” mission sought to answer how to pass the history of the Holocaust on to the next generation.

Shtetl Skills sessions also tie into the Jewish lunar calendar, often connected to holidays. For example,on Shavuot the Jewish Farm School offers bread making and beer brewing classes.

Armed with rockets and bombs, the Sukhoi has been used widely by the regime against Syrian rebels. One of them was downed by the US in 2017.

According to the survey, 58 percent of Gaza residents believe in armed struggle, compared to 37 percent in the West Bank.

The last time a Syrian jet was downed by Israel was in 2014.