Younes Hamami Lalehzar, a leader of Iran’s Jewish community, condemns Israel for allegedly starving Gaza and calls for global pressure against Jerusalem, while making no mention of the 668-day hostage crisis

Just after Tisha B’Av fast on Sunday evening, Russian drones struck central Odessa, setting fire to the historic Peresyp Synagogue; Jewish leaders say the attack on a house of prayer highlights the indiscriminate nature of Moscow’s ongoing aggression against civilians