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Suspected air strike kills 26 in Ethiopia's Amhara region

A mystery weapon fell from the sky in Amhara, its effects were devastating

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A burned tank stands near the town of Adwa, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta applauds Ethiopian government representative Redwan Hussien and Tigray delegate Getachew Reda after signing the AU-led negotiations to resolve the conflict in northern Ethiopia, in Pretoria, South Africa

Combatants in Ethiopia's Tigray war agree to a ceasefire

A week after formal peace talks mediated by the African Union began in the South African capital Pretoria, delegates from both sides signed an agreement on a "permanent cessation of hostilities."

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
RESIDENTS AND militias stand next to houses destroyed by an air strike during the fight between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Afar region, Ethiopia, earlier this year.

Ethiopia: Sovereignty is a priority just like peace - opinion

All partners, including the African Union, EU, and the UN, must recognize the government’s commitment to peace and support its repeated call for the TPLF to stop hostilities.

|BySHLOMO MOLLA
Villagers return from a market to Yechila town in south central Tigray walking past scores of burned vehicles, in Tigray, Ethiopia, July 10, 2021.

MKs to lead Israeli humanitarian delegation to Ethiopia

“Tigray and Amhara...are regions that Jews came from. It is important to preserve our holy places and our shared history.”

|ByLAHAV HARKOV

Ethiopia's Tigray region: Committed to observing humanitarian ceasefire

As the Tigray war wages on, the forces say they will commit to the ceasefire so humanitarian aid can flow into the north of the country.

MARCH 25, 2022ByREUTERS
A woman stands in line to receive food donations, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 15, 2021.

Ambush and reprisals in Ethiopia kill 64 - rights body

The previously unreported attack occurred on March 2 in Metekel, in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said.

MARCH 14, 2022ByREUTERS
Villagers return from a market to Yechila town in south central Tigray walking past scores of burned vehicles, in Tigray, Ethiopia, July 10, 2021.

‘The war is senseless’: Sojourn to the heart of Ethiopia’s civil strife

Between 7,000 and 12,000 Ethiopian Jews are estimated to be living in the Tigray region.

FEBRUARY 24, 2022ByPAULA SLIER, SASHA STAR
This is one of two synagogues in West Welkega Province that have been forced to close because of the war in Ethiopia.

UN rights office decries Ethiopia airstrikes, says 108 killed this month

Liz Throssell, an OHCHR spokesperson, described numerous attacks, including on a private minibus, an airport and a camp for displaced people.

JANUARY 15, 2022ByREUTERS
A woman stands in line to receive food donations, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 15, 2021.

US concerned over Turkey's drone sales to conflict-hit Ethiopia

The year-long war between Ethiopia's government and the leadership of the northern Tigray region has killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions.

DECEMBER 22, 2021ByREUTERS
Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to face the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia November 9, 2020.

Ethiopian government recaptures Lalibela, a UN World Heritage site

Forces aligned with the Tigray People's Liberation Front had taken control of the town, in the Amhara region, in early August.

DECEMBER 1, 2021ByREUTERS
A general view of the town of Lalibela after the decline in tourism due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021.

Ethiopian soldiers retake territory in Amhara region

She said the Amhara forces had left in the direction of Lalibela on Wednesday morning, and residents coming from that direction said the Tigrayan forces had left there too.

DECEMBER 1, 2021ByREUTERS
A burned tank stands near the town of Adwa, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021

Ethiopia expels four Irish diplomats as Tigray conflict escalates

In addition, Britain called on its nationals to leave Ethiopia immediately.

NOVEMBER 24, 2021ByREUTERS
Police officers walk amongst civilians at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 21, 2018

Israel must back democratic Ethiopian gov’t - opinion

Israel, as a friendly nation, continues to be a staunch supporter of peace and stability in Ethiopia. 

NOVEMBER 22, 2021ByFASIL LEGESSE
FATUMA HUSSEIN, 65, sits in a shelter with family at a camp for the internally displaced due to the fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), last month in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.

Are the Jews of Ethiopia in danger?

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Economic hardship and forced conscription are becoming increasing worries for the communities of Jews and descendants in Ethiopia as the civil war intensifies.

NOVEMBER 11, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
ETHIOPIANS ATTEND a pro-government rally to denounce what the organizers say is the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Western countries’ interference in internal affairs of the country, at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, earlier this week.

At rally to back military's campaign, Ethiopians denounce US

Some demonstrators denounced the United States as a year-long war that has killed thousands of people intensified amid rebel advances last weekend.

NOVEMBER 7, 2021ByREUTERS
Civilians attend a pro-government rally to denounce what the organisers say is the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Western countries' interference in internal affairs of the country, at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 7, 2021.