The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they unfold.
Israeli military operation reported in West Bank town near Jenin
Palestinian media are reporting an Israeli military operation in the West Bank town of Ya’bad, near Jenin.
Footage shows military vehicles in the town. Some reports claim one Palestinian has been hurt by gunfire.
There is no immediate comment from the Israel Defense Forces or Border Police on the raid.
⭕مراسلتنا: قوات الاحتلال تقتحم منزلاً في بلدة يعبد جنوب غرب جنين pic.twitter.com/KihpyQwEyy
— إذاعة الأقصى – عاجل (@Alaqsavoice_Brk) November 30, 2022
French baguettes get UNESCO heritage status
The French baguette — “250 grams of magic and perfection,” in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of the nation — has been given UNESCO heritage status.
The bread sticks, with their crusty exterior and soft middle, have remained a quintessential part of French life long after other stereotypes like berets and strings of garlic have fallen by the wayside.
The UN agency grants “intangible cultural heritage status” to the tradition of making the baguette and the lifestyle that surrounds them.
More than six billion are baked every year in France, according to the National Federation of French Bakeries.
Iran World Cup loss sparks despair — and joy from regime critics
For Iranians, their football team’s World Cup loss against the United States was cause for either sadness or exuberant joy, depending on where they stand on a two-month-old protest movement.
Caught between the clerical regime and calls to show solidarity with protesters, the national team pressed near-relentlessly in the second half on Tuesday night but was unable to cancel out a 38th-minute opener by the US, resulting in an early exit.
That prompted the extraordinary spectacle of Iranians cheering a defeat inflicted by the Islamic Republic’s arch-enemy often labeled the “Great Satanץ”
“Who would’ve ever thought I’d jump three meters and celebrate America’s goal!” tweeted Iranian gaming journalist Saeed Zafarany.
Inside Iran, celebrations were especially marked in western Kurdistan province, the cradle of a movement sparked by the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in morality police custody after her arrest for allegedly infringing the nation’s strict dress code for women.
A video shared online by Kurdish activist Kaveh Ghoreishi shows a Sanandaj city neighborhood at night with sounds of cheering and horns blaring after the United States scored.
Iran is a country where people are very passionate about football. Now they are out in the streets in the city of Sanandaj & celebrate the loss of their football team against US.
They don’t want the government use sport to normalize its murderous regime.pic.twitter.com/EMh8mREsQn pic.twitter.com/MqpxQZqT20— Masih Alinejad ????️ (@AlinejadMasih) November 29, 2022
Four Iranians sentenced to death for collaboration with Mossad — Iran media
Iranian media reports that four people have been sentenced to death in the country for supposed collaboration with Israel’s Mossad spy agency.
The Mehr news agency also claims the four took part in unspecified kidnappings.
Iran announces the arrest of Israeli spies from time to time. The veracity of such claims is unclear.
