Police in Newton, as well as Sharon and Brookline, say they’ve stepped up strategic patrols around Jewish institutions and places of worship
The impact of the violence is being felt thousands of miles away, here in the Bay State.Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, launched over the weekend a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip in a deadly attack that also included land and sea attacks.Sign up for NECN newsletters.
Hamas captured a number of civilians and soldiers as hostages, according to the Israeli military, in what is considered one of the gravest escalations in the region in 50 years. There are concerns that this will grow into a broader regional conflict. There have already been flare-ups reported in the northern border with Lebanon against the Hezbollah militant group, and in Egypt, where two Israelis were killed by an Egyptian who opened fire at a group of tourists., including at Temple Emanuel in Newton.The president of Brandeis University confirmed one of its professors, Ilan Troen, lost his family members during the attacks.
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