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Several women have accused leading Israeli rabbi Haim Yosef Abergel of sexually assaulting them when they sought his help for personal and marital counselling. Testimonies gathered by Israel’s Channel 12 allege that the prominent rabbi repeatedly touched, hugged, kissed and exposed himself to women and girls as young as 12 years old. One woman said he justified his inappropriate behaviour by claiming, “What happened was acceptable... God loves you and protects you, that’s why I’m close to you.” He then warned her not to speak about the incident and attempted to silence her with gifts and money. The women described a pattern of manipulation and abuse, often occurring behind closed doors during private meetings. Some said they were threatened or pressured by the rabbi’s associates to stay silent. Since the investigation aired, more women have come forward with similar allegations and a police investigation is expected to launch. Abergel’s lawyer has denied the allegations.

The wreckage of an unidentified aircraft was spotted in the Wuyan area of Pampore, in India-administered Kashmir, on May 7. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claimed that the army had shot down five Indian Air Force jets during India’s cross-border air strikes, while Indian local sources reported that three fighter jets had crashed within Indian-administered Kashmir

The Houthis destroy a $30-million US drone flying over Yemen and target two Western ships in the Gulf of Aden. The group said that the operations will continue "until the aggression stops and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted"

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan urges respect for people's decision as PPP and PML-N agree on Shehbaz Sharif for PM and Asif Ali Zardari for president trtworld.com/asia/ex-pakista…