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Israeli officials raided the office of Al Jazeera after the cabinet voted to suspend the news agency’s operations in the country. (Economist)

Press Freedom: Al Jazeera office raided as Israel takes channel off air (BBC)

• "Over 940,000 people have died in the post-9/11 wars due to direct war violence."

• "An estimated 3.6-3.8 million people have died indirectly in post-9/11 war zones, bringing the total death toll to at least 4.5-4.7 million and counting."

• "U.S. Budgetary Costs of Post-9/11 Wars Through FY2022: $8 Trillion"

(Watson Institute, Brown University, USA)