On the day of their conversion at a synagogue in a suburb of Phoenix last month, Cortes, 53, said he regretted his prior association with the Messianic movement.

In the Sept. 30 crackdown, security forces killed at least 66 people, according to Amnesty International.

The Bnei Menashe Jewish community – which numbers roughly 5,000 total inside India – has become a victim of ethnic tensions in India's northern state of Manipur.

23 years since the Second Intifada, deep resentment still exists between Israelis and Arabs living in the Palestinian territories.

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The deadly blast occurred as thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway enclave after their fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan in a lightning military operation.

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, which comes amid a surge in attacks claimed by militant groups in Pakistan.

The day marked the beginning of a harrowing journey through captivity that would last for more than three years, including the tumultuous period of the Yom Kippur War.