Two men were sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of plotting a massacre targeting Jewish people in Manchester, according to The Guardian. The plot, which was foiled by an undercover police operation, involved Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein, who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State.
The sentencing of Saadaoui, 38, and Hussein, 52, occurred on Friday, according to The Guardian. The outlet's community affairs correspondent, Chris Osuh, reported on the details of the plot, which could have resulted in a large-scale attack. Saadaoui, who once worked as a holiday entertainer, had been secretly involved with Islamic State.
In other news, Real Madrid's Champions League match against Benfica was halted for 11 minutes due to an alleged racial slur directed at Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior, as reported by Sky News. The incident occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, shortly after Vinicius gave his team a 1-0 lead.
Meanwhile, in the Middle East, Hamas has urged President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" to intervene and halt Israel's ongoing violations of the Gaza deal brokered last October, as stated by Al Jazeera. The first formal meeting of the controversial body was scheduled for Thursday in Washington, D.C., as Palestinians in the war-torn territory awaited the second phase of the peace agreement.
In Syria, the government began evacuating the remaining residents of Al-Hol camp, which houses relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters, according to Euronews. Syrian government forces took control of the northeastern camp from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) last month. Al-Hol, located in the northeastern Hasakeh province, was once Syria's largest camp for family members of suspected IS militants.
Finally, France released an oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia's sanctioned "shadow fleet" after the vessel's owner paid a fine worth millions of euros, Euronews reported. The tanker, named the Grinch, was seized in the Mediterranean Sea on January 22nd on suspicion of violating sanctions against Russia. The vessel had set sail from Murmansk in northern Russia and was flying under a false Comoros flag, according to French authorities.
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