Israel
El Al's survival equation
It has been one crisis after another. The Covid pandemic. The Hamas massacres of October 7, 2023. The twelve-day war against Iran last June.
A senior Israeli defence official said on Monday there was a "window of opportunity" for a hostage deal in Gaza during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the region next week but that otherwise Israel would begin its new operation in the enclave.
"If there is no hostage deal, Operation 'Gideon Chariots' will begin with great intensity"
A senior Israeli defence official said on Monday there was a "window of opportunity" for a hostage deal in Gaza during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the region next week but that otherwise Israel would begin its new operation in the enclave.
"If there is no hostage deal, Operation 'Gideon Chariots' will begin with great intensity and will not stop until all its goals are achieved," he said, following a decision by the security cabinet to approve an expanded operation.
Reporting by Maayan Lubell
It has been one crisis after another. The Covid pandemic. The Hamas massacres of October 7, 2023. The twelve-day war against Iran last June.
Lebanon's Foreign Minister Joe Raggi has failed. Despite considerable diplomatic effort, he has been unable to enforce the expulsion order issued against Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani, a man declared persona non grata by the Lebanese state and given a deadline to leave the country that has long since passed.
The Asian-African Parliamentary Council (AAPC) has issued a strong condemnation of Iran's attacks targeting regional security and stability, with particular reference to the strikes directed at Gulf Cooperation Council member states and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
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