Israeli PM's office said PM Netanyahu was holding a 'situation assessment' with security officials. It was not immediately clear who carried out the shooting & why.
The announcement comes after Netanyahu met US envoy Tom Barrak, who has been heavily involved in a plan that would disarm Hezbollah & withdraw Israeli forces from Lebanon.
It is Netanyahu's first response to a temporary ceasefire proposal by Egypt & Qatar that Hamas accepted Monday. This comes after his plans to seize Gaza were approved by the Israeli cabinet.
Netanyahu's personal attack on Albanese Wednesday has further strained relations between the two countries. Ties soured after Australia decided last week to conditionally recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.
Hamas’s elusive military voice, Abu Obaida, may be dead—or preparing for a comeback—amid Gaza’s turmoil, IDF strikes, and rising calls for a two-state solution.
It was not clear if Netanyahu backed the plan to revive the long-frozen E1 scheme, which Palestinians & world powers have said would effectively lop West Bank in two.
French President condemned Israel's plan to expand its operations & take control of Gaza City & proposed an international coalition under a UN mandate to stabilise Gaza.
Netanyahu will decide on Israel's next steps in Gaza after collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, with one senior Israeli source suggesting more force as an option.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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