GAZA -- At least 49 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, said the civil defense in Gaza.
Mahmoud Basal, the spokesperson for Gaza's civil defense, told Xinhua that 32 people were killed as a result of intensive Israeli airstrikes on the Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)
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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's internationally-recognized government mandated on Tuesday that all commercial transactions in areas under its control must use the Yemeni rial, banning foreign currencies for domestic trade and services.
According to the state-run Saba news agency, the decision prohibits foreign currency use in transactions like tuition fees, medical expenses, rent and travel tickets, where foreign payment is not inherently required. (Yemen-Foreign Currency-Ban)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he believes the prospects for a partial ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas are no longer possible.
In an interview with Israeli broadcaster i24, Netanyahu said the possibility of reaching a partial agreement "is behind us." He rejected accusations from opposition figures and former senior military officials that he was dragging his feet in the war, saying the goal remains to end the conflict, defeat Hamas, and secure the release of all hostages as part of a single final agreement "on our terms." (Israel-Gaza Ceasefire-Denial)
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AMMAN -- Jordan on Tuesday hosted a trilateral meeting with Syria and the United States to discuss the situation in Syria, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Syrian foreign affairs chief Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack, and representatives from relevant institutions in the three countries attended the meeting, the ministry said. (Jordan-Sweida-Ceasefire) ■
