JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army struck a high-rise building in Gaza City on Friday, saying it was used by Hamas to launch attacks, a claim denied by the building's management.
"Within the building, Hamas established infrastructure that was used to advance and execute attacks against IDF troops in the area," the statement read, adding that its underground infrastructure was also used as an escape route, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a statement. (Israel-Gaza City-Strike)
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BEIRUT -- Lebanon's government on Friday endorsed an army plan to disarm Hezbollah and place all weapons under state control, the state-run National News Agency reported.
Information Minister Paul Morcos said after a cabinet meeting that ministers reviewed the army's proposal and approved it, but decided to keep details and related discussions confidential. (Lebanon-Hezbollah-Disarmament)
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CAIRO -- Egypt on Friday condemned remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting Palestinians could be displaced from their land, including through the Rafah crossing on the Gaza border.
The Foreign Ministry accused Netanyahu of seeking to prolong the conflict to avoid accountability for Israel's actions in Gaza, and reiterated Cairo's rejection of any plan to expel Palestinians. (Egypt-Israel-Displacement)
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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and the European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas have discussed the latest developments regarding Tehran's nuclear issue, after France, Britain, and Germany moved to trigger a mechanism to reinstate international sanctions on Iran, Iran's Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
At a meeting in the Qatari capital Doha Thursday evening, Araghchi and Kallas also exchanged views on Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to a statement released by the ministry. (Iran-EU-Nuclear Issue) ■
