RAMALLAH -- The Israeli army ended an 11-day military operation in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Monday, leaving widespread destruction and damage to residential buildings and infrastructure, according to Palestinian sources.
The sources said residents began returning to their homes after being displaced at the Israeli army's request at the start of the operation, which was launched following an Oct. 23 shooting attack that killed two Israeli soldiers. (Israel-Miltary operation)
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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that indirect talks with Washington is "very intensive," media reports said Monday.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the same day that Iran will try to resolve problem through dialogue regarding the war with the United States. (Iran-U.S.-Indirect talks)
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BUDAPEST -- Hungarian Gripen fighter jets scrambled on Monday to escort a Wizz Air passenger plane to Budapest after a bomb threat forces the plane to divert, Hungarian Defense Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said.
The aircraft, which was scheduled to fly from London to Sofia, was forced to divert and requested a permission to land at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport, the minister said in a Facebook post. (Hungary-Plane)
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LONDON/HELSINKI -- A cyber incident affected refrigeration systems at 13 stores operated by Irish supermarket chain SuperValu on Monday, as similar disruptions were reported across several European countries, raising concerns over the cybersecurity of food retail infrastructure.
Musgrave Group, which owns SuperValu, said the incident was limited to a specific model of refrigeration equipment, forcing the affected stores to remove chilled and frozen food products from sale as a precautionary measure. (Europe-Cyber incident) ■
