Israel PM announces wartime ‘emergency government’ with Gantz

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday an “emergency government” with an opposition party leader, Benny Gantz, for the duration of the war with Gaza militants.“Following a meeting … held today, the two agreed on establishing an emergency government and war cabinet,” said a joint statement by the premier and Gantz, a former defense…

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British IDF soldier killed in Hamas attack

LONDON: A British man serving in the Israel Defense Forces has been killed by Hamas. Corp. Nathanel Young, 20, from London, died after the Palestinian militant group launched a wide-scale attack on Israel on Saturday. In a Facebook post, his family wrote on Sunday: “Our little brother Nathanel Young was tragically killed on the Gaza…

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Saudi authorities crack down on drug offenders

JEDDAH: Saudi authorities have recently arrested several people and seized large quantities of illegal drugs in operations carried out across the Kingdom. On Saturday, the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority at both Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport and Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport thwarted attempts to smuggle a total of 1.33 kg of heroin, which…

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