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11/25/2024November 25, 2024
Israel, Hezbollah ‘close to deal,’ ambassador to US says
Israel’s ambassador to the US, Mike Herzog, told Israeli Army Radio on Monday a cease-fire deal between and Lebanon-based Islamist group could be reached “within days.”
According to Herzog, there are still “points to finalize.” He said any deal requires the government’s agreement, but that “we are close to a deal” that can be sealed “within days.”
The deal seeks to push Hezbollah and Israeli troops
Hezbollah is a Shiite political party in Lebanon that is also a militant organization. It is supported by Iran.
Hezbollah is deemed a terrorist organization by the US, Germany and several Sunni Arab countries, whereas the EU lists only its armed wing as a terror group.
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11/25/2024November 25, 2024
UAE says Uzbek citizens arrested over killing of Israeli rabbi in Dubai
The said Monday police arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi, with the country’s Interior Ministry offering no motive for the slaying of Zvi Kogan.
authorities say the motive for the killing was that Kogan was Jewish.
Kogan, 28, was an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who went missing on Thursday. He ran a kosher story in the city of Dubai, where Israelis have flocked for commerce and tourism since the two countries forged diplomatic ties in the 2020 Abraham Accords.
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