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Israel is holding talks with the United States over the future of its troop deployment in southern Lebanon, two Israeli officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the army on Saturday to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon “with force.”
“If this criminal, child-killer is still alive, he will continue to be pursued and eliminated with full force,” the IRGC said.
The meeting follows indirect US-Iran nuclear talks held Friday in Muscat, Oman, with both sides signaling that further discussions are expected soon.
The board, to be chaired by Trump, would oversee Gaza’s reconstruction and supervise a future Palestinian technocratic administration, with invitations sent to key countries to participate.
President Donald Trump and his aides raised the crossing issue as they hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the US on Monday.
His remarks was made during an interview with Time magazine, conducted last week and published on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters before departing for Israel, Rubio stressed that the White House does not support such a vote and views it as a potential threat to peace efforts.
Hamas said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision constitutes a “flagrant breach” of the ceasefire terms and a “denial of commitments that he made before mediators and guarantors.”
Netanyahu’s office said that the crossing’s reopening “will be under consideration in accordance with the manner in which Hamas implements its part in return of the deceased hostages and implementation of the agreed upon framework.”
The move, described by critics as a form of psychological warfare, was confirmed by the Israeli prime minister’s office Friday morning.
Trump’s remarks come ahead of Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly scheduled for Friday.
“It (Israel) is clear that there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention.”
"We are going to fulfill our promise that there will be no Palestinian state, this place belongs to us," Netanyahu proclaimed at a public signing ceremony broadcast live by his office.
The US secretary is reportedly set to pay a several-day visit to Israel in the wake of President Donald Trump’s remarks on the necessity for the Gaza war to end because “it’s hurting Israel.”
Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty emphasized Egypt’s refusal to accept any attempts to uproot Palestinians from their land, as he addressed the Maspero cultural salon in Cairo on Saturday.
The UAE emphasized standing by Egypt in light of Netanyahu's remarks on Palestinian displacement.
Saudi Arabia denounced the Israeli plans to displace Gaza residents and the use of besiege and starvation to achieve this goal as a breach of international laws and principles and the humanitarian standards.
Jordan condemned “the hostile and unacceptable statements made by extremists within the Israeli government regarding the forced displacement of Palestinians from their land.”
Netanyahu said “defeating Hamas and freeing all our captives go hand in hand,” according to the BBC.
