DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

[1/5] Fisherman Toufik Khouri, 63, filters newly caught sardines in his boat in the port city of Tyre, Lebanon October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra Acquire Licensing RightsTYRE, Lebanon, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Fishermen in the Lebanese city of Tyre are among those counting the costs of war in the Middle East. "The (Lebanese) army has warned us against going to southern areas like Al Bayyada or Naqoura because it's dangerous. A Lebanese security source said the fishermen were allowed to fish normally in the Tyre area but not to approach floating barriers separating Lebanese and Israeli waters. At the port near the old city, small fishing boats painted bright white were tied up as fishermen loaded fish into buckets and repaired nets.

Persons: Zohra, Imad Azuzu, Al Bayyada, Adel Abde, Ibrahim Suwdan, Riham Alkousaa, Tom Perry, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Palestinian, Hamas, Hezbollah, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Tyre, Lebanon, TYRE, Lebanese, Israel, United

☆ Ukraine eyes global peace summit this year, says deputy foreign minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Acquire Licensing RightsOct 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine aims to hold a global "peace summit" of world leaders this year, Deputy Minister Mykola Tochytskyi said on Sunday after international representatives met in Malta over the weekend to discuss Kyiv's peace formula for its war with Russia. "This aim remains necessary and possible ... it has been demonstrated that there is interest in this," Deputy Minister Mykola Tochytskyi told Reuters by phone shortly after concluding his meetings. The deputy minister said Ukraine's efforts to win over "Global South" countries were not affected by differing positions on the Israel-Hamas conflict, although it could make it more difficult to focus the spotlight on Ukraine. Tochytskyi confirmed China did not attend the Malta meeting despite efforts from Ukraine to get Beijing to send a representative. He said Ukraine was keeping an open-door policy for China or any other country to attend future summits.

Persons: Alexander Ermochenko, Mykola Tochytskyi, Tochytskyi, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy's, Li Hui, Max Hunder, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Israel, Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Donetsk, Russian, Malta, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Israel, China, Beijing

☆ Israel awards gas exploration licences to ENI, BP and four others
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Israel's Energy Ministry said on Sunday it had awarded 12 licenses to six companies to explore for natural gas off the country's Mediterranean coast, aiming to create more competition and diversify suppliers. It said that one group that includes ENI (ENI.MI), Dana Petroleum and Ratio Energies (RATIp.TA) will explore in an area west of the massive Leviathan field, which supplies Israel with gas and is also used for export. Another group comprised of BP (BP.L) Socar (403550.KS) and NewMed (NWMDp.TA) will explore north of the Leviathan, the ministry said. "The winning companies have committed to unprecedented investment in natural gas exploration over the next three years, which would hopefully result in the discovery of new natural gas reservoirs," said Energy Minister Israel Katz. Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch and Steven Scheer; Editing by Susan Fenton and Giles ElgoodOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Israel Katz, Ari Rabinovitch, Steven Scheer, Susan Fenton, Giles Elgood Organizations: Israel's Energy Ministry, ENI, Dana Petroleum, BP, Energy, Thomson Locations: Israel, Europe

☆ Hezbollah says it downs Israeli drone in south Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEIRUT, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Sunday it shot down an Israeli drone over southern Lebanon with a surface-to-air missile, the first time it has announced such an incident, as clashes on the Lebanese border escalate. The drone was hit near Khiam, about 5 km (3 miles) from the border with Israel, and was seen falling in Israeli territory, Hezbollah added. Two security sources in Lebanon said it was the first time Hezbollah had announced downing an Israeli drone. The Israeli army and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon have been exchanging fire on a daily basis since the start of the Gaza conflict three weeks ago. "UNIFIL expresses serious concern over these two attacks on our troops who are tirelessly working 24/7 to restore stability in southern Lebanon and de-escalate this perilous situation, " the force wrote on social media platform X.

Persons: Mohanad Hage Ali, Laila Bassam, Tom Perry, Nayera Abdallah, Younes el, Riham Alkousaa, Alexander Smith, Hugh Lawson, Giles Elgood Organizations: Carnegie Middle East Center, Israeli Defence Ministry, United Nations, UNIFIL, Lebanese, Younes el Audi, Thomson Locations: BEIRUT, Lebanon, Lebanese, Khiam, Israel, Houla, Gaza, Naqoura

☆ Egypt's Sisi warns region could become 'ticking time bomb'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS/File... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreCAIRO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday warned against any expansion of the conflict in Gaza, saying the region risked becoming a "ticking time bomb". He also said his country's sovereignty should be respected after drones were intercepted after entering Egyptian air space on Friday. Israel on Friday said it was the target of the drones which it blamed on Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi movement. Egypt's military said the drones, which fell on the Egyptian towns of Taba and Nuweiba near the Israeli border, injuring six, originated in the southern Red Sea. The region will becoming a ticking time bomb that impacts us all," Sisi said, speaking at a conference.

Persons: Abdel Fattah al, Sisi, Nafisa, Jason Neely, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Israel, Thomson Locations: Suez, Cairo, Gaza, Egypt, Egyptian, CAIRO, Taba, Nuweiba, Red, Israel

☆ Hamas is seeking eight Gaza hostages at Russia's request - RIA
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Senior Hamas officials Bassem Naim and Moussa Abu Marzouk, and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov meet for talks on the release of foreign hostages, at a location given as Moscow, Russia in this handout image released on October 26, 2023. Hamas Handout/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsOct 28 (Reuters) - Hamas is looking for eight people identified by Russia as possibly being among the hostages in Gaza and is ready to free them, Hamas Politburo member Abu Marzouk told Russian state news agency RIA on Saturday. RIA cited Marzouk, who has been visiting Moscow, as saying that the Russian foreign ministry had handed over a list of eight names, all of whom had dual citizenship. "We are very attentive to this list and we will handle it carefully because we look at Russia as our closest friend," Marzouk was cited as saying. Russia on Friday defended its decision to invite a Hamas delegation to Moscow against strong Israeli criticism, saying it was necessary to maintain contacts with all sides in the conflict.

Persons: Bassem Naim, Moussa Abu Marzouk, Mikhail Bogdanov, Abu Marzouk, Marzouk, Andrew Osborn, Giles Elgood Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Handout, Gaza, Russian

☆ Russia says Israel's Gaza bombardment is against international law
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Smoke is rising after an Israeli strike on Gaza seen from a viewpoint in Southern Israel October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 28 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Israel's bombardment of Gaza runs counter to international law and risks creating a catastrophe that could last decades. It was impossible, he added, to destroy Hamas - as Israel has vowed to do - without destroying Gaza along with most of its civilian population. Health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said on Friday that 7,326 Palestinians had been killed since Israel's bombardment began. Russia, which backs an immediate ceasefire and a two-state solution, has angered Israel by inviting a Hamas delegation to Moscow, a decision it defended on Friday.

Persons: Violeta Santos Moura, Sergei Lavrov, Lavrov, Israel, Andrew Osborn, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Russian, Health, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Southern Israel, Israel, Belarusian, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Ukraine

☆ Israel stops missile from Lebanon, Beirut takes airport precautions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

With tension climbing again, the Lebanese authorities issued precautionary guidance for evacuating the airport and surrounding installations in case of emergency. Israel's military said on Saturday it had "thwarted a surface-to-air missile that was fired from Lebanon" towards an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It also said one its drones had hit a "terrorist cell" in Lebanon which had tried to launch an anti-tank missile at Israel. Sources have previously said Hezbollah's attacks on Israel were designed to keep Israel's army occupied without provoking a major war. Israel has said it has no interest in waging war and that if Hezbollah is restrained it will maintain the status quo.

Persons: Lebanon's, Riham, Edmund Blair, Giles Elgood Organizations: Lebanese, Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, Hamas, Thomson Locations: BEIRUT, JERUSALEM, Lebanon, Beirut, Gaza, Beirut Rafic, Israel, Naqoura, Dhayra, Jerusalem

☆ 'Anxiety' racks Israeli hostage families as army assaults Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 28 (Reuters) - The families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip have been racked with worry for their loved ones since the military stepped up ground assaults inside the Palestinian territory, a group lobbying for the families said on Saturday. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum criticized Israel's cabinet for not meeting those whose loved ones are still held while Israel presses its assault. "The families are worried about the fate of their loved ones and are waiting for an explanation. Israel said on Wednesday that more than half the hostages held by Hamas have foreign passports from 25 different countries. The hostages are believed to be hidden in the Gaza Strip, possibly in a warren of tunnels Hamas has built there.

Persons: Israel, Israel's, John Davison, Giles Elgood Organizations: IDF, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ Ukraine to Rally Support at Malta Talks, Sees No Cracks in Allied Backing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

The talks, which do not involve Russia, will help gauge Ukraine and the West's ability to drum up continued and broader support, particularly in the Global South, as the conflict in Israel dominates headlines, moving the focus from Kyiv. China, which has maintained close economic and diplomatic ties with Russia during the war, attended the talks in Jeddah. Zhovkva said Kyiv still aimed to convene a Global Peace Summit this year. Johnson said on Thursday that he had concerns about Ukraine funding in general and he wanted to understand the "end game" in Ukraine. Separately, in Brussels, most EU leaders said on Friday they backed a plan to support Ukraine with 50 billion euros ($53 billion) over the next four years, though Hungary and Slovakia voiced reservations ahead of a decision the bloc needs to take unanimously in December.

Persons: Tom Balmforth, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Ihor, Zhovkva, Josep Borrell, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Zelenskiy, Mr Johnson, Andrew Gray, Giles Elgood Organizations: Kyiv, Reuters, Global, Union, Ukraine, United Nations, U.S . House Locations: Malta, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Kyiv, Jeddah, Copenhagen, Moscow, Beijing, China, Zhovkva, Zelenskiy, Turkey, Saudi, Qatar, South Africa, United States, Washington, Brussels, Hungary, Slovakia

Oleg Tsaryov, a Ukrainian politician supporting the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, attends a news conference dedicated to a new law on the battle flag of Novorossiya (New Russia) in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, August 22, 2014. A source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) intelligence agency said the shooting was a special operation conducted by the agency. The source gave few details of the operation but described Tsaryov as an "absolutely legal target". The attack took place in Yalta in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Tsaryov, who runs hotels in Crimea, said Reuters' account had "very little to do with reality".

Persons: Oleg Tsaryov, Maxim, Ally, Russia's, Oleg, Vladimir Rogov, Tsaryov, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Andriy Yusov, Darya Dugina, Vladlen Tatarsky, Stanislav Rzhitsky, Rzhitsky, Tom Balmforth, Yuliia, Giles Elgood, Ron Popeski, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Security Service of Ukraine, Kyiv, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Donetsk People's Republic, New Russia, Donetsk, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Yalta, Crimea, Russian, United States

☆ Bedouin Family Hopes Four Relatives Held in Gaza Will Return 'In Peace'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

"He's diabetic," Ziadna told Reuters in a phone interview after a meeting with the Israeli president in Jerusalem. Ali's 53-year-old brother Yosef Hamis Ziadna, his sons Hamza and Belal and his daughter Aisha were working on the Holit farm on Israel's border with Gaza. "We are speaking of citizens of Israel and it doesn't matter if they are Bedouins or Jews - it's a citizen like any other," Rhall told Reuters. "They went to milk the cows and then what happened happened and they were kidnapped," Ziadna said of his family. I'm a regular citizen whose brother went to work, my brother only knows how to farm, he and his children went to work," Ziadna said.

Persons: Emily Rose JERUSALEM, Ali Ziadna, Ziadna, Yosef Hamis Ziadna, Hamza, Belal, Aisha, Rhall, I'm, Emily Rose, Giles Elgood Organizations: Reuters, Regional Locations: Rahat, Gaza, Jerusalem, Arab, Israel, it's

☆ Big central banks hit pause, with rate cuts far off
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

On Oct. 23, Fed Chair Jay Powell said a strong economy and tight jobs market could warrant more rate rises. Interest rate futures show traders believe the BoE will not cut rates, now at their highest since 2008, until at least June 2024. "The Governing Council’s past interest rate increases continue to be transmitted forcefully into financing conditions," the ECB said, adding it would follow a "data-dependent" approach and future decisions would be based on incoming data. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told parliament last week interest rates may have peaked. Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics8) AUSTRALIAThe Reserve Bank of Australia held rates steady at 4.1% for a fourth meeting in October.

Persons: Jonathan Ernst, Jay Powell, BoE, Jonas Gahr Stoere, Michele Bullock, Naomi Rovnick, Harry Robertson, Alun John, Yoruk Bahceli, Samuel Indyk, Chiara Elisei, Kripa Jayaram, Pasit, Riddhima, Sumanta Sen, Vineet, Amanda Cooper, Giles Elgood Organizations: . Federal, REUTERS, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Bank of England, UNITED, Reuters, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, BRITAIN, Bank of Canada, BoC, ECB, Norges Bank, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank of Japan, Thomson Locations: Washington, Japan, hawkish, dovish, NORWAY, SWEDEN Sweden, SWITZERLAND, Swiss, Gaza, JAPAN

[1/7] Khadjeh Chehadeh Abu Stateh, 84, left, a Palestinian refugee who fled the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and her daughter, Zahra Ahmed Abu Stateh, 51, sit at their residence in Bourj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp in Beirut, Lebanon, October 25, 2023. 'BATTLE OF THE WHOLE NATION'Many of the Palestinians who arrived in Lebanon and their descendants still live in 12 refugee camps around the country, which now hosts about 174,000 Palestinian refugees. The walls in Burj al-Barajneh, like other camps, are covered in graffiti backing Palestinian factions, which are effectively in control. Security and governance is in the hands of Popular Committees and Palestinian factions, the United Nations Palestinian refugees agency UNRWA says. Meanwhile, many in Gaza, a narrow strip of land just 40 km (25 miles) long where 2.3 million people live, most of them also Palestinian refugees from what is now Israel, have been displaced again.

Persons: Abu Stateh, Zahra Ahmed Abu Stateh, Amr Alfiky, Gazans, Bidur Al Habet, Kayyal, Zahra Steitiyeh, Khadijeh Astateh, Riham Alkousaa, Edmund Blair, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Popular Committees, United Nations Palestinian, UNRWA, Israel, West Bank, Thomson Locations: Bourj, Beirut, Lebanon, Burj, BURJ, Gaza, British, Palestine, Israel, Acre, Palestinian, Asylos, Burj al, Lebanese, Al Aqsa, Jordan, Egypt, Safed

The Group of 20 major economies did reach consensus on an official communique but omitted any mention of the Israel-Hamas war. Senior World Bank Group officials were more pointed in a statement to staff, saying they were "shocked and appalled by the unprecedented escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza." "We condemn terrorism in all forms, including the abhorrent targeting of innocent civilians and kidnapping," the leaders of the World Bank, the International Finance Corp and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, said in an internal statement seen by Reuters. "Geopolitical shocks are economic shocks now and economic shocks are geopolitical shocks - and they're trying to detach the two." Reporting by Andrea Shalal and David Lawder; Editing by Giles Elgood and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kristalina Georgieva, that's, Rachel Nadelman, Joe Biden, China's Xi, Ajay Banga, Josh Lipsky, Andrea Shalal, David Lawder, Giles Elgood, Stephen Coates Organizations: Global, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IMF, West Bank, Reuters, Research Center, U.S, Treasury, Bank Group, International Finance Corp, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, GeoEconomics, Thomson Locations: MARRAKECH, Morocco, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, United States, China, Africa

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva did not mention the new conflict at opening events. The inability to respond extended to chair's statements issued by the Group of 20 major economies and the IMF and World Bank steering committees, which failed to mention the conflict. "You know, without peace, it's hard for people to get stability, growth, look after their children, get jobs," he said. But conflicts remain the biggest challenge to the global economy, said Josh Lipsky, a former IMF official who directs the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center. "Geopolitical shocks are economic shocks now and economic shocks are geopolitical shocks - and they're trying to detach the two."

Persons: Kristalina Georgieva, that's, Rachel Nadelman, Joe Biden, China's Xi, Ajay Banga, Josh Lipsky, Andrea Shalal, David Lawder, Giles Elgood Organizations: Global, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IMF, West Bank, Reuters, Research Center, Group, GeoEconomics, Thomson Locations: MARRAKECH, Morocco, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, United States, China, Bali, Africa

"But there is no doubt this war will have fiscal implications that will depend on its intensity and duration," he said in published remarks. "However, with the appropriate budget adjustments, ones that I believe are manageable, there should be no major changes to our fundamental fiscal position." He noted that Israel entered this war with a very solid fiscal position - a debt-to-GDP ratio just below 60% and a budget deficit of around 1.5% of GDP with similar projections for 2024. The central bank, Yaron noted, was using a variety of policy tools to assure the continuing functioning of the markets. Yaron said Israel's forex reserves of some $200 billion "provides us with ample capacity to support the Israeli economy."

Persons: Amir Yaron, Yaron, Israel, Israel's, Steven Scheer, Ari Rabinovitch, Louise Heavens, Giles Elgood Organizations: Bank of Israel, Hamas, The Bank, Israel, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ India reviewing floor price for basmati rice exports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The Indian government said on Sunday it is actively reviewing the floor price it has set for basmati rice exports even as it continues to curb overseas shipments. The decision comes after New Delhi, the world’s biggest rice exporter, said on Saturday said it will maintain a $1,200 per ton minimum export price (MEP) on basmati rice shipments, which was first imposed in August to calm local prices. Following the meeting, a review of the floor price "is under active consideration of the government," the statement said. The MEP aims to help authorities ensure that non-basmati rice is not exported as basmati rice. India in July banned exports of non-basmati white rice and later imposed a 20% duty on exports of parboiled rice.

Persons: Saturday's, Mayank Bhardwaj, Rajendra, Giles Elgood Organizations: Thomson Locations: DELHI, New Delhi, India

☆ Poland holds high-stakes election amid rows over democratic rule
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Justyna Pawlak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Robert Biedron, Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, Anna Maria Zukowska, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, Adrian Zandberg and Magdalena Biejat of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) alliance gesture during the final day of campaigning for the parliamentary elections in Warsaw, Poland, October 13, 2023. Opinion polls suggest PiS will come out ahead but could lose its majority amid intensifying discontent over its democratic record, which has cost Poland billions of euros in EU aid, and concerns over women's rights and the cost of living. "This election will show whether Poland will be governed by Poles, or by Berlin or Brussels," PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski told supporters at the party's last campaign rally on Friday. It has built its support on generous social handouts, which it says rival parties will stop. Tusk says his party would maintain social support.

Persons: Robert Biedron, Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, Anna Maria Zukowska, Joanna Scheuring, Adrian Zandberg, Magdalena Biejat, PiS, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Donald Tusk, Tusk, Rafal Trzaskowski, Pawel Florkiewicz, Giles Elgood Organizations: New, Law and Justice, European Union, EU, NATO, liberal Civic Coalition, European, Warsaw, Confederation, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: Warsaw, Poland, Slawomir, WARSAW, Ukraine, Washington, Kyiv, Berlin, Brussels, Skarzysko Kamienna, Kalisz

Israel has unleashed the fiercest bombardment on the Gaza Strip to hit back at the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out the deadliest attack on Israel for decades. “The hospital morgue can only take 10 bodies, so we have brought in ice cream freezers from the ice cream factories in order to store the huge numbers of martyrs,” said Dr. Yasser Ali of the Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Al-Balah. The freezer trucks, whose sides still show advertising images of smiling children enjoying ice cream cones, are normally used to make deliveries to supermarkets. Authorities in Gaza said Israeli air strikes had killed more than 2,300 people, a quarter of them children, with nearly 10,000 wounded so far. “The Gaza Strip is in crisis and if the war continues in this way we will not be able to bury the dead.

Persons: Stringer, ”, Yasser Ali, Ali, ” Ali, Salama Marouf, Michael Georgy, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Health, Hamas, Authorities, Government Media Office, Shifa, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Aqsa, Deir Al

☆ Netanyahu Convenes Emergency Israeli Cabinet, Vows to 'Demolish Hamas'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened Israel's expanded emergency cabinet for the first time on Sunday, saying the national unity on display sent a message at home and abroad as the country gears up to "demolish Hamas" in Gaza. Welcoming former opposition lawmaker Benny Gantz, who joined the government along with several members of his party last week, Netanyahu said all ministers were "working around the clock, with a united front". "Hamas thought we would be demolished. It is we who will demolish Hamas," Netanyahu said, adding that the show of unity "sends a clear message to the nation, the enemy and the world". (Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Giles Elgood)

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, Dan Williams, Giles Elgood Locations: JERUSALEM, Gaza, Tel Aviv

☆ Netanyahu convenes emergency Israeli cabinet, vows to 'demolish Hamas'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, September 27, 2023. ABIR SULTAN/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened Israel's expanded emergency cabinet for the first time on Sunday, saying the national unity on display sent a message at home and abroad as the country gears up to "demolish Hamas" in Gaza. Welcoming former opposition lawmaker Benny Gantz, who joined the government along with several members of his party last week, Netanyahu said all ministers were "working around the clock, with a united front". It is we who will demolish Hamas," Netanyahu said, adding that the show of unity "sends a clear message to the nation, the enemy and the world". Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Giles ElgoodOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, ABIR, Israel's, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, Dan Williams, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem, Gaza, Tel Aviv

Zambia will pay about $750 million in the next decade compared to almost $6 billion that was due to official creditors before the debt restructuring. "The next step is to secure a comparable agreement with our private creditors," Zambia's finance minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, said. Zambia is committed to remaining in arrears to its commercial external creditors, the ministry said, until it secures a debt deal with comparable terms to the official creditor agreement. It is unclear how long the signing of the agreements between Zambia and each bilateral creditor is going to take. On Thursday, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Zambia had signed the MoU with official creditors, which was later walked back by Zambia's finance minister and the IMF.

Persons: Situmbeko Musokotwane, Susana Vera, Musokotwane, Kristalina Georgieva, Rachel Savage, Jorgelina, Giles Elgood Organizations: Zambia's, IMF, World Bank, REUTERS, Rights, Paris Club, OCC, Monetary Fund, Thomson Locations: Marrakech, Morocco, Rights MARRAKECH, Zambia, China, France, Africa, Rosario

☆ Hezbollah says it attacked five Israeli outposts in disputed Shebaa Farms area
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BEIRUT, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah on Saturday targeted five Israeli outposts in the disputed Shebaa Farms area on the Lebanese-Israeli border with guided missiles and mortars shells, the militia group said in a statement. The heavily armed Iranian-backed group said the attack took place at 3:15 p.m. (1215 GMT). A Reuters witness had earlier reported heavy shelling of Israeli outposts in the area as well as the sound of gunfire. Reporting by Timour Azhari; Editing by Sharon Singleton and Giles ElgoodOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Timour Azhari, Sharon Singleton, Giles Elgood Organizations: Hezbollah, Lebanese, Reuters, Thomson Locations: BEIRUT, Iranian

☆ Israel warns Hezbollah to stay out of Gaza war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An Israeli tank is seen in the aftermath of a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser said on Saturday hostilities with Lebanese Hezbollah in parallel with the Gaza war appeared to be restrained and warned the group not to take action that could lead to Lebanon's "destruction". Speaking after Netanyahu visited troops on the Gaza periphery in a possible precursor to a ground invasion, Hanegbi said more limited clashes across the Lebanese border showed Hezbollah was staying "under the escalation threshold". "That was a mistake," he said, adding that the wrongful assessment was shared across the Israeli intelligence community. "There is no doubt that the State of Israel did not fulfill its mission."

Persons: Violeta Santos Moura, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Israel, Tzachi Hanegbi, Netanyahu, Hanegbi, Israel forewarning, Israel's Shin Bet, Shin, Ronen, Dan Williams, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hezbollah, Thomson Locations: Israeli, Gaza, Kibbutz Beeri, Israel, Israel's, Lebanese, Lebanon, Palestinian, Egypt

Search resuls for: "Giles Elgood"

25 mentions found