JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army will physically mark the so-called "yellow line," the boundary to which its forces withdrew last week under the Gaza ceasefire, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday.
The yellow line runs inside the Gaza Strip, about 1.5 to 6.5 kilometers from the Israeli border, and currently encloses roughly 47 percent of the territory. It marks the line Israeli forces pulled back to during the first phase of the U.S.-backed ceasefire, retreating from major population centers, while the remaining areas remain under Israeli control. Under the peace plan, Israel is expected to eventually withdraw from the enclave. (Israel-Gaza-Ceasefire)
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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -- A member of the Lebanese Hezbollah was killed Friday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a car in southern Lebanon.
The official Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that an Israeli drone targeted, on Friday afternoon, a car with a guided missile in the area of Al-Tabbaleh in the town of Khirbet Selm, resulting in injuries. (Israel-Lebanon-Airstrike)
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BEIRUT -- Local officials and residents say Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon have destroyed hundreds of excavators and bulldozers used for civilian reconstruction, raising concerns over delays in rebuilding nearly a year after the end of border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
The residents said the Israeli attacks have hit workshops, highways, and machinery showrooms across towns, causing widespread losses for local contractors. Many of the targeted machines belonged to firms working on municipal projects such as debris removal, road repair, and water and sewage restoration. (Lebanon-Israel-Attacks)
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CAIRO -- Egypt on Friday raised domestic fuel prices for the second time in 2025 as part of the government's economic reform policies aimed at reducing subsidies and securing loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said in a statement.
The ministry added that it will freeze fuel prices for at least one year following the increase "as a result of the events taking place locally, regionally, and globally." (Egypt-Fuel Prices-IMF loans) Enditem