JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Saturday that he will run for office again in the 2026 parliamentary elections.
He made the announcement during an interview with Israel's Channel 14, where he was asked if he intends to seek another term. "Yes," he replied. (Israel-PM-Elections)
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GAZA/JERUSALEM -- Hamas said Saturday that Israel's continued closure of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip will "delay recovery operations and the handover of bodies of Israeli hostages."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to keep the crossing closed until further notice "constitutes a blatant breach of the ceasefire agreement and a repudiation of the commitments he made before mediators and guarantor parties," Hamas said in press statement. (Gaza-Rafah Closure-Hostages Handover)
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VIENNA -- Technical work started on Saturday to restore off-site power to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), after weeks of power loss triggered concerns about the nuclear safety situation at the site, according to a statement by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
On Saturday morning, following de-mining activities, work started to repair two cables of the 330 kilovolt (kV) Ferosplavna-1 line, which was disconnected from the ZNPP on May 7. (IAEA-ZNPP-Nuclear-Power)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Saturday called on Afghanistan and Pakistan to exercise self-restraint, stop clashes, and resolve differences through dialogue.
He made the remarks during a phone call with Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, expressing concern over recent developments in the region and border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. (Iran-Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict-Restraint) Enditem
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