BEIRUT -- Four people, including two Hezbollah members, were killed on Thursday in Israeli airstrikes targeting eastern and southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources.
Two people were killed and two others injured by Israeli airstrikes in the evening targeting a house in the town of Arabsalim, deep in the south, whereas two were killed and several others injured by earlier Israeli airstrikes targeting areas in the Baalbek district, eastern Lebanon, the official National News Agency reported. (Lebanon-Israeli Strikes-Deaths)
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CAIRO -- Delegations from Hamas and Fatah are currently meeting in Cairo to discuss arrangements for the post-war phase in the Gaza Strip, Egyptian TV channel Al-Qahera News reported Thursday.
Hamas' delegation is led by senior leader and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, while Fatah's delegation is headed by Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh and Palestinian intelligence chief Majed Faraj, according to the report. (Hamas-Fatah-Gaza Management)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel on Thursday froze the West Bank annexation bills that passed a preliminary vote in the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, the day before.
Ofir Katz, chairman of the government coalition, said in a statement that the bills for the full annexation of the West Bank and the annexation of the large-scale settlement of Maale Adumim near Jerusalem will not be advanced until further notice. (Israel-West bank Annexation-Freeze)
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ANKARA -- The Turkish central bank on Thursday slowed its monetary easing cycle, cutting its policy rate by 100 basis points to 39.5 percent from 40.5 percent, in line with market expectations.
In a statement following a meeting of its rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee, the bank said that the underlying trend of inflation increased in September, noting that recent price developments, particularly in food, have heightened risks to the disinflation process through inflation expectations and pricing behavior. (Türkiye-Central Bank-Rate Cut) Enditem
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