JERUSALEM -- Israel threatened on Sunday to intensify the killing of Hamas officials and displace more Palestinians from areas of Gaza if kite, balloon and drone launches toward southern Israel continue.
The warning was issued in an official statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office and Defense Minister Israel Katz following a "security assessment."
"Israel warns Hamas that if the launches do not stop immediately, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) will step up the killings of those responsible and displace people from areas from which kites, balloons and drones were launched," the statement said. (Israel-Gaza)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday the country is in an "all-out" economic, military, and security war with the "enemies."
Despite the U.S. pressure, "we are standing and making efforts to serve the people in the face of this unequal war," Pezeshkian said in a televised speech carried by the official news agency IRNA.
The government is making "wholehearted" efforts to reduce inflation and resolve people's economic problems, he added. (Iran-U.S.-Economic War)
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KIEV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said holding elections is impossible under the country's current conditions, the Ukrinform news agency reported.
"Elections right now would be a tsunami for the country that would tear Ukraine apart. So, my strategy is to bring the country to the end of the war and preserve an independent and sovereign state," Zelensky told reporters.
Ukraine would be ready to discuss holding possible elections only if its partners provide specific guarantees that the vote could be held safely, legitimately and democratically, without strikes or shelling, Zelensky said. (Ukraine-Zelensky)
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TEHRAN -- Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir will depart for Iran on Monday at the head of an official delegation for talks with senior Iranian officials, according to Iran's Foreign Ministry.
The visit aims to deepen bilateral cooperation and advance Pakistan's mediation efforts to bolster regional peace and security, ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement Sunday.
Pakistan has mediated peace talks between Iran and the United States following the eruption of war on Feb. 28.(Pakistan-Iran-Mediation)
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YAOUNDE -- Chad's army said it has been placed on high alert after aircraft and drones linked to the conflict in Sudan carried out airstrikes inside Chadian territory.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the army said that on Thursday, aircraft and drones belonging to the Sudanese Armed Forces or their allies pursued and bombed a vehicle convoy more than 100 km inside Chadian territory in Ennedi-Est Province, which borders Sudan.
No Chadian casualties were reported. (Chad-Sudan-Conflict) Enditem
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