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“We will strengthen ties with the residents of the region.”
The Israel Police deployed around 3,000 personnel, including Border Police officers, in Jerusalem for the first Friday of Ramadan.
In a March 5 statement, the Vatican said the 88-year-old pontiff “remained stable.”
Security will be tightened to “prevent attempts by hostile elements to exploit the month for incitement, disorder, terrorism or any form of violence.”
Housing, education issues to be addressed.
Putting it on is “like the face of Judaism,” said Sammy Seokar, 16, an 11th-grader from Boynton Beach, Fla.
The faith leaders came for the Israel launch of the Conference of Christian Presidents, a new umbrella group representing tens of millions of pro-Israel Americans.
One of the suspects allegedly praised Diaa Hamarsheh, who carried out a deadly attack in Bnei Brak in 2022.
The U.S. secretary of state’s comments ran for 56 words, some 75% shorter than his predecessor’s.
According to the framework put forward by Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, half of the remaining hostages in Gaza, both living and deceased, would be freed on the first day.
“If the regime harms the Druze, it will be harmed by us,” Netanyahu and Katz said in joint statement.
Two of the suspects were arrested in connection with a similar incident two months ago.
