British diplomatic families are called home from Israel
Britain is recalling the families of its embassy staff in Israel due to the escalation of the conflict with Hezbollah. Reuters reports.
The diplomats continue their work at the embassy in Tel Aviv, but citizens' access to help is "limited", according to the British Foreign Ministry's website.
The country advises against all travel to Israel near the border with Gaza and all but absolutely necessary travel to the rest of Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
Britain is recalling the families of its embassy staff in Israel due to the escalation of the conflict with Hezbollah. Reuters reports.
The diplomats continue their work at the embassy in Tel Aviv, but citizens' access to help is "limited", according to the British Foreign Ministry's website.
The country advises against all travel to Israel near the border with Gaza and all but absolutely necessary travel to the rest of Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Putin to meet Iran's president in Turkmenistan
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan on Friday. According to AFP, Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuriy Ushakov states.
- This meeting is of great importance for discussing bilateral issues and, of course, the sharp escalation in the Middle East, says Ushakov.
The meeting takes place during a Central Asian summit in the capital Ashgabat. The leaders gather to celebrate 300 years since Turkmenistan's national poet Magtymguly Pyragy was born.
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Middle East crisis • Anniversary
Kristersson: "The attack is a trauma for many"
Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October last year was an attack on "the very idea of a safe haven for the Jews of the world". This is what Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says during a memorial service for the victims of the attack in the Great Synagogue in Stockholm tonight.
- The attack is a trauma for many more than the closest relatives of the dead.
During the memorial service, Israeli ambassador Zin Nevo Kulman and Aron Verständig, chairman of the Jewish Central Council, also spoke.
According to TT, Social Democrats' party leader Magdalena Andersson also attended, as did around ten other politicians.
Kristersson: "The attack is a trauma for many"
Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October last year was an attack on "the very idea of a safe haven for the Jews of the world". This is what Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says during a memorial service for the victims of the attack in the Great Synagogue in Stockholm tonight.
- The attack is a trauma for many more than the closest relatives of the dead.
During the memorial service, Israeli ambassador Zin Nevo Kulman and Aron Verständig, chairman of the Jewish Central Council, also spoke.
According to TT, Social Democrats' party leader Magdalena Andersson also attended, as did around ten other politicians.
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