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Smotrich says Israel should ‘annex’ territory it occupies in Gaza and Lebanon

Smotrich says Israel should ‘annex’ territory it occupies in Gaza and Lebanon Speaking on a podcast, far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said Israel should annex territory it currently occupies in Gaza and Lebanon in order to "make them truly feel the cost of their mistake and the cost of their defeat". "We need to annex at least up to the lines we’re currently holding. And if Hezbollah attacks again, then all the way to Beirut. And if they attack, then even beyond that," he said. “We…

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Trump says Iran has a 'dream' for war to continue after US midterm elections

Trump says Iran has a 'dream' for war to continue after US midterm elections US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has a "dream" for the war to remain ongoing beyond the November midterm elections. "Well, it’ll end very fast. As soon as the war ends – and it will end one way or the other very quickly – oil is going to drop like a rock," Trump said during a campaign rally in North Carolina He added that the rise of energy prices were a "very small price to pay for keeping a nuclear weapo…

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Israel becomes Pacific Islands Forum partner

Israel has joined the inter-governmental Pacific Islands Forum as a partner offering climate change adaptation and water management expertise, its foreign ministry said Wednesday. Israel has beefed up its ties with the Pacific, with tiny Nauru opening an embassy in Jerusalem last month, joining a handful of nations bucking international pressure to recognise Israeli sovereignty in the holy city.

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