Truce between Israel and the Gaza Strip
1 Israel - The Gaza Strip. Ceasefire Today, at 2 AM, ceasefire came into force between Israel and the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday night, the Israeli Security Cabinet approved a one-sided ceasefire. The ’Hamas’ movement has confirmed a "mutual and simultaneous truce’’. The ceasefire was achieved with the active mediation of Egypt. Earlier, the Egyptian state-run TV reported that Cairo will send two delegations to Palestine and Israel, to monitor the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. 2 Israel - The Gaza Strip. Parties’ statements. The Israeli Defense Minister, Beni Gantz, stated that the Israeli military achieved all the goals in the Gaza Strip, and reduced the military capabilities of the radical Hamas movement for many years. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that during the confrontation with the terrorists from the Gaza Strip - Israel destroyed kilometers of tunnels, bunkers, and command posts of the Hamas movement. Israel inflicted a powerful blow with minimal losses for itself. On Friday night, the residents of the Gaza Strip celebrated a "victory" in the confrontation with Israel. The Hamas movement stated that the Palestinians are "ready for any scenario in the region’’. 3 Afghanistan. The US troop withdrawal The Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Security in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, David Helvey, stated that Afghanistan won’t become a haven for terrorists after the withdrawal of the US troops. David Helvey explained that Washington is working closely with the Afghan military and security services, and with the partners and allies to support the opportunities in the region. David Helvey noted that the USA are trying to ensure that the Taliban will abide by the agreements, reached in Doha, and the ’Al-Qaeda’ won’t reappear in Afghanistan. 4 Syria. Elections The Russian Federal Council has formed a delegation to observe the presidential elections in Syria. The delegation will be headed by Sergei Muratov, he is the head of the group for cooperation with the Syrian parliament. Presidential elections will be held in Syria on 26th of May. The election campaign started on 16th of May, and will run until 24th of May. 25th of May is declared a day of silence. 5 India. Plane crash The Indian Air Force spokesman stated on Twitter that an Indian Air Force MiG-21 fighter crashed on Thursday evening, in the north-western state of Punjab. The pilot was reported as dead. The ’’ANI’’ news agency reported while citing their aviation sources that the aircraft was conducting a routine training flight. No other details of the incident were reported. 6 Russia. Settlement in Donbass The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the build-up of NATO military activity on the territory of Ukraine and in the Black Sea does not contribute to the settlement of the conflict in Donbass. She noted that in this year, 7 joint exercises with the NATO are planned on the territory of Ukraine. Maria Zakharova added that "every two months or so, some military maneuvers take place". She added that "the recent meeting of the contact group, held on 19th of May, demonstrated the lack of desire of the Kiev negotiators to seek a compromise, or to act in accordance with the Minsk agreement’’. Constantine Reztsov, specially for the ANNA NEWS.
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