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Israel Saturday morning, according to CNN. Earlier The Times of Israel reported that 5 persons were injuries, including one critically injured after Palestinian attackers in the Gaza Strip launched rocket barrages at southern and central Israel this morning, setting off air raid sirens in the country, Following the attack, red alert warning sirens were activated in Tel Aviv, located around 70 kilometres from the Gaza Strip, as well as, Sde Boker, Arad, and Dimona in the south. Residents living across these areas heard the massive explosions, according to The Times of Israel.

TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s big bet on sealing a landmark rapprochement with Saudi Arabia is running into a familiar problem: The Palestinians want land for giving their blessing to a deal, but Netanyahu’s coalition partners are adamantly against the idea. Talks have been in flux over economic incentives for the Palestinians to get on board with what would be a historic realignment in the Middle East.

The Biden administration has awarded $1.4 billion to projects improving railway safety and boosting rail capacity

By Group Captain Praveer Purohit (retd)

President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster

The railroad industry is trying to make sure that emergency responders can quickly look up what is on a train quickly when they respond to a derailment

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Tuesday: Hanesbrands, United States Steel rise; Block, Rocket Lab fall

Norfolk Southern announced new details Monday about its plan to compensate East Palestine residents for lost home values since the fiery derailment disrupted life in the eastern Ohio town in February

Biden administration is pressing ahead with a concerted effort to strike a «grand bargain» in the Middle East that includes normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, calculating that the U.S. could reap big rewards if it can overcome steep obstacles. President Joe Biden's aides have made this diplomatic push a foreign policy priority despite varying degrees of skepticism by experts on whether the timing, conditions and current regional leadership are right for a mega-deal that could reshape the geopolitics of the Middle East. This marks a dramatic reversal for a president who had spent much of his term shying away from deeper diplomatic involvement in the region's troubles, raising questions about why he has committed to such a challenging goal, what he stands to gain and whether he might end up paying too high a price. A bid to broker relations between longtime foes Israel and Saudi Arabia is the centerpiece of complex negotiations that involve discussions of U.S.

By David Shepardson

The Jerusalem Post citing the report, Riyadh has communicated through the United States that the "extremist" character of Israel's right-wing government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is obstructing any potential improvement in relations with the Palestinians, consequently affecting ties with Saudi Arabia. The report also mentioned that Saudi Arabia was discouraged from pursuing a potential peace agreement because of Netanyahu's willingness to accommodate the demands of individuals like National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, whom the Saudis perceive as being from the "far-right" political spectrum.

Norfolk Southern's CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after the consultant the railroad hired after the fiery Ohio derailment in February recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many of the ef...

Israel has announced a comprehensive three-day closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip during the upcoming Jewish New Year holiday, as tensions continue to escalate in the region. The closure, initiated upon the directive of the political leadership, is scheduled to commence just after midnight on Friday and will conclude before midnight on Sunday.

Israeli authorities say they plan to reopen the main commercial crossing to Gaza after it was closed earlier this week, harming producers across the embattled territory

Israel has closed the main commercial crossing in the Gaza Strip, effectively banning exports from the coastal territory after saying it uncovered explosives hidden in clothing being shipped to the occupied West Bank

TULKAREM, West Bank—When Palestinian security forces last week tried to remove barricades preventing Israeli soldiers from entering a refugee camp, local residents were incensed. A resulting gunfight between militants and Palestinian security forces ended with a 25-year-old man shot dead and a growing sense of resentment among ordinary Palestinians who see their government as inept, corrupt and, some say, a collaborator with Israel in occupying the West Bank.

By Jody Godoy

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

NEAR HUWARA, West Bank (Reuters) -A suspected Palestinian gunman shot dead two Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli military said, in a flashpoint area that has seen escalating violence for months.

Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of railroads retaliating against workers who report safety violations or injuries on the job

Gaza beachfront. The open-air show — with a playlist including the animated children's comedy «Ferdinand» — was for many viewers a first experience of a projected film since the impoverished enclave's last cinema closed more than three decades ago. Hosted by «The Sea is Ours» cafe, the screenings were designed to promote issues of culture and history approved by the conservative Islamist Hamas government. They left some in the audience longing for more. «I hope one day there will be a cinema, so I can go to the cinema and eat popcorn,» said 13-year-old Mohammad Zidan as other children lolled in the sand, giggling at the cartoon.