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Transportation Minister to visit Oman
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz is set to visit Oman later this week, just days after Prime Minister Netanyahu visited the Gulf state. Katz will be taking part in an international transportation conference, where he will be presenting his “Rails for Peace” initiative, which aspires to connect Israel with the Gulf state via railway.
Police sappers called to school in southern Israel after rocket found
Police sappers were called to a high school in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council on Sunday morning after an rocket was found near the classrooms.
The rocket is believed to be from the barrage of rockets that hit southern Israel overnight Saturday during the weekend’s escalation. The spokesperson for the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council said it seemed the rocket had exploded before hitting the ground.
The school was immediately evacuated after the rocket was found.
Netanyahu: ‘Israel will not receive any ultimatum from Hamas’
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has responded to Hamas’ demand that Israel transfer a monthly cash payment of NIS 15 Million to the terror organization in exchange to their prevention of an escalation between Israel and Gaza.
“Israel will not receive any ultimatum from Hamas,” said Netanyahu during Sunday’s government meeting.
Palestinian Report: Fuel trucks entering Gaza Strip
Qatari funded fuel truck began entering the Gaza Strip this morning, Palestinian media has reported. According to the reports, 15 fuel trucks are expected to enter the strip throughout the day, providing hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel to Gaza.
Fighter jets hit Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets
IDF jets struck eight Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip Saturday morning, a military spokesman said. The IDF said three military compounds had been hit and the targets included weapons manufacturing facilities and a factory producing concrete plates for building tunnels. The strikes followed over 80 sorties against Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets overnight. Earlier, the IDF said Islamic Jihad was behind rocket fire against Israel since Friday night and that the group was being directed by the regime in Syria and by the Iranian Quds force.
