Among those attending the meeting was His Beatitude Theophilos III Giannopoulos, Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem; His Beatitude Nourhan Manougian, Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem; His Beatitude Cardinal Battista Pietro Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and many more.
Director General of the Indian Space Association, Lt Gen (retd) AK Bhatt, has said the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy, which is in the final stages of being announced by the government, would be critical for the development of the space sector.
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) has called on the residents of central Gaza's Bureij town to move to the south and head for shelters in Deir al-Balah as they plan to expand the military's ground offensive, The Times of Israel reported.
In the central Gaza village of Jahar al-Dikh, troops located a Hamas weapons warehouse. Soldiers also spotted rocket launchers that had been used to fire rockets at Israel in previous days. The launchers were destroyed in an airstrike.
Israel's Ministry of the Negev, the Galilee and National Resilience, which handles matters concerning senior citizens in the State of Israel, commissioned a study that found most Israeli employers are biased against hiring older people for jobs.
The Israel Police reported that an attempt to smuggle thousands of weapon parts into the territories of the Palestinian Authority (PA) was uncovered and three suspects were arrested.
In a statement, the IDF said the 36th Division has completed dismantling Hamas' "core capabilities" in Shejaiya. The IDF further said troops will continue to carry out limited operations in the neighbourhood to destroy Hamas infrastructure and kill any operatives still hiding.
The Tel Aviv District Committee submitted a "huge" plan of the Governmental Authority for Urban Renewal in cooperation with the Bat Yam Municipality for urban renewal in the city.
Over the past two years (2022-23), Israel's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure provided more than 90 local authorities with grants totaling over 130 million Shekels (USD 36 million) to promote sustainable energy.