Egyptian president invites Israeli PM for official visit — Israeli statement

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on August 1, 2021. (File/AFP)
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Updated 18 August 2021
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Egyptian president invites Israeli PM for official visit — Israeli statement

JERUSALEM: Egypt’s president has invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for an official visit in the next few weeks, a statement issued by Bennett’s office said on Wednesday.

The invitation from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was conveyed by Egypt’s intelligence minister during a meeting with Bennett in Jerusalem, the statement said.


Iran military says to hit US, Israeli economic targets in region

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Iran military says to hit US, Israeli economic targets in region

  • It urged people across the region to refrain from going within one kilometer of banks
TEHRAN: Iran’s military vowed on Wednesday to launch strikes against US and Israeli economic targets in the region, including banks, after overnight attacks reportedly hit an Iranian bank.
“The enemy has given us free rein to target economic centers and banks belonging to the United States and the Zionist regime,” said the military’s central operational command, Khatam Al-Anbiya, in a statement carried by state TV.
It urged people across the region to refrain from going within one kilometer of banks.
Iranian media said US and Israeli strikes hit a bank in Tehran overnight, killing an unspecified number of employees.