Israeli Rabbi: Execute all Palestinians

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Senior Israeli Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu says the only way to establish security in Israel is to execute all Palestinians. He has called on the Israeli army not to spare a single Palestinian. Eliyahu has blamed the ongoing tensions in the occupied territories on Palestinians, calling for tougher action against them.
• The UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen warns that Ta’izz and Ibb provinces are facing a serious shortage of basic supplies. Jamie McGoldrick says hospitals have been under attack in these areas and about 200,000 people are suffering from food shortages. Yemen has been bombed by Saudi Arabia since March 2015.
• The Syrian army has recaptured the key town of Rabia in Latakia province from foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists. Sources say an unspecified number of terrorists were killed and a large number of them fled the town. Foreign-backed militants have been fighting against the Damascus government since 2011.
• A US drone strike has killed at least 25 people in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province. According to local officials, the victims were Taliban militants. Washington claims its airstrikes target only militants, but many civilians have lost their lives in the air raids.
• Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Brigadier General Hossein Salami, has vowed a crushing response to any possible act of aggression against Iran. He added that Iran’s armed forces are determined to defend the country's territorial integrity and interests in case of any invasion.
• Iran’s Transport Minister says the country will sign a contract for the purchase of 114 Airbus passenger jets from France. Abbas Akhoundi said Iran needs 250 million dollars in funding for airport navigation systems and is ready to absorb investments by all companies except those affiliated with Israel.
• The New York Times says Saudi Arabia has funded many CIA covert operations, including the arming of militants in Syria. The US daily says the Saudi funding has been going on for decades and that’s why Washington falls short of criticizing Riyadh for its human rights abuses and support for extremists.
• Kurdish protesters have gathered in the German city of Frankfurt to condemn Turkey’s suppression of its Kurdish minority. The protest comes amid tensions between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers Party. Rights groups have warned about the growing civilian deaths in the Turkish army’s offensive in Kurdish regions.

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