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16.04.2024 14:50 Norway and Ukraine have concluded negotiations on a bilateral agreement on security assurances. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide announced the conclusion of the negotiations after his meeting with President Zelensky in Kyiv today.

16.04.2024 14:50 Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide is currently in Ukraine where he met with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba and visited a power plant. Norway is now mobilising support to provide electrical materials and equipment to Ukraine's power sector.

16.04.2024 14:50 At least nine Iranian missiles, which Israeli air defense failed to intercept, struck two of the regime's air bases and caused damage, a senior American official told ABC News.

16.04.2024 14:50 Iran and allied armed groups launched coordinated drone and missile strikes on Israel late Saturday night in retaliation for a deadly assault on the Iranian consulate in Syria about two weeks ago. The escalation has further heightened fears of a wider regional war as a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip remains elusive.

16.04.2024 14:50 At least nine Iranian missiles have hit two of Israel's airbases during the recent attack, damaging infrastructure, ABC News reported on Sunday, citing an unnamed senior US official.

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16.04.2024 14:50 The Israel Defense Forces said early Monday that all restrictions it put in place shortly before Iran's overnight attack on Saturday have been lifted.

16.04.2024 14:50 Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has vehemently rebuked Benjamin Netanyahu over his far-right administration's failure to confront Iran's retaliatory strikes on the occupied territories.

16.04.2024 14:50 Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke over the weekend with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and informed him that Israel has no choice but to attack Iran in response to the latter's retaliatory drone and missile strike on Saturday night, Axios reported on Monday, citing a US official and a source in the know.

16.04.2024 14:50 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the Israel Defense Forces to list a possible targets in Iran to send a "message" to Tehran without causing casualties, The Washington Post reported on Monday.

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16.04.2024 14:50 U.S. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a call on Saturday that the United States will oppose any Israeli counterattack against Iran, U.S. news portal Axios reported, citing a senior White House official.

16.04.2024 14:50 U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated Saturday his nation's "ironclad" support for Israel, shortly after a meeting with his national security team to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel.

16.04.2024 14:50 US House Speaker Mike Johnson has come under immense pressure to secure "war-time aids" to Israel, in the wake of Iran's weekend retaliatory attacks against the occupied territories.

16.04.2024 14:50 The United Nations Security Council has held an emergency session on Sunday local time at the request of the Zoinist regime after Iran's retaliatory attacks against the regime in the occupied territories.