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| Israeli authorities reopen two Gaza Strip crossings | Israeli authorities reopen two Gaza Strip crossings |
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| Israeli authorities have reopened the two crossings with the Gaza Strip after days of hostilities in a sign that ceasefire talks may be advancing. | Israeli authorities have reopened the two crossings with the Gaza Strip after days of hostilities in a sign that ceasefire talks may be advancing. |
| Israeli and Hamas officials who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed on Sunday that the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings were opened for the first time since Monday. | Israeli and Hamas officials who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed on Sunday that the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings were opened for the first time since Monday. |
| Sunday’s reopening comes hours after Palestinian militants launched rockets into Israel overnight and the military responded with tank fire. | Sunday’s reopening comes hours after Palestinian militants launched rockets into Israel overnight and the military responded with tank fire. |
| Israeli fire kills four Palestinians, says Gaza health ministry | Israeli fire kills four Palestinians, says Gaza health ministry |
| Four Palestinians, including three teenagers, died a day earlier from Israeli fire as tens of thousands took part in mass protests along the Israel-Gaza perimeter fence. | Four Palestinians, including three teenagers, died a day earlier from Israeli fire as tens of thousands took part in mass protests along the Israel-Gaza perimeter fence. |
| Egyptian mediators have tried to reach a ceasefire agreement to end six days of hostilities, which began when a rocket fired by Palestinian militants struck a home near Tel Aviv on Monday. | Egyptian mediators have tried to reach a ceasefire agreement to end six days of hostilities, which began when a rocket fired by Palestinian militants struck a home near Tel Aviv on Monday. |
| Also on Sunday Arab leaders condemned the US’s recent move to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights and said stability in the Middle East hinged on creating a Palestinian state. | Also on Sunday Arab leaders condemned the US’s recent move to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights and said stability in the Middle East hinged on creating a Palestinian state. |
| Meanwhile, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, welcomed the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, on his first state visit to Israel. | Meanwhile, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, welcomed the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, on his first state visit to Israel. |
| Gaza border protests: 190 killed and 28,000 injured in a year of bloodshed | Gaza border protests: 190 killed and 28,000 injured in a year of bloodshed |
| Bolsonaro touched down on Sunday and received red carpet treatment from Netanyahu, who is running for re-election in nine days. The Brazilian leader opened his speech after landing with the words “I love Israel” in Hebrew. | Bolsonaro touched down on Sunday and received red carpet treatment from Netanyahu, who is running for re-election in nine days. The Brazilian leader opened his speech after landing with the words “I love Israel” in Hebrew. |
| Netanyahu called Bolsonaro a “good friend” and says Israel and Brazil have entered “a new era” of relations. | Netanyahu called Bolsonaro a “good friend” and says Israel and Brazil have entered “a new era” of relations. |
| Brazil said on Sunday it had a opened a new diplomatic office in Jerusalem that would serve as part of its embassy to Israel, which is located in Tel Aviv. | |
| “Brazil decided to create an office in Jerusalem to promote trade, investment, technology and innovation as a part of its embassy in Israel,” the Foreign Ministry in Brasilia said in a statement. | |
| Bolsonaro has been considering whether to follow Donald Trump’s lead and move his country’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. | |
| Israel’s energy minister said on Sunday that Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras will take part in a tender to explore for oil and gas off Israel’s shore. | Israel’s energy minister said on Sunday that Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras will take part in a tender to explore for oil and gas off Israel’s shore. |
| “It was agreed that Petrobras ... will take part in a process of oil and gas exploration in Israel,” Yuval Steinitz told Army Radio. | “It was agreed that Petrobras ... will take part in a process of oil and gas exploration in Israel,” Yuval Steinitz told Army Radio. |
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