Qatar’s envoy, Mohammad al-Emadi, is back in southern Gaza, confirms al-Resalah, linked to Hamas, after a fast at the Erez border crossing.
Protests are also set to be held near Netanyahu’s home in the coastal town of Caesarea and at highway overpasses and junctions across Israel.
ISTANBUL — Turkey launches new military maneuvers in the eastern Mediterranean that are expected to last two weeks, as tensions between Ankara and Athens mounted over maritime borders and gas drilling rights.
In a sign of the volatility of the situation, Turkey’s defense ministry said yesterday that fighter jets had on Thursday intercepted six Greek aircraft which were approaching a zone where a Turkish research ship was deployed, forcing them to turn around.
It was the deployment of the Turkish research vessel Oruc Reis in Greek waters on 10 August that caused the existing surge of tension.
Other irritating factors have marred ties between Ankara and Athens, the factor of migrants moving from Turkey to Greece, Turkey’s conversion of some Byzantine churches and cathedrals into mosques, and Greece’s goal of extending its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles from the six existing ones.
Al asked Saudi Arabia to use its airspace when one of its aircraft made Israel’s first passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, following the agreement of the countries to normalize relations, according to the Ynet news website.
The Saudis have still responded.
Al-Emadi arrived in Gaza earlier this week, bringing cash for the 2 million residents of the Strip and trying to broker a ceasefire.