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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister,

appeared to reject an American-backed proposal

for a ceasefire with Hezbollah saying that rumors of a truce were quote not true.

The country's foreign minister Israel Katz also vowed that the Israel Defence Forces would continue its opposition against the

Lebanese militia, quote, until victory and the safe return of the residents of the North

to their homes. Strikes across the border in of the

north to their homes. Strikes across the border in recent days have been the most intense

since Israel invaded southern Lebanon in 2006.

Earlier, Herzee Hallevi, the IDF's chief of staff, told troops that

air strikes targeting Hezbollah were intended, quote, to prepare the area for the possibility of your entry.

Eric Adams, New York City's Democratic mayor, was charged with bribery,

fraud and campaign finance violations.

Federal prosecutors accused him of accepting money from straw donors and receiving improper

perks from at least one Turkish official.

Mr Adams allegedly fast-tracked the opening of a Turkish consular building in exchange

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