U.S. urges Americans to abandon Gaza “as soon as possible”August 24, 2016 - 15:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States on Tuesday, August 23 called on Americans in the Gaza Strip to leave the coastal enclave “as soon as possible,” Newsweek reports. Palestinians militant and the Israeli military have not engaged in a conflict since the seven-week war that began in July 2014 and left more than 2,200 Palestinians and 70 Israelis dead but flare-ups have been intermittent, particularly on the border between the two territories. The U.S. State Department said that Americans in Gaza should enter into Israeli or Egyptian territory when they could due to the security threat to its citizens. It warned Americans against “all travel” to Gaza and “urges those present to depart as soon as possible when border crossings open.” The travel warning statement continued: “Gaza is under the control of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization. The security environment within Gaza and on its borders is dangerous and volatile.” The warning comes after the latest flare-up between Palestinian militants and the Israeli military over the weekend. On Sunday, Palestinian militants fired a rocket that landed in the Israeli border town of Sderot. Israel responded with dozens of strikes against Hamas targets in the coastal enclave. Four people were wounded in the strikes, according to Palestinian medical officials. No injuries were caused by the rocket that landed in Israeli territory. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |