Israel: Embassy warns Armenians to avoid country's southOctober 9, 2023 - 12:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Embassy in Israel has called on Armenian citizens to refrain from visiting the southern regions of the country, while those who are already there should immediately move to safer areas. "It is recommended to stay in hotels or apartments if possible so that in the event of an air raid you can reach a shelter within a minute. You should remain in shelter for at least 10 minutes after the end of the air raid signal,” the embassy said on Facebook. The Embassy also published a hotline — 050 6670345 — for direct calls. Fighting in Israel is raging into a third day after Hamas fighters breached the border from Gaza in an unprecedented surprise attack. Officials say the death toll in Israel has passed 700, CNN reports. Videos show the horror on the ground, including an attack on a music festival where Israeli rescuers say they found 260 people dead. Other clips show Israeli civilians taken hostage. Hamas claims it is holding more than 100 hostages, including Israeli army officers. Israel has been pounding Gaza with airstrikes and formally declared war on Hamas Sunday. More than 400 Palestinians have died, according to the health ministry in Gaza, and medical care has been complicated by Israel cutting power to the territory. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |