Escalating Middle East Tensions: Saudi Bylaws, Deadly Lebanon Strikes, and Israel-Hamas Negotiations
Saudi King Salman greenlights non-profit foundation bylaws; Middle East tensions rise with Hezbollah and Israel clashes.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has approved the bylaws for the King Salman Non-Profit Foundation, aiming at cultural and societal prosperity through charitable and humanitarian efforts.
In related news, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell condemned deadly attacks on Hezbollah's mobile networks in Lebanon, describing them as acts to "spread terror," which resulted in 37 deaths and over 3,000 injuries, with Israel being blamed although it has not claimed responsibility.
Speaking of the escalating Middle East tensions, Hezbollah targeted military positions in northern Israel using drones, prompting Israeli retaliatory strikes in southern Lebanon, heightening fears of a broader conflict.
Amid these rising tensions, Israel proposed a deal to Hamas for a hostage swap and safe passage for its leader Yahya Sinwar to end the ongoing Gaza conflict, a war that has claimed thousands of lives on both sides since October 7 attacks.
The complicated web of regional security issues extends to Turkiye, which is reexamining its military communication security after the Lebanon blasts attributed to Israeli espionage, causing the deadliest day in the cross-border conflict with Israel.
Meanwhile, Bulgaria is probing a Sofia firm's alleged link to explosive pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, working with tax and interior ministries to trace these devices, with attention also on companies in Taiwan and Budapest as part of this ongoing investigation.