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Here are the latest news headlines from this morning that reached our news desk. The times given are Jerusalem time (GMT +3)
8:00 AM - Netanyahu: Change Must Come From Within Iran
Prime Minister Netanyahu said the Iranian people are struggling to secure their future and that meaningful change can only come from within the country.
Speaking to Newsmax, he said Israel understands the hardship faced by the Iranian public and expressed sympathy for what he described as decades of repression.
“This tyrannical regime has oppressed the people of Iran,” Netanyahu said. “They are a great people with a great past, but their future has been taken over by the mullahs and the ayatollahs.”
8:15 AM - Saudi Royal source says ties have hit a new low
A Saudi royal source told Israel’s Channel 12 that relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel have entered their lowest phase following Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. The source argued that the move distances Israel from normalization with Riyadh and increases Israel’s isolation in the region.
"Israel's recognition of Somaliland distances it from normalization with Riyadh and increases its isolation from the region.
How will Netanyahu feel when Saudi Arabia supports Palestinian liberation movements in the West Bank and Gaza, and Lebanese liberation movements in southern Lebanon? Will he consider this a declaration of war? And after all this, does Netanyahu still talk about normalization? What madness is this?"