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Israeli government panel issues warning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The United States on Monday launched a year-long investigation into China’s purchase of billions of dollars’ worth of German submarines and missile boats, which is seen as a The worst corruption scandal in the country’s historyThe committee said in a statement that Netanyahu had compromised Israel’s security during his previous term as prime minister by bypassing official channels to buy submarines. It was not clear whether Netanyahu himself was suspected of corruption, but the committee said the warning was issued to give him and others – including the former defense minister and the former head of Mossad – an opportunity to respond. The prime minister defended himself in a statement from his office, calling submarines “a core pillar of Israel’s national security.”
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The Israeli military has confirmed the death of a soldier who went missing on October 7. Military officials said In a statement Sergeant Mohammed El-Atrash, a soldier from the Bedouin Pursuer Unit of the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division, was killed in the fighting and his body is being held in Gaza. His family Tell the Israeli media He was last heard from in December on Oct. 7, the day of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the war. The Hostage and Missing Families Forum, which represents relatives of those captured in the attack, acknowledged his death in a statement “with a heavy heart.” About 120 hostages are being held in Gaza, and more than a third are believed to have died, according to Israeli officials.
