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Israel PM threatens to expel the entire families of attackers to Gaza

Wednesday, 02 March 2016 10:39 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 02 March 2016 10:37 PM ]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to expel the relatives of Palestinians who carry out attacks against Israelis to Gaza .

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

The Israeli prime minister has threatened to expel to Gaza the relatives of Palestinians who carry out attacks against Israelis. Benjamin Netanyahu said expelling the Palestinians would lead to a significant reduction in violent incidents. His previous attempts to make such actions were rejected by judiciary officials.
Persian Gulf Arab monarchies have called Lebanon’s Hezbollah a terrorist group. The move by the GCC is the latest measure against the resistance group, which is fighting terrorists in Syria. Former Lebanese premier Saad al-Hariri says the GCC move will not affect his dialogue with Hezbollah.
Turkish police attack pro-Kurdish protesters in the city of Diyarbakir. The protesters were rallying against government-imposed curfews in the region and the military crackdown on Kurdish militants there. Rights groups say people have been the victims of the fight between the government and PKK militants.
Turkey’s justice minister says over 18-hundred cases have been opened against people accused of insulting President Rejep Tayyip Erdogan since he came to office in 2014. Erdogan is accused of using a law that bars insults to the president to crack down on the opposition.
Iraqi officials have hailed new achievements by the army forces and volunteer forces in an operation against ISIL terrorists. They said the terrorists were pushed out of a desert area north of Baghdad. Commander of the Iraqi Air Force, Hamid al-Maliki, has described the new success as beyond expectations.
Syrian Kurdish fighters known as YPG claim to have killed some 140 Daesh terrorists in the town of Tel Abyad on the Turkish border. According to a YPG official, over 40 Kurdish fighters and nearly two dozen civilians also lost their lives in the battle that began over the weekend.
Spain's Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez has lost his bid to form a new government as key parties defeat him in the parliament's vote of confidence. Spain got embroiled in political deadlock following the December elections that left the parliament split among four main parties.

The United Nations Security Council has approved a new round of tougher sanctions against North Korea over its recent nuclear test and rocket launch. The measures, which were unanimously voted by the 15-member UN body, dramatically expand the existing sanctions on Pyongyang.

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