Israeli President vows response for Palestinian fireOctober 24, 2012 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Israeli President Shimon Peres angrily denounced the barrage of Palestinian rockets fired at hos country on Wednesday, Oct 24, saying "there is no circumstance under which they will fire upon on us and we will sit on our hands." "I want to tell the residents of Gaza and their leaders, they have to decide what they want," Peres continued, according to The Jerusalem Post. "If they decide on war, what can we do? If they decide to build, there will not be war," he said. In an apparent reference to the emir of Qatar's Tuesday visit to Gaza, in which he announced $400 million for building projects, Peres said: "Nowhere else in the world would they gather money to build and instead of buying building materials, buy explosive materials." Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |