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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he gave orders to the IDF to increase control of Gaza from 60% to 70% of the Palestinian enclave. He went on to suggest that Israel could seize the entire Palestinian territory. “We are currently squeezing Hamas,” the Israeli leader explained at a conference hosted in a West Bank […]

The Israeli military on Sunday declared that Taybeh, the last village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that is populated entirely by Christians, was a “closed military zone” amid rising Jewish settler violence against the town. The IDF said it took the step due to “some violent attacks by Israelis in the region” and that it […]

"Early Signs Of A Turn In US Consumer Discretionary," UBS Says Brent crude futures tumbled below the $80-per-barrel level earlier this morning for the first time since March as traders priced in the U.S.-Iran peace deal and the expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz maritime chokepoint on Friday. Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets both slashed their fourth-quarter Brent crude forecasts, reinforcing the view that the war-risk premium is rapidly deflating. If oil has peaked, then inflation pressures may have peaked as well, a positive setup that could provide some...