President Vladimir Putin has given his best wishes to Russia’s Jews for the Passover holiday, underscoring the community’s importance in fostering “interethnic and interreligious” dialogue. The president’s letter was published on the Kremlin website on Monday.

Israel has suggested it could keep troops in the Palestinian enclave for an “indefinite period” The White House has expressed alarm over the possible “reoccupation” of Gaza, after Israel’s prime minister indicated that his country’s forces would have “overall security responsibility” in the area following the conflict with Hamas.

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