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The invocation of Article 40 allows the government to carry out “significant military activities,” the prime minister’s office says Israel’s security cabinet voted on Saturday night to officially go to war following a major attack on the country by Palestinian armed group Hamas, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

The top US diplomat plans to threaten consequences for weapons-related exports during his upcoming visit to Beijing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken aims to press Chinese officials when he travels to Beijing on Wednesday, warning that there could be consequences for exporting materials to Russia with potential military applications.