Partner in Israeli govt threatens to quit if permanent cease-fire is reached with Hezbollah
Tel Aviv, Sep 26: A far-right partner in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has threatened to quit the coalition if a permanent cease-fire is reached with Hezbollah.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of the Jewish Power party, threatened to suspend cooperation with the coalition if a temporary deal is reached.
“If a temporary cease-fire becomes permanent, we will resign from the government,” he said.
It was the latest sign of displeasure from Netanyahu's hard-line government toward international cease-fire efforts.
If Ben-Gvir leaves the coalition, Netanyahu would lose his parliamentary majority and could see his government come toppling down, though opposition leaders have said they would offer support for a cease-fire deal.
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IRS officer booked in rape case in Odisha
Bhubaneswar (PTI): An Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer was booked in Bhubaneswar for allegedly raping a woman, police said on Sunday.
The case was lodged under BNS Section 64 on the basis of a complaint filed at the Saheednagar police station of the city, they said.
The alleged incident took place on January 15 at the officer's official residence in the city, where the woman had gone along with a friend, they added.
The FIR was registered on February 20 after a preliminary inquiry established prima facie evidence, officials said.
The woman, who is married, alleged that the accused officer had threatened to circulate her intimate photographs on social media.
Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh said an investigation is underway.
