KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit traded slightly higher against the US dollar at the opening as traders anticipated that the local currency would trade sideways while focusing on next year's fiscal deficit targets, even as global banks continued to pursue easy monetary policies.
FILE - Yahya Sinwar , head of Hamas in Gaza , chairs a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions at his office in Gaza City, on April 13, 2022.
U.S. officials expressed hopes for a cease-fire with Sinwar out of the picture. But eliminating him may not end the devastating war, during which Israel has destroyed much of the Gaza Strip and killed more than 42,000 Palestinians. The Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says more than half of those killed were women and children.
Sinwar has been Hamas’ leader inside the Gaza Strip for years. He was elevated to the group's top leadership position in July after his predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Some of Sinwar’s DNA had previously been found in tunnels near where troops found the bodies of six hostages at the end of August, Hagari said. The military believes weeks of searches in the area had pushed Sinwar to come out of hiding, he said.
Netanyahu said Israel had"settled its account” with the man behind the Oct 7 attack, and that"evil has suffered a heavy blow.” But, he added,"the task before us is not yet complete.”
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