Already under global pressure over the mounting toll from the war in the Gaza Strip, Israel slipped further into international isolation on Wednesday after three European countries broke with their main EU partners and decided to recognize a Palestinian state.
The move, described by an Israeli government spokesperson as “obscene,” will have little practical impact either in the ruins of Gaza or the occupied West Bank. Squeezed by Israel, the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in the West Bank struggles to pay its own civil servants.
But it follows a steady buildup of problems, from Washington’s warnings over withholding arms if the war in Gaza continues and sanctions against violent settlers to accusations of genocide before the International Court of Justice and a possible arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the International Criminal Court.
A major European country is constructing a massive 11-mile tunnel in a bid to end the growing congestion on its roads.The £3billion Stockholm Bypass will start
Athens' traffic woes look set to be alleviated by a new £1.26billion undergound line currently under construction.The new line is due to be completed in 2029 a
CRANS-MONTANA, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: Matt Wallace of England acknowledges the crowd on the 18th hole on Day Two of the Omega European Masters 2024 at Cran
England's Matt Wallace carded a brilliant 62 to open up a four-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the DP World Tour's Omega Europ