The Secretary-General offered the organization’s assistance in dealing with the challenges of the war, and expressed that he expects strong growth next year…reports Asian Lite News
Palestinian terrorists have fired more than 11,500 rockets towards Israeli territory since Hamas launched a war against the Jewish state on October 7, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
As of 10 am on Monday morning, 9,357 people had sustained injuries in Palestinian attacks targeting Israelis since October 7, according to the ministry.
On Monday afternoon, air-raid sirens blared across southern Israel and the larger Tel Aviv area, sending as many as 4 million Israelis running for shelter.
The Israel Police said its forces were deployed in the affected areas to check for rocket impacts. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages, the statement said.
According to local media reports, rocket shrapnel was found in the courtyard of a school in Ganei Tikva, a suburb of Tel Aviv.
Iran’s Tasnim news agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, cited Hamas as saying it had targeted Tel Aviv “in response to the ongoing crimes of the Zionist regime against… the Gaza Strip.”
OECD Secretary-General meets Israel’s President
Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Mathias Korman is in Israel. On Monday, he met with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, its Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and its Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
President Herzog said, “Israel is a proud member of the OECD. Even in these challenging times, our economy is resilient as the whole country is mobilized in our efforts to return the hostages, and remove the threat of Hamas.”
Israel Foreign Minister Cohen said that in his meeting with Mathias Korman the two talked about promoting regional projects, with an emphasis on cooperation with the Abraham Accords countries (the four Arab nations that made peace with Israel under the Accords from 2016).
The Secretary-General offered the organization’s assistance in dealing with the challenges of the war, and expressed that he expects strong growth next year.
“Israel entered the war with a solid economy, and past experiences prove that times of war are followed by high growth,” said Cohen. “In addition, we expect increased immigration to Israel from around the world, which will also contribute to the Israeli economy.”
Cohen thanked Korman for his “trust in the Israeli economy, and for supporting our just fight against the terrorist organization Hamas!”
Finance Minister Smotrich expressed similar sentiments. The Minister thanked the Secretary-General for his “unreserved” support for Israel and his “clear condemnation of the terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7.”
Smotrich said that it is important that the OECD adopt Korman’s condemnations of Hamas as its official position.
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