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Luzerne County Courthouse file photo The seven voters chosen to study Luzerne County's government structure will take the oath of office and meet for the first time Monday night to organize. The swearing-in of members of the new government review board will take place at 6 p.m. in the county courthouse rotunda on River Street in Wilkes-Barre, according to an online post. An organizational meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers. The meeting portion will be held both in-person and virtually. Instructions for remote attendance options will be posted under the public online meeting link…

Luzerne County Courthouse file photo The seven resident voters selected to study Luzerne County's government structure are scheduled to take the oath of office and meet for the first time Monday night. The swearing-in of members of the new government review board will take place at 6 p.m. in the county courthouse rotunda on River Street in Wilkes-Barre, according to an online post. An organizational meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers. The meeting portion will be held both in-person and virtually. Instructions for remote attendance options will be posted under the public online meeting…

Eureka Mayor Sean Flower said construction of the Michael A. Wiegand Justice Center is proceeding as planned.He said recent heavy rains have delayed construction slightly, but it is still on track to be completed by the end of the year. The building will house city hall, the district court, and the police station.The city is paying Integrated Construction of St. Louis $11,530,145 to build the government center.”We're very close to being on schedule,” Flower said on May 7. It should start to look a little more like a building within the next 60 days. ”The project is being funded by…

Deputy Prime Minister Michael Martin said the Irish government was determined that those responsible for the death of a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon would be brought to justice.The Tánaiste is in Beirut to meet with Irish troops from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil).Mr Martin will visit Camp Shamrock to greet members of UNIFIL's 124th Infantry Battalion, Ireland's largest overseas deployment.In 2022, Irish Peacekeeper Private Sean Rooney, 24, from Donegal, was killed when his convoy was attacked while on duty in Lebanon.Mr Martin said: “A central focus of my visit will be to meet with Lebanese ministers and…

FILE – Benny Gantz speaks at former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot's presidential candidacy announcement in Ramat Gan, Israel, on August 14, 2022. Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's three-member wartime cabinet, threatened on Saturday to resign from the government if it did not adopt a new plan for the Gaza war within three weeks, or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned to his far-right allies. This will increase the degree of dependence on DEIR ALBALA, Gaza Strip (AP) – Benny Gantz, a popular centrist member of Israel's three-member wartime cabinet, said on Saturday that the government must adopt a new plan…

When Mohammed al-Raham and his family returned to their hometown of Khan Yunis in Gaza last week, they returned to a city and home scarred by Israeli shelling. They hoped they would not be forced to flee again.”The situation in my city is unbearable, but at least it's better than living in a tent,” said Al Raham, 41, a plumber and father of five. “I have finally returned to my hometown, Khan Yunis, where I know the people, places and streets very well.”After a ground invasion by Israeli forces left the city almost unrecognizable, many of those streets were bulldozed…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Benny GantzA popular centrist member of Israel's three-member wartime cabinet, he threatened on Saturday to resign from the government if it did not adopt a new plan within three weeks. war in gazadecision to resign as prime minister Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Increased dependence on far-right allies.announcement the groove deepens More than seven months into the war, Israel still has not achieved its goal of dismantling Hamas and returning scores of hostages abducted in the extremist group's Oct. 7 attack.Gantz detailed a six-point plan that includes returning the hostages, ending Hamas' rule, demilitarizing the…

Unlock Editor's Digest for freeFT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.Benny Gantz has threatened to leave the government unless Israel commits to a new plan for the war with Hamas and its aftermath, in an ultimatum to increase political pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Gantz, an opposition figure and former general who joined Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition after Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel, announced in a televised statement Saturday evening a six-point plan that includes a template for post-war governance of Gaza. They called on the government to reach an agreement by June…

Benny GantzThe centrist member of Israel's three-member wartime cabinet threatened on Saturday to resign from the government unless it adopted a new plan within three weeks. war in gazathe move will make Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even more reliant on his own policies. far-right ally.his announcement Fissures within Israel's leadership intensify More than seven months after the war began, the stated goals of dismantling Hamas and returning the large number of hostages abducted in the October 7 attack have still not been achieved. Gantz detailed a six-point plan that included: Return of many hostages, end Hamas rule, demilitarize the Gaza…

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's three-member war cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government unless it adopts a new plan for the Gaza war within the next three weeks.by Wafa Shurafa and Jack Jeffrey Associated PressMay 18, 2024, 11:07 a.m. ET• 3 minute readDEIR ALBALA, Gaza Strip — Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's three-member war cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the government unless it adopts a new plan for the Gaza war within three weeks. will increase Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dependence on far-right allies.His announcement opens up rifts within the Israeli leadership, more…