Pakistan and China issued a five-point initiative on Tuesday to restore peace and stability in The Gulf and Middle East region, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities. "China and Pakistan call for immediate cessation of hostilities and utmost efforts to prevent the conflict from spreading," said a statement issued following high-level talks in Beijing.

The soldier and bereaved families spoke on the necessity of equal conscription amid the IDF's manpower shortage. Bereaved families and a wounded soldier spoke on the urgency of equal conscription to Israel’s military during a session of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Sunday, as lawmakers debated advancing the bill to enforce haredi (ultra-Orthodox) conscription to the IDF.

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