JERUSALEM -- Israel's military chief Herzi Halevi on Monday instructed the army to prepare plans for renewed attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, a day after the fragile Gaza ceasefire came into effect.

In a situational assessment meeting, Halevi "instructed the preparation of plans for continued combat operations -- both in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon," according to a statement from the military. (Israel-Attack Plans-Gaza)

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CAIRO -- Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said that 323 aid trucks were delivered to the war-torn Gaza Strip on Monday, the second day of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

In a statement, the SIS said that 310 humanitarian aid trucks and 13 trucks carrying fuel on Monday crossed the Rafah border crossing and entered Gaza through the Israeli-controlled Al-Auja and Karm Abu Salem border crossings. (Egypt-Gaza Aid-Ceasefire)

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JERUSALEM -- An Israeli reservist soldier was killed, and a battalion commander seriously injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said on Monday.

The Israeli troops were patrolling the Palestinian town of Tammun, south of Jenin, when their jeep hit the explosive device around midnight between Sunday and Monday. (Israel-West Bank Explosion-Casualty)

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ISTANBUL -- Türkiye's consulate general in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo resumed its operations on Monday, Turkish state media reported.

A video aired by the state-run TRT broadcaster showed Turkish officials raising the Turkish flag at the consulate building, 13 years after it was closed due to the Syrian civil war. (Türkiye-Consulate General-Reopening) Enditem

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