Lebanese government declares war on Israel. Israel has declared war on the Jewish state. Israel says it will not back down from the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) The ISIL claims responsibility for attacks on Israeli targets in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and beyond. The Israeli government says the attacks are in response to ISIL attacks on its soil. The ISL says the attack is in response the Israeli government's attacks on the ISIL.
Germany has told the European Union of its plans to add fixed checkpoints at the crossings with the Czech Republic, Poland and Switzerland. The new border checks will be implemented within 10 days from next Monday. Germany has also told the EU to expand its existing border controls with Austria, a legacy from the 2015 migrant crisis, when hundreds of thousands of people poured into the country. Germany registered more than 250,2022 asylum applications in the year to September, higher than all in <>. Germany registered over 250,000 asylum applications last year.
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