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Man missing after reported shark attack off Israel's coast

Israeli police have been searching for a man reported missing following a suspected shark attack off the country's Mediterranean coast, the force said on Tuesday.Shark attacks have not been reported in Israel for decades.Police spokesman Aryeh Doron said that "several findings have been sent for examination", without specifying the nature of the recovered evidence.Search operations continued Tuesday in the southeastern Mediterranean, near the area of the central city of Hadera where the swimmer had disappeared.
Source: Al Monitor
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Trump says 'on the same side of every issue' with Netanyahu after call

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that they were united on issues including trade and Iran."The call went very well -- We are on the same side of every issue," Trump said on his social media platform.The United States and Iran launched talks this month on Tehran's nuclear program, first in Oman and then in Rome, and these discussions are due to resume this week.Trump told reporters Monday his administration had had good meetings with the Iranians.
Source: Al Monitor
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