• The chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers is held for a six-month term in turn by the representatives of the members in English alphabetical order. The chairmanship is transferred from one Member State to the next in mid-May and mid-November.

Strasbourg, Nov. 12.– Liechtenstein will take over from Latvia on Nov. 15 the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for the next six months.

The Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Reinis Brusbārdis, will take stock of Latvia’s Presidency and hand over to Dominique Hasler, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport of Liechtenstein, who will present the priorities of her country’s Presidency.

Jerusalem, Nov.7.– Israel’s war against Hamas has entered its thirty-second day, a month after Hamas killed at least 1,300 Israelis and wounded more than 3,300 in a merciless assault. In Gaza, the Hamas-controlled health ministry reports more than 10,328 Palestinians have been killed. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad hold hostage more than 242 soldiers and civilians, including foreign nationals.

According to reports from Gaza, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is exchanging fire with Hamas forces near one of the group’s strongholds in the northern part of the Strip. Hamas and Hezbollah continue to fire missiles at Israel and Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue.

What happened this Tuesday

■ The IDF exchanged fire with Hamas militants on the outskirts of a Hamas stronghold in northern Gaza, the Al-Shati refugee camp, according to Palestinian reports. The IDF said it attacked targets staying near the Al-Quds hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday overnight. Rocket fire from Gaza into Israel continued on Tuesday.