The war-footing in the Middle East, following Hamas’ terror attacks in southern Israel and the latter’s expected ground operation against Gaza, has expectedly caused turbulence in global markets, with Athens now concerned over its burgeoning bilateral trade with Israel.

The first 81 Greeks were repatriated from the war in Israel have been in the arms of their own people for a few hours now.

The United States condemned the Turkish government for hosting two leaders of the Hamas terrorist organization in Istanbul over the weekend.