The Israeli Cabinet of Ministers decided to temporarily open the Kerem Shalom checkpoint for humanitarian aid to Gaza.

At the next meeting of the topographical working group in Botken, Kyrgyzstan, on January 10-16, an agreement was reached on the delimitation (determining the direction and position of common borders) and demarcation (setting the state border with border markers) of 38 kilometers of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border.

Agreed on another 1.1 km of the disputed border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and signed the relevant protocol. At the moment, 889.45 kilometers or about 90 percent of the total 972 kilometers border between the two countries has been clearly defined and demarcated. The remaining parts are controversial. That is, there are still territories that both sides claim as their own.

The next meeting of the working groups of the Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan joint demarcation commission was held in Turkmenabad. At the meeting, negotiations on the demarcation of the common border of 1650 kilometers were continued.

It was reported that an incident involving the use of weapons took place on the Kyrgyz-Tajikistan border. According to the Kyrgyz side, Tajik shepherds penetrated 250-300 meters from the border and threw stones at the demands of the Kyrgyz border guards. There are no casualties among Kyrgyz border guards. According to unconfirmed information, one citizen of Tajikistan was wounded in the leg.

According to the press service of the National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan, the parties discussed current issues of mutual cooperation, including the fight against terrorism, extremism, illegal drug trafficking, illegal migration and smuggling, as well as other cross-border threats and threats.

For the first time, an agreement was reached on the delimitation of a certain section of the border. International observers have noted that significant progress has been made in the negotiations between the two countries. "This ensures the return of 4 villages of the Gazakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Baganis Ayrim, Ashagi Askipara, Kheyrimli and Kyzilgajili (6.5 square kilometers) to Azerbaijan," the report says.

Yesterday, a second Egyptian soldier was killed in a firefight on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. This was reported by Middle East Eye, citing local sources. The newspaper identified the dead soldier as Islam Ibrahim Abdel Razek.