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Boeing said it plans to raise $25bn by selling shares and debt securities to investors. Separately, the embattled planemaker reached a credit agreement with several banks worth $10bn. Boeing urgently needs cash. A strike that began in mid-September has brought production of some jets to a halt, which has already cost it more than $1bn. The firm’s shares fell when the borrowing plans were announced.
America gave Israel 30 days to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza or face restrictions on weapons shipments. Parts of an American anti-missile system, together with troops to operate it, began to arrive in Israel this week; Israeli strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hizbullah’s deputy chief said that “the solution” in Lebanon was a ceasefire and threatened Israel with “pain” if its attacks continued.