ANKARA, March 30 (Reuters) - A ballistic missile launched from Iran entered Turkish airspace before being shot down by NATO air and missile defences deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey's defence ministry said on Monday.

The incident marked the fourth such incident since the start of the U.S.-Iraeli war with Iran, following three earlier interceptions by NATO systems earlier this month that promptedAnkara to protest and warn Tehran.

JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament is expected on Monday to vote on a bill that would make the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military court of killing Israelis, a measure that Israel's European allies say would unfairly target Palestinians under military occupation.

The measure includes provisions requiring sentencing within 90 days with no right to clemency. It was devised by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right national security minister who along with other ardent supporters has worn noose-shaped lapel pins in the run-up to the vote.

G7 economy and finance ministers Monday said they stood ready to take "all necessary measures" to ensure the stability of the energy market as they tackled the economic consequences of war in the Middle East.

The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February, and Tehran has hit back by targeting crude-exporting countries in the region and halting most shipments through the Gulf.

The squeeze on supply has pushed oil and natural gas prices higher, with drastic knock-on effects for supply chains in multiple industries.

BERLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Syrian refugees who found asylum in Germany had an important role to play in rebuilding their country and Berlin would help those that wanted to return.

"We are working together to ensure that Syrians living in Germany can return to their homeland," Merz said in a press conference in Berlin with visiting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

(Reporting by James Mackenzie, Editing by Friederike Heine)

JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) - An industrial building and a fuel tanker at Israel's Oil Refineries in the northern city of Haifa was hit by debris from an intercepted missile, Israel's Fire and Rescue Service said on Monday.

It was not immediately clear whether the missile was fired from Iran or Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, who were both firing at the same time.

The fire service said a direct hit was identified on a gasoline storage tank within the factory grounds, causing thick smoke from the roof of a nearby structure.

PRAGUE, March 30 (Reuters) - A fifth person was detained in connection with an arson attack on an optics and drone factory in the Czech Republic, a public prosecutor said on Monday.

Police said on Saturday they had detained a fourth suspect over the March 20 fire, for which a previously unknown pro-Palestinian activist group had claimed responsibility. Czech police said they were searching for other suspects.

In a statement on Monday, the Prague high public prosecutor's office said another person was detained on Sunday, but it did not provide details.

Since the start of the war, US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran have killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei and a whole echelon of the political and military elite in the Islamic republic.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the war had achieved "regime change" and that "we're dealing with different people than anybody's dealt with before".

But several key figures have survived and the Islamic republic has shown resilience in rapidly replacing killed leaders and also keeping up the war against the US and Israel.

LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - Two Chinese container ships sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday at the second attempt after turning back into the Gulf on Friday, ship-tracking data showed.

The vessels were sailing in close formation out of the strait and into open waters, according to data on the MarineTraffic platform.

Officials from COSCO, the shipping group that operates the two vessels, could not be reached for immediate comment.

The critical waterway has effectively been shut since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began on February 28.

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was in talks with a "more reasonable regime" to end the war in Iran but repeated his warning to Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz or risk U.S attacks on its oil wells and power plants.

CAIRO, March 30 (Reuters) - Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to stop the Iran war, saying only he could do so, and warned that fears of the oil price going above $200 a barrel were not exaggerated.

"I tell President Trump: nobody can stop the war in our region in the Gulf but you," Sisi said at the Egypt Energy Show 2026 conference in Cairo. "Please, Mr. President, please. Please help us stop the war. You are capable of doing so," he added.