Sunday, November 24, 2024
07:22 GMT — Israel forces hundreds to flee Gaza City's Shujaiya in the dark
Hundreds of Palestinians were forcibly displaced from Gaza City's Shujaiya neighbourhood, following new evacuation orders and threats of bombardment by the Israeli military army, according to Wafa news agency.
Dozens of families fled the area on foot, leaving behind their homes and carrying only a few belongings and blankets on their backs, Wafa said citing local sources.
The displaced residents headed toward southern and central Gaza City in search of safety.
06:25 GMT — Man killed after gunfire in Israel embassy district in Jordan: state news
A man was shot dead and three members of the security services wounded after gunfire at dawn in the neighbourhood in Jordan's capital where the Israeli embassy is located, the official Petra news agency reported.
"The Public Security Directorate announced that it dealt with an incident of gunfire at a patrol operating in the Rabieh area in the capital, Amman, at dawn on Sunday," the agency said, adding the incident "resulted in the killing of the perpetrator".
05:22 GMT — Israeli drones kill two paramedics, wound four in southern Lebanon
Israeli drones chased paramedics in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, killing two and wounding four others.
"An Israeli drone targeted a rescue team as they were heading to the town of Ain Baal in the Tyre district to carry out their emergency work," according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
"When a second rescue team rushed to assist the injured from the first team, it too was targeted by an Israeli drone, resulting in two martyrs and four injuries from both teams."
04:39 GMT — Israeli air strike kills 20 in central Beirut
The death toll in an Israeli air strike in central Beirut rose to 20, while 66 others were wounded, the Health Ministry said.
The official Lebanese National News Agency said the strike destroyed an eight-story residential building on Al-Mamoun Street in the Basta district.
Rescue teams and emergency responders were working to recover bodies from the rubble and assist survivors. Several of the wounded were rushed to hospitals, where some remain in critical condition.
04:00 GMT — Death toll from Israeli attacks soars to 3,670 in Lebanon
At least 25 more people were killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon over the past day, bringing the overall death toll since October last year to 3,670, the Lebanese Health Ministry has said.
In a statement, the ministry added that 58 others were wounded, bringing the total number of wounded to 15,413 since October 2023.
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