War knocks Gaza back to 1950s: UNRWA chief
Gaza, Oct 24 (IANS) One year of the war between Israel and Hamas has set the Gaza Strip back to the early 1950s, the UN agency for Palestine refugees said. The war has devastated the Palestinian economy and left nearly all of Gaza’s population in poverty, with life indicators like health and education regressing by […]
4 projectiles launched from Lebanon into Israel: IDF
Jerusalem, Oct 24 (IANS) Four projectiles were launched from Lebanon towards central Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The IDF added on Wednesday evening that two of the projectiles were intercepted by the Israeli Air Force, while two others fell, without any casualties reported. Following the launches, air raid sirens were activated in dozens […]
5 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing across Gaza
Gaza/Jerusalem, Oct 24 (IANS) At least five Palestinians, including a doctor and municipality employees, were killed in an Israeli bombing across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said. Mohammed Ghanem, a doctor at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, was killed by an Israeli drone attack, according to the sources as reported […]
Joint action needed to protect children from environmental health risk in Cambodia: Report
Phnom Penh, Oct 24 (IANS) Cambodia released a report on children’s environmental health (CEH), highlighting joint action to protect children from environmental health risks. The CEH report, the first of its kind in the Southeast Asian country, was conducted by the Ministry of Health with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), Xinhua news […]
10 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon
Beirut/Jerusalem, Oct 24 (IANS) Ten people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, media reported. Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike at dawn, destroying a husseiniya in Maifadoun village in Nabatieh district and killing two people, and later a series of airstrikes on Wednesday morning targeting Sarbin town in Bint Jbeil district, killing five, the […]
5 dead, 22 injured in terrorist attack at Turkish aerospace company: Minister
Ankara, Oct 24 (IANS) Five people were killed and 22 others injured in a terrorist attack at the production facility of Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) in Ankara, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Three of the injured were in critical condition, the Minister told reporters on Wednesday at the site of the attack, Xinhua news […]
Facebook owner Meta to face more lawsuits in Japan over fake ads
Tokyo, Oct 24 (IANS) Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. will face fresh lawsuits in Japan over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investment funds with fake endorsements from celebrities, local media reported. Around 30 plaintiffs will seek at least 300 million yen (about $2 million) from the US technology giant and its Japanese arm, arguing […]
3 Gaza civil defence staffers injured in Israeli drone attack
Gaza, Oct 24 (IANS) The Civil Defence Authority in Gaza has reported that its three members were injured when Israeli drones “directly” targeted its teams in the northern Gaza Strip. It described in a brief statement on Wednesday that the “direct Israeli shelling” as “a serious incident aimed at disrupting humanitarian services in the northern […]
4 students wounded in Houthi drone attack on school in Yemen: Official
Aden (Yemen), Oct 24 (IANS) The Houthi group has launched a drone attack on a school in Yemen’s southwestern Taiz city, injuring four students, a local government official told the media. The official said on Wednesday on condition of anonymity that “the drone attack targeted al-Hinayah School in the western outskirts of Taiz city, leaving […]
Hezbollah confirms attack on Israeli military company in Tel Aviv suburbs
Beirut/Jerusalem, Oct 24 (IANS) Hezbollah has said it attacked the Israel Military Industries Ltd., also referred to as Ta’a, in the suburbs of Tel Aviv with missiles. Hezbollah, in a statement, said on Wednesday night that the strike “hit its targets accurately”. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said earlier in the day that four projectiles […]
