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Three people were killed and four others injured in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.The Emergency Operations Center of Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said in a statement that the strike targeted the town of Jebal Al Botm in the Tyre district, resulting in the killing of three citizens and the injury of four others in a preliminary toll.Earlier, the Israeli military carried out an airstrike on an apartment inside a hotel in the heart of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, killing four people and injuring ten others. Source link
The Saudi Ministry of Defence said today that it intercepted eight drones that entered its airspace.Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence Major General Turki Al Maliki said that eight drones were intercepted and destroyed after entering the airspace. That was after an earlier announcement that Saudi forces intercepted and destroyed a drone East of Riyadh. Source link
Kuwait’s air defences are currently intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.Colonel Staff Saud Al Atwan, the spokesperson for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence, said in a press statement that any sounds of explosions that may be heard are the result of air defence systems intercepting hostile attacks. He urged the public to adhere to security and safety instructions issued by the relevant authorities.Air-raid sirens sounded five times across Kuwait in the past few hours.In a related development, the Kuwait Fire Force announced that its teams had brought under control a fire at fuel storage tanks belonging to Kuwait International Airport, while other teams continue efforts to extinguish a fire at the headquarters of the Public Institution for Social Security.Brigadier Mohammad Al Gharib, Director of Public Relations and Media and the official spokesperson for the Kuwait Fire Force, said in a statement that firefighting operations at Kuwait International Airport did not result in any injuries. Source link
The United States embassy in Baghdad has issued a strong security alert advising American citizens in Iraq to leave the country as soon as it is safe to do so, citing rapidly evolving security developments in the region.In a statement released on Sunday, the embassy said US nationals should consider departing via land routes to neighboring countries, including Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. However, it warned that border crossings could close without notice.The advisory urged Americans who remain in Iraq to prepare for the possibility of staying in secure locations for extended periods. It recommended that citizens stock up on essential supplies such as food, water and medications.The embassy also cautioned people to avoid areas where protests or security disturbances could occur.Officials said the warning comes as security conditions across the wider region continue to shift quickly. US citizens were urged to exercise extreme caution and to closely monitor official updates and guidance.The statement did not provide further details on the specific developments prompting the alert, but emphasized the need for vigilance as the situation continues to unfold. Source link
Firefighters in Kuwait City said they have brought a blaze under control at the headquarters of the Public Institution for Social Security following what authorities described as a strike on the building.In a statement issued on Sunday, the Kuwait Fire Force said its teams managed to contain and extinguish the fire after preventing it from spreading to other parts of the complex.Fire crews worked to isolate the blaze and bring it under control after it broke out at the main building on Saturday, officials said.Earlier today, the acting director-general of the Public Institution for Social Security said no injuries had been recorded as a result of the incident.He added that several security guards who had been inside the building at the time of the strike had been evacuated from designated shelters within the facility. Source link
The Palestinian Presidency condemned “heinous” settler crimes that killed five citizens in the occupied West Bank.In a statement issued on Sunday, the presidency said the deaths were recorded in Abu Falah village, northeast of Ramallah, in Qaryut village in Nablus governorate, and in Wadi al-Rakhim area east of Yatta.The presidency stressed that international silence over occupation’s crimes and the lack of accountability have led to the escalation of violence and terror against Palestinians in West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as alongside the ongoing war in Gaza Strip, holding the Israeli occupation government fully responsible for this crime by providing protection and support to settler groups that continue their terrorist attacks against Palestinian citizens and their property in West Bank.It warned of the danger of these violent Israeli policies, calling on the international community, particularly the United States administration, to urgently intervene to compel the occupation authorities to stop the war and prevent further terrorist crimes committed against Palestinians. Source link
The Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced Sunday that three individuals were injured and material damage was sustained at a university building in the Muharraq region, northeast of Bahrain.In a post on the X, the Ministry reported that the incident occurred following the fall of missile debris resulting from the Iranian aggression. Source link
Iraqi air defences thwarted on Sunday an attack by two drones targeting a military base at Baghdad airport.A security source confirmed that two drones that attempted to target the Vicotria military base, which houses advisors to the international coalition, were shot down within the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport.The air defence systems at the base detected a breach of airspace by two drones, and were able to intercept and shoot them down, the source added.This attack is the second of its kind in the past few hours, following an attack on the base last night. Source link
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) murdered a Palestinian man in the village of Abu Falah, northeast Ramallah in the West Bank, after having stormed the village and fired tear gas canisters.WAFA news agency reported that the IOF raided the village and targeted civilians with tear gas, murdering a 55-year-old Palestinian man who suffocated and died of cardiac arrest before reaching the hospital.Palestinian Ministry of Health had reported earlier on Sunday that the IOF shot two other Palestinians in the village of Abu Falah, northeast Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Source link
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir.They discussed Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia within the framework of the Saudi-Pakistani Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement, focusing on mechanisms to halt these aggressions which undermine regional security and stability.Both sides expressed hope that the Iranian side would exercise wisdom and reason while avoiding further miscalculations. Source link