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The civil defense agency in Gaza recently reported a devastating airstrike carried out by Israel in a residential neighborhood, resulting in the tragic loss of at least 73 Palestinian lives in Beit Lahia, located in the northern part of the territory. Israel, however, contended that its military action was aimed at a "Hamas terror target." Mahmud Bassal, spokesperson for the civil defense agency, told the Agence France-Presse (AFP), “Our teams have retrieved the bodies of 73 martyrs and many others injured due to the…

The Israeli military has conducted strikes that resulted in the deaths of at least 50 Palestinians throughout Gaza, intensifying their operations around Jabalia in the northern region. This development follows ongoing and fierce confrontations with fighters affiliated with Hamas. According to Palestinian health officials, Israeli fire claimed the lives of at least 17 individuals near Al-Falouja, which is the largest among Gaza's eight historical refugee camps. Additionally, in a separate incident in Bani Suhaila, located in…

In a significant escalation of its conflict with Hezbollah militants, Israel has broadened its military targets across Lebanon, leading to the deaths of at least 21 individuals in a recent airstrike in the northern region. Health officials reported this casualty figure, while millions of Israelis took refuge, protecting themselves from retaliatory projectiles launched from the Lebanese side of the border. The focal point of Israel's military endeavors has primarily been the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, along with the…

In northern Gaza, Israeli forces have intensified their operations around the enclave of Jabalia, tragically resulting in the loss of at least ten lives as food-seekers stood in line, according to reports from Palestinian medical personnel. Moreover, the military has issued evacuation orders while advancing against Hamas combatants. For nearly ten days, Jabalia has been under heavy Israeli bombardment. The military has encircled the camp, deploying tanks into adjacent towns like Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun with the overt…

FILE - U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, at the helm of U.S. Africa Command, partakes in a military drill in Agadir, Morocco, May 30, 2024. The Islamic State in Somalia has doubled its strength in the past year, reveals the head of U.S. Africa Command in a chat with VOA. “Northern Somalia is on my radar due to the uptick in ISIS numbers,” AFRICOM commander Gen. Michael Langley mentioned in a candid interview, using the acronym for the terrorist group. Langley refrained from disclosing the U.S.'s exact figures on…

US Raises Alarm Over Growing Islamic State in Northern Somalia PENTAGON — The Islamic State's presence in Somalia has surged almost twofold over the past year, according to the chief of U.S. Africa Command. “Northern Somalia's situation is increasingly worrisome with ISIS numbers on the rise,” Gen. Michael Langley, AFRICOM commander, shared in an exclusive with VOA. While Langley refrained from specifying the exact number of fighters, he noted the group's size had approximately "doubled" in the last…

Seven million folks in northern Ethiopia want pressing assist: UN ADDIS ABABA - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Thursday that 7 million folks within the Tigray area of northern Ethiopia wanted pressing assist. "For more than a year, a de facto blockade has deprived 7 million people in Tigray of urgently needed healthcare and access to food. People are dying," stated the…

Nearly three months after President Félix Tshisekedi's tour of the east, his prime minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, has led a large government delegation since Saturday, August 21, in Ituri and northern Kivu, the two provinces that are under the state for five months. as reported from Kinshasa, Patient LigodiThe goal of this…

This is a first for students in the Sahara region Taoudéni, in northern Mali. One hundred students take the test that opens them, perhaps the doors to the school. The trials were organized in Timbuktu, where their families have been displaced since the early 2010s. The exam began on Monday with the dictation-question test.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United States has raised concerns over attacks on Eritrean refugees in Tigray, adding that "such aggression should end immediately." A number of Eritreans are living in Tigray after being displaced from their homes. A spokesperson for the Stage Department said Tuesday that Washington was extremely "concerned" about the attacks, calling them "unnecessary and backward" in a statement. "We are deeply concerned by credible reports of attacks by military forces affiliated with the Tigray Defense…