GAZA -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Thursday that its 60-bed field hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza, is nearly at full capacity following repeated mass casualty events.
"The repeated mass casualty events resulting from the unrelenting hostilities have stretched to breaking point the response capacity of our hospital -- and all health facilities in southern Gaza -- to care for those with life-threatening injuries," said William Schomburg, the head of sub-delegation for the ICRC in Gaza, said in a press release. (Paelstine-Gaza Hospital-ICRC)
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BEIRUT -- A military official of Lebanon's Hezbollah was killed on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike in Jibal al-Butm in southwest Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.
The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that an Israeli drone fired three air-to-surface missiles at a car that was traveling in the mountains of Jibal al-Butm between the towns of Seddiqine and Zibqine in southwest Lebanon. (Lebanon-Hezbollah-Strikes)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem on Thursday, urging to press ahead with the war against Hamas in Gaza "until victory."
In a video statement with the golden dome in the background, Ben-Gvir called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure the return of hostages held in Gaza "but without a reckless deal." (Israel-Hamas-Al Aqsa)
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CAIRO -- The Egyptian Suez Canal's annual revenue dropped by about 23.4 percent in the fiscal year 2023/2024 due to the Red Sea crisis, Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), said in a statement on Thursday.
"Revenues fell to 7.2 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year 2023/2024 that ended in June from 9.4 billion U.S. dollars a year earlier," Rabie said. (Egypt-Suez Canal Revenue) ■
