RAMALLAH -- The Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Central Council approved on Thursday the creation of the position of vice president for its executive committee, the official news agency WAFA reported.
According to WAFA, the vice president will be selected from the current members of the executive committee, following a nomination by the committee's chairman and approval by its members. (Palestine-Committee-Approval)
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JERUSALEM -- An Israeli tank driver was killed by sniper fire in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said in a statement on Thursday.
The soldier, who served in the 79th Battalion of the "Machatz" Armored Brigade, was killed "during combat in northern Gaza," the military said, adding that his family had been notified of his death. The slain soldier's name has not yet been cleared for publication. (Israel-Gaza-Conflict)
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PARIS -- A high school student entered a school in western France's Nantes with a knife and stabbed at least four students Thursday afternoon, local media reported, citing the police.
One of the victims died from injuries, according to BFMTV, citing multiple sources.
Teachers stopped the attacker before police arrived, BFMTV said, adding that the attacker, a second-year high school student, has been detained.
(France-School-Shooting)
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JUBA -- South Sudan hosts 552,333 refugees and asylum-seekers across 140,445 households, settled in 29 locations nationwide as of March, the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said this includes 548,430 registered refugees and 3,903 asylum-seekers.
The UNHCR said the majority of the refugees and asylum-seekers are from neighboring Sudan, which has faced a two-year conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. (South Sudan-UN-Refugees) ■
