Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, June 21-Xinhua

Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, June 21

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-06-22 05:55:30

GAZA -- At least 41 Palestinians were killed Saturday by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, according to local hospitals and civil defense.

Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp reported in a press statement that eight people were killed and dozens of others injured while waiting for humanitarian aid near the Netzarim Corridor. (Gaza Strip-Israeli Attacks-Fatality)

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JERUSALEM -- Ten drones were launched from Iran throughout Saturday morning into several areas in Israel, according to statements by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

One of the drones hit a two-story residential building in the northern Israeli city of Beit Shean, causing heavy damage but no casualties, Israel's national emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) reported. (Israel-Iranian Drone Attack-Damage)

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TEHRAN -- -- Israeli attacks on Iran over the past nine days have killed over 400 Iranians and left 3,056 others wounded, Hossein Kermanpour, head of the Iranian Health Ministry's public relations, said on Saturday.

"Among the injured, 2,220 have been treated and discharged from Ministry of Health hospitals, while 232 received outpatient care at the scene of the attacks," Kermanpour said in a post on social media platform X. (Iran-Israeli Attacks-Casualties)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group said in a statement on Saturday that it would target U.S. ships if Washington attacks Iran.

"If America is involved in the attack and aggression against Iran ... the armed forces (Houthi forces) will target its ships and battleships in the Red Sea," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in the statement, aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. (Yemen-U.S. Warships-Target)