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-Israeli Attacks-Casualty)
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TEHRAN -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that Iran will not agree to reduce its nuclear activities to zero, according to a statement published on the website of his office.
"We are ready to cooperate and build trust over our peaceful nuclear activities," he told French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call. "But we will not accept reducing nuclear activities to zero in any way," he said. (Iran-Nuclear)
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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.-Houthis)
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COLOMBO -- Three people were killed and over 25 injured when a bus toppled down a precipice in Badulla, Sri Lanka's central Uva province, on Saturday, police said.
According to local media, the injured were admitted to the Badulla Hospital. Police have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident. (Sri Lanka-Bus Accident) ■
