GAZA -- Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad said on Sunday that the ongoing indirect negotiations with Israel must lead to an end to the war, full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, opening of the crossings, and reconstruction.
The remarks came during a meeting between the leaders of the two movements, the location of which was not specified, according to a statement released by Hamas. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)
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DAMASCUS -- At least 18 people were killed and around 50 others wounded in fierce clashes on Sunday between members of the local Druze community and Bedouin tribes in Syria's southern province of Sweida, according to local media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
The SOHR reported that the deaths included 14 members of the Druze community and four Bedouin tribesmen. Among the injured were several children and individuals in critical condition. (Syria-Clashes-Death Toll)
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KHARTOUM -- At least 18 civilians were killed and 31 others injured in attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on areas in the North Kordofan State in western Sudan, volunteers group said on Sunday.
"The RSF committed a horrific atrocity in the Shaq Al-Noum area of North Kordofan State, killing 11 civilians, including three children, and injuring 31 others, among them nine women," the Sudanese Doctors Network, a volunteer group, said in a statement. (Sudan-Civil War-Civilians)
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ADEN, Yemen -- Britain on Sunday reported that at least four crew members from the Liberia-flagged ship Eternity-C were killed in Red Sea attacks by Yemen's Houthi group last week, with several others still missing.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, the British Embassy in Yemen condemned the "unjustified Houthi attacks" on the Liberia-flagged ships Magic Sea and Eternity C, and called for the "immediate and unconditional release of all crew members of the Eternity C." (Yemen-Houthis-Greek Crew) ■
