KHARTOUM -- At least 16 civilians were killed and eight others injured in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in North Kordofan State, western Sudan, volunteer groups said on Friday.
"Yesterday (Thursday) evening, RSF forces attacked the village of Markaz Al-Ziyadiya in North Kordofan State," which also left six individuals missing, the Sudanese Doctors Network, a volunteer group, said in a statement. (Sudan-RSF-Attacks)
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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility for three drone attacks on Israel carried out earlier on Friday, according to a televised statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.
In the broadcast, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the group targeted Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel, as well as two "military targets" in the southern cities of Ashkelon and Be'er Sheva. No further details were provided. (Yemen-Houthis-Israel)
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JERUSALEM -- More than 1,000 aid packages have been airdropped over the Gaza Strip since the resumption of the international airdrop operation in late July, with the participation of nine countries, the Israel Defense Forces said on Friday.
On Friday, six countries -- including the Netherlands, which joined the effort for the first time -- delivered 72 food packages. Other participating nations included the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Germany, Belgium, and France. (Israel-Aid-Gaza)
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CAIRO -- At least seven people were killed and 44 others wounded on Friday in a collision involving a bus and two trucks on the desert road in Egypt's Giza province, the Al-Masry Al-Youm website reported.
Initial investigations found that the bus collided with two trucks that had stopped on the side of the road due to a sudden breakdown. (Egypt-Traffic Collision-Casualties) ■
