ABU DHABI -- Six nationals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh have been killed and 142 residents of multiple nationalities have suffered minor to moderate injuries in the UAE amid the recent escalating regional tensions, the UAE's Defense Ministry said Sunday.
Since the start of what the ministry described as Iranian attacks, the UAE's air defense systems have intercepted 298 ballistic missiles, 1,606 drones, and 15 cruise missiles, the ministry said in a statement. (UAE-Regional tensions-Casualties)
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GAZA -- Eight people were killed by an Israeli airstrike that targeted a police vehicle near the entrance to the town of Al-Zawayda in central Gaza, Gaza's interior authorities said Sunday.
Local sources reported that an Israeli drone targeted the police vehicle belonging to the Hamas-run interior authorities. Palestinian medical sources told Xinhua the airstrike also wounded several bystanders. (Gaza-Israeli airstrike-Deaths)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) on Sunday said in a statement that it will reopen the Rafah Crossing, a main lifeline for residents in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the land crossing will reopen in both directions, for limited movement of people only. (Israel-Rafah Crossing-Reopening)
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BEIRUT -- At least 10 people were killed and 13 others injured on Sunday as Israel continued its attacks on areas in southern Lebanon, according to statements issued by the Lebanese Health Ministry's Emergency Operations Center.
Two people were killed and four others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Majdal Selm in the Marjayoun district, the center said. (Lebanon-Israel-Casualties) ■
