CAIRO -- The Arab League on Saturday strongly condemned an Israeli attack on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, describing it as a serious violation of international humanitarian law and calling for urgent international action.
"Targeting civilian facilities amid Gaza's catastrophic humanitarian conditions represents a dangerous escalation that threatens civilian lives and undermines efforts to consolidate the ceasefire," the Cairo-based, pan-Arab organization said in a statement. (Arab League-Israel-Attack)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renewed his call on Saturday for a national unity government, warning that Iran was rebuilding its nuclear program and that only a broad coalition could eliminate the threat to Israel.
In a prerecorded address, Netanyahu urged his political rival Gadi Eisenkot, who has been tasked with forming Israel's next government, to enter coalition negotiations without preconditions. (Israel-Unity Government-Speech)
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ANKARA -- Türkiye's law ratifying the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement among Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia entered into force on Saturday upon its publication in the country's Official Gazette.
The bill consists of three articles. The first approves the 16-article defense agreement, the second stipulates that it will enter into force upon publication in Türkiye's Official Gazette, and the third assigns responsibility for its implementation to the president. (Türkiye-Mecca Joint Defense Agreement-Ratification)
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TEHRAN -- The death toll from a bus incident in Iran's western Ilam province Saturday evening has risen to 10, with 18 others injured, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The incident occurred at 7:25 p.m. local time (1555 GMT) as the bus overturned on the road from Dasht-e Abbas in Dehloran County to Murmuri in Abdanan County, carrying the employees of a petroleum refinery company based in Dehloran, the report said. (Iran-Bus Incident-Casualties) ■
