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Dozens injured after truck hits bus stop in Israel

A graphic representation of a road accident. PHOTO/@KenyaRedCross/X

Dozens of people are reported to be injured after a truck hit a bus stop in what is suspected to be a deliberate attack in central Israel. At least four people are in a serious condition and others remain trapped under wreckage at the scene in Glilot, just north of Tel Aviv. Police say the […]

Govt urges Kenyans in Lebanon to register for evacuation

Principal Secretary, State Department for Diaspora Affairs, Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu

The government has announced plans to evacuate Kenyans in Lebanon, following a conflict in the Middle East countries. In a statement on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs set urged all Kenyans to register for immediate evacuation. The government has lamented that most Kenyans in Lebanon have ignored previous calls […]

World reacts to Israeli settler attack in West Bank

A Palestinian woman inspects a vehicle destroyed during an Israeli settler attack in the village of Jit, in the West Bank, August 16. PHOTO/Raneen Sawafta/Reuters

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are reeling after Israeli settlers ravaged a village overnight, which killed a 23-year-old man and left several others injured in the latest incident of attack against Palestinians in the area. The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Friday that Mahmoud Abdel Qader Sadda was fatally shot in the attack on […]

Dozens killed in Israeli strike on Gaza

The Gaza Strip as seen in the distance from Israel on Saturday morning. PHOTO/Reuters

Gaza’s Hamas-controlled civil defence agency says dozens of people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a shelter in a school in Gaza City. Israel’s military said it had struck the location on Saturday, describing its target as a Hamas command centre embedded in the school. According to Gaza’s civil defence agency, the […]

Countries urge nationals to leave Lebanon as Mid-East war fears grow

A US Navy destroyer fires a missile. Image used for illustration. PHOTO/US Navy

The US has urged its citizens to leave Lebanon on “any ticket available”, as fears grow that war in the Middle East may spread. The UK, Sweden, France, Canada and Jordan have issued a similar warning. Iran has vowed “severe” retaliation against Israel, which it blames for the death of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on […]

Israel hits Hezbollah targets after football pitch strike kills 12 young people

The rocket impact damaged the area around a football pitch in Majdal Shams. PHOTO/Reuters

Israel’s air force says it has hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, after 12 children and young adults were killed in a rocket attack while playing football in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has blamed the Lebanese militant group for Saturday’s attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams, but Hezbollah has strongly denied any involvement. […]

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone

Dead and injured were brought to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis following intense strikes to the east. PHOTO/Reuters

The Israeli military has ordered civilians to temporarily evacuate from part of its designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza ahead of what it called a “forceful operation” against Palestinian armed groups. The military said there had been “significant terrorist activity and rocket fire” from eastern neighbourhoods of the city of Khan Younis and told residents […]