Month: March 2024

National News Agency correspondent in Tyre reported that the outskirts of the town of Alma al-Shaab in the western sector were subjected to Israeli enemy shelling this morning. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

Turks began voting today in nationwide municipal elections that focus on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's efforts to regain control of Istanbul from his main rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, who aims to strengthen the opposition again as a political force after bitter defeats in the elections last year, according to Sky News Arabia. Voting centers opened their doors at seven in the morning (0400 GMT) in eastern Turkey, while voting in other places begins at eight in the morning and ends at five in the evening. Preliminary results are expected to be released by 10 p.m. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

The Commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is calling for increased global pressure to push Israel; into opening more avenues for humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip. Philippe Lazzarini posed on X on Friday, calling on Israel to 'cooperate with the United Nations to facilitate the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian aid to Gaza.' The tweet came one day after, and referenced, an order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which unanimously ordered Israel to take immediate and effective action to get aid into Gaza. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, at least 31 people, including 27 children have died of malnutrition or dehydration. The ICJ court noted that in Gaza, 'famine is setting in.' The ICJ report called on Israel to open land bridges into Gaza to let humanitarian aid pour through. It noted that only land deliveries will be enough to prevent hunger in Gaza. Source: National New s Agency - Lebanon

National News Agency correspondent in Marjayoun reported that enemy warplanes launched air strikes targeting the southern towns of Khiam and Taibeh this morning. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

The office of Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Bassam al-Mawlawi, issued a statement today, indicating that "units of the Internal Security Forces have begun implementing the security plan in Tripoli since yesterday." Security patrols covered the north region, especially in the streets of Tripoli and inside commercial markets. "The Mobile Forces Unit also conducted patrols and set up barriers to suppress shooting crimes," the statement added, noting that those involved were arrested and handed over to the relevant authority for legal action. Meanwhile, the Northern Regional Command, the Investigation Detachment in the Regional Gendarmerie Unit, the Judicial Police, the Information Division and the Central Investigation Detachment in the Security Service worked to intensify investigative efforts and collect information about the shooters to ensure their arrest. The statement underlined continuous cooperation and coordination with the Lebanese army and the General Directorate of State Secur ity in this regard, adding that Minister Mawlawi is following up on the implementation of the plan with the security leaders, officers, and units responsible for the on-ground implementation. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

The Islamic Resistance issued a communique this afternoon, indicating that in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the Resistance fighters targeted at 12:15 noon today the Israeli enemy's Ramim barracks with artillery shells, directly hitting them. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon