Day: August 10, 2024

Civil defense teams in Karbala province extinguished a fire that broke out in Najm Hotel in the center of the province near the Post and Communications Directorate in a vital area. A source in the Civil Defense told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency/NINA/ that the firefighting teams were able to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to the rest of the buildings without recording any human casualties. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

7 people were killed in a light plane crash of the type "Piper Navajo" in a mountainous area in southern Chile. The Civil Aviation Authority in Chile confirmed finding the wreckage of the plane that was disappeared from radars on Friday, noting that the pilot and six passengers were killed. The plane, belonging to the local Transportes Aereos San Rafael company, was carrying out a flight between the city of Coyhaique and the town of Chile Chico on the border with Argentina in the south of the country. The Civil Aviation Authority opened an investigation into the accident and sent experts to the site. Local media reports indicate poor weather conditions in the area where the accident occurred. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Federal Police forces arrested a wanted suspect in terrorism cases north of Baghdad. The Ministry of Interior stated in a statement: "Within the ongoing security efforts of the Federal Police units to implement arrest warrants issued by the competent courts and pursue those wanted by the judiciary, and in a tight ambush and according to intelligence information, a force from the 19th Brigade of the 5th Division of the Federal Police arrested a wanted suspect according to the provisions of Article (4 Terrorism) in Rashidiya area north of Baghdad, and the accused was referred to the competent authorities." Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Security forces in Maysan arrested an Iranian traveler and seized in his possession narcotic substances while entering the province through Al-Sheeb border crossing. The Maysan Police Command said in a statement: "K9 squads were able to arrest a traveler coming from the Islamic Republic of Iran with a kilo and a half of crystal narcotic substance in his possession at Al-Sheeb border crossing." It added: "The arrest operation was carried out after a thorough search by the K9 squads in cooperation with the rest of the force present at Al-Sheeb border crossing, indicating that the accused and the seized items were referred to the Narcotics Directorate in Maysan." Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Washington - Ma'an - The US State Department announced on Friday that it will not impose sanctions on the "Netzah Yehuda" Battalion in the Israeli army, which was involved in the killing of the elderly Palestinian, Omar Asaad, who holds American citizenship in addition to his Palestinian citizenship. She justified this by saying that "Israel had already taken the necessary measures." It is noteworthy that the elderly man Asaad was martyred on January 12, 2022, after being detained and assaulted by an occupation army force, in an abandoned house in the village of Jaljalia, north of the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. An Israeli force had detained him, after assaulting him by beating him, tying his hands, and blindfolding him, and leaving him bleeding in the bitter cold, which led to his martyrdom later at that time. At the time, the military prosecution decided to close the investigation file with the Israeli soldiers involved in committing the crime of abuse without indicting any of them. An earlier statement issued by the occupation army stated that "the investigation shows that the incident was serious and unfortunate," adding that "the incident indicated a moral failure on the part of the (involved) force, an error in assessing the situation, and a serious violation of the value of human dignity." The US administration is backing down At the end of last April, Israeli sources estimated that the US administration would 'reverse its decision' to impose sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda Battalion following 'widespread anger and opposition from all parties' in Israel. Reports at the time indicated that 'the Israeli army fears that the American move will lead to serious retaliatory responses against other units as well.' Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Galant, President Isaac Herzog, and War Cabinet member Benny Gantz (who later resigned from the cabinet), expressed their support for the Netzah Yehuda Battalion and described its actions as in li ne with the 'values ??and ethics' of the Israeli army. "Necessary steps have been taken." The US State Department said in its statement, yesterday, Friday, that its decision not to impose sanctions on this battalion came "after receiving information from the Israeli government." "After a thorough review of this information, we have concluded that appropriate steps have been taken to correct the violations committed by this battalion," State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said. "This battalion can continue to benefit from security support from the United States," he added. Source: Maan News Agency

The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the number of victims of the Israeli aggression on the Strip has risen to 39,790 martyrs and 91,702 wounded since October 7, 2023. The ministry said in its statistical report today, Saturday: The Israeli army committed during the past 24 hours three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, of which 40 martyrs and 140 wounded arrived at hospitals." The ministry indicated that there are a number of victims under the rubble and on the roads, where ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them, due to Israeli targeting. The number of missing people since the beginning of the war waged by Israel with American support has exceeded 10,000 people, according to the latest statistics from the government media office in Gaza. The war continues amid massive destruction and famine that has claimed the lives of dozens of children, in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world. In contempt of the international community, Israel continues the war, ignoring the UN Security Council resolution to stop it immediately, and the International Court of Justice's orders to take measures to prevent acts of genocide and improve the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Tel Aviv - Ma'an - The Israeli army announced on Saturday evening that four rockets were fired from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, and fell in an open area near Kissufim. The army added that the fall of the missiles led to a fire breaking out in one of the sites, and firefighting teams are working to extinguish it. Sirens sounded in the settlement of "Kissufim" adjacent to the Gaza Strip. Source: Maan News Agency

Media reported today, Saturday, that a number of martyrs and wounded fell in scattered Israeli army raids in the north and south of the Gaza Strip. It confirmed the martyrdom of 7 Palestinians in Israeli bombing in Ma'an, south of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. It indicated that a number of martyrs and wounded fell, as a result of Israeli bombing of a house belonging to the Zaqout family in Al-Houja Street in Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip. In the center of Gaza City, north of the Strip, 4 Palestinians, including 3 children, were martyred as a result of bombing that targeted a residential apartment near the electricity company in the vicinity of Al-Samar Junction. Today, the Israeli army launched a raid with 3 missiles on "Al-Tabi'in" school in Al-Daraj neighborhood in the center of Gaza City, which led to the martyrdom of 125 people in a preliminary toll. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Gaza - Ma'an - The Ministry of Health in Gaza said that the Israeli occupation committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 40 martyrs and 140 injuries in hospitals during the past 24 hours. The ministry noted that a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them. It indicated that the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 39,790 martyrs and 91,702 injuries since October 7. Israeli aircraft continue to bomb various areas of the Gaza Strip on the 309th day of the war, leaving a large number of martyrs and wounded. Source: Maan News Agency

Popular Mobilization Forces dismantled 3 explosive devices in the areas adjacent to the Khanaqin-Saadiya road. A statement by the Popular Mobilization Authority stated: "A force from the 23rd Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces was able to dismantle three explosive devices in the area adjacent to the Khanaqin-Saadiya road in Diyala Governorate. The operation also included searching the areas adjacent to the road and securing them to prevent terrorist violations." It explained that the security operation comes in order to secure the road of the visitors of Arbaeen of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) coming from outside the country. Source: National Iraqi News Agency