BEIRUT -- Hezbollah announced Sunday that it has destroyed an Israeli military vehicle in northern Israeli town of Avivim, close to the border with Lebanon, Al Manar local TV Channel reported.

Hezbollah said that the operation killed and wounded those who were inside the vehicle. (Lebanon-Israel-Operation)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his country is ready to launch another attack at Hezbollah in Lebanon after fire exchanges broke out along the Lebanese border.

Netanyahu said that he had held consultation with the army's command following an anti-tank missile attack launched by Hezbollah earlier in the afternoon. (Israel-Lebanon)

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RAMALLAH -- A senior official in Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) condemned on Sunday the opening of a diplomatic office for Honduras in Jerusalem as an "extension" of its embassy in Tel Aviv.

"Opening this office is a violation and contrary to the international law," Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the PLO executive committee, told Xinhua on telephone. (Palestine-Jerusalem-Honduras)

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SANAA -- At least 130 prisoners were presumed dead when a Saudi-led airstrike hit a detention facility in Yemen's central province of Dhamar, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement on Sunday night.

"The facility held around 170 detainees and 40 them were being treated for injuries. The rest are presumed dead, though the death toll has not been confirmed," it said. (Yemen-Prison-Airstrike) Enditem

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