BAGHDAD -- Up to 319 people died in anti-government demonstrations since early October in Iraq, an official news agency said on Sunday.

The latest death toll of the ongoing protests included both protesters and security members, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) quoted a source from the paramilitary human rights committee as saying. (Iraq-Protests)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army said on Sunday that it will hold a nationwide exercise to test for the first time its new alert system in case of rocket or missile attacks.

In June, the Home Front Command upgraded Israel's alert system for rockets and missiles. (Israel-Alert System-Tensions)

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GAZA -- Ismail Haniyeh, the politburo chief of Hamas, said on Sunday that his Islamic movement demands that the results of the Palestinian general elections, if held, must be respected.

Haniyeh told a news briefing following a meeting with representatives of Palestinian factions and political powers in Gaza, saying "there is a national consensus to hold elections. So we demand respect for its results." (Palestine-Elections)

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ADEN -- Yemen's President Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Sunday that the Saudi-brokered deal signed between his government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) was a great opportunity to achieve peace in the country.

According to the state-run Saba News Agency, Hadi held a meeting with several Arab and foreign ambassadors accredited to Yemen in his temporary residence in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh. (Yemen-Deal) Enditem

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