Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Nov. 13

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ADEN -- At least five members of Yemen's armed forces including a senior officer were killed Wednesday during a missile attack against a military base in Yemen's northern province of Marib, a security official told Xinhua.

The local security source said on condition of anonymity that a missile "apparently fired by the Houthi rebels" targeted Sahn al-Jan military base in the northern parts of the government-controlled Marib province. (Yemen-Missile)

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CAIRO -- China and Egypt agreed to enhance cooperation and further promote bilateral ties as China's top political advisor Wang Yang visited the North African country from Nov. 10 to 13.

During his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Wang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), hailed the robust development of bilateral ties. (China-Egypt)

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JERUSALEM -- Israel's army said on Wednesday it has struck a rocket factory in the Gaza Strip, amidst the second day of a fatal escalation between Israel and Gaza's Islamic Jihad group.

The Israeli military issued a statement, saying the Islamic Jihad used the site in the southern Gaza Strip as "a primary rocket warhead manufacturing facility" to produce rockets and unique raw materials for manufacturing long-range rockets. (Israel-Gaza)

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CAIRO -- Egypt's Al-Azhar, the most prestigious Islamic learning institution in the Sunni Muslim world, strongly condemned on Wednesday the recent Israeli deadly raids on the Palestinian Gaza Strip.

"These terrorist practices require a humanitarian stand from the international community, states and concerned bodies to stop these crimes," the Cairo-based Al-Azhar said in a statement. (Egypt-Israel-Gaza) Enditem

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