SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group in a statement on Wednesday night claimed responsibility for a drone attack on Israel's southern port city of Eilat that wounded at least 20 people.
Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesman, said in a statement on X that the group fired two drones before sunset, targeting a location in Eilat. (Yemen-Israel-Attacks)
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RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Wednesday announced joint financial support of 89 million U.S. dollars to Syria, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The funding, provided through the Saudi Fund for Development and the Qatar Fund for Development, will support public sector employees in Syria for three months, aiming to ensure the continued delivery of essential services and strengthen government budget allocations. (Saudi Arabia-Syria-Fund)
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GAZA -- At least 55 Palestinians were killed across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday due to Israeli attacks, according to official and local Palestinian sources.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza's Civil Defense, told Xinhua that 22 people, including children and women, were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting warehouses belonging to the Gaza Municipality, which housed dozens of displaced families in eastern Gaza City. (Gaza-Israeli Attacks-Casualty)
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ALGIERS -- The Algerian army killed six terrorists during a counter-terrorism operation on Tuesday in Tebessa province, about 700 km east of Algiers, the Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday.
The operation, conducted in the country's Fifth Military Region, also led to the seizure of six Kalashnikov rifles, according to the ministry's statement. (Algeria-Operation-Terrorism) Enditem