SANAA — The U.S. Central Command on Friday said its forces destroyed four Houthi boats and two drone aircraft in the Red Sea during the past 24 hours.
“There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or merchant vessels,” it said in a statement on social media platform X. (Yemen-Houthi-Red Sea-Conflict)
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GAZA — At least 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded on Friday as a result of gunfire and shells from Israeli tanks in the Al-Mawasi area, west of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Palestinian sources told Xinhua.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews were dealing with a large number of deaths and injuries after the Israeli army targeted the tents for the displaced in Rafah, according to the Palestinian official news agency WAFA. (Gaza-Israeli Attacks-Casualties)
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JERUSALEM — The Israeli Ministry of Health on Friday reported 19 cases of West Nile fever diagnosed since the beginning of May, with several of them detected in the last two days.
The ministry noted in a statement that 17 of the diagnosed patients were hospitalized, with three of them currently ventilated. (Israel-Virus-Disease)
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RABAT — Moroccan authorities said Friday that 20 pilgrims from Morocco have died during this year’s Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia.
The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs said in a statement that those deaths are “natural deaths,” noting that 15 percent of Moroccan pilgrims this year are over 80 years old. (Morocco-Pilgrims Death)
