Day: 5 October 2024

Two fighters from the Ministry of Defense Mobilization were martyred in a terrorist attack northeast of Baqubah, the center of Diyala Governorate.

A security source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / that a security point from the Imams of Al-Baqi Brigade of the Ministry of Defense Mobilization was subjected to an armed attack near Rashid Al-Taan’s orchard in Al-Haruniyah area on the outskirts of Muqdadiyah, northeast of Baqubah, which resulted in the martyrdom of two members in a preliminary toll.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded a training course organized in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), 22-29 September 2024æ in Al Khor.

Titled “Coordination, Assessment, and Planning for Disaster Rapid Response Teams”, the event was attended by 28 experts, employees, and volunteers from 16 National Societies. It is the fourth course to be co-organized by QRCS and IFRC in Qatar this year.

During the opening ceremony, Faisal Mohamed Al Emadi, Secretary-General of QRCS, praised the international course as a new episode of fruitful cooperation with IFRC on such joint events, which help build the capacity of National Societies in disaster preparedness, response, prevention, and risk reduction.

In his online remarks, Dr. Hossam Al Sharkawi, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at IFRC, said, “Emergency preparedness is crucial. It is about supporting those we truly serve, ensuring their dignity and respect in e
very step. Together, lets continue to build the capacity of our National Societies and enhance our humanitarian impact”.

Nader bin Shamlan, Regional Operations Coordinator at IFRC, explained, “Generously hosted by QRCS, this training focuses on several topics. One key point is to introduce the participants from many National Societies, both in the region and beyond, to IFRCs tools of assessment, coordination, and development of response plans. It is part of the international capacity-building strategy, to enhance emergency operations when needed by National Societies in the field”.

The course was aimed at enhancing preparedness among National Societies, relief workers, and the Disaster Information Management Center (DIMC) to deal with current and future challenges, as well as ensuring more effective emergency/disaster response by National Societies.

It provided the participants with the knowledge and skills to apply planning, organization, and monitoring standards, enabling them to communicate the informat
ion and experience they acquired to their colleagues, which makes their National Societies better prepared to address current and future challenges more efficiently.

Several key topics were discussed, including emergency recovery and planning, humanitarian appeal access tools, operational strategy, and funding requirements.

During the last three days of the course, the participants practiced virtual scenarios on coordination, assessment, and planning for disaster rapid response teams, to upgrade emergency response and improve coordination with the competent authorities, including Al Khor and Al Dhakhira Municipality, Al Khor Hospital, and DIMC.

Source: Qatar News Agency

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Hezbollah, announced today, Saturday, that it targeted gatherings of enemy soldiers in the settlement of Katzrin with a rocket salvo.

The resistance said in a statement: “The Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted, at 19:00 on Saturday 5-10-2024, gatherings of enemy soldiers in the settlement of Katzrin with a rocket salvo.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Doha: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, will host tomorrow Sunday, the 10th meeting of the ministers responsible for Islamic affairs and endowments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

The meeting will address several important issues, including the exchange of scientific research and experiences in the field of endowments through interactive virtual seminars, sharing experiences in Islamic affairs, establishing a global endowment day, and creating a Gulf scientific observatory to highlight the true image of Islams tolerance. Additionally, the meeting will discuss preparing a working paper on the role of ministries of endowments and religious affairs in supporting people with disabilities, as well as another paper on the importance of caring for historical mosques. Several other topics of mutual interest will also be on the agenda.

These meetings serve as a strategic platform to discuss challenges, share expertise and best practices, and coordinat
e efforts among GCC countries to achieve consensus and enhance the social role of endowments and religious institutions. This contributes to achieving developmental goals, elevating the religious sector, and empowering it to fulfill its civilizational and humanitarian mission, meeting the aspirations of the region’s people for prosperity, stability, and sustainable development.

It is worth noting that Qatar previously hosted the 9th meeting of assistant ministers responsible for Islamic affairs and endowments in GCC countries on Sep. 9, which was a preparatory meeting for this upcoming 10th meeting.

Source: Qatar News Agency

The Syrian air defenses intercepted, today, hostile targets in the skies of the western countryside of Homs.

The Syrian News Agency /SANA/ stated: “These ongoing developments in the Syrian skies reflect the increasing security tensions in the region, which requires the armed forces to be prepared to confront any threats that may arise.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Israeli occupation is systematically violating international law in the occupied West Bank.

In a statement released in response to the airstrike conducted by Israeli forces on Tulkarm refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Thursday, the ministry emphasized that the occupation has committed genocide in Gaza and has begun invading Lebanon, is systematically violating international law in the occupied West Bank.

The ministry further pointed out that every step taken by the occupation to eliminate the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights poses a serious threat to international peace and security. It called on all international organizations, especially the United Nations, to intervene and halt the occupation’s attacks, which contravene international law, and to defend the rights of the Palestinian people.

Israeli forces had bombed a residential building in Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank, resulting in the death of at least 18 Palesti
nians and injuring dozens more.

The death toll from the Israeli occupations aggression on Gaza, which began on Oct. 7, has risen to 41,802 martyrs, with an additional 96,844 wounded.

Source: Qatar News Agency

GAZA: Israeli aerial and artillery bombardment Saturday evening targeted several areas in the war-torn Gaza Strip, killing at least eight Palestinian civilians and injuring dozens, according to local sources.

They said that first-aid and Civil Defense crews extricated the bodies of three civilians following an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Khribet al-Adas area, north Rafah, in the southern Strip.

They added that the crews also recovered the body of another civilian victim following an Israeli army drone airstrike that targeted the Ariba area, north of Rafah.

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation artillery shelled the vicinity of al-Awawda Circle at Block 6 in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Strip, killing a civilian and injuring others.

This came as Israeli fighter jets targeted a residential building belonging to the Abu Ras family in the vicinity of the Ash-Sham’a mosque in the Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, killing three civilians, including two children, and injuring others.

Israe
li artillery also pounded the vicinity the Ein Jalout School in the Zaytoun neighborhood, at a time when Israeli warplanes targeted the Faluja locality, west of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Strip, and conducted a series of airstrikes on the Jabalia and Beit Lahya towns in the northern Strip.

According to medical sources, first-aid and emergency crews transported nine casualties to the Indonesian Hospital after they were targeted by an Israeli army drone at the Abu Sharkh Circle in the northern Strip. Israel has proceeded with its genocidal offensive on the war-torn Strip in complete disregard of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered Israel in a legally binding decision to halt its military offensive in Rafah, which may violate its obligations under the Genocide Convention.

Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7, killing at least 41,825 Palestinians and injuring over 96,794 others.

Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under t
he rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.

Palestinian and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the number of martyrs in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, by the bullets of the Israeli occupation forces and settlers, has risen to 741 martyrs, since Oct. 7.

The ministry explained, in a statement, that among the martyrs are 163 children, in addition to recording more than 6,250 wounded during the same period. The death toll from the Israeli occupation’s aggression on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, has risen to 41,802 martyrs, in addition to 96,844 wounded.

Source: Qatar News Agency