Delhi Recorded Season’s Hottest Day With 47.4 Degrees Celsius

NEW DELHI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian capital city recorded the season’s hottest day yesterday, with the mercury soaring to 47.4 degrees Celsius, confirmed the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The Najafgarh area in south-west Delhi recorded the highest temperature of 47.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Mungeshpur area at 46.5…

At Least One Killed, Eight Injured In Israeli Airstrike On West Bank’s Jenin

RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, May 18 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israel Defence Forces (IDF), attacked a target in the Palestinian city of Jenin, in the northern West Bank last night, killing at least one and injuring eight others. Medical sources said that, at least one person was killed and eight others injured in the…

DPRK Test-Fires Tactical Ballistic Missile Using New Navigation System

PYONGYANG, May 18 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted test fire of a tactical ballistic missile, using a new autonomous navigation system, in its eastern waters yesterday, it is reported today. The accuracy and reliability of the autonomous navigation system were verified through the test fire,…

UN Court Concludes Hearing On South Africa’s Plea Against Israel’s Operations In Gaza; Palestinian Death Toll Exceeds 35,300

THE HAGUE, May 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ), yesterday, concluded its two-day hearings regarding South Africa’s request to halt Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. The hearings were convened after South Africa lodged a plea to the ICJ one week ago, for an order to stop Israel’s…

UN Court Holds Hearing On South Africa’s Plea Against Israel’s Operations In Gaza

THE HAGUE, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ), opened its two-day hearings yesterday, regarding South Africa’s request to halt Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. South Africa’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusimuzi Madonsela, told the judges that, his country has returned to the court “due to the…

Five Israeli Soldiers Killed, Seven Injured In Gaza By Errant Israeli Tank Shelling

JERUSALEM, May 17 (NNN-MA’AN) – Five Israeli soldiers were killed and seven others injured, three of them seriously, by errant Israeli tank fire, in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement, yesterday. The casualties were with a force that…

Three Palestinians Killed By Israeli Regime’s Army In West Bank

RAMALLAH, May 17 (NNN-WAFA) – At least three Palestinians were killed by the Israeli regime’s army, in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, Palestinian medical sources said, yesterday. “Ayman Mubarak, 26, Hossam Dabas, 22, and Mohammed Nasrallah, 27, were transferred to the hospital of Tulkarm, after being wounded by the…

Two Killed, One Injured In Israeli Drone Attack In S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, May 17 (NNN-NNA) – Two Hezbollah members were killed and a civilian wounded, yesterday, when an Israeli drone hit a car in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, said Lebanese military sources. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said, an Israeli drone targeted, with an air-to-surface missile, a car that was driving…

Jordan Conducted Three Airdrops Of Aid In Southern Gaza

AMMAN, May 17 (NNN-PETRA) – The Jordan Armed Forces, yesterday conducted three airdrops of humanitarian aid, over various locations in the southern Gaza Strip. The operation came amid ongoing war and intensified fighting between armed Palestinian factions led by Hamas and the Israeli forces. The aid delivery came, in support…

Gaza Tops Agenda As Arab League Summit Kicked Off In Bahrain

MANAMA, May 17 (NNN-BNA) – The 33rd Arab League Summit kicked off in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, yesterday, to review various regional issues with the Gaza crisis as a leading agenda. Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, chaired the summit, which covers regional political, economic, social, cultural, media…