Update Large Gaza food convoy violently looted, UNRWA says

Large Gaza food convoy violently looted, UNRWA says

  • UN aid official said last week Gaza aid access had reached low point
By Reuters ·

Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system intercepts incoming projectiles over Tel Aviv. (File/AFP)

Around 100 projectiles fired from Lebanon into Israel: army

  • Israel’s first responders said two people, including a 65-year-old woman with a shrapnel wound to the neck, sustained light injuries in northern Israel
By AFP ·

Israeli strikes kill 18 Palestinians in Gaza, some in attacks on tents, say medics

Israeli strikes kill 18 Palestinians in Gaza, some in attacks on tents, say medics

  • Israeli military targets include tents housing displaced families, say medics
  • Victims were ‘ripped apart into fragments’, says survivor
By Reuters ·

Misk City, Samsung Saudi Arabia to collaborate in smart city technology

Misk City, Samsung Saudi Arabia to collaborate in smart city technology

  • Partnership forms part of vision to create ‘integrated system that supports innovation and creativity among Saudi youth’
By Arab News ·

Special Young voices at heart of Misk forum

Young voices at heart of Misk forum

By Ghadi Joudah ·

A man walks amid destruction in Beirut’s southern Haret Hreik neighbourhood a day after an Israeli airstrike targeted the site.

Lebanon security official says Israel struck central Beirut

  • “An Israeli air strike hit close to the Al-Zahraa Husseiniya in Zuqaq Al-Blat,” the Lebanese security official said
By AFP ·

Emergency declared as smog in New Delhi hits highest level this year

Emergency declared as smog in New Delhi hits highest level this year

  • New Delhi was the world’s most polluted city on Monday, according to IQAir
  • PM 2.5 concentration was 138.4 times higher than WHO’s recommended levels
By Sanjay Kumar ·

Twitch adds ‘Zionist’ to hate speech policy amid war tensions

Twitch adds ‘Zionist’ to hate speech policy amid war tensions

  • Amazon-owned streaming platform said term will still be allowed in discussions about political movement as long as they do not target individuals
  • Decision follows pressure by US lawmakers and ADL, who accuse Twitch of failing to curb antisemitism on its platform
By Arab News ·

Twitch adds ‘Zionist’ to hate speech policy amid war tensions

Twitch adds ‘Zionist’ to hate speech policy amid war tensions

  • Amazon-owned streaming platform said term will still be allowed in discussions about political movement as long as they do not target individuals
  • Decision follows pressure by US lawmakers and ADL, who accuse Twitch of failing to curb antisemitism on its platform
By Arab News ·