Noontime News Recap: Middle East violence widens as Ethiopia, Korea and Europe face fresh security shocks
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City killed Izz al-Din al-Beik, described by Palestinian sources and Israeli officials as the head of Hamas's armed wing in northern Gaza, in a major escalation in the war. 🔗
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Violence also spread in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlers torched two homes in Jalud, south of Nablus, according to local sources. 🔗
In a separate regional development, the United Arab Emirates confirmed that President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, underlining continued high level contact even as tensions remain high across the region. 🔗
Elsewhere in the Middle East, a fire caused by an explosion on a gas pipeline between Al Shoula and Deir ez Zor in eastern Syria halted gas flow to power stations, while in Iran a Caspian Airlines Boeing 737 was seized at Istanbul Airport over a debt claim of about €3 million, leaving passengers stranded. 🔗 🔗
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In Africa, Ethiopia said allied forces had captured the strategic town of Alamata in northern Tigray as fighting spread further in the conflict hit north. 🔗
Security concerns also deepened in Europe and the UK, with Estonia accusing Russia of ordering an arson attack on defence firm Milrem Robotics, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying a suspected plot near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire involved a foreign actor. 🔗 🔗
Russia added to the pressure by signing a decree to increase the authorised size of its armed forces by 15,500 personnel, the fourth expansion order of its kind. 🔗
In Asia, South Korea said blasts in the Demilitarised Zone that wounded three soldiers were apparently caused by North Korean mines, and warned of a response, while Malaysia began repatriating around 5,000 Myanmar asylum seekers under a controversial deal criticised by human rights groups. 🔗 🔗
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Argentina also threatened legal action over the Sea Lion oil project near the Falkland Islands, giving the United Kingdom two weeks to halt the scheme or face proceedings at the International Court of Justice. 🔗
Sources in this recap
- 🔗 Ethiopia says allied forces have captured strategic town of Alamata as fighting spreads in the north
- 🔗 Israel kills Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Beik in Gaza City strike
- 🔗 South Korea says North Korean mines wounded three soldiers in the DMZ, prompting response threat
- 🔗 Israeli settlers torch two homes in Jalud village in occupied West Bank
- 🔗 Estonia accuses Russia of ordering arson attack on defence firm Milrem Robotics
- 🔗 RAF Fairford counter-terror probe deepens as Rubio cites foreign actor
- 🔗 Putin signs decree adding 15,500 troops to Russian army
- 🔗 Sabotage halts gas flow on Syria pipeline near Deir ez-Zor
- 🔗 Malaysia begins repatriating Myanmar asylum seekers under controversial deal
- 🔗 UAE confirms Netanyahu met Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi amid regional tensions
- 🔗 Argentina threatens legal action over Falklands Sea Lion oil project amid two-week ultimatum
- 🔗 Iranian airliner seized at Istanbul Airport over debt claim, stranding passengers
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