JERUSALEM -- An army crane collapsed in the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday night, killing two Israeli soldiers and injuring eight others, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and media reports.
Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported that due to stormy weather, the crane collapsed onto a tent housing IDF's Golani Brigade troops. One of the injured was listed in serious condition. (Gaza-Crane Accident-Israeli Casualty)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed on Thursday that his country has never sought to develop nuclear weapons.
He made the remarks at a ceremony in Tehran to mark the 46th anniversary of the victory of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to a statement by his office. The ceremony was attended by foreign ambassadors and representatives of international organizations in Iran's capital. (Iran-Nuclear Weapons)
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DAMASCUS -- Syria's interim Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that its forces are continuing operations against remnants of the ousted Bashar al-Assad government and drug traffickers along the Syrian-Lebanese border.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, the military has also deployed heavy weaponry and drones to eliminate entrenched fighters linked to the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and a drug cartel. (Syria-Offensive-Former Gov't Remnants)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar informed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday that Israel will no longer participate in it.
Israel's move came two days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his country's withdrawal from the top UN human rights body. (Israel-UNHRC-Withdrawal)
