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One person has been killed and five others wounded in a series of shooting attacks in central Israel, Israeli police and emergency services reported.
The shootings reportedly occurred on Sunday at three locations near the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, killing a 35-year-old man.
Magen David Adom, Israel's medical emergency service, said another man in his 40s had been taken to the hospital in a critical condition.
Medical officials said they had also treated two men injured at a petrol station near the town of Kochav Yair, one of them seriously. A man and a woman were also injured near Tzur Yitzhak, another settlement in central Israel.
"Large police forces remain at the scene, and searches are continuing," police said in an earlier statement on Sunday, urging the public to remain vigilant.
One killed and five wounded in shooting attack in central Israel
Russian FPV Drones and Artillery Kill Two, Wound Four Civilians Across Ukraine
Russian forces executed a series of targeted irst-person view (FPV) drone strikes and heavy artillery bombardments on Saturday, June 6, killing two civillians and wounding at least four others across eastern and southern Ukraine.
The first fatal morning strike occurred in the Kharkiv region within the Derhachi suburban community. Vyacheslav Zadorenko, head of the Derhachi Municipal Military Administration, confirmed that a Russian FPV drone intercepted a 51-year-old resident of Lobanivka at approximately 6:00 a.m. local time.
The victim was operating a scooter along the highway between the settlements of Prudyanka and Slatyne on his way to purchase groceries when the munition struck him, killing him instantly.
A second fatal FPV drone strike was documented shortly after in the industrial hub of Kramatorsk, located in the Donetsk region. Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the Kramatorsk City Military Administration, characterized the morning attack as a cynical war crime against the municipality’s civilian populace.
UK says Jordan Al-Aqsa custodianship 'must be respected'
The British government has said Jordan's custodianship of Jerusalem's holy sites "must be respected" in a statement to Middle East Eye.
Last week MEE reported that the US and Israel are conspiring to strip the Jordanian royal family of its historic custodianship of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is enshrined in a long-standing status quo agreement.
MEE put a recent letter independent MP Shockat Adam wrote to the British foreign secretary about the reported US-Israeli plans to the Foreign Office.
In response, a Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We value Jordan's important role as custodian of the Holy Sites in Jerusalem. The historic status quo arrangements at Jerusalem’s Holy Sites must be respected."
This is the first time the British government has reaffirmed its support for Jordanian custodianship since the MEE report.
Russian Drone Strike on Konotop Injures Five, Including Three Children
A Russian drone struck a private residential home in Konotop late Thursday evening, injuring five civilians, including three children, local authorities said.
Konotop is a city in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, near the Russian border, an area frequently exposed to Russian drone, missile and cross-border attacks.
According to Konotop Mayor Artem Semenikhin, the attack hit a house in the city’s Zahrebellia district, a residential area of private homes, sparking a major fire while people were inside.
Emergency crews, first responders and investigators were deployed to the scene to extinguish the blaze, clear debris and document the aftermath of the strike.
US imposes new sanctions on Cuban president and Castro family members
The United States has announced fresh economic sanctions on Cuba’s president and some of his immediate family, alongside members of the Castro family, in Washington’s latest ramping up of pressure on its communist-led neighbour.
Among those targeted were the son and a grandson of former president Raúl Castro, who no longer holds an official position but remains a key figure on decisions about the future of the island.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel, his wife and stepson were also hit by the latest Treasury department sanctions issued on Thursday, as was the ministry of the revolutionary armed forces and several other entities.
The US has had an embargo on Cuba for decades, but US President Donald Trump has drastically ramped up pressure on the island in recent months and openly muses about taking it over.
A de facto fuel blockade has deepened the island’s energy crisis and hit its already fragile economy.
North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
North Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels, with leader Kim Jong Un announcing plans to bolster the country's nuclear forces "at an exponential rate."
Some experts still question whether North Korea has functioning nuclear missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland. But the nuclear plant's disclosure implies that Kim is eager to cement his country's status as a nuclear power and has no intentions of placing his bomb program on a negotiating table.
After visiting the site on Wednesday, Kim said he and other top officials "confirmed the order of priority for implementing the ambitious future plan designed to beef up our state's nuclear forces at an exponential rate," according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
KCNA said the facility used "more sophisticated technology" but didn't provide further details like its location. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff assessed the site as a uranium enrichment plant and said it was closely coordinating with the United States to monitor North Korean nuclear activities.
Israel to Cut Ties With U.N. Chief Over Its Inclusion on Sexual Violence Blacklist
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that his country would cut ties with the U.N. secretary general and his office, after the office’s decision to include Israel on an upcoming sexual violence blacklist over alleged sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees.
Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador, said that he had been officially informed by the secretary general’s office that Israel and its security services would be included in an annual report on conflict-related sexual violence. He called the decision “disconnected from the facts and reality.”
Hamas is also included on an associated list of countries and groups accused of using sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Mr. Danon denounced the decision, denied the accusations and accused the U.N. chief, António Guterres, of lying and of choosing not to fully investigate claims against Israel. “To put us and Hamas terrorists on the same list,” Mr. Danon said in a video. “That’s unacceptable.”
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