September 28, 2024 (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran confirms that Abbas Nilforoushan, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps deputy commander, was killed in yesterday's airstrikes in Beirut.

(Al Arabiya)

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The Israel Defense Forces begin a blockade of Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport in order to prevent the shipment of Iranian weapons to Lebanon. The blockade will not affect the operation of civilian flights at the airport.

(The Jerusalem Post)

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The Houthis launch a ballistic missile from Yemen towards Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, prompting air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and most of Central Israel.

(Reuters)

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Interim Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announces the country will have a national mourning period of three days for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, starting on Monday.

(Al Jazeera)

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Ten people are killed and 22 others are injured in a Russian double tap strike on a medical facility in Sumy, Ukraine.

(Reuters)

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At least six people are killed and ten others are injured when a car bomb explodes outside a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia.

(Reuters), (VOA Somali)

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Hezbollah announces the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in yesterday's Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon.

(Reuters)

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Seven workers from Punjab Province are killed and another injured during a mass shooting at a rented house in Panjgur District, Balochistan Province, Pakistan.

(AP)

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Disasters and accidents

Nine people are killed, 27 others are rescued, and 48 others are missing when a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, Spain.

(AP)

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The death toll from Hurricane Helene in the United States increases to at least 64 people, including 21 in South Carolina and 18 in Georgia.

(AP)

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A Mil Mi-8 helicopter carrying Mari Petroleum employees crashes in North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing six people and injuring eight others.

(AP)

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At least 170 people are killed and 59 others are missing in floods and landslides in Nepal.

(The Journal)

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