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June 18, 2024 Daily News Brief
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*) Israeli strike kills several Palestinians in Gaza's Nuseirat
https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israeli-strike-kills-several-palestinians-in-gazas-nuseirat-18174272
An Israeli air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza has killed several Palestinians, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA.
Both local media sources and witnesses say the Israeli military carried out a series of air strikes on various parts of Gaza during the Muslim festival Eid al Adha.
Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 256th day, has killed at least 37,347 Palestinians and wounded 85,372.
*) Israelis flood streets in rally, calling change of Netanyahu administration
https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/israelis-flood-streets-in-rally-calling-change-of-netanyahu-regime-18174261
Protesters in Israel have converged in occupied West Jerusalem, calling for new elections in an effort to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Following the departures of former members of Netanyahu’s war cabinet, opposition groups declared a week of street protests that included blocking highways and mass demonstrations.
On Monday, thousands of Israelis gathered outside the Israeli parliament and planned to march to Netanyahu's private home in the city.
*) Record number of NATO nations meet defence spending target — Stoltenberg
https://www.trtworld.com/europe/record-number-of-nato-nations-meet-defence-spending-target-stoltenberg-18174271
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that a record 23 of NATO's 32 member nations are hitting defence spending targets this year.
Stoltenberg said “Europeans are doing more for their collective security than just a few years ago" in a speech at the Wilson Center research group.
The estimated figure is a nearly fourfold increase from 2021, when only six nations were meeting the goal.
*) US braces for massive heatwave, over 75 million remain under alert
https://www.trtworld.com/climate/us-braces-for-massive-heat-wave-over-75-million-remain-under-alert-18174277
Weather experts have warned the US is bracing for a massive week-long heat wave.
The Northeast and Midwest are preparing for sweltering temperatures as a "heat dome" settles over a large part of the country.
The National Weather Service said that over 75 million people were under some level of heat alert as of Monday morning.
And finally…
*) Pilgrims triumph over heat as Hajj 2024 nears conclusion
https://trtworld.com/middle-east/pilgrims-triumph-over-heat-as-hajj-2024-nears-conclusion-18174280
Muslim pilgrims will perform the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil before the Farewell Tawaf, which means circling the Holy Kaaba in Mecca.
The stoning of the pillars represents the devil and takes place in Mina, just outside the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
The final days of the Hajj coincide with faithful around the world celebrating the Eid al Adha holiday.
*) Israeli strike kills several Palestinians in Gaza's Nuseirat
https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israeli-strike-kills-several-palestinians-in-gazas-nuseirat-18174272
An Israeli air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza has killed several Palestinians, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA.
Both local media sources and witnesses say the Israeli military carried out a series of air strikes on various parts of Gaza during the Muslim festival Eid al Adha.
Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 256th day, has killed at least 37,347 Palestinians and wounded 85,372.
*) Israelis flood streets in rally, calling change of Netanyahu administration
https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/israelis-flood-streets-in-rally-calling-change-of-netanyahu-regime-18174261
Protesters in Israel have converged in occupied West Jerusalem, calling for new elections in an effort to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Following the departures of former members of Netanyahu’s war cabinet, opposition groups declared a week of street protests that included blocking highways and mass demonstrations.
On Monday, thousands of Israelis gathered outside the Israeli parliament and planned to march to Netanyahu's private home in the city.
*) Record number of NATO nations meet defence spending target — Stoltenberg
https://www.trtworld.com/europe/record-number-of-nato-nations-meet-defence-spending-target-stoltenberg-18174271
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that a record 23 of NATO's 32 member nations are hitting defence spending targets this year.
Stoltenberg said “Europeans are doing more for their collective security than just a few years ago" in a speech at the Wilson Center research group.
The estimated figure is a nearly fourfold increase from 2021, when only six nations were meeting the goal.
*) US braces for massive heatwave, over 75 million remain under alert
https://www.trtworld.com/climate/us-braces-for-massive-heat-wave-over-75-million-remain-under-alert-18174277
Weather experts have warned the US is bracing for a massive week-long heat wave.
The Northeast and Midwest are preparing for sweltering temperatures as a "heat dome" settles over a large part of the country.
The National Weather Service said that over 75 million people were under some level of heat alert as of Monday morning.
And finally…
*) Pilgrims triumph over heat as Hajj 2024 nears conclusion
https://trtworld.com/middle-east/pilgrims-triumph-over-heat-as-hajj-2024-nears-conclusion-18174280
Muslim pilgrims will perform the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil before the Farewell Tawaf, which means circling the Holy Kaaba in Mecca.
The stoning of the pillars represents the devil and takes place in Mina, just outside the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
The final days of the Hajj coincide with faithful around the world celebrating the Eid al Adha holiday.
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