LEBANON-KAFR KILA-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

LEBANON-KAFR KILA-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240511) -- KAFR KILA, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The smoke caused by an Israeli strike rises in Kafr Kila, Lebanon, May 10, 2024. A member of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah was killed and a civilian wounded on Friday at dawn in an Israeli raid targeting the southeastern Lebanese village of Kafr Kila, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that the raid targeted a two-story house in the village with two missiles, leading to the causalities. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua)

LEBANON-KAFR KILA-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

LEBANON-KAFR KILA-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240511) -- KAFR KILA, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The smoke caused by an Israeli strike rises in Kafr Kila, Lebanon, May 10, 2024. A member of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah was killed and a civilian wounded on Friday at dawn in an Israeli raid targeting the southeastern Lebanese village of Kafr Kila, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that the raid targeted a two-story house in the village with two missiles, leading to the causalities. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua)

Explosions heard in Syria amid escalating Iran-Israel tensions

STORY: Explosions heard in Syria amid escalating Iran-Israel tensions SHOOTING TIME: April 13, 2024 DATELINE: April 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Damascus, Syria 2. SOUNDBITE (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter in Damascus STORYLINE: Explosions were heard in several cities in Syria early Sunday as tensions escalated between Iran and Israel. SOUNDBITE (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter in Damascus "At dawn Sunday, several explosions were heard in the capital and elsewhere in the country as a result of Syrian air defenses attempting to intercept Israeli missiles that were hunting Iranian missiles en route to Israel. Several explosions were heard in several Syrian cities. No causalities were reported, and no Syrian sites were reported to have been targeted by any Israeli missile. This is part of the ongoing tension between Iran and Israel." Explosions were reportedly heard in the Syrian capital of Damascus, as well as Homs, Hama,

112 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israel fires on aid seekers

STORY: 112 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israel fires on aid seekers SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of wounded people STORYLINE: At least 112 Palestinians were killed and 760 others wounded by an Israeli attack on civilians waiting to receive humanitarian aid in the west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian medical and security sources. "The Israeli army committed a new massacre against the hungry people who went to the west of the city to get some flour for their families," Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Hamas-run Health Ministry, said in a press statement. Al-Qedra added that the victims were transferred to the hospitals of Al-Shifa, Al-Maamadani, and Kamal Odwan, where medical teams were struggling to treat a number of serious cases with limited capabilities. "Unfortunately, the number of deaths would increase... Most of the causalities were shot on the upper parts of their bodies," Al-Qedra to

5 killed after cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar

STORY: 5 killed after cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of cyclone-hit areas in Rakhine State STORYLINE: Five people have been killed after the extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha swept into Myanmar on Sunday, state media reported on Monday. "Due to well preparations, the powerful storm was successfully overcome with least causalities," the State Administration Council (SAC) Chairman Min Aung Hlaing said on Monday. The death toll includes two from Tachileik township in Shan State, one each from Sittwe and Taungup towns in Rakhine State, and one from Yekyi town in Ayeyarwady Region. According to the media report, cyclone Mocha damaged 864 houses, 11 religious buildings, 16 monasteries, 64 schools, 14 hospitals and clinics, 7 telecom towers, 71 lamp posts, and 38 departmental buildings. The regions and states battered by Mocha include Rakhine, Ayeyarwady, Bago, Yangon, Magway, Sagaing, Chin, Mandalay a