Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip were exchanging fire in the worst bout of cross-border violence since an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year. Israeli airstrikes on Saturday killed 11 people, including a senior commander from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an Iran-backed militant group, who was slain in a targeted attack….

The identities of the family of six are the father, Abdubakar Garba; his wife, Maryam; and their 10-year-old son, Ibrahim; Fatima (7); Imran (5); and Zainab, who is one-and-a-half-year old. Garba, who is a staff member of the National Assembly Service Commission, is the son of a former Military Administrator in Kano and Benue States….

he killer turned out to be a 29-year-old native of the Russian republic of Tuva named Ochur-Suge Mongush, who is a member of the Akhmat battalion. Source (D,4)

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said his country will invest in Sharm el-Sheikh as part of $500 billion NEOM project. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman recently revealed his country’s plan to pump huge investments into Egypt to complete the Saudi NEOM project, including in the Sharm el-Sheikh tourist area on the Red Sea coast….

Ethiopia’s Somali region is mobilizing against al-Shabab militants to prevent further incursions by the group. The region had been hailed as the most peaceful in Ethiopia since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018. But that was put to the test three weeks ago when al-Shabab fighters forced their way into the region,…

Separatist insurgents in Pakistan’s resource-rich Balochistan province say they shot down a military helicopter during a flood-relief operation, killing all six on board including a top army commander. A senior military official dismissed the insurgents’ claim as propaganda and fake news. The military said the helicopter crashed on Monday during bad weather. The Baloch Raaji…