RAMALLAH: Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
A teenager was shot and died later, while 56 were injured during an Israeli raid early on Wednesday in the city of Nablus. Palestinian officials identified the victim as Mahdi Hashash, 15.
Ali Issa, 29, another Palestinian, was killed by soldiers on Wednesday evening west of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced.

BEIRUT: The US has pledged more than $72 million in emergency food assistance to Lebanon aimed at helping over 650,000 of the most vulnerable people in the country, including refugees from Syria.

Samantha Power, administrator of the US Agency for International Development, announced the aid during a visit to Lebanon on Wednesday.

She met local farmers affected by the deteriorating food security situation in the country.

AMMAN: Delegates at World Travel Market in London on Wednesday heard about the Jordanian tourism industry’s path to recovery following the effects of COVID-19 pandemic.
Tourism minister Nayef Fayez said that revenues have been improving since the start of this year, the Jordan News Agency reported.
During a media briefing by the Jordan Tourism Board at the event, the minister said low-cost flights have contributed to the recovery, as budget airlines such as Ryanair, Easy Jet, Wizz Air and Transavia have helped to increase the number of flights to the country.

TEL AVIV: Israel on Wednesday described what has been an open secret for two decades — that it has used drones not just for surveillance but also in strikes within the country, against Palestinian militants in Gaza, and possibly targets as far away as Iran or Sudan.

DUBAI: A person has died and three people were injured after a residential building collapsed in Imbaba, Egypt on Tuesday, the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population said.
Five ambulances were dispatched to the scene to provide emergency services and transport the injured to hospital.
Two of the injured have been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment while another is still being treated.