TEL AVIV: Israeli authorities said late Friday that at least one person was killed and six people were wounded in a suspected attack in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial hub.

The exact nature of the attack was not immediately clear, but the Israeli Foreign Ministry referred to it as a “terror attack,” a term Israeli officials use for assaults by Palestinians.

ABU DHABI: Elise Marquis became the director of Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue two years ago. Located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, next to the Seaworld theme park, the facility is described as the first integrated marine research, rescue, rehabilitation, return and education center in the Middle East and North Africa region.

In an interview with Arab News en Francais, Marquis talked about her 20-plus-year career in marine research and consultancy, and her vision for the center and the challenges it faces.

RAMALLAH: Friday prayer took place at Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem amid strict Israeli security measures and police obstacles that limited the number of worshippers able to reach the mosque.
And as tensions remained high and violence continued, two Israeli women were shot dead when their car was attacked in the occupied West Bank.

ROME: Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on Friday pledged his country’s support for Lebanon, which he described as “a key hub for stability in the Mediterranean area.”

During a meeting in Beirut with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Crosetto said: “In this difficult time, we need even greater commitment to peace and regional security from everybody so that the situation does not escalate.”

Crosetto also visited the nearly 1,000 Italian soldiers deployed as part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon.

BEIRUT: Caution prevailed on both sides of the border between southern Lebanon and Israel on Friday after Israeli airstrikes at dawn, which caused material damage but no reported casualties.
Lebanon announced that it has decided to file a complaint with the UN Security Council, protesting Israel’s “flagrant violation of its sovereignty,” and claiming that Israel had contravened Resolution 1701 and threatened the stability of southern Lebanon.