Israeli occupation forces Thursday fired tear gas bombs at Palestinian civilians at the Hamra military checkpoint in the northern Jordan Valley. Local sources said that the occupation closed the checkpoint to citizens' movement and fired tear gas bombs at citizens. The checkpoint has been seeing an escalation in the Israeli occupation's repressive measures against citizens for more than a year. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA
Earthquake of Magnitude 5.9 Hits Indonesia’s Flores
August 17, 2026
Abu dhabi: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Indonesia’s Flores region Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The