5 Israeli Soldiers Killed & 7 Wounded In Friendly Fire

The friendly fire cost the lives of 5 Israeli troops on Wednesday in Jabalya, in the northern Gaza Strip, and injured 7 others.

Two tanks opened fire on the front battalion headquarters, triggering the incident.

Junior commissioned officer Roy Beit Yaakov, 22, of Eli; Sgt. Daniel Chemu, 20, of Tiberias; Sgt. Ilan Cohen, 20, of Karmiel; Staff Sgt. Gilad Arye Boim, 22, of Karnei Shomron; and Staff Sgt. Betzalel David Shashuah, 21, of Tel Aviv, were the five soldiers who lost their lives on Wednesday.

They were all members of the ultra-Orthodox Hetz company of Battalion 202 in the Paratroopers Brigade.

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9 Dead After Vehicles Came Under Terrorists Attack In Afghanistan

Afghanistan, (Daily Post). Insurgents attacked two vans in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people. "The bombs were installed inside the vans; as a result of those blasts, nine people were killed and 13 were injured," Mohammad Asif Waziri, the commander of Mazar-e-Sharif, said. The local Shi'ite community operated and used the public transportation vans, he added. The Shiite Muslim Hazara community, a minority Muslim sect in Afghanistan, is often attacked by armed groups, including the Islamic State. The Taliban, who seized power following NATO's withdrawal, claimed earlier this week that they had eliminated the majority of the Islamic State's presence in Afghanistan. Despite the Taliban claims, attacks on Shia Muslims continue in many parts of the country.

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Putin Emphasizes On Creation Of Independent State For Palestinians

According to Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to Mahmoud Abbas, building a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders is crucial to settling the Israeli-Palestinian issue. The establishment of a magnificent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders) that we see the key condition for achieving a comprehensive, long-term, and fair Palestinian-Israeli settlement," Russian Delegate Remote Serve Mikhail Bogdanov read out the Russian president's message to Abbas at an event commemorating the Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian Individuals at the Palestinian International safe haven in Russia, Sputnik reported. In the message that was posted to the Kremlin's website, Putin made it clear that "now, when bloody conflict is bringing untold enduring to the quiet populace of Palestine, I consider it especially imperative to reaffirm Russia's reliable position in favor of the realization of the authentic rights of your individuals to set up their autonomous state in...

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