SANA - Syrian Arab News Agency

Beirut, SANA- 11 martyrs were martyred and more than 14 were injured on Tuesday as a result of raids launched by Israeli enemy aircraft areas in Akkar, northern Lebanon, and the western Bekaa.

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health stated that an Israeli air raid on Ain Yaaqoub town in Akkar resulted in the deaths of 8 martyrs and the injury of 14 others.

Three martyrs in an airstrike on the outskirts of Midoun town in the western Bekaa, the statement added.

The enemy warplane raided on Tuesday a house in Dabaal town, Tyre District, which led to its destruction and a number of injuries.

In addition, the enemy warplanes launched several raids targeting the towns of Kounine and Yater, the mountains of Batm, Kafra, Abbasiyeh and Kafr Donin in the Tyre district, as well as the Romin town in the Nabatieh district and the outskirts of Shamshtar town, west of Baalbek.

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Occupied Jerusalem, SANA – Israeli occupation committed a new massacre on Tuesday at dawn in Beit Hanoun town, northern Gaza Strip, which claimed the lives of more than 10 martyrs in addition to the injury of others.

Palestinian media reported that the occupation bombed two houses in Beit Hanoun town, north of the Strip, which led to martyrdom of 10 Palestinians and the injury of others.

Three others also martyred in a bombing that targeted a house north of Gaza City, as well the occupation forces are besieging a school housing 130 displaced families amidst heavy bombing and gunfire on Beit Hanoun town.

Meanwhile, in the middle of the Strip, 8 Palestinians were injured in the occupation aircraft bombing a house north west of Nuseirat camp.

In addition, Israeli occupation army acknowledged killing of 4 of its soldiers in clashes with the Palestinian resistance in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip.

The number of victims of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 43,603 martyrs, and 102,929 wounded, the majority of whom are women and children, while thousands of victims are still on the streets and under the rubble, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them.

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Moscow, SANA-Russian Defense Ministry said the defense systems destroyed, Monday night, Ukrainian drones over a number of Russian districts.

“Overnight, the aerial defense systems thwarted an attempt by Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by drones on targets in Russian territory”, Sputnik quoted the ministry as saying in a statement.

The statement added that 13 Ukrainian drones were destroyed and downed over various districts.

Kiev regime continues to target civilian facilities in Russia with drones and artillery shells, leaving causalities among civilians.

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Riyadh, SANA- Participants in the “Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit” held in Riyadh Monday condemned the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, calling on the UN Security Council to adopt a binding resolution to cease fire in the Gaza Strip, immediately allow humanitarian aid into the Strip, and mobilize international support to freeze “Israel’s” participation in the UN General Assembly.

In a final statement of the summit, published by Saudi Al Ekhbariya Channel, the participants IN the summit renewed their firm support for the Palestinian people to achieve their legitimate rights, on top of which is their right to freedom and the establishment of an independent, sovereign state on the lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The participants stressed that East Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Palestine, and rejected any Israeli decisions or measures aimed at Judaizing it and consolidating the colonial occupation of the city, considering such decisions and measures null, void and illegitimate under international law.

 Supporting Lebanon’s Security and Stability

The statement stressed support for Lebanon’s security, stability, sovereignty and the safety of its citizens, and condemned the deliberate targeting of the Lebanese army and civilians, underlining the importance of expediting the election of a president for Lebanon.

The leaders expressed their commitment to supporting the Lebanese economy, calling for provision of assistance and urgent humanitarian and relief support to confront the difficult economic repercussions of the Israeli aggression, including providing the means for a decent life for the displaced, and assigning the joint Arab-Islamic ministerial committee formed at the summit to continue its efforts to stop the aggression on Lebanon.

 Demanding a binding resolution by the Security Council to cease fire

The participants called on the UN Security Council to issue a binding resolution to cease fire and immediately allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, expressing their strong condemnation of the horrific and shocking crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip, and calling for an independent international investigation to hold the perpetrators accountable.

The statement rejected the policy of collective punishment pursued by “Israel” against civilians in the Gaza Strip, and urged the international community to take steps to end the humanitarian catastrophe and provide all forms of humanitarian support to the Palestinians, support reconstruction programs in Gaza, and mobilize the necessary support to grant Palestine full membership in the United Nations, and embody the right of self-determination for the Palestinian people.

Working to freeze Israel’s participation in the United Nations

 The participants called for mobilizing international support to freeze “Israel’s” participation in the UN General Assembly and all its affiliated entities, calling on all countries to ban the export of weapons to Israel and to send a joint letter to the UN Security Council demanding that.

They urged the International Criminal Court to expeditiously issue arrest warrants against Israeli civilian and military officials for committing crimes against the Palestinian people, denouncing the international double standards in dealing with “Israel”.

They also called for respecting the international law and the United Nations Charter, welcoming the resolution that adopted the outcomes of the legal advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the illegality of the Israeli occupation.

The statement affirmed that a just and comprehensive peace in the region that guarantees security and stability for all its states cannot be achieved without ending the Israeli occupation of all occupied Arab territories since 1967, strongly condemning the aggressive Israeli measures targeting Islamic and Christian holy sites in the city of Jerusalem and changing its Arab, Islamic and Christian identity,

The statement stressed the need to continue providing urgent humanitarian and relief support and assistance to affected civilians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, and the complete rejection of any attempts to displace the Palestinians, whether inside or outside their land.

Condemning the escalating Israeli aggression on Syrian territory

The statement strongly condemned the escalating brutal Israeli aggression on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, demanding to end the Israeli occupation of the occupied Syrian Arab Golan.

In their final statement, the leaders assigned the Joint Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee to continue its work and intensify its efforts to stop the Israeli aggression and mobilize international support, calling on all peace-loving states to join the international alliance to support the two-state solution launched by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The closing statement also condemned the actions and statements of extremist hatred and racism by ministers in the Israeli occupation government, demanding from the international community to hold them accountable in accordance with international law.

It also condemned the continuous attacks by the Israeli occupation authorities and their representatives on the United Nations and its Secretary-General.

The participants assigned the Secretaries-General of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to coordinate follow-up on the implementation of what is stated in the statement.

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Astana, SANA- The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic to the 22nd International Meeting on Syria in the Astana Format, headed by Assistant Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Ayman Raad, met with the delegation of the Russian Federation headed by Russian President’s Special Envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev.

The Syrian delegation also met the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by Senior Assistant to the Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Asghar Khaji.

Talks during the two meetings touched on the agenda of the International Meeting, exchanged views and coordinated various issues related to the Astana track, and addressed joint efforts to combat terrorism.

The Syrian delegation shed light on the seriousness of the repeated Israeli attacks on Syrian territory, in addition to the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinians and the Lebanese, and the catastrophic effects of this aggression on the region.

In turn, the Russian and Iranian delegations praised the efforts made by the Syrian government, which were evident in receiving the arrivals from Lebanon, stressing the continued support for Syria in preserving its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

On the sidelines of the meeting, the Syrian delegation met with UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, and during the meeting, issues related to his mandate were discussed.

In the same context, Asghar Khaji discussed with Lavrentiev the agenda of the Astana meeting.

Khaji referred to the repeated Israeli attacks against Syria, stressing the need to stop them and to hold the Zionist entity accountable for them at the international forums.

Lavrentiev, for his part, addressed the dangerous and sensitive situation the region is going through as a result of the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria, which affect the stability of the region.

In addition to the Syrian delegation, delegations from the guarantor states, (Russia, Turkey and Iran), are participating in the two-day meeting, in addition to delegates from the United Nations, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq as observers.

Ruaa al-Jazaeri

Riyadh, SANA- President Bashar Al-Assad discussed with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the importance of holding the extraordinary Arab and Islamic summit today in light of the dangerous escalation of Israeli aggression against some of its countries in the region and the importance of implementing the outcomes of this summit.

Talks stressed the centrality of the Palestinian cause and the danger of expanding the scope of aggression against other countries in the region.

Talks also dealt with bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and ways to enhance them to serve their common interests.

Shaza Qreima

Riyadh, SANA- Key points of President Bashar Al-Assad’s speech during the extraordinary Arab and Islamic summit in Riyadh:

-I will not talk about the historical and established rights of the Palestinians and the inevitability of adhering to them, or our duty towards supporting the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples and the legitimacy of the resistance in both countries, nor about the Nazism of the Israeli occupation because the world now knows these facts.

-The crime has been ongoing for a year, and last year, we stressed the necessity of stopping the aggression, and the result of the year was more more deaths and displacement in Palestine and Lebanon.

– We offer peace but we reap blood, and changing the results requires changing the mechanisms and tools.

– What is the value of the rights of the Palestinian people as a whole if the Palestinians do not possess their basis, which is the right to life.

– The priority now is to stop the massacres, the genocide and the ethnic cleansing.

– We are not dealing with a state, but with a colonial entity..We are not dealing with a people, but rather with herds of settlers who are close to barbarism.

-We must determine our options: Do we condemn, boycott or appeal to the international community? What is our executive plan?

Shaza Qreima

Riyadh, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad met Monday Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani.

The meeting took place before the start of the extraordinary Arab and Islamic summit in Riyadh.

Both sides discussed bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and the summit agenda.

Shaza Qreima

Damascus, SANA- Foreign and Expatriates Ministry strongly condemned Israeli acts of aggression on the Syria territory, calling on the countries of the free world to unite their efforts to stop the war crimes and crimes of genocide committed by the Zionist entity against the countries of the region and their peoples.

In a statement on Monday, the Ministry said that “the Zionist entity persists in its brutal crimes in the region and confirms every day its contempt for human values and international law.”

The ministry denounced the Israeli agression on Sunday a residential building in Sayyidah Zaynab area of Damascus Countryside, killing dozens of civilians, and injuring others, in addition to causing material damage to private properties.

The ministry concluded that Syria confirms that these act of aggression would not have happened without the support of some countries for this terrorist entity.

Shaza Qreima

Riyadh, SANA- The extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit began Monday in Riyadh to discuss to discuss repercussions of the Israeli aggression on Palestinian and Lebanese territories and developments in the region.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman delivered a speech at the opening of the summit in which he affirmed support for the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples in the face of Israeli aggression and called on the international community to stop these acts of aggression.

Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that the Israeli occupation wants to eliminate the Palestinian people in Gaza, forcibly displace those who remain of it and end the Palestinian hope for an independent State.

He added that the summit sends a message that the world cannot bear the consequences of turning its back on this ongoing slaughter.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Israel’s membership in the United Nations must be suspended unless it adheres to international law and ends its crimes against the Palestinian people.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi considered that the future of the region and the world is at a crossroads, and the unacceptable Israeli aggression taking place in the Palestinian and Lebanese territories puts the international order to the test.

El-Sisi condemned and rejected all Israeli plans aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause, especially the displacement of the Palestinians.

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said that “Israel” is targeting Lebanon and is sowing death and destruction in flagrant violation of international law.

He noted that Lebanon is going through an unprecedented historic crisis and is facing a blatant Israeli aggression that is added to the accumulated challenges and crises.

He indicated that the Israeli aggression caused enormous human losses and the number of victims has so far exceeded more than 3,200 dead, including more than 750 children and women, in addition to thousands of wounded.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that the war waged by “Israel” on the Gaza Strip has expanded unexpectedly and its fires have reached Lebanon. It is unfortunate that double standards in the international arena increase the risks of expanding the bloody war.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that we must stop the massacre committed by “Israel” in Gaza and Lebanon and we must mobilize the will of the whole world for this.

Shaza Qreima

Astana, SANA- The 22nd International Meeting on Syria, under Astana format, kicked off in the Kazakh capital, Astana.

The Syrian delegation will participate in the two-day meeting, in addition to the delegations of guarantor countries (Russia, Turkey and Iran) and delegates from United Nations, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq as observers.

Kazakh Foreign Ministry said in a statement that bilateral and tripartite disscussions will be held between the delegations on November 11th and 12th, adding that a plenary session and a final press conference are scheduled to be held on the 2nd day.

In its statement, the ministry stressed that the meeting’s agenda includes issues on the development of the regional situation around Syria and the efforts exerted to reach a comprehensive settlement there.

Rafah al-Allouni/ Manar Salameh

Riyadh, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Saudi Arabia to participate in extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit that will be held on Monday.

President al-Assad was received at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh by Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region, Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, Mayor of the Region, Chargé d’Affaires at the Kingdom’s Embassy in the Syrian Arab Republic Abdullah al-Harees, Syria’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Dr. Ayman Sousan, Acting Director of the Region’s Police Major General Mansour bin Nasser al-Otaibi, and Undersecretary of Royal Protocol Fahd al-Sahil.

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Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- 5 Palestinians were injured, others were arrested on Monday as Israeli occupation forces’ storming of several areas in the West Bank.

Wafa Agency reported that the occupation forces stormed Jalazone camp in Ramallah amid Shooting, which led to the injury of 5 Palestinians and the arrest of two young men.

The occupation forces raided several homes in Nablus, Shu’fat Camp in Jerusalem and Azzun town in Qalqilya and arrested 7 Palestinians.

Since the beginning of the war of extermination on October 7, 2023, the occupation forces have arrested more than 11,600 Palestinians in the West Bank.

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Moscow, SANA- Russian air defense systems shot down on Monday 13 Ukrainian drones over Kursk region and one over Belgorod region.

“Last night, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using drones on targets in Russian territory was thwarted. The air defense systems on duty destroyed 13 drones,12 over Kursk Oblast and one over Belgorod Oblast”, Sputnik Agency quoted Russian Defense Ministry as saying in a statement on Monday.

On a daily basis, Kiev forces continue targeting citizens and civilian facilities in Russia with drones and artillery shelling, leaving casualties there.

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Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A number of Palestinians were martyred and others were injured on Monday at dawn by Israeli occupation bombing of al-Nuseirat camp, the central Gaza Strip.

“The occupation aircraft bombed the displaced tents in al-Sawariha area west of al-Nuseirat camp, leaving three martyrs and a number of wounded”, Palestinian media said in a statement.

The statement added that the occupation artillery also shelled the west of the camp, causing the martyrdom of an elderly woman, while the occupation forces’ drones opened fire on residential houses in the vicinity of al-Nuseirat camp.

The number of martyrs of the aggression and genocidal massacres committed by Israeli occupation in Gaza since October 7, 2023 has risen to 43,603 martyrs and 102,929 wounded, most of whom are women and children, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble.

Rafah al-Allouni/ Manar Salameh

Beirut, SANA- 18 people were martyred in raids carried out by Israeli enemy aircraft on Baalbek-Hermel Governorate in Lebanon on Sunday, including four martyrs in Sajed farm in Zghrin town and five martyrs in al-Qasr town within Hermel district.

The warplanes also carried out a raid on a building in Sareen al-Tahta town, which led to the martyrdom of a citizen and the injury of four others.
The enemy also carried out a raid on al-Saeeda town, west of Baalbek, without causing any casualties.

The Zionist enemy committed a massacre in Bednayel town, resulting in the martyrdom of four citizens and the injury of three others. The enemy’s air force followed this up by committing another massacre in the town by targeting a house, which led to the martyrdom of one person and the injury of three others

The toll death of Israeli attacks since the beginning of the aggression on Baalbek-Hermel Governorate to the central Beqaa has risen to 796 martyrs and more than 1350 wounded.

On Monday morning, the enemy opened fire with its heavy machine guns towards the forests adjacent to the towns of Naqoura, Jabal al-Labouneh, Alma al-Shaab, Tayr Harfa, al-Dhahirah and Aita al-Shaab.

The enemy’s soldiers tried to infiltrate Lebanese territory from more than one location in the western and central sectors, but the resistance destroyed their gatherings in Ramyeh, al-Qawzah and Aita al-Shaab axis and achieved direct hits.

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Tehran, SANA- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, has strongly condemned the Zionist aggression that targeted a residential building in Sayyidah Zaynab area in Damascus countryside, which led to the martyrdom and injury of a number of innocent civilians.

In a statement Sunday, Baghaei stressed that the continuation of the crimes of the Zionist entity, including the attacks on Syrian territories, the genocide in Gaza, and the aggression on Lebanon, are nothing but the result of the limitless support provided by the US and some European countries to this entity, considering that these countries are partners in the genocide and Zionist war crimes.

Baghaei slammed the inaction of the international organizations concerned regarding the genocide against the Palestinian people and the ongoing Zionist aggression against Lebanon and Syria.

The Spokesman urged the international community to take practical and effective steps against the Zionist entity that would include imposing a ban on arming it, expelling it from the United Nations, and prosecuting and punishing its officials.

Earlier on Sunday, seven civilians, including children and women, were martyred and twenty others were injured in an Israeli aggression that targeted a residential building in Sayyidah Zaynab area in Damascus countryside.

Ruaa al-Jazaeri

Tehran, SANA- Iran and Saudi Arabia have discussed ways to enhance defense and military cooperation between the two countries.

That came during a meeting Sunday that brought together Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri and Chief of Staff of the Saudi General Staff Lieutenant-General, Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili.

“The cooperation between the Iranian and Saudi armed forces can be increased in light of the common denominators and high capabilities of the two countries,” Maj. Gen. Bagheri said.

He stressed the improvement of the level of cooperation in the defense fields and the exchange of experiences in the educational and sports sectors.

“We welcome the participation of the Saudi Arabian Navy in next year’s Iranian naval exercise, whether by sending naval units or joining as observers,” Bagheri said.

For his part, Al-Ruwaili stressed the improvement in the level of cooperation in various fields between the armed forces of the two countries.

“The Beijing agreement offers a strong basis for strengthening bilateral cooperation, and we see it as a strategic opportunity,” Al-Ruwaili said.

Ruaa al-Jazaeri

Ottawa, SANA- Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western province of British Columbia, health officials said on Saturday.

The teenager likely caught the virus from a bird or animal and was receiving care at a children’s hospital, the province said in a statement.

The province said it was investigating the source of exposure and identifying the teenager’s contacts. The risk to the public remains low, Canada’s Health Minister Mark Holland said in posting on X.

“This is a rare event,” British Columbia Health Officer Bonnie Henry said in a statement. “We are conducting a thorough investigation to fully understand the source of exposure here in B.C.”

H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows, with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers.

There has been no evidence of person-to-person spread so far. But if that were to happen, a pandemic could unfold, scientists have said.

Bird flu has infected nearly 450 dairy farms in 15 U.S. states since March, and the CDC has identified 46 human cases of bird flu since April.

In Canada, British Columbia has identified at least 22 infected poultry farms since October, and numerous wild birds tested positive, according to the province.

Source: Reuters.