KSrelief Provides Over 1 Million Liters of Water in Yemen’s Hodeidah in January

KSrelief continues its comprehensive water and environmental sanitation project in the Khokha district of Hodeidah governorate - SPA
KSrelief continues its comprehensive water and environmental sanitation project in the Khokha district of Hodeidah governorate - SPA
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KSrelief Provides Over 1 Million Liters of Water in Yemen’s Hodeidah in January

KSrelief continues its comprehensive water and environmental sanitation project in the Khokha district of Hodeidah governorate - SPA
KSrelief continues its comprehensive water and environmental sanitation project in the Khokha district of Hodeidah governorate - SPA

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) continues its comprehensive water and environmental sanitation project in the Khokha district of Hodeidah governorate.
During the week of January 24 to 30, the KSrelief provided 637,000 liters of household water and also pumped 623,000 liters of safe drinking water into storage reservoirs in the district, SPA reported.
Within the project, 27 waste transportation activities from displacement camps, two sewage drying operations and one water quality inspection operation were carried out.
These efforts have benefited a total of 9,800 individuals.



US Defers Removal of Some Lebanese, Citing Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)
Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)
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US Defers Removal of Some Lebanese, Citing Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)
Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)

The United States is deferring the removal of certain Lebanese citizens from the country, President Joe Biden said on Friday, citing humanitarian conditions in southern Lebanon amid tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.

The deferred designation, which lasts 18 months, allows Lebanese citizens to remain in the country with the right to work, according to a memorandum Biden sent to the Department of Homeland Security.

"Humanitarian conditions in southern Lebanon have significantly deteriorated due to tensions between Hezbollah and Israel," Biden said in the memo.

"While I remain focused on de-escalating the situation and improving humanitarian conditions, many civilians remain in danger; therefore, I am directing the deferral of removal of certain Lebanese nationals who are present in the United States."

Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have been trading fire since Hezbollah announced a "support front" with Palestinians shortly after its ally Hamas attacked southern Israeli border communities on Oct. 7, triggering Israel's military assault in Gaza.

The fighting in Lebanon has killed more than 100 civilians and more than 300 Hezbollah fighters, according to a Reuters tally, and led to levels of destruction in Lebanese border towns and villages not seen since the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war.

On the Israeli side, 10 Israeli civilians, a foreign agricultural worker and 20 Israeli soldiers have been killed. Tens of thousands have been evacuated from both sides of the border.