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4 Killed in Israeli Strike on Lebanese village

Smoke ascends after an Israeli air raid on the town of Chamaa in southern Lebanon on August 1, 2024. (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)
Smoke ascends after an Israeli air raid on the town of Chamaa in southern Lebanon on August 1, 2024. (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)
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4 Killed in Israeli Strike on Lebanese village

Smoke ascends after an Israeli air raid on the town of Chamaa in southern Lebanon on August 1, 2024. (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)
Smoke ascends after an Israeli air raid on the town of Chamaa in southern Lebanon on August 1, 2024. (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)

An Israeli airstrike on a southern Lebanese village has killed four people and wounded five, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Thursday.

The ministry said the four killed in the airstrike on the village of Chamaa were Syrian citizens. It said five Lebanese citizens were wounded in the same airstrike.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech Thursday that his fighters had stopped carrying out attacks along the border following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut on Tuesday that killed Fouad Shukur, a top military commander with the group.

Hezbollah later said that it fired dozens of Katyusha rockets toward the Matzuva kibbutz in northern Israel in retaliation for the airstrike.

Nasrallah said Hezbollah will resume attacks on Friday but this will not be part of the retaliation that the group plans to carry for Shukur’s death.

Israel said the strike that killed Shukur was in retaliation for a rocket attack on Saturday that killed 12 young people in the town of Majdal Shams in Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Nasrallah on Thursday repeated the group’s denials that it fired the rocket that struck Majdal Shams.

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Metro, Train Fare Hikes Strain Egyptian Families

Cairo Metro ticket prices rise starting Thursday (Ministry of Transport)
Cairo Metro ticket prices rise starting Thursday (Ministry of Transport)
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Metro, Train Fare Hikes Strain Egyptian Families

Cairo Metro ticket prices rise starting Thursday (Ministry of Transport)
Cairo Metro ticket prices rise starting Thursday (Ministry of Transport)

Sally Mohamed, a young worker in Cairo, was surprised to find that the fare for the Cairo Metro had increased from 15 to 20 Egyptian pounds during her commute from Helwan to Mohandessin on Thursday.
The new prices were being updated at the ticket counter as she bought her ticket.
On the same day, the Egyptian government raised fares for metro and train services by 25% to 33%, following a recent increase in fuel prices.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly had warned of such economic measures last month, which include raising service prices through the end of next year.
The fare hikes affect Egypt’s extensive rail network, which serves over 420 million passengers annually.
The highest increase was for the lower-priced “Tahya Misr” trains, at 25%, while third-class air-conditioned and ventilated Russian trains saw a 12.5% rise.
Mohamed now faces an additional 10 pounds in daily commuting costs due to the fare increase, which amounts to nearly a one-third rise in her monthly transportation expenses.
Since 2017, Cairo Metro fares have been rising after remaining at one pound for 11 years. The fare doubled initially and has since been adjusted several times, with current prices based on the number of stations traveled.
Mohamed is worried that her salary won’t keep up with the rising costs. She fears she may struggle to afford other necessities due to the increased fare.
She’s not alone; many on social media are criticizing the frequent fare hikes, especially on X, where users have expressed frustration with the rising costs.
The Cairo Metro fare has been raised for the second time this year, following a 20% increase in January. The metro serves about 4.5 million passengers daily, according to the Ministry of Transport.
Yasser Omar, a member of Egypt’s House of Representatives, explained to Asharq Al-Awsat that the fare hikes are necessary to keep services running and improve them amid global inflation.
He said the increases are part of a planned strategy to manage inflation and reduce losses for the Ministry of Transport due to the gap between service costs and ticket prices.