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Arab Parliament Condemns Israeli Occupation's Decision to Cancel 1967 Agreement with UNRWA

Arab Parliament Condemns Israeli Occupation's Decision to Cancel 1967 Agreement with UNRWA
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Arab Parliament Condemns Israeli Occupation's Decision to Cancel 1967 Agreement with UNRWA

Arab Parliament Condemns Israeli Occupation's Decision to Cancel 1967 Agreement with UNRWA

The Arab Parliament has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's decision to revoke the 1967 agreement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) as a crime against humanity and flagrant defiance of the international community and established international laws safeguarding Palestinian refugees.
In a statement, the parliament warned of the serious consequences of obstructing UNRWA's efforts to provide essential services to millions of Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, SPA reported.
Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammed Ahmed Al Yamahi welcomed the outcomes of the Arab League's extraordinary session at the permanent delegates level, which reinforced the unified Arab position against the occupation's illegal measures to ban UNRWA operations in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
Al Yamahi called for sustained Arab and international support for the resilience of the Palestinian people and urged donor countries to continue fulfilling their commitments to UNRWA. He also emphasized the importance of coordinated efforts to uphold the agency's mission.

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At Least 8 People are Killed When Passenger Train Slams into Minibus in Egypt

Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb
Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb
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At Least 8 People are Killed When Passenger Train Slams into Minibus in Egypt

Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb
Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb

A train slammed into a minibus that was crossing the tracks in an unauthorized location in norther Egypt on Thursday, killing at least eight people and leaving 12 injured, the government said.

The deadly crash took place in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia, the health ministry said. More than a dozen ambulances were sent to the scene, Reuters reported.

The Egyptian railway authority said the passenger train was on its regular route when the collision occurred. The place where the minibus was crossing the railway tracks is not designated for crossing.

Local Egyptian news outlets said the victims, who included children, were all take to East Qantara Central Hospital. One child was reported to be in critical condition.

Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where an aging railway system has also been plagued by mismanagement. Last October, a locomotive crashed into the tail of a Cairo-bound passenger train in southern Egypt, killing at least one person. In September, two passenger trains collided in a Nile Delta city, killing at least three people.

In recent years, the government has announced initiatives to improve its railways. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in 2018 that some 250 billion Egyptian pounds, or $8.13 billion, would be needed to properly overhaul the neglected rail network.