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Egypt Police Kill 8 Militants in Sinai

An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, in this May 25, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/Files
An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, in this May 25, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/Files
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Egypt Police Kill 8 Militants in Sinai

An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, in this May 25, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/Files
An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, in this May 25, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/Files

The Egyptian Interior Ministry said Friday that security forces have killed eight militants in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, two days after a deadly attack left several policemen dead.

The ministry said in a statement that it had received information about insurgents hiding in an olive farm south of the city of el-Arish.

While hunting them down, a shootout ensued, killing the militants, who had in their possession five automatic rifles, a bomb and two explosive belts, according to the statement cited by the official MENA news agency.

On Thursday, Egypt announced the killing of 14 militants linked to Wednesday's attack that left eight policemen dead near el-Arish. ISIS had claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Canada Says It Will Provide C$10 Million in Aid to Lebanese Civilians

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gestures as he speaks to the media on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, in New York, US, September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gestures as he speaks to the media on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, in New York, US, September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
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Canada Says It Will Provide C$10 Million in Aid to Lebanese Civilians

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gestures as he speaks to the media on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, in New York, US, September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gestures as he speaks to the media on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, in New York, US, September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Canada is deeply concerned by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, and will provide C$10 million ($7.4 million) for humanitarian assistance to civilians in Lebanon, the Canadian foreign ministry said on Saturday.
"Canada urges all parties involved in the conflict to protect civilians, including humanitarian workers, from harm," the foreign ministry said in a statement in which it reiterated a call for a 21-day ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel border.
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed 33 people and wounded 195 others on Saturday, including Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
The strikes continued on Beirut's southern suburbs throughout the early evening on Saturday, according to a Reuters live broadcast, sending large clouds of smoke over the city.
One Israeli strike hit an industrial area 500 meters (yards) from Beirut airport buildings, a security source told Reuters. The airport continued to operate normally, according to Middle East Airlines boss Mohammad al-Hout.
More than 1,000 people have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded as a result of Israeli attacks in the past two weeks, the health ministry said, and about one million Lebanese have been displaced by the strikes, including hundreds of thousands since Friday, Nasser Yassin, the minister coordinating the government's crisis response, told Reuters on Saturday.