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Iraq, Syria Reopen Qaim Border Crossing

A view of the Iraqi-Syrian borders at the al-Qaim border crossing, after being reopened for travelers and trade in Anbar province, in Qaim, Iraq September 30, 2019. (Reuters)
A view of the Iraqi-Syrian borders at the al-Qaim border crossing, after being reopened for travelers and trade in Anbar province, in Qaim, Iraq September 30, 2019. (Reuters)
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Iraq, Syria Reopen Qaim Border Crossing

A view of the Iraqi-Syrian borders at the al-Qaim border crossing, after being reopened for travelers and trade in Anbar province, in Qaim, Iraq September 30, 2019. (Reuters)
A view of the Iraqi-Syrian borders at the al-Qaim border crossing, after being reopened for travelers and trade in Anbar province, in Qaim, Iraq September 30, 2019. (Reuters)

Iraq and Syria reopened on Monday the al-Qaim border crossing.

Located on a vital highway that connects Baghdad and Damascus, the crossing was seized by the ISIS terrorist group in 2014.

The opening of the crossing between the Iraqi town of Qaim and Syria's al-Boukamal is expected to strengthen trade between the two countries.

The crossing was closed in 2012 due to the war in Syria.

Qaim and al-Boukamal were controlled by ISIS until 2017, when Syrian and Iraqi troops captured the towns from the extremist.

The group's territorial defeat was announced in Syria earlier this year.

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Israel Shoots Down a Drone from Yemen, Military Says

This picture shows a crater left behind in Tel Aviv as a result of a projectile fired from Yemen early on December 21, 2024. (AFP)
This picture shows a crater left behind in Tel Aviv as a result of a projectile fired from Yemen early on December 21, 2024. (AFP)
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Israel Shoots Down a Drone from Yemen, Military Says

This picture shows a crater left behind in Tel Aviv as a result of a projectile fired from Yemen early on December 21, 2024. (AFP)
This picture shows a crater left behind in Tel Aviv as a result of a projectile fired from Yemen early on December 21, 2024. (AFP)

Israel's military said Monday it intercepted a drone launched from Yemen before it entered Israeli territory, days after a long-range rocket attack by Yemen's Houthi militias hit Tel Aviv, injuring 16 people from shattered glass.

The military said no air raid warning sirens were sounded Monday. Israel says the Iran-backed Houthis have fired more than 200 missiles and UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

The Houthis have also been attacking shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden — attacks they say won’t stop until there is a ceasefire in Gaza.

The attacks on shipping and Israel are taking place despite US and European warships patrolling the area.

On Saturday night and early Sunday, the US conducted airstrikes on Yemen. Last week, Israel launched its own airstrikes on Yemen, killing at least nine people, and a Houthi missile damaged a school in Israel.