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Egypt Sets Trial for Suspects in Alexandria Security Chief Murder Attempt

Egyptian forensics check a destroyed vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in the northern port city of Alexandria, which hit a convoy of the city's security chief, on March 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO)
Egyptian forensics check a destroyed vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in the northern port city of Alexandria, which hit a convoy of the city's security chief, on March 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO)
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Egypt Sets Trial for Suspects in Alexandria Security Chief Murder Attempt

Egyptian forensics check a destroyed vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in the northern port city of Alexandria, which hit a convoy of the city's security chief, on March 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO)
Egyptian forensics check a destroyed vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in the northern port city of Alexandria, which hit a convoy of the city's security chief, on March 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO)

The Cairo Criminal Court set June 14 for the start of the trial of 11 defendants charged with the attempted assassination of Chief of Alexandria Security Directorate Mustafa al-Nemr.

The case of three of them has been referred to the Mufti for his opinion on whether they can be executed.

The defendants are accused of leading and joining Hasm militant group - affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood - from 2016 until 2018. The group aims to oust the regime, undermine national unity, and attack individuals, public establishments, police, judiciary, and armed forces.

The prosecution accused the defendants of joining a terrorist group, and intentionally killing two of Nemr’s police guards. They placed a booby-trapped vehicle and remotely detonated it when the Alexandria security chief's convoy passed.

The prosecution accused them of the attempted killing of Nemr and six of his guards who were present at the site of the attack.

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7 People Killed in Hezbollah Missile Attacks on Israel

Israeli security forces and first responders stand at the site where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area near Kiryat Ata in northern Israel's Haifa district on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
Israeli security forces and first responders stand at the site where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area near Kiryat Ata in northern Israel's Haifa district on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
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7 People Killed in Hezbollah Missile Attacks on Israel

Israeli security forces and first responders stand at the site where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area near Kiryat Ata in northern Israel's Haifa district on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
Israeli security forces and first responders stand at the site where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area near Kiryat Ata in northern Israel's Haifa district on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Five people were killed, including four foreign workers and one Israeli farmer, in a Hezbollah attack on Israel's northern town of Metula on Thursday.

The Metula regional council reported the attack.

Israel’s rescue service said projectiles fired from Lebanon killed two more people in northern Israel.

Magen David Adom, Israel’s main emergency medical organization, said its medics confirmed the deaths of a 30-year-old man and 60-year-old woman in a suburb of the northern city of Haifa. They also treated two other people who suffered mild injuries and were hospitalized.

The Israeli military said that roughly 25 rockets crossed into Israel from Lebanon as part of the volley that struck an olive grove where people had gathered for the harvest. 

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has fired thousands of rockets into Israel since Oct. 8, 2023, when it opened fire in solidarity with Hamas a day after its cross-border attack from the Gaza Strip.

All-out war erupted last month, when Israel carried out large waves of airstrikes and killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and most of his senior commanders. Israel launched a ground invasion at the start of October.

Some 1.2 million people have been displaced by the conflict in Lebanon, according to government estimates. Lebanon’s Heath Ministry said more than 2,800 people have been killed and 12,900 wounded since Oct. 8, 2023.