Burhan Accuses Ethiopia of Violating Border Agreements

Head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (AP)
Head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (AP)
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Burhan Accuses Ethiopia of Violating Border Agreements

Head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (AP)
Head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (AP)

Head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan accused Ethiopia of violating border agreements concluded with his country.

Speaking to members of the Sudanese armed forces in Khartoum on Sunday, Burhan said the army has re-imposed security on the country's borders and will not retreat from their positions.

In earlier remarks, he affirmed that Sudan is ready to respond to the Ethiopian occupation of its Al-Fashaqa area.

“No negotiations with Ethiopia would take place before Addis Ababa officially recognizes Sudanese sovereignty over the Al-Fashaqa area and demarcates the border,” he said.

He also siad that the army is fully coordinating with peace partners to carry out tasks required during the current phase.

“We have also been working with the executive government to implement the reforms necessary to attain economic stability.”

Buran highlighted the leadership’s efforts to “build a unified military institution that protects Sudan and its executive bodies.”

He pointed to the “positive developments” taking place during the political transition and their contribution to “building national cohesion, reinforcing the armed forces and accomplishing peace requirements.”

He also called for the swift formation of the Transitional Legislative Council and the Constitutional Court to achieve “freedom, peace and justice.”



Hamas Claims Attack on Israeli Bus in West Bank That Wounded 8 People, Including 4 Soldiers

Four people suffered bullet wounds, three of them serious, and four others were lightly injured by shards of glass, according to the Magen David Adom rescue service - AFP
Four people suffered bullet wounds, three of them serious, and four others were lightly injured by shards of glass, according to the Magen David Adom rescue service - AFP
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Hamas Claims Attack on Israeli Bus in West Bank That Wounded 8 People, Including 4 Soldiers

Four people suffered bullet wounds, three of them serious, and four others were lightly injured by shards of glass, according to the Magen David Adom rescue service - AFP
Four people suffered bullet wounds, three of them serious, and four others were lightly injured by shards of glass, according to the Magen David Adom rescue service - AFP

Hamas claimed responsibility for a shooting attack on an Israeli bus in the occupied West Bank on Friday that wounded eight people, including four soldiers.

It was the latest violence to scar the territory as tensions run high 14 months into the Israel-Hamas war.

The attacker, who Hamas identified in a statement as Samer Hussein, 46, was killed by Israeli troops shortly after opening fire toward the bus at a junction near the Israeli settlement of Ariel.

The military said four soldiers were lightly wounded. Paramedics said three people were critically wounded.

Attacks by Palestinian fighters on Israelis in the volatile territory have grown more common since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, as Palestinian deaths have also spiked.  

Israeli fire has killed 796 Palestinians since Oct. 7, 2023, mostly in military raids on Palestinian cities and towns. Attacks by settlers on Palestinians and their property have also increased.