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Coastguard Rescues 108 Migrants Off Libya

108 migrants arrive at a naval base after they were rescued by the Libyan coastal guards in Tripoli. (Libyan Coastguard)
108 migrants arrive at a naval base after they were rescued by the Libyan coastal guards in Tripoli. (Libyan Coastguard)
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Coastguard Rescues 108 Migrants Off Libya

108 migrants arrive at a naval base after they were rescued by the Libyan coastal guards in Tripoli. (Libyan Coastguard)
108 migrants arrive at a naval base after they were rescued by the Libyan coastal guards in Tripoli. (Libyan Coastguard)

Libya’s Coast Guard and the Port Security Agency rescued on Wednesday 108 illegal African migrants who tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach European shores.

Coast guard spokesman Masoud Ibrahim said they received a distress call and headed directly to the migrants' location.

They were later sent to a naval base in Tripoli before the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency received them, Ibrahim added.

The rescue operation comes only a few days after 130 Europe-bound migrants drowned following a boat wreck in the Mediterranean.

SOS Mediterranee, which operates the rescue vessel Ocean Viking, announced earlier this week rescuing 236 migrants in international waters off Libya’s coast, 32 nautical miles from Zawiya city.

The Marseille-based group reported that the migrants were taken onboard from two overcrowded dinghies.

“Several survivors were weak, dehydrated and are now recovering. Some women suffered mild fuel burns and inhaled fumes,” it stated.

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Israel Seals off the Occupied West Bank

Palestinians walk by the closed Deir Sharaf checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Palestinians walk by the closed Deir Sharaf checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
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Israel Seals off the Occupied West Bank

Palestinians walk by the closed Deir Sharaf checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Palestinians walk by the closed Deir Sharaf checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

Israel closed all checkpoints to the Israeli-occupied West Bank Friday as the country attacked Iran, a military official said Friday.

The move sealed off entry and exit to the territory, meaning that Palestinians could not leave without special coordination.

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity in line with military recommendations.

Around 3 million Palestinians live in the West Bank under Israeli military rule.

With the world’s attention focused on Gaza, Israeli military operations in the West Bank have grown in size, frequency and intensity.

The crackdown has also left tens of thousands unemployed, as they can no longer work the mostly menial jobs in Israel that paid higher wages.

Israel launched a wave of strikes across Iran on Friday that targeted its nuclear program and military sites, killing at least two top military officers and raising the prospect of an all-out war between the two bitter adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq.

The strikes came amid simmering tensions over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program and appeared certain to trigger a reprisal. In its first response, Iran fired more than 100 drones at Israel. Israel said the drones were being intercepted outside its airspace, and it was not immediately clear whether any got through.

Israeli leaders cast the attack as necessary to head off an imminent threat that Iran would build nuclear bombs, though it remains unclear how close the country is to achieving that.