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Egypt Increases Number of Vaccination Centers

A coronavirus vaccination campaign in Cairo (Reuters)
A coronavirus vaccination campaign in Cairo (Reuters)
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Egypt Increases Number of Vaccination Centers

A coronavirus vaccination campaign in Cairo (Reuters)
A coronavirus vaccination campaign in Cairo (Reuters)

Egypt announced that the number of vaccination centers was raised last week to 678. A total of 512 centers are dedicated to citizens and 175 centers to travelers.

Also, Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population is providing facilitations to travelers to receive the vaccine.

The Ministry on Wednesday reported 203 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths.

A total of 286,938 cases have been reported in Egypt, alongside 16,691 deaths and 236,539 recoveries.

Health and Population Minister Hala Zayed said that 1.3 million of the State's administrative apparatus personnel were vaccinated against coronavirus.

Zayed added that 250,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid 19 vaccine were given to travelers.

The minister said the number of Egyptians seeking to be vaccinated before traveling increased from 260,000 to 760,000 over the past 72 hours. A total of 362,000 vaccination certificates with a QR code system were issued in August, she said.

In a related context, the cabinet denied postponing the beginning of the scholar year that coincides with the fourth wave of the virus.

Classes will start on the scheduled dates, the cabinet said, noting that the preventative precautions will continue to be applied to limit the spread of the virus.

The Ministry of Education and Technical Education urged workers to register on the website to guarantee to receive the two doses before the beginning of the year.

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Israel: We Will Continue to Fight Hezbollah Until Victory

A cloud of smoke erupts during an Israeli air strike on a village outside Tyre in southern Lebanon on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
A cloud of smoke erupts during an Israeli air strike on a village outside Tyre in southern Lebanon on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
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Israel: We Will Continue to Fight Hezbollah Until Victory

A cloud of smoke erupts during an Israeli air strike on a village outside Tyre in southern Lebanon on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
A cloud of smoke erupts during an Israeli air strike on a village outside Tyre in southern Lebanon on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP)

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Thursday rejected proposals for a ceasefire in Lebanon after the United States, France and several Arab countries called for a 21-day halt in the fighting to allow time to reach a diplomatic solution.

"There will be no ceasefire in the north. We will continue to fight against the Hezbollah terrorist organization with all our strength until victory and the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes," he said in a statement on the social media platform X.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who left Israel on Thursday to address the United Nations, issued a statement that said he had ordered the military to keep fighting with full force, in accordance with operational plans.

"This is an American-French proposal that the Prime Minister has not even responded to," his office said in a statement.

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters before a Security Council meeting on Wednesday that Israel would welcome a ceasefire and preferred a diplomatic solution. He then told the Council that Iran was the nexus of violence in the region and peace required dismantling the threat.

The Israeli military said Thursday it was targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure, including weapons storage facilities and rocket launchers.

The military said around 45 projectiles were fired from Lebanon on Thursday, all of them either intercepted or falling in open areas. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack ignited the war in Gaza, hoping to pin down Israeli forces. Both Hezbollah and Hamas are close allies of Iran.

The fighting has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes on both sides of the Lebanese-Israeli border. Israel has vowed to do whatever is necessary to allow its citizens to return, and has moved thousands of troops to the northern border in preparation for what could be a ground campaign into southern Lebanon.

The United States, France and other allies called Wednesday for an “immediate” 21-day cease-fire to allow for negotiations in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that has killed more than 600 people in Lebanon in recent days.

The joint statement, negotiated on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, says the recent fighting is “intolerable and presents an unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation.”

But Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who heads one of two nationalist-religious factions in the governing coalition, said Thursday Hezbollah should be crushed and that only its surrender would make it possible for the evacuees to return.