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‘Bright Star’ Military Drill Concludes in Egypt

The Bright Star 2021 drill concluded on Friday. (SPA)
The Bright Star 2021 drill concluded on Friday. (SPA)
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‘Bright Star’ Military Drill Concludes in Egypt

The Bright Star 2021 drill concluded on Friday. (SPA)
The Bright Star 2021 drill concluded on Friday. (SPA)

The Bright Star 2021 multinational military drill concluded in Egypt on Friday.

The exercise, held at the Mohammed Naguib base, witnessed the participation of Saudi Arabia, the United States, Britain, Greece, Jordan, Pakistan and Cyprus, as well as 13 observer nations.

The drill was significant for the region due to the range of joint forces taking part and the diverse nature of the terrain where it was held.

The conclusion of the drill witnessed training on various combat scenarios. Attack helicopters carried out combat airdrops for members of the special forces. Armored vehicles trained on raid operations with the use of live ammunition.

Forces from Saudi Arabia showed high combat readiness and skill in performing all the trainings.

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Palestinian Officials Say Israeli Settlers Torched Cars in Ramallah

Palestinians inspect their burnt vehicles at the site where Israeli settlers attacked in Al-Bireh near the West Bank city of Ramallah, 04 November 2024. (EPA)
Palestinians inspect their burnt vehicles at the site where Israeli settlers attacked in Al-Bireh near the West Bank city of Ramallah, 04 November 2024. (EPA)
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Palestinian Officials Say Israeli Settlers Torched Cars in Ramallah

Palestinians inspect their burnt vehicles at the site where Israeli settlers attacked in Al-Bireh near the West Bank city of Ramallah, 04 November 2024. (EPA)
Palestinians inspect their burnt vehicles at the site where Israeli settlers attacked in Al-Bireh near the West Bank city of Ramallah, 04 November 2024. (EPA)

Palestinian officials said Israeli settlers were behind an attack in which several cars were torched overnight just a few kilometers (miles) away from the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

No one was wounded in the attack overnight into Monday in Al-Bireh, a city adjacent to Ramallah, where the Western-backed Palestinian Authority is headquartered. An Associated Press reporter counted 18 burned-out cars.

Settler attacks on Palestinians and their property have surged since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, which was triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack into Israel.

But attacks in and around Ramallah, home to senior Palestinian officials and international missions, are rare.

The Palestinian Authority, which administers population centers in the territory, condemned the attack. Israeli police, who handle law enforcement matters involving settlers in the West Bank, said they were investigating.

Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war, and the Palestinians want it to form the main part of their future state. The territory’s 3 million Palestinians live under seemingly open-ended Israeli military rule, with the Palestinian Authority exercising limited autonomy over less than half of the territory.

Over 500,000 Jewish settlers with Israeli citizenship live in scores of settlements across the West Bank, which most of the international community considers illegal.