Sisi Exchanges Eid Al-Adha Congratulations with Leaders of Arab, Islamic Countries

 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)
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Sisi Exchanges Eid Al-Adha Congratulations with Leaders of Arab, Islamic Countries

 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi exchanged congratulations with the leaders of Arab and Islamic countries on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha.

The President performed Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque, in the presence of Sheikh Al-Azhar, the Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production, General Mohamed Zaki, and a number of officials and army leaders.

Sisi spoke on phone with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and offered his greetings on the occasion of celebrating Eid Al-Adha. The President wished the brotherly Lebanese people progress and prosperity.

The Lebanese prime minister expressed his sincere appreciation for the President's greetings, asking God to bestow his blessings upon Egypt, its leadership and people.

The Egyptian President also spoke with the chair of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan.

He offered his greetings on the occasion of celebrating Eid Al-Adha, wishing the government and people of Sudan progress and stability.

Sisi further exchanged Eid congratulations with his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied, asking God to return this occasion on Tunisia and both the Arab and Islamic nations with good and blessings and to bestow safety and stability upon the Tunisian people.



At Least 5 Reported Killed in West Bank Airstrike as Israeli Raids Continue 

An ambulance is seen at the site of Israeli strikes where Palestinians were killed, in Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 11, 2024. (Reuters)
An ambulance is seen at the site of Israeli strikes where Palestinians were killed, in Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 11, 2024. (Reuters)
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At Least 5 Reported Killed in West Bank Airstrike as Israeli Raids Continue 

An ambulance is seen at the site of Israeli strikes where Palestinians were killed, in Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 11, 2024. (Reuters)
An ambulance is seen at the site of Israeli strikes where Palestinians were killed, in Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 11, 2024. (Reuters)

An Israeli airstrike killed at least five people in the West Bank city of Tubas on Wednesday, Palestinian emergency services said, as Israeli security forces continued an extended operation that the military said targeted Iranian-backed militant groups. 

The Palestinian Red Crescent said rescue crews had recovered five bodies at the site and had transferred them to hospital. 

The Israeli military confirmed the strike, which it said had hit an armed group, but gave no details. 

"As part of the counter-terrorism activity, an IAF (Israeli Air Force) aircraft struck an armed terrorist cell a short while ago in the area of Tubas", it said in a statement. 

Entrances and exits from Tubas were sealed off and Israeli military vehicles, including road diggers and armored personnel carriers, could be seen moving through the city, close to the border with Jordan at the northern end of the West Bank. 

Israeli forces have been conducting a series of operations in the northern West Bank for the past two weeks, with extended raids in Tubas, Jenin and Tulkarm. All three cities have a heavy presence of armed factions including Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah. 

Heavy clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters have been reported, while streets and infrastructure in all three cities have suffered extensive damage as Israeli forces have dug up roads and targeted militant bases. 

On Tuesday, a Palestinian man and woman were killed during an Israeli raid on Tulkarm, Palestinian health authorities said. 

Violence has surged in the West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza, with almost daily sweeps by Israeli forces that have made thousands of arrests and regular gunbattles between security forces and Palestinian fighters. 

More than 680 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7 last year, including both fighters and unarmed civilians, according to the Palestinian health authorities. 

In the same period, about 40 Israeli troops and civilians have been killed in attacks by Palestinians or in clashes with fighters, according to Israel's domestic security agency. 

On Wednesday, the military reported a car ramming attack east of Ramallah in the West Bank, in which an Israeli man was injured.