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Burnt Bodies Found on Libya Beach

A number of African migrants in Tajoura, east of Tripoli (AFP)
A number of African migrants in Tajoura, east of Tripoli (AFP)
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Burnt Bodies Found on Libya Beach

A number of African migrants in Tajoura, east of Tripoli (AFP)
A number of African migrants in Tajoura, east of Tripoli (AFP)

Libyan rescue workers have recovered at least 15 bodies found on the coast in Sabratha including a number burned in a boat and others on the beach, a member of the Red Crescent in the city said on Friday.

A security source in Sabratha said the dead people were migrants caught in a dispute between two rival groups of people smugglers in the northwest city, a major hub for illegal migration across the Mediterranean.

Pictures shared on social media, which Reuters was not immediately able to verify, showed a burning boat on a beach with dark smoke pouring from it and what appeared to be the same vessel, scorched inside and containing charred human remains.

The country has become a major transit point for migrants seeking to travel to Europe in search of a better life, but international agencies say they face many dangers there.

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Lebanon Says 6 More Killed in Fighting in the past 24 Hours

A dog sits on the ground as people check the destruction a day after Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh on October 17, 2024. (AFP)
A dog sits on the ground as people check the destruction a day after Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh on October 17, 2024. (AFP)
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Lebanon Says 6 More Killed in Fighting in the past 24 Hours

A dog sits on the ground as people check the destruction a day after Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh on October 17, 2024. (AFP)
A dog sits on the ground as people check the destruction a day after Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh on October 17, 2024. (AFP)

Lebanon’s crisis response unit says six people have been killed and 69 wounded in the past 24 hours in the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The new numbers raise the total toll over the past year of conflict to 2,418 killed and 11,336 wounded, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Friday.

The crisis response unit report also records 87 airstrikes and shellings in the past day, mostly concentrated in southern Lebanon and the Nabatiyeh province.

Some 1,098 centers — including educational complexes, vocational institutes, universities, and other institutions — are sheltering 191,501 people, including 44,646 families, displaced by the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, the report says.

Among these shelters, 902 are full. The fighting in Lebanon has driven 1.2 million people from their homes, including more than 400,000 children, according to the UN children’s agency.

The Lebanese Ministry of Education reports that 77 % of public schools are out of service, either due to their use as shelters or their location in areas directly affected by the war.

Despite a major border crossing between Lebanon and Syria being out of commission after an Israeli strike on the road, crowds continue to flow across the border seeking safety in Syria. Between Sept. 23 and Oct. 18, Lebanese General Security recorded 335,948 Syrian and 135,181 Lebanese citizens crossing into Syria, the report said.