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Libyan Coast Guard Rescues 59 Illegal Migrants

The Libyan Coast Guard on Monday rescued 59 illegal migrants of different African nationalities (Anadolu Agency)
The Libyan Coast Guard on Monday rescued 59 illegal migrants of different African nationalities (Anadolu Agency)
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Libyan Coast Guard Rescues 59 Illegal Migrants

The Libyan Coast Guard on Monday rescued 59 illegal migrants of different African nationalities (Anadolu Agency)
The Libyan Coast Guard on Monday rescued 59 illegal migrants of different African nationalities (Anadolu Agency)

The Libyan Coast Guard on Monday rescued 59 illegal migrants of different African nationalities as they attempted to cross to European shores.

A spokesman for the Libyan Navy said the Navy boat Obari launched the rescue operation.

Over the past decade, Libya has become a main transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty

The European Union has partnered with Libya to prevent migrants from making the journey by sea to Europe.

Last month, more than 600 migrants who tried to reach Europe by boat were returned to Libya by Libyan naval forces, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on May 10 that some 600 illegal migrants have been rescued off Libya's western coast.

According to the IOM, a total of 11,891 illegal immigrants were rescued and returned to Libya in 2021, noting that 381 migrants died and 597 went missing on the Central Mediterranean route during the same period.

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Almost Half of Attacks on Heath Care in Lebanon Have Been Deadly, WHO Says

Smoke rises as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the village of Al-Khiyam in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, northern Israel, 22 November 2024, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. (EPA)
Smoke rises as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the village of Al-Khiyam in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, northern Israel, 22 November 2024, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. (EPA)
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Almost Half of Attacks on Heath Care in Lebanon Have Been Deadly, WHO Says

Smoke rises as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the village of Al-Khiyam in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, northern Israel, 22 November 2024, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. (EPA)
Smoke rises as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the village of Al-Khiyam in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, northern Israel, 22 November 2024, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. (EPA)

The World Health Organization says nearly half of the attacks on health care in Lebanon have been deadly since the Middle East conflict erupted in October last year, the highest such rate anywhere in the world.

The UN health agency says 65 out of 137, or 47%, of recorded “attacks on health care” in Lebanon over that time period have proven fatal to at least one person, and often many more.

WHO’s running global tally counts attacks, whether deliberate or not, that affect places like hospitals, clinics, medical transport, and warehouses for medical supplies, as well as medics, doctors, nurses and the patients they treat.

Nearly half of attacks on health care in Lebanon since last October and the majority of deaths occurred since an intensified Israeli military campaign began against Hezbollah in the country two months ago.

The health agency said 226 health workers and patients have been killed and 199 injured in Lebanon between Oct. 7, 2023 and this Monday.