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Lebanon elects new president
Lebanon's Army Chief Joseph Aoun wins the two-thirds majority to become president of the crises-ridden country in the second round of a parliamentary vote. Legislators chose Joseph Aoun after two rounds of voting in the 128-member parliament. Aoun had failed to garner the majority in the first round. A dozen previous attempts all failed due to lack of consensus to win a two-thirds majority. Aoun’s election put an end to a two-year-long political deadlock in the crises-hit Arab country. Lebanon was without a president since Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022. Under multi-confessional Lebanon's power-sharing system, the president must be a Maronite Christian. After the election, Aoun addressed the Lebanese Parliament and vowed to prevent Israeli aggressions and rebuild what the regime has destroyed in the Arab country.
US-Israeli genocide in Gaza
It’s another deadly day for Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip as the Israeli military presses ahead with its relentless attacks against the blockaded territory. In one of the deadliest strikes, at least eight people were killed and several others injured after Israeli warplanes bombed a Palestinian home in Jabalia, northern Gaza. Also in Jabalia, fatalities were reported after Israeli warplanes struck Zainab al-Wazir School. In Gaza city, an Israeli airstrike targeted a group of Palestinians inside the municipality park, killing and injuring over a dozen people. The Israeli artillery also shelled a number of areas across Gaza, leaving casualties. The attacks come as the situation is dire in Gaza hospitals with fuel shortages threatening major hospitals across the Strip. The Israeli aggression which began in October 2023, has so far claimed the lives of over 46,000 people and injured more than 109,000 others.
Iran military drills
The military exercises of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps is underway in the country’s western province of Kermanshah. The armed forces began the final stage of the drills codenamed “Payambar-e Azam" or Great Prophet 19 in the early hours of Thursday. The helicopters of the IRGC Air Force executed predetermined exercises and destroyed their targets during the military maneuvers. The aircraft utilized 70 millimeters Hydra rockets to destroy their targets. The Third Khordad and Ra'ad defense systems which were unveiled in 2014 were also put in practice. The exercises, which began on Saturday, are aimed at boosting the IRGC military might.
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