Israel pounds Gaza; Hamas presents new ceasefire plan to mediators
Israeli forces continue bombarding Gaza, killing at least 40 Palestinians on Saturday, as aid officials sound the alarm over “full-scale famine conditions” amid Israel’s blockade.
Hamas claims to have offered its "vision for reaching a comprehensive deal that achieves a ceasefire, prisoner exchange, and reconstruction" to mediators in Cairo, according to Al Jazeera.
US keeps up its offensive against Yemen’s Houthis, bombing several neighbourhoods in Sanaa and wounding at least eight people, according to media reports.
Israel's war on Gaza, which began 18 months ago, has killed at least 51,495 Palestinians and injured 117,524 others. The Gaza Government Media Office raised the death toll to nearly 61,700, stating thousands of individuals missing under the rubble are assumed dead, Al Jazeera reported.
At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.
Multiple dead, injured in Vancouver after vehicle plows into street festival
A number of people were killed and multiple others were injured in Vancouver after a driver drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in the western Canadian city, police said on Saturday, Reuters reported.
The driver has been taken into custody, police said in a post on social media platform X.
The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. (0300 GMT) near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was taking place.
One witness told CTV News he saw a black vehicle driving erratically in the area of the festival just before the crowd was struck. The Vancouver Sun said thousands of people had been in the area, according to Reuters.
Vancouver’s Mayor Ken Sim said, “I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at today’s Lapu Lapu Day event.”
Explosion at Iran’s main port kills 14, injures 750
An explosion struck Iran’s Shahid Rajaee Port near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, triggering a massive fire. Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni confirmed early Sunday that 14 people were killed and 750 injured, Reuters reported.
The cause of the blast remains unclear. However, the port’s customs office, quoted by state television, suggested it likely started from a fire at the hazardous materials storage depot.
As stated by Reuters, Shahid Rajaee Port is a key commercial hub near the vital waterway that handles about one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments.
Weather to remain partly to generally cloudy
The weather today will remain partly to generally cloudy in the hilly areas of the country including Koshi and Madhes Provinces and clear to partly cloudy in the rest of the country.
There is a possibility of light rain with thunder and lightning in some places in the hilly areas of the country including Madhes Province and one or two places in the rest of the country. There is also a possibility of light rain and snowfall in some places in the mountainous areas of the country.
This is due to the influence of westerly winds coupled with local winds. In addition, the water vapor-rich air entering from the Bay of Bengal is also having an effect, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.
Similarly, tonight, the weather will remain partly to generally cloudy in the hilly areas including Koshi Province and clear to partly cloudy in the remaining parts of the country. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places in the hilly parts of Koshi, Madhesh and Gandaki provinces, and at one or two places in the hilly parts of Bagmati and Karnali provinces.
There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at one or two places in the mountainous parts of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali provinces.
