Professor Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, says the country cannot meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1 target. The SDG focused on achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030.? Prof Agyei-Mensah said the country had performed poorly on the proportion of […]
Day: October 20, 2024
Israeli army says it also killed al-Sinwar’s bodyguard
The Israeli military said on Friday, that it has killed the bodyguard of the late Hamas leader, Yehya al-Sinwar. They reported that Mahmoud Hamdan was taken out during a clash with Israeli troops in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. He died on Friday, just 200 metres away from the spot where the Israeli military […]
Israel mobilizes additional reservists for war in Lebanon
The Israeli army has mobilized another reserve brigade for deployment in Lebanon. The aim, according to a military statement from Friday, is to continue the fight against Hezbollah, and achieve Israel’s war objectives, including the return of displaced residents from the northern regions of Israel to their homes. The statement did not specify how many […]
Israeli strike on Gaza kills at least 30, Palestinian report says
At least 30 people were killed, including children, in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA. More than 50 others were wounded in the attack on the city of Jabalia, WAFA reported early on Saturday. The information could not be independently verified. The Israeli army did not initially comment. Jabalia […]
Netanyahu was target of Caesarea drone attack, government says
A drone launched by the Hezbollah militia from Lebanon, that reportedly crashed into a building in the Israeli coastal town of Caesarea, was targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a government spokesman told dpa on Saturday. Netanyahu and his wife were not at their Caesarea residence at the time of the attack, the spokesman said, […]