Archive for April 22, 2024
Israel military intelligence chief quits over 7 October
The Israeli military’s intelligence chief has resigned, saying he took responsibility for the failures before Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Major General Aharon Haliva would retire once his successor was selected. In a letter, he acknowledged that his intelligence directorate “did not live up to the task…
Read MoreJapanese workers in Pakistan escape suicide blast
A suicide bomber targeted a van carrying Japanese nationals in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Friday, police said. The Japanese nationals escaped unharmed but officials later said one bystander was killed. Initially, police said the van was heading to an industrial area where the five Japanese nationals worked when it came under attack, local…
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