
Sunday, November 1
Seven People Lost Their Lives in Syria Due to Floods
Flood Disaster in Syria
Ronahî: In the past seventy-two hours, very heavy rain fell in many regions of Syria, causing water to gather and strong floods. According to statements from civil defence teams linked to the Syrian Ministry of Emergency Situations and Disaster Management, at least seven people have so far lost their lives.
Ronahî: The teams reported that in provinces such as Aleppo, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Hasaka, Hama, Homs, Latakia, Tartus and Daraa, intervention took place in six hundred incidents and significant material damage occurred across the region.
Kamîran: Many cities have fallen under this unusual situation and rescue teams are trying to deliver aid to people in many places.
Ronahî: In addition, in Til Birak in the countryside of Hasaka, a disaster befell children; four children in the village of Til Zeheb drowned in a sand-extraction water pit.
Ronahî: According to the latest information, one of those four children lost their life and three others were pulled from the water, with one of them in a serious condition.
Two People Were Killed in an Armed Attack in Manbij
Kamîran: Another serious incident also took place in Manbij.
Ronahî: According to human-rights monitoring in the city, an armed attack occurred in the Nufus neighbourhood of Manbij. Several gunmen in a vehicle directly fired on a father and his son and then fled the scene.
Ronahî: As a result of that attack, both the father and the son lost their lives. So far, the identity of the attackers and the motive for the incident have not been established.
Israeli Movements in Southern Syria and on the Lebanon Border
Kamîran: In southern Syria there is also another security issue involving Israel.
Ronahî: North of Quneitra, on the road between Khan Arnabah and the village of Ofaniya, Israeli forces had detained four people at a checkpoint. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that Israeli forces released two of those four people, while the fate of the other two remains unknown.
Ronahî: Alongside that, local sources reported that an Israeli patrol consisting of six military vehicles entered the Qurum area near Mazraat Beit Jinn, and at the same time drones were flying in the airspace between Daraa and Damascus.
Kamîran: These movements were not limited to Syrian territory; were there strikes on the Lebanon border as well?
Ronahî: Yes, Israeli warplanes bombed around Hadasa belonging to Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, and their artillery also shelled areas around Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Kounine, Sarbine, Beit Lif and Wadi Hajir.
Mine Strikes Ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Kamîran: On another front, news of an explosion also came from the regional maritime area.
Ronahî: Iran's Navy announced that east of the Strait of Hormuz a mine struck an oil tanker and caused a fire. According to their statement, the vessel was passing through a restricted area and was not complying with the specified rules.