Sudan’s health ministry said on Saturday it has received 1.4 million doses of cholera vaccine from international organizations, as the country grapples with an outbreak that has infected over 20,000 people.

Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement that 1,407,200 doses were provided by the Global Vaccine Alliance, World Health Organization, and UNICEF. (Sudan-Cholera-Vaccine Doses)

TEHRAN — A senior Iranian military official warned that any “unconsidered action” by Israel would provoke a “harsh and destructive” response from Iran, semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.

Chief Commander of the Iranian Army Abdolrahim Mousavi said Iran has shown patience in the face of Israel’s “hostile” actions but is prepared to deliver a “precise and destructive” blow at the appropriate time, according to Mehr. (Iran-Israeli Retaliation-Harsh Response)

DAMASCUS — A series of attacks across various locations in Syria on Saturday resulted in at least one death and three injuries.

Syrian st
ate television reported that the country’s air defenses were activated to intercept “hostile targets” over western Homs, a region often targeted by Israeli strikes and drone attacks from rebels positioned in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib. (Syria-Attacks-Casualties)

BEIRUT — The Israeli army on Saturday killed a Hamas leader and an official of the Islamic Group in its airstrikes in Lebanon.

An airstrike on a house in the Beddawi camp north of Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli killed Hamas leader Said Atallah Ali and three of his family members, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. (Lebanon-Hamas-Airstrikes)

Source: The Namibia Press Agency