NewsIsrael behind explosive pagers, Europe battles fires and stabbings. This is what happened last night
Israel behind explosive pagers, Europe battles fires and stabbings. This is what happened last night
It happened while you were sleeping. Here is what the world's agencies reported during the night from Thursday to Friday.
10:16 AM EDT, September 20, 2024
- Israel was involved in the production of pagers that exploded this week, killing Hezbollah members. According to ABC News, citing a US intelligence source, this type of "supply chain disruption" operation has been planned for at least 15 years. Front companies were involved in planning the attack. Israeli intelligence agents were at the head of a legitimate pager manufacturing company. Some factory employees were unaware of whom they were working for.
- The Government of Portugal declared a one-day national mourning on Friday due to the country's numerous victims of forest and meadow fires. From Sunday to Thursday evening, seven people died, and 166 were injured in the fires in Portugal.
- A man armed with "two long knives" attacked passersby in Rotterdam. According to media reports, one person died, and two were seriously injured. Witnesses reported that the attacker was shouting "Allahu Akbar."
- Experts surveyed by the Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) predict that power outages will last from 4 to 18 hours a day in winter. Data collected in June shows that 73% of the country’s combined heat and power plants are not operational.
- The flood situation is worsening in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, in the same areas devastated by the major flood last May. The biggest struggle with the elements is taking place in the Ravenna area. Several thousand people have been evacuated, some by helicopter from rooftops where they were waiting for help. According to regional authorities, over 14 inches of rain fell in this part of Italy within 48 hours.
