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Five injured in Israeli drone attack on West Bank refugee camp
Five people, including a paramedic, were wounded when Israeli drones attacked the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.
Israeli drones bombed the Al-Hamam neighbourhood. The paramedic was injured by shrapnel to the face. Volunteer medics working inside the camp were able to reach the wounded and provide first aid as their injuries were minor, the news agency said.
Israel’s raid on the Tulkarem camp continues as the military expands its destructive incursion into the occupied West Bank, now in its seventh day.
Salvage operation of stricken MV Sounion oil tanker to begin
The salvage operation of the oil tanker MV Sounion, recently attacked by Yemen’s Houthis, is set to begin, the European Union’s mission in the Red Sea, Aspides, says.
“Several fires” continue to burn on the Greek-registered vessel, which is laden with about 1 million barrels of crude oil, Aspides said in a statement, adding that there are no visible signs of an oil spill.
The salvage operation is likely to be complex and if a spill occurs, it has the potential to be among the largest from a ship in recorded history and could cause an environmental catastrophe in an area particularly dangerous to access.
“The MV Sounion, due to the large amount of crude oil it carries, presents a significant environmental threat. Private companies are involved in the salvage operation,” Aspides said on X.
The EU’s naval force said on Monday that it would provide protection to the tug boats that will deal with the salvage operation. The Houthis have waged a campaign against Israeli-linked commercial shipping to support Palestinians during Israel’s war on Gaza.
Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea
