Lebanon/ Israel carries out a deadly attack against the Islamic Group
Israel attacked a car in the east of Lebanon and during the drone attack, 2 people were killed. The Israeli military targeted an official of the Islamic Group, or al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, which is one of Hezbollah's allies.
Musab Khalaf, who was behind attacks on Israeli troops taken from Syria during the Middle East War, was killed in the car. A second, unconfirmed person was also killed in this attack, while the group has not provided any information.
TikTok appeals the decision of the US Senate
The Chinese company ByteDance, which also owns TikTok, has stated that it has no plans to sell the popular application. The statement comes after the US Senate approved the bill to ban or sell TikTok in the US.
"ByteDance has no plans to sell TikTok. Reports in foreign media about the sale of TikTok by ByteDance are untrue," the company said, after there were rumors that the shares would be sold.
The US President, Joe Biden, signed the law which will ban TikTok in the United States, if it is not sold within 9 months.
18 countries call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages
The US, Austria, Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, France, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Hungary and Portugal have called on Hamas to release the Israeli hostages it has seized. since October 7, when he attacked Israel.
If this happens, a cease-fire will immediately be reached in Gaza and humanitarian aid would be facilitated, and it could even lead to the end of the terrible war. "The residents of Gaza will be able to return to their homes and lands while preparations would be made beforehand to provide shelter and humanitarian conditions," the joint statement said.
The European Parliament calls for the release of journalists arrested in Russia
A resolution has been approved in the European Parliament, which calls for the immediate and unconditional release of journalists and political prisoners in Russia.
The resolution was adopted on April 25 and is part of the common notion, which also condemns the undemocratic presidential elections, which were held in Russia last year, as well as the invasion of Ukraine.
The resolution calls for the "immediate and unconditional release, but also the compensation of all political prisoners; for the release of unjustly arrested journalists, including Alsu Kurmasheva and Evan Gershkovich and their families; for restoring freedom of expression and assembly and increasing international control and monitoring of human rights violations in Russia".
