Shëngjin/ The first ship with immigrants arrives

Today (September 16, 2024) the first ship, "Libra", arrived at the coast of Shengjin. She was carrying on board the first 16 Afghan immigrants who will be sheltered in Lezha. The ship was also accompanied by 2 police boats and anchored in the port of Shengjin.

According to the police, all measures have been taken to implement the accelerated border procedures. The refugees are the first to start their lives in a camp specially created for them, according to the agreement signed between Edi Rama and the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.

War in the Middle East / US gives Israel only 30 days to act to ease the situation in Gaza

The US has warned Israel, giving it 1 month to urgently increase access to aid heading to Gaza. If this time period is not respected, it will face the termination of US military aid. In a letter compiled by the Biden administration and signed by the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, as well as Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense, the ultimatum in question is written, thus marking the hardening of the tones that the US is making towards its ally, Israel.

"Israel must, starting now and within 30 days, act on a series of concrete measures to increase aid supplies, adding that failure could have implications for US policy," the letter states.

Despite the US warning, Israel attacks Beirut

A deadly rocket hit neighborhoods in Beirut, and other airstrikes were carried out in the Lebanese capital. These attacks come after the US statement that it opposes the escalation of Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

Israeli authorities have issued evacuation orders before, but later launched unannounced strikes, under the pretense of launching an attack on a Hezbollah weapons depot. "Before the attack, steps were taken to reduce the risk of harming civilians," the Israeli army said.

Turkey/ Erdogan questions the capacity of the UN: "How can it protect others when it cannot even protect itself?"

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, said that the UN cannot protect the rights of other people who are attacked by Israel, when it is not even able to protect its own staff, thus referring to the numerous attacks and loss of life. with which the staff of the Agency has faced.

In his speech at the conference on Global Diplomacy and the Future of Palestine, held in Ankara, Erdogan said: "No matter how long the UN Security Council will stand and watch our region turn into a sea of ??blood, with civilians in Gaza burning alive? We witnessed how human rights organizations and the global media play the role of the three monkeys when it comes to the rights of innocent children killed in Gaza," he said, adding that Palestinians have endured for decades such violence and oppression.