Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
At least 15 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, were killed in an Israeli airstrike while queuing for nutritional supplements near a medical point in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces said the strike targeted a member of Hamas's Nukhba forces involved in the 7 October 2023 attacks.
Russian forces conducted the largest single drone attack of the war, deploying 728 Geran-2 drones and multiple missile types, with Ukrainian and Russian sources reporting extensive neutralization and target strikes.
The European Parliament and the European Council approve Bulgaria's request to adopt the euro, which will replace the lev as Bulgaria's official currency on 1 January 2026.
An Israeli airstrike in Tripoli, Lebanon, killed at least three people and injured 13 others, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The attack targeted a vehicle in the Ayrounieh area near the northern city.
The Israeli Air Force strikes three ports and a power plant in Houthi-controlled Yemen in response to recent ballistic missile attacks on Israel.
Russia launched over 100 drones at Ukrainian areas, resulting in ten civilian deaths and 38 injuries. Ukrainian officials reported attacks across multiple regions, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Donetsk.
Four Israeli drone strikes in Bint Jbeil, Shebaa and Chaqra killed one person and injured several others over the weekend, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.