Briefing Of KUNA Main News For Friday Until 00:00 GMT

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT - Kuwait shooting sports team concluded its participation in the 16th Asian Championship Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun, which was held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, earning eight medals -- two gold, two silver, and four bronze.
KUWAIT - The National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature (NCCAL) closed the curtain on the 17th edition of the Summer Cultural Festival with an unforgettable "Desert Night" concert at the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center.
RAMALLAH - The Israeli occupation forces said it ended what it termed a temporary "humanitarian pause" in the Gaza Strip, declaring Gaza city a dangerous combat zone.
RAMALLAH - Gaza Health Authorities said in a statement that 59 Palestinians were martyred, and 224 others injured in the past 24 hours as a result of the ongoing genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation forces.
RAMALLAH - Five Gazans including two babies died over the past 24 hours due to hunger and poor nutrition, the local health authorities declared.
BEIRUT - A drone of the Israeli occupation attacked a car on outskirts of Sir Al-Gharbiya village in the southern Nabatiya region killing one person, the health ministry said in a statement.
RAMALLAH - The Palestinian Presidency deeply deplored a statement by the US State Department to refrain from issuing visas for the Palestinian delegation partaking in the September meetings of the UN General Assembly.
MADRID - The foreign ministers of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia and Spain strongly condemned the most recent Israeli occupation's offensive in the Gaza Strip and its plans to establish a permanent presence in Gaza City.
ANKARA - Turkiye has cut off all trade ties with the Israeli occupation against the backdrop of the genocide in Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced.
WASHINGTON - US Department of State announced denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), ahead of the UN General Assembly.
LONDON - No Israeli government delegation will be invited to a global defence exhibition in London next month because of the Gaza war, UK government spokesperson said.
WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he has directed Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to formally establish a joint, interagency task force to counter hostile unmanned aerial systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones.
ISLAMABAD - At least 20 people have lost their lives in the recent floods that affected around 1.46 million people in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province. (end)
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