Israel demolishes Bedouin-owned property in Negev

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Israeli troops have reportedly demolished Palestinian-owned structures in several Bedouin villages in the Negev desert. Bedouin member of the Israeli Knesset, Talab Abu Arar, has denounced the destruction, saying the demolitions are conducted for political and demographic reasons. Israel destroys Palestinian homes under different pretexts despite international condemnation.
• Saudi Arabia has expressed deep regret over a decision made by medical charity Doctors Without Borders to withdraw staff from hospitals in Yemen. Riyadh says it is seeking to hold urgent meetings with MSF on the issue. On Monday, Saudi warplanes targeted an MSF hospital in Hajjah province, killing 19 people.
• A US appeals court has ruled that the United Nations cannot be sued for the introduction of Cholera in the North American state of Haiti. This, after lawyers seeking compensation for the victims said the U-N admission of its role in the outbreak of the deadly disease is a major breakthrough.
• A raging wildfire in the south of the U-S state of California has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. Firefighters battled Thursday to douse the fire fueled by high winds, scorching temperatures, and dry vegetation. The inferno, which ignited on Tuesday, has burned over 12,000 hectares of land.
• The United Nations confirms that South Sudan’s former vice president and opposition leader Riek Machar has fled to neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq confirms that Machar has been handed over to the authorities in the DRC, but is unable to confirm his location.
• A Mexican human rights group says police executed at least 22 suspected gang members on a ranch in the state of Michoacán in May 2015. The president of Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission said the police moved bodies and planted guns to manipulate the scene, and lied about the incident.
• At least three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in clashes with pro-Russia fighters in eastern Ukraine. An official said the positions of the army were shelled by the pro-Russia militias in the volatile region. The militias also reported heavy shelling of their positions by the army in Donetsk and Horlivka.
• Iranian Taekwondo player Kimia Alizadeh has won a historic bronze medal in the women’s under 57 kilogram category at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Alizadeh defeated Sweden’s Nikita Glasnovic 5-1 in her last match. This is the first ever medal Iranian women have earned in the Olympic games.

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