Morning Briefing May 13, 2024

By Faruk Zorlu

Here is a rundown of all the news that you need to start your Monday, including Israel's strike on Jabalia refugee camp causing mass displacement of Palestinians, the winner of the May 8 presidential election in North Macedonia taking office, and elections in Spain with the Socialist Party winning the biggest vote.

TOP STORIES

• Israel mounts airstrikes on Gaza's Jabalia camp

Israeli jets pounded the Jabalia refugee camp, causing the mass displacement of Palestinians from the north to the west of Gaza City.

Local sources told Anadolu that more than 100 Israeli airstrikes hit roads and residential areas in the camp and its surroundings.

Intense overnight clashes took place between Palestinian fighters and Israeli forces east of the camp, the sources added.

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, said its fighters were engaged in fierce clashes with Israeli forces in the eastern part of the camp.

• Gordana Siljanovska Davkova takes office as North Macedonia's 1st female president

Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, the winner of the May 8 presidential election in North Macedonia, officially started her term as the country's first female president.

A special session in the North Macedonian Assembly was held for the oath taking ceremony. It was attended by high-ranking representatives, religious leaders and foreign ambassadors including Turkish Ambassador Fatih Ulusoy.

Siljanovska Davkova pledged to diligently and responsibly fulfill her duties as the president of Macedonia in her speech.

• Catalan separatist parties lose majority in regional elections in Spain

Separatist parties in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region lost their majority in elections, with the Socialist Party winning the biggest vote.

“This opens a new era for all Catalan residents — whatever they think, whatever language they speak and wherever they come from,” said Socialist candidate and former Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa in his victory speech.

However, with 42 seats, the Socialist Party still falls significantly short of the 68-seat majority needed to form a government in the regional Parliament.

NEWS IN BRIEF

• At least 12 people were killed and four others went missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit western Indonesia, rescue officials said.
• A Nepali guide and a British climber broke their own records by summiting Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, for the 29th and 18th time respectively, officials said.
• At least 18 Palestinians were killed and six others injured within a span of 24 hours in Israeli attacks targeting the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Wafa news agency reported.
• Gaza’s civil defense agency has said its teams are unable to access the Jabalia refugee camp and Gaza City, where Israel launched fresh bombings.
• The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip has surged since last October to 35,034 people, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said.
• Internet service has been cut off in the southern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian telecom company Paltel said.
• The Israeli army detained 28 more Palestinians in military raids in the occupied West Bank, according to prisoners’ affairs groups.
• Egypt said it will join a genocide lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its deadly offensive in the Gaza Strip.
• A Geneva-based rights group said that Israeli forces used three Palestinian children as "human shields" during their raid on the Tulkarm refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank on May 5 and 6.
• The Israeli army said its warplanes targeted three Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon.
• The death toll from devastating floods in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province has jumped to 315 with 1,630 injured, the country's Refugees and Repatriation Ministry said.
• Turkish security forces “neutralized” five PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Iraq and northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said.
• At least 13 people have been killed and 31 injured in an attack by Ukraine’s military on a 10-story apartment building in the Russian border city of Belgorod, officials said
• Russia claimed it took control of four settlements in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, where heavy fighting has continued for a few days.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to dismiss Sergey Shoygu as defense minister in a rare Cabinet shake-up.
• The death toll from the collapse of a multistory under-construction building in South Africa's coastal city of George has risen to 19, with another 33 people still missing, according to an official statement.
• Terrorist and fanatic groups are recruiting Rohingya refugees stranded in Bangladesh as repatriation to their native Myanmar remains deadlocked, Bangladesh’s top diplomat said.
• Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a decree to form a new government with Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah as prime minister and 13 ministers in the Cabinet.
• Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle wrapped up their three-day visit to Nigeria with hopes for global support for wounded servicemen in one of Africa's largest nations.
• The death toll from floods caused by heavy rains in Brazil has risen to 144, authorities said.

SPORTS

• Turkish archer Gazoz wins gold medal at Essen 2024 European Outdoor Championship

Turkish archer Mete Gazoz won a gold medal in the recurve men’s category at the Essen 2024 European Outdoor Championships.

Gazoz defeated Slovenian Den Habjan Malavasic 6-0 in the final to become the European champion.

The Turkish athlete previously won gold in the men's individual at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and gold in the men's individual recurve at the 2023 World Archery Championships.

• Bayer Leverkusen extend unbeaten record in all competitions to 50 games

Bayer Leverkusen extended their unbeaten record in all competitions to 50 games after beating a 10-man Bochum 5-0 in a German Bundesliga match.

Bochum's German midfielder Felix Passlack was sent off with a red card in the 15th minute and Leverkusen cruised after that at Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium.

The already-crowned Bundesliga champions scored with Patrik Schick, Victor Boniface, Amine Adli, Josip Stanisic and Alejandro Grimaldo in the 41st, 47th, 76th, 86th and 93rd minutes respectively.

• Trossard's winning goal against Manchester United keeps Arsenal in Premier League title race

Arsenal beat Manchester United 1-0 to stay in the race for the 2023-24 English Premier League title.

Belgian attacker Leandro Trossard's right footed shot from very close range in the 20th minute brought a vital victory to the visitors at Old Trafford.

With this result, the Gunners reclaimed the top spot from Manchester City with a one-point lead as the Sky Blues have 85 points and one more match to play.