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The move follows US approval of $300m in military aid for the self-ruled island, which holds elections in a week.

The 7.6 quake struck on New Year's Day, causing extensive damage to communities on the Noto Peninsula.

As the war enters its 683rd day, these are the main developments.

KHAN YOUNIS: Fearful of Israeli airstrikes on buildings, Rami Awad spent days looking for tents so that he could move his family to the relative safety of an outdoor camp in Rafah, southern Gaza, but he could not find any, according to his brother Mohammed Awad. In the early hours of Saturday, Rami, his wife, and two of their sons were killed, along with other relatives, when a strike hit the apartment where they were staying in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Protesters angry at the government rallied in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem calling for return of captives held in Gaza.

DUBAI: UAE astronaut Sultan Al-Neyadi was appointed Minister of Youth in a cabinet reshuffle announced on Saturday. Posting on X, the UAE’s Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum said Al-Neyadi “has served his country in the military and space sector, as well as served humanity in the scientific field.” He added that public nominations played a role in the selection process and said Al-Neyadi will “continue to perform his scientific and space duties in addition to his new responsibilities.”

Eight people were wounded after Russian forces hit the town of Pokrovsk with S-300 missiles, regional governor said.