Rainy weather expected in central and northern Israel

Rain is expected in central and northern Israel today, mostly in the morning hours.

There is a possibility of some intense rain that will lead to flooding in cities.

Alert level raised after six killed by Indonesia volcano eruption

At least six people died after a volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted several times overnight, officials say, raising the alert level to the highest of a four-tiered system.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, located on the popular tourist island of Flores, spewed ash and lava that peppered the surrounding area with fireballs, forcing authorities to evacuate several villages.

“Six fatalities have been confirmed,” Abdul Muhari, spokesman of the country’s disaster management agency, tells Kompas TV.

Footage received by AFP showed villages near the volcano covered by thick ash, with some areas on fire.

???????????? Terrible situation in the southeast of Flores Island, Indonesia. The Lewotobi (Lakilaki) volcano erupted and launched powerful bombs of pyroclastic and volcanic ash towards nearby villages. Several houses caught fire and an intense rain of ash and gravel has forced residents… pic.twitter.com/HIUO8pi02T

— Weather monitor (@Weathermonitors) November 3, 2024

Israel informs UN that 1967 agreement recognizing UNRWA is void

The Foreign Ministry has officially informed the UN that Israel has ended the 1967 agreement recognizing Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, after the Knesset passed legislation to severely limit the operations of the agency in Israel and in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

“UNRWA, the organizations whose employees took part in the October 7 massacre and many of whose workers are Hamas operatives, is part of the problem in Gaza, not part of the solution,” Foreign Minister Israel Katz says in a statement. “The UN was provided with countless pieces of evidence regarding Hamas operatives who work in UNRWA, and nothing was done.”

Harris in Michigan: Death and destruction in Gaza and Lebanon devastating

Democrat Kamala Harris made her closing pitch for the US presidency at a historically Black church and to Arab Americans in battleground Michigan today.

Opinion polls show the pair locked in a tight race.

In a rally in East Lansing, Michigan, she addressed the state’s 200,000 Arab Americans, starting her speech with a nod to civilian victims of Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

“This year has been difficult, given the scale of death and destruction in Gaza and given the civilian casualties and displacement in Lebanon, it is devastating. And as president, I will do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza,” Harris said to applause. “To bring all the hostages, end the suffering in Gaza, ensure Israel is secure, and ensure the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom, and self-determination.”

Kamala Harris: This year has been difficult given the scale of death and destruction in Gaza and given the civilian casualties and displacement in Lebanon. It is devastating and as president I will do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza.. pic.twitter.com/I1QKeXaLPc

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 3, 2024

Samah Noureddine, 44, a Lebanese American from Grosse Ile, a town near Detroit, said she voted for Biden in 2020 but was casting a ballot for Jill Stein of the Green Party this year.

“I’m upset because Harris is funding the genocide and if we get Trump we’re going to suffer too,” she said. “I’m sick of both of them.”