Morning brief: Israel approves 'minimal' fuel increase to Gaza, US and Japan ground Osprey fleet, & more
Morning brief
Israel permitted a "minimal" rise in fuel provision to Gaza to avert a "humanitarian collapse" in the besieged region where civilian casualties have been on a rise since the war started following the deadly October 7 assault by Hamas. In news following a malfunction that led to the death of eight US Air Force officers in a crash off the coast of Japan, both the US military and Japan have grounded their Osprey V-22 helicopters for a week.
In India, reports from the Lancet Microbe journal indicated that AIIMS in Delhi has identified the presence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in seven of the collected samples.
Israel approves 'minimal' increase in fuel supply to Gaza to prevent 'humanitarian collapse'
Israel allowed a "minimal" increase in the fuel supply to conflict-torn Gaza to prevent a "humanitarian collapse", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
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The US military and Japan grounded all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters a week after eight US Air Force officers died in a crash off the coast of Japan due to a malfunction.
India: AIIMS Delhi detects 7 'walking pneumonia' +ve samples from April to Sept this year
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in Delhi has detected the presence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in seven of the samples collected, local reports said citing Lancet Microbe journal.
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