The situation in the Middle East is getting worse, Polish diplomacy is warning against travel to Lebanon and appealing to leave the country as soon as possible. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has shown a film of the delivered F-16s, and there are riots in the British Isles. In Paris, Polish boxer Yulia Szeremeta secured an Olympic medal. Here are five things worth knowing on Monday, August 5.
1. Escalation in the Middle East, Polish MFA warns
Israel is preparing to attack Iran and Hezbollah. The Shin Bet internal security service has prepared a command bunker in Jerusalem that can withstand major attacks, where senior leaders can stay for extended periods in the event of war, the Israeli news portal Walla reported Sunday. Earlier, it reported that government members and senior officials had been given satellite phones in case land and mobile networks were destroyed. Travel warnings to Lebanon and appeals to leave its territory as soon as possible were issued by many countries, including Poland.
Tensions are rising in the Middle East, with more countries calling on their citizens to leave LebanonAnna Czerwińska/Fakty TVN
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2. The President of Ukraine showed a video of the delivered F-16s
Ukrainian Air Force pilots have begun flying F-16s, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed. He also showed footage of the fighters that were delivered to Ukraine more than two years after the outbreak of the armed invasion Russia. Zelensky said on Sunday that “a new stage in the development of the Ukrainian Air Force is beginning” and that “a lot has been done to bring these forces to a new standard of aviation.”
F-16 in Ukrainian sky. Zelensky showed the video Reuters
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3. Riots in Great Britain
Riots continue in the UK following the murder of three young girls in Southport, near Liverpool. On Sunday In Rotherham, northern England, protesters broke into a hotel where migrants were staying. Across the country, the BBC reports, 150 people were arrested over the weekend. Several police officers were injured. Downing Street has scheduled a meeting of the COBRA crisis team for Monday.
Around 150 people were arrested across the country.Reuters
4. It will be the first Olympic medal for Poland in boxing in 32 years. Julia Szeremeta will fight for gold
Julia Szeremeta is another Polish Olympic medalist. The 20-year-old boxer advanced to the semi-finals, defeating Puerto Rican Ashleyann Lozada Motta in the fight for the medal of the games. – I said I would bring a medal, so I did – she rejoiced after the victory. For Poland, a country with great boxing traditions, Szeremeta's medal will be the first Olympic medal in 32 years and the bronze medal of Wojciech Bartnik in Barcelona 1992.
Success for Polish boxer. Julia Szeremeta advanced to the semi-finals of the gamesSebastian Szczęsny/Fakty TVN
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5. A drunk driver caused a tragic accident. Two people died.
The accident occurred on Sunday at around 10 a.m. on national road number 42 in the town of Kodrąb, in Radomsko County. Two people died in the collision of two passenger cars. The driver of the Citroen drove into the opposite lane straight into the Audi. He was completely drunk, he had 2.5 per mille.
Tragic accident in the town of KodrąbDistrict Police Headquarters in Radomsko
Main image source: EPA