Israel strikes Tehran airport
Israel says it destroyed 16 planes of the Quds Force at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport. Explosions and large smoke plumes were seen overnight at Iran’s busiest domestic airport.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the planes were loaded with weapons and cash, intended to supply Iran-backed groups including Hezbollah, according to AP.
IDF also stated that several Iranian fighter jets were targeted in the strike, aiming to disrupt arms transfers to proxy groups.
Poll results of 83 constituencies made public so far
Vote counting for the House of Representatives elections is underway across the country.
According to the Election Commission, results from 83 different constituencies have been so far made public.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has won 71 seats, Nepali Congress 10, CPN-UML three, Nepali Communist Party (NCP) two, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and an independent candidate one each.
Among the elected candidates, most of the RSP candidates have won the election by a big margin.
Dr Lekhjung Thapa, elected from Rupandehi 3, won the election by a margin of 50,379 votes. He received 58,814 votes, while his nearest contender Nepali Congress candidate Sushil Gurung, received 8,435 votes.
Likewise, RSP candidate Sulabh Kharel won the election From Rupandehi Constituency 2 by 43,689 vote margin. Kharel received 56,550 votes, while his nearest rival Bishnu Prasad Paudel, received 12,861 votes.
From Morang 6, RSP candidate Rubina Acharya has won with 55,513 votes.
In the constituency, Dr Shekhar Koirala of the Nepali Congress was limited to second place with 12,850 votes.
Santosh Rajbamshi, a candidate from Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) from Morang-4, won the election with 40,833 votes. His arch rival Gururaj Ghimire of the Nepali Congress received only 12,818 votes.
Manish Jha of RSP won the HoR election with 43,988 votes from Dhanusha-3.
His nearest rival Bimalendra Nidhi of the Nepali Congress received 16,652 votes.
Pramod Kumar Mahato of RSP won with 34,636 votes from Mahottari-1. His close contender Girirajmani Pokhrel of the Nepali Communist Party received 12, 624 votes.
Germany commits €100m to Lebanon
Germany will provide nearly €100m ($108m) in additional humanitarian aid for Lebanon. The funding targets the rising number of internally displaced people amid ongoing Israeli strikes, Aljazeera reported.
The German Foreign Office announced the support on social media, citing the worsening situation in the region.
Germany also withdrew additional Bundeswehr troops from the Middle East. UNIFIL soldiers are being pulled out over security concerns during the seventh day of the Israeli–US war on Iran.
RSP’s Neupane wins Morang-1
Yagyamani Neupane, the candidate of RSP, has won from the House of Representatives Constituency No. 1 of Morang. He was elected by securing 27,367 votes. Shram Sanskriti Party candidate Shanti Pakhrin Lama, received 17,522 votes. The difference between them is 9,845 votes.
Khadga Bahadur Fago of the Nepali Congress, who is also a candidate from the same constituency, received 11,986 votes. While Ghanashyam Khatiwada of the CPN (UML) received 9,823 votes, Kul Prasad Samba of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) lost with 2,224 votes.
