CAIRO: Egypt’s interior ministry has deployed female officers in popular destinations during Eid Al-Fitr, in a bid to combat sexual harassment against women, which reportedly soars during holidays.
The security directorates have tightened security measures in areas that usually witness a high turnout of citizens on Eid Al-Fitr, including Corniche Al-Nile, downtown Cairo, and in the vicinities of cinemas, public parks, and Nile marinas, according to Al-Masry el-Youm newspaper.
The officers have been intensively trained to confront and handle male harassers during their arrest until they are handed to the nearest police station for legal action, the newspaper reported.
Their presence can be seen at parks, cinemas and other places where sexual harassment could occur in overcrowded areas.
Egypt interior ministry deploys female officers to fight sexual harassment during Eid
Egypt interior ministry deploys female officers to fight sexual harassment during Eid
Israel military says Iran fires new wave of missiles at country
- Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported several injuries from the Iranian strikes near Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said Wednesday that it detected missiles heading toward the country from Iran and had activated air defenses, as it pressed a “wave” of strikes against Iran and Lebanon.
“A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the military said on its official Telegram account.
AFP journalists heard air raid sirens sounding in Jerusalem and the sound of explosions in the distance.
A short time later, Israel’s military said it was permitted to leave shelters.
Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency services reported no immediate injuries following the missile fire, but said its teams were treating “a small number of people who were injured on their way to protected areas.”
Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported several injuries from the Iranian strikes near Tel Aviv.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a satellite communications center in Haifa, along with military bases in Israel, and US targets elsewhere in the Middle East including Iraqi Kurdistan and the US Fifth Fleet naval base in Bahrain.
“We will continue our sustained attacks with purpose and power, and in this war, we contemplate nothing but the enemy’s complete surrender,” the Guards said on their website Sepah News.
