Lapan rakyat Austria cedera dalam serangan Israel ke atas UNIFIL di Lubnan

LONDON: Lapan warga Austria yang berkhidmat dalam pasukan pengaman Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) di Lubnan cedera dalam serangan roket Israel, kata Menteri Luar Austria pada Selasa, lapor Agensi Anadolu.

Dalam hantaran di platform X, Alexander Schallenberg berkata, beliau "marah" dengan serangan hari ini ke atas Pasukan Interim PBB di Lubnan (UNIFIL).

"Keselamatan dan perlindungan terhadap tentera topi biru mesti dijamin pada setiap masa. Serangan ke atas pasukan pengaman (PBB) adalah pelanggaran serius undang-undang antarabangsa dan sama sekali tidak boleh diterima," tulisnya di X.

UNIFIL beroperasi antara Sungai Litani di selatan Lubnan dan Garisan Biru, yang berfungsi sebagai sempadan dengan Israel, sebagai sebahagian daripada mandatnya di bawah Resolusi 1701 Majlis Keselamatan Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu untuk mengekalkan keselamatan di rantau itu.

Israel melancarkan kempen udara besar-besaran di Lubnan sejak bulan lepas terhadap apa yang didakwanya sebagai sasaran Hizbullah dalam peningkatan konflik rentas sempadan selama setahun antara Israel dan kumpulan Lubnan Hizbullah sejak permulaan serangan kejam Israel di Semenanjung Gaza.

Israel memperluaskan konflik tahun ini dengan melancarkan pencerobohan ke selatan Lubnan pada 1 Okt.

- BERNAMA

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.