The light rail in Jerusalem collied with a golf cart on Thursday afternoon, and the 40-year-old man who was driving it was seriously injured, Israel media reported on Thursday.The driver was taken by MDA responders to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Police have begun investigating the circumstances of the incident.

The State Department announced on Thursday it's imposing sanctions on "Lions' Den," a militant Palestinian group centered in Nablus's Old City in the West Bank, according to a statement. Lions' Den claimed responsibility for several October 2022 drive-by shootings in the Nablus area, the statement said, and members opened fire at Israeli vehicles driving close to Elon Moreh, injuring a taxi driver and damaging vehicles. According to the State Department, numerous shots were fired toward the West Bank settlement of Har Bracha in a separate attack. In September 2022, Lions' Den fighters injured and killed Palestinian civilians during clashes between Palestinian fighters and Palestinian Authority Security Forces in Nablus, according to the State Department. In April 2024, the State Department said Palestinian media reported that Lions' Den fighters targeted Israeli forces with small arms at an Israeli checkpoint in Nablus. "The United States condemns any and all acts of violence committed in the West Bank, whoever the perpetrators," the State Department said. "And we will use the tools at our disposal to expose and hold accountable those who threaten peace and stability there."

Four people likely died, and dozens were injured after a passenger train collided with a cargo train in the Czech city of Pardubice on Wednesday evening, Czech Television reported, citing a spokesperson of the Railway Administration's firefighters.

Seven soldiers were killed by attackers suspected of being Islamist militants in northern Benin's Pendjari National Park, two security sources and two diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.The Beninois soldiers were killed in an ambush, said the sources, two of whom said it took place near the town of Tanguieta.Benin's northern neighbors are insurgency-plagued Burkina Faso and Niger, making it vulnerable to cross-border attacks by groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State.In April, unidentified gunmen attacked a border crossing with Niger, killing three people and wounding one, a local mayor said.Benin's army has not officially communicated about Tuesday's incident, and its spokesman did not respond to requests for comment.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the latter's election victory during a phone call between the two leaders on Thursday, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) stated.The two leaders agreed to continue collaborating in order to strengthen relations between Israel and India, the PMO added.