Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Jan 22 2024) for CSS

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6. Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills Hezbollah fighter

An Israeli strike on Sunday on south Lebanon killed a Hezbollah fighter, a source close to the group said, with a security official saying the target was a high-level commander who survived.
Since the outbreak of unrest on Oct 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has seen near-daily exchanges of fire between Israel`s army and Hezbollah group, an ally of Hamas

7. Strike on busy market kills 25 in eastern Ukraine

A strike on a crowded market in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine left at least 25 people dead and 20 wounded on Sunday, Moscow backed officials said.
Both Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of a sharp escalation in attacks on civilian areas in the past two months. Shattered storefronts and broken glass could be seen in videos shared by Russian state media, along with what appeared to be bodies lying on the ground nearby

8. French warship treats 1,000 injured Gazans off Egyptian shore

About 1,000 people from Gaza have been treated in a French field hospital aboard a ship off the coast of Egypt, its captain said, providing care for some as health infrastructure in the war-devastated enclave collapses.
The Dixmude, a French helicopter carrier, has been docked in the Egyptian port of al-Arish, 50 km west of the Gaza Strip, since November. The vessel is equipped with wards, operating theatres and 70 medical staff

9. Tight security rings Ayodhya temple amid violence fears

Tight security has been clamped on Ayodhya town where a new temple will be inaugurated with state-sponsored fanfare by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (today).
The star-studded event is expected to draw popular movie actors, cricketers and leading industrialists to the temple town. A newly commissioned airport in Ayodhya would assist

10. Shaheen relieved after beating New Zealand in fifth T20

Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said it was `very important` his team avoided a whitewash series loss to New Zealand after winning the fifth and final Twenty20 International by 42 runs on Sunday.
The Black Caps capitulated for 92 in the face of some quality Pakistan spin bowling, having been favoured to chase down the tourists` 134-8