Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 8

DAMASCUS -- The Islam Army rebels will evacuate the Douma district east of Damascus and release the kidnapped people under a new deal reached Sunday with the Syrian government forces, state TV reported.

The priority of the new deal is the evacuation of the kidnapped people in the captivity of the Islam Army militants in Douma, the last rebel-held area in the Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus. (Syria-Deal)

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CAIRO -- The Egyptian armed forces killed four terrorists in the Sinai Peninsula as part of the country's anti-terror operation "Sinai 2018," the Egyptian military spokesman said in a statement on Sunday.

The confrontations have left 167 terrorists and 24 soldiers dead since the comprehensive campaign started in February. (Egypt-Terrorism-Sinai)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli military charged on Sunday a Palestinian man with his involvement in a deadly shooting attack in the West Bank in January, which claimed the life of an Israeli rabbi.

The indictment was issued to the Samaria Military Court in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. (Israel-West Bank)

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TEHRAN -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, said Sunday that the ability of his organization to resume 20 percent enriched uranium has "messages" to the United States.

"If the West walks away from the nuclear deal, we will produce 20 percent enriched uranium in four days," Salehi told the news agency of Iran's parliament. (Iran-Nuke-U.S.) Enditem