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Thursday, 02 May 2024 04:37

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 209

Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, says 'the time is now' for a deal U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hiked up pressure on Hamas on Wednesday to accept the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, saying the “time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and pause the nearly seven months of war in Gaza. But a key sticking point appeared to remain — whether the deal would completely end Israel’s offensive as Hamas has demanded. Blinken met with Israeli leaders throughout the day on the last stop of his seventh visit to the…

Thursday, 02 May 2024 04:36

What to know after Day 798 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia hits Ukrainian military HQ – MOD Russia has carried out a strike on the Ukrainian military headquarters commanding troops in the southern sector of the front, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has announced. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said that the military installation, Ukrainian troops and hardware, were hit by combined air, missile and artillery strikes. Earlier in the day, citing local resistance members, RIA Novosti reported that the Russian military had targeted a Ukrainian HQ in the center of the port city of Odessa. According to the report, three explosions occured in the area,…

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 04:40

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 208

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas Brigade al-Qassam have reported multiple incidents in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. According to IDF reports: 1. Overnight, two anti-tank missiles were fired toward the Dovev area, falling in open areas without causing injuries or damage. The IDF retaliated by striking the sources of fire. 2. IDF fighter jets targeted Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon, specifically in the areas of Kfarkela and Khiam. 3. The IDF conducted airstrikes on operational tunnel shafts, an anti-tank missile launch post, and terror infrastructure responsible for launching toward Sderot. Additionally, the IDF continued operating in central Gaza,…

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 04:40

What to know after Day 797 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russian missile kills three in Ukrainian port of Odesa A Russian missile attack killed three people and injured three others in the Ukrainian port of Odesa early on Wednesday, regional Governor Oleh Kiper said. Kiper, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the attack damaged civilian infrastructure. He said the strike was carried out by a ballistic missile, but provided no further details. Kiper and Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov had reported a series of loud explosions. Reuters could not independently confirm the accounts. Russia says it does not deliberately target civilians. On Monday, a Russian missile struck an…

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 04:47

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 207

Israeli strikes kill at least 40 Palestinians in Gaza, as ceasefire talks begin Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of Palestinians on Monday as Hamas leaders visited Cairo for a new round of truce talks, with more than half the dead in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which foreign leaders have urged Israel not to invade. Hours after the strikes on Rafah, where almost half of Gaza's 2.3 million population have sought refuge from months of Israeli bombardment, Egypt's state-affiliated television said the Hamas delegation left Cairo for Doha and would return at an unspecified later date with a written response…

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 04:46

What to know after Day 796 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine running out of troops for US to train – WaPo The number and frequency of Ukrainian soldiers receiving training in US bases in Western Europe has dropped to almost zero in the last months, suggesting that Kiev is running out of men to fight Russian forces, US officials have told the Washington Post. American instructors began training Ukrainian troops in April 2022, with drills taking place at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. Some 3,100 Ukrainian soldiers had received US training by the end of 2022. The program was expanded in January 2023 to train 12 brigades…

Monday, 29 April 2024 04:42

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 206

ISRAEL’S REPORTS IDF: Overnight, IAF fighter jets struck Hezbollah terror targets in the area of Maroun El Ras in southern Lebanon, including a number of sites with terrorist infrastructure and a military compound. Additionally, IAF fighter jets struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the area of Tayr Harfa, and a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Yarine in southern Lebanon. Attached is a video of the strikes: https://bit.ly/3WjnjIX ** IDF: IAF fighter jets precisely struck and dismantled launch sites ready to fire launches toward Israeli territory; IDF troops are continuing their activity in the Central Gaza Strip Over the past…

Monday, 29 April 2024 04:41

What to know after Day 795 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine pulls back from three villages in east, Zelenskiy pleads for weapons Ukraine's top commander said on Sunday Kyiv's outnumbered troops had fallen back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front where Russia has concentrated significant forces in several locations. The statement by Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi reflected Ukraine's deteriorating position in the east that Kyiv hopes it can stabilise once it takes delivery of U.S. weapons under a $61 billion aid package approved this week. "The situation at the front has worsened," Syrskyi wrote on the Telegram app, describing the "most difficult" areas…

Sunday, 28 April 2024 04:44

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 205

Two Israeli hostages seen in latest video issued by Hamas Hamas released a new video on Saturday that appeared to show two Israeli hostages who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel. The video is similarly filmed to previous hostage videos made public by the Islamist group, which Israel has condemned as psychological terrorism. The two men, identified as Keith Siegel, 64, and Omri Miran, 47, speak individually in front of an empty background. They send their love to their families and ask to be released. Miran was taken hostage from his…

Sunday, 28 April 2024 04:43

What to know after Day 794 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia delivers 35 precision strikes on Ukrainian military sites over week — top brass Russian troops delivered 35 strikes by long-range precision weapons against Ukrainian energy sites, military-industrial enterprises, railway infrastructure, warehouses and fuel depots, army and mercenaries’ deployment areas over the past week in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Saturday. "On April 20-27 of this year, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 35 combined strikes by seaborne and air-launched long-range precision weapons, including by Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in retaliation to the Kiev regime’s attempts to inflict damage on…

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Saturday, 27 April 2024 04:50

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 204

Hamas again raises the possibility of a 2-state compromise. Israel and its allies aren't convinced The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a temporary one. But Hamas has also refused to say that it would recognize Israel or renounce its armed fight against it. For Israel and many others, especially in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that spurred the latest war in Gaza, that’s proof that Hamas is still irrevocably bent on destroying Israel. The United States and European countries have…

Saturday, 27 April 2024 04:49

What to know after Day 793 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia attacks Ukraine's rail lines to disrupt supply of U.S. arms, source says Russia is targeting Ukrainian rail lines with airstrikes to disrupt the delivery of desperately needed U.S. weapons to the front and complicate military logistics, a Kyiv intelligence source said on Friday. The United States approved a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine this week and said the first deliveries should arrive in a matter of days, easing acute shortages of artillery shells that have hamstrung Kyiv's forces for months. As the aid was finalised after six months of congressional wrangling, Russia's defence minister said on…

Friday, 26 April 2024 04:39

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 203

ISRAEL’S REPORTS IDF: On Wednesday, IAF fighter jets struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the area of Maroun El Ras, as well as a Hezbollah observation post in the area of Markaba. Additionally, a Hezbollah military structure was struck in the area of Aalma El Chaeb earlier in the day. Furthermore, throughout the day, IDF artillery struck in several locations in southern Lebanon in order to eliminate imminent threats. Attached is video footage of the strikes: https://bit.ly/4detUKU ** IDF: Fighter jets struck two terrorists who attempted to launch rockets toward Israeli territory; an additional Hamas terrorist cell was eliminated in the…

Friday, 26 April 2024 04:38

What to know after Day 792 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE US to announce $6 bln in weapons purchases for Ukraine, US official says The United States could announce as soon as Friday new weapons purchases for Ukraine worth $6 billion, a U.S. official said on Thursday. The weapons could include counter-artillery radar, tactical vehicles, Patriot interceptors, drones, artillery, precision munitions and counter-drone systems, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The weapons package was first reported by Politico. ** Russian attacks kill at least three in Donetsk, wound 10 in Kharkiv, Ukraine says Russian shelling killed at least three people in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on…

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