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Tuesday, 16 July 2024 04:34

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 284

Israel allows UN to bring in more equipment amid Gaza lawlessness The United Nations said on Monday that it will start bringing in more armored vehicles and personal protection equipment for its humanitarian aid operations in the Gaza Strip after receiving approval from Israeli authorities. The approval was in response to a U.N. letter sent to Israel last month on safety and security in Gaza, said Scott Anderson, deputy humanitarian coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as the war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas enters its tenth month and law and order has broken down. The U.N. has long…

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 04:33

What to know after Day 873 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's mobilisation campaign picks up despite faltering enthusiasm Seeing the military patrol handing out call-up papers on the outskirts of Kyiv, one man slipped into a nearby store. Another refused to even stop for the officers. Others, however, quietly obliged. While men may be coming round to Ukraine's ramped-up mobilisation drive to replenish troop numbers more than 28 months since Russia's invasion, they are less eager to fight than before, said a draft officer, who uses the call sign "Fantomas". "Now, as far as I know, most of the queues (at draft offices) are people who want to…

Monday, 15 July 2024 05:07

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 283

Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that the Islamist group has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks with Israel after this weekend's deadly attacks in Gaza that Israel said had targeted the group's military leader Mohammed Deif. But Izzat El-Reshiq, a member of the political office of Hamas, accused Israel of trying to derail efforts by Arab mediators and the United States to reach a ceasefire deal by stepping up its attacks in the enclave. Saturday's strike in the Khan Younis area of Gaza, in which at least 90…

Monday, 15 July 2024 05:06

What to know after Day 872 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia claims control of Urozhaine village in Ukraine's Donetsk region Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday that its forces had taken control of the village of Urozhaine in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, which if confirmed would be the latest in a series of gains since capturing the strategic town of Avdiivka in February. Ukrainian bloggers said that Kyiv's forces had relinquished control of the village, southwest of the Russian-held city of Donetsk. Ukraine's military said fighting was still going on in the area. "As a result of successful actions, the 'east' group of forces has taken control of…

Sunday, 14 July 2024 04:01

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 282

Gaza officials say 90 Palestinians killed as Israel targets Hamas military chief An Israeli airstrike killed at least 90 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza on Saturday, the enclave's health ministry said, in an attack that Israel said targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it remained unclear whether Deif and another Hamas commander had been killed and promised to continue to target Hamas leadership, saying more military pressure on the group would improve chances of a hostage deal, even as three days of ceasefire talks separately halted on Saturday. "Either way, we…

Sunday, 14 July 2024 04:00

What to know after Day 871 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kremlin responds to Ukraine’s threats to assassinate Putin Russia is aware of the dangers coming from the “Kiev regime,” including its threats to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. The spokesman was approached for comment on assassination threats against the Russian leader that had been voiced by the head of Kiev’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Kirill Budanov, in a recent interview. Moscow is aware of the threats and takes measures accordingly, Peskov said. “All the threats coming from the Kiev regime are obvious. Therefore, the security of the president is established at the proper…

Saturday, 13 July 2024 04:45

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 281

Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border Israeli and Egyptian ceasefire negotiators are in talks about an electronic surveillance system along the border between Gaza and Egypt that could allow Israel to pull back its troops from the area if a ceasefire is agreed, according to two Egyptian sources and a third source familiar with the matter. The question of whether Israeli forces stay on the border is one of the issues blocking a potential ceasefire deal because both Palestinian militant group Hamas and Egypt, a mediator in the talks, are opposed to Israel keeping its forces…

Saturday, 13 July 2024 04:44

What to know after Day 870 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia strikes Ukrainian military-industrial sites, air bases over week Russian forces delivered 39 strikes by precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against Ukrainian military-industrial sites and air bases over the past week in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday. "On July 6-12, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 39 combined strikes by air-launched and seaborne long-range precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting enemy air bases, Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises and their energy facilities, military hardware assembly workshops and warehouses storing naval drones and strike UAVs. The goals of the strikes…

Friday, 12 July 2024 05:02

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 280

Israel bombards Gaza City in one of the fiercest weeks of war, killing 26 Israel rained bombs on Gaza City during a week that residents described as comparable to the fiercest battle of the war, while a Palestinian Islamic Jihad official on Thursday said a new round of peace talks ended with no agreements yet. Israel has been bombarding the Gaza Strip for 10 months in a war that has laid waste to the territory and killed more than 38,000 Palestinians, according to medical authorities in Gaza. On Thursday, Israeli airstrikes killed at least six people in Gaza City and…

Friday, 12 July 2024 05:01

What to know after Day 869 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine urges NATO to lift restrictions on targeting Russia Ukraine on Thursday urged NATO allies to lift restrictions on its use of long-range weapons against targets in Russia, saying that would be "game-changer" in its war with Moscow, while China slammed NATO criticism of its support for Russia as biased and malicious. NATO members issued a declaration in support of Ukraine at a summit in Washington on Wednesday, promising additional aid and pledging to back its "irreversible path" to NATO membership. "At this summit we are turning a corner and putting in place the foundations for Ukraine to…

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Thursday, 11 July 2024 04:45

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 279

Israel cites aid backlog in Gaza; UN says: 'We're doing what we can' A backlog of 1,150 truckloads of humanitarian aid is waiting to be collected from the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, Israel said on Wednesday, prompting the United Nations to say: "We're doing what we can." COGAT, an Israeli defence ministry agency tasked with coordinating aid deliveries into Palestinian territories, said another 50 aid trucks are also awaiting collecting from the Palestinian side of the Erez crossing in northern Gaza. The United Nations said it is struggling to distribute aid within…

Thursday, 11 July 2024 04:44

What to know after Day 868 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE At NATO summit, allies move to counter Russia, bolster Ukraine The United States will start deploying longer range missiles in Germany in 2026, the two countries announced at a meeting of the NATO alliance on Tuesday, a major step aimed at countering what the allies say is a growing threat Russia poses to Europe. The decision will send Germany the most potent U.S. weapons to be based on the European continent since the Cold War, in a clear warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin. A U.S.-German statement said the "episodic deployments" were in preparation for longer-term stationing in…

Wednesday, 10 July 2024 04:28

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 278

Egypt, US, Israel spy chiefs to attend Gaza truce talks in Doha Negotiations to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war will resume in Doha on Wednesday, with the intelligence chiefs of Egypt, the United States, and Israel in attendance, Egypt's state-affiliated Al-Qahera News TV and sources said on Tuesday. The Egyptian security delegation in Doha, led by intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, will be "on a mission to bring viewpoints closer between Hamas and Israel in order to reach a truce agreement as soon as possible", Al-Qahera News quoted a senior source as saying. "There is an agreement over many…

Wednesday, 10 July 2024 04:27

What to know after Day 867 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE US, allies announce additional air defense systems for Ukraine The United States and its allies will deliver to Ukraine five additional air defense systems, including Patriot missile batteries and Patriot components, the leaders of those countries said in a joint statement during the NATO summit. They added that in the coming months, they intend to provide Ukraine with dozens of tactical air defense systems. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Washington, Ukraine's biggest supporter, has provided more than $50 billion in military aid since 2022. But U.S. military aid was delayed in Congress for months…

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