Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for his country to be given 25 Patriot air defense missiles to help it fend off escalating Russian aerial attacks.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to “act forcefully against Hamas terror targets in Gaza.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged allies against appeasing Russia, in a statement after he returned from a trip to the United States where he failed to secure long-range Tomahawk missile supplies.
Hamas’ armed wing insisted on Sunday that the group is adhering to the ceasefire agreement with Israel and was unaware of any clashes in Rafah, where the Israeli military carried out air strikes.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Sunday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fully resume fighting in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli aircraft carried out two strikes on southern Gaza on Sunday, witnesses and media reports said, as a military official accused Hamas of breaching a ceasefire and attacking troops. Two Palestinian eyewitnesses told AFP that fighting erupted in part of the southern city of Rafah still under Israeli control, followed by two air strikes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country was still among the world’s top oil producers, despite what he called “unfair” anti-competitive practices used against it.
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu weathered two confidence motions on Thursday, just days after appointing his new government and making a key political concession to stay in power.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel was “determined” to secure the return of the remains of all hostages still held in Gaza, vowing that the “fight is not over yet”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Washington on Thursday and hold talks with US President Donald Trump on Friday, with discussions expected to center on the possible delivery of long-range American Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, a senior Ukrainian official said.
