WARS
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…
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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Thursday, 25 April 2024 04:47
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 202
ISRAEL’S REPORTS IDF: On Tuesday, a number of launches were identified crossing from Lebanese territory that fell in open areas in the area of Shomera. In response, an IAF aircraft struck the launcher in the Tayr Harfa area, from which the launches were fired. Additionally, a Hezbollah military compound from which terrorists were operating in the area was also struck. Overnight, IAF fighter jets struck terror infrastructure in the area of Markaba, a military compound in the Ayta ash Shab area and a Hezbollah observation post in the area of Marwahin. Furthermore, IDF artillery opened fire to remove a threat…
Thursday, 25 April 2024 04:46
What to know after Day 791 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE The US quietly shipped long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for use in its battle to fight off Russian invaders, and Ukraine has now used them twice, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. The missiles were contained in a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine that U.S. President Joe Biden approved on March 12, said the U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official would not say how many of the missiles were sent. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, at a briefing for…
Wednesday, 24 April 2024 04:29
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 201
Israel steps up strikes across Gaza, orders new evacuations in north Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, residents said, and the army ordered fresh evacuations in the north of the enclave, warning civilians they were in a "dangerous combat zone". Strikes by air and shelling from tanks on the ground were also reported in central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip in what residents said late on Tuesday were almost 24 hours of non-stop bombardments. In a post on social media platform X, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee urged residents…
Wednesday, 24 April 2024 04:28
What to know after Day 790 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE 'Now go win the fight': US Congress passes Ukraine aid after months of delay A sweeping foreign aid package easily passed the U.S. Congress late on Tuesday after months of delay, clearing the way for billions of dollars in fresh Ukraine funding amid advances from Russia's invasion force and Kyiv's shortages of military supplies. The Senate approved by 79 to 18 four bills passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday, after House Republican leaders abruptly switched course last week and allowed a vote on the $95 billion in mostly military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and…