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Friday, 15 December 2023 04:45

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 70

Israeli defense minister says war on Hamas will last months as US envoy discusses timetable Israel’s defense minister said it will take months to destroy Hamas, predicting a drawn-out war even as his country and its top ally, the United States, face increasing international isolation and alarm over the devastation from the campaign in Gaza. Yoav Gallant’s comments came as U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Israeli leaders to discuss a timetable for winding down major combat in Gaza. Israeli leaders repeated their determination to pursue the military assault until they crush the militant group for its Oct.…

Friday, 15 December 2023 04:44

What to know after Day 659 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kiev sends its soldiers to die – Putin The Ukrainian leadership has grown desperate in the wake of its major summer counteroffensive failure, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a major press conference on Thursday. The Russian leader revealed some details about an ongoing operation, which has seen Kiev sending its troops on a “one way trip” to a tiny beachhead on the Russian-controlled bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region. The Ukrainian media have been claiming over the past months that Kiev’s troops had managed to secure a beachhead on the left bank of the Dnieper…

Thursday, 14 December 2023 04:34

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 69

9 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City ambush in sign that Hamas resistance is still strong Palestinian militants carried out one of the deadliest single attacks on Israeli soldiers since the Gaza invasion began, killing at least nine in an urban ambush, the military said Wednesday, a sign of the stiff resistance Hamas still poses despite more than two months of devastating bombardment. The ambush in a dense neighborhood came after repeated recent claims by the Israeli military that it had broken Hamas’ command structure in northern Gaza, encircled remaining pockets of fighters, killed thousands of militants and detained hundreds…

Thursday, 14 December 2023 04:33

What to know after Day 658 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine was never going to win – US senator Ukraine always faced the prospect of losing the conflict with Russia in the event that Washington cut off its aid, US Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville has said. His comments came after the US Senate last week blocked a bill by President Joe Biden that was intended to allocate a further $60 billion in funding to Kiev, on top of the $110 billion already spent. Republicans opposed to the package have demanded tougher immigration control on the US-Mexico border in exchange for approving the bill, rejected by the White House.…

Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:36

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 68

Israel and US show sharp divisions over mounting casualties and future of war against Hamas Israel and the United States on Tuesday showed their sharpest public disagreement yet over the conduct and future of the war against Hamas as the two allies became increasingly isolated by global calls for a cease-fire. The dispute emerged while Israeli forces carried out strikes across Gaza, crushing Palestinians in homes. President Joe Biden said he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel was losing international support because of its “indiscriminate bombing” and that Netanyahu should change his government, which is dominated by hard-right parties.…

Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:35

What to know after Day 657 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Dozens injured in Kyiv in Russia's second missile assault this week -Ukraine Russia's second missile assault on Kyiv this week injured at least 34 people and damaged homes and a children's hospital, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded in Washington for more help for his country. Ukraine's air defence systems downed all missiles targeting the capital about 3 a.m. (0100 GMT), Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app. The full scale of the attack was not immediately clear. Falling debris caused injuries and destruction in three of Kyiv's…

Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:34

Ukraine war: Soldier tells BBC of front-line 'hell'

Outnumbered and outgunned, one front-line soldier has given a sobering account of Ukraine's struggle to cling on to its foothold on the east bank of the vast Dnipro river. Several hundred Ukrainian soldiers have made it there as part of a counter-offensive launched six months ago. Under relentless Russian fire, the soldier spent several weeks on the Russian-occupied side of the river as Ukraine sought to establish a bridgehead around the village of Krynky. The BBC is not naming him to protect his identity. His account, sent via a messaging app, speaks of troop boats blown out of the water,…

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 04:37

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 67

Israeli defense chief resists pressure to halt Gaza offensive, says campaign will 'take time' Israel’s defense minister on Monday pushed back against international calls to wrap up the country’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying the current phase of the operation against the Hamas militant group will “take time.” Yoav Gallant, a member of Israel’s three-man war cabinet, remained unswayed by a growing chorus of criticism over the widespread damage and heavy civilian death toll caused by the two-month military campaign. The U.N. secretary-general and leading Arab states have called for an immediate cease-fire. The United States has urged…

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 04:36

What to know after Day 656 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Zelenskiy, in Washington, urges Congress not to play into Putin's hands Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a U.S. military audience on Monday that he hoped he can still count on the United States and urged Congress not play into Russian President Vladimir Putin's hands, as he started a critical visit to Washington to shore up security assistance. "We won't give up. We know what to do and you can count on Ukraine. And we hope just as much to be able to count on you," Zelenskiy said in an address to the National Defense University. U.S. President Joe…

Monday, 11 December 2023 04:45

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 66

Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it's willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel indicated it was prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory’s Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said willingness to discuss a cease-fire was fading. Israel faces international outrage after its military offensive, with diplomatic support and arms from close ally the United States, has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians. About 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been displaced within the besieged territory, where U.N. agencies say there is no…

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Monday, 11 December 2023 04:45

What to know after Day 655 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's leaders have gone 'totally crazy' – Putin Persistent persecution of ethnic Russians in Ukraine was one of the key reasons behind the decision to launch the military offensive of February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin has explained. He added that he believes the authorities in Kiev have since gone completely “crazy”. The president made the remarks earlier this week when he hosted distinguished servicemen at the Kremlin to award them "Hero of Russia" medals. Excerpts from Putin’s speech on the sidelines of the event were published by Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday. “We would never have…

Sunday, 10 December 2023 04:26

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 65

Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after US veto derails Security Council efforts to halt war Israel’s military pushed ahead with its punishing air and ground offensive in Gaza on Saturday, bolstered by a U.S. veto derailing U.N. Security Council efforts to end the war and word that an emergency sale of $106 million worth of tank ammunition had been approved by Washington. Unable to leave Gaza, a territory 25 miles (40 kilometers) long by about 7 miles (11 kilometers) wide, more than 2 million Palestinians faced more bombardment Saturday, even in areas that Israel had described as safe…

Sunday, 10 December 2023 04:25

What to know after Day 654 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine condemns Russian plans for elections on occupied territory Ukraine on Saturday strongly condemned Russian plans to hold presidential elections next spring on occupied territory, declaring them "null and void" and pledging to prosecute any observers sent to monitor them. Russia's upper house set the country's presidential election this week for next March, and chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko said residents in four occupied Ukrainian regions would be able to vote for the first time. Russia claims to have annexed the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions in the east and south of Ukraine during referenda last year dismissed by…

Saturday, 09 December 2023 04:44

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 64

Israeli troops round up Palestinian men in northern Gaza as UN warns aid operation is 'in tatters' Israel said Friday that the military was rounding up Palestinian men in northern Gaza for interrogation, searching for Hamas militants, while desperate Palestinians in the south crowded into an ever-shrinking area, and the U.N. warned that its aid operation is “in tatters.” The detentions pointed to Israeli efforts to secure the military’s hold on northern Gaza as the war entered its third month. Furious urban fighting has continued in the north, underscoring Hamas’ heavy resistance, and tens of thousands of residents are believed…

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