Massive protests hit Israel after six hostages killed in Gaza Massive protests swept Israel on Sunday following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted over the failure of the country's leadership to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives. Crowds estimated by Israeli media to number up to 500,000 strong demonstrated in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other cities, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do more to bring home the remaining 101 hostages, about of a third of whom Israeli officials estimate have died. In Jerusalem, protesters blocked streets and demonstrated outside the prime minister's…

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Kharkiv struck by missiles after Ukraine launches mass drone attack on Russia At least 47 people, including five children, were injured on Sunday after Russian missiles struck a shopping mall and events complex in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv, officials said. Earlier in the day, Russia said Kyiv had launched one of the biggest drone attacks against it since the full-scale war began, targeting power plants and an oil refinery, while Moscow's forces made further gains towards a key town in eastern Ukraine. The Kharkiv attack prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to renew calls on allies to allow…

Israeli troops, Palestinian militants clash in West Bank Clashes broke out between Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters in the occupied West Bank on Saturday as Israel pushed ahead with a military operation in the flashpoint city of Jenin. Israeli troops searched areas around Jewish settlements after two separate security incidents on Friday evening. In Jenin itself, drones and helicopters circled overhead while the sound of sporadic firing could be heard in the city. Hundreds of Israeli troops have been carrying out raids since Wednesday in one of their largest actions in the West Bank in months. The operation, which Israel…

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine launches drones on Moscow, other regions, Russian officials say Ukraine launched overnight drone attacks on Moscow and several other targets across Russia on Sunday, regional officials said, as Kyiv presses the United States for permission to use allies-supplied weapons to strike deep inside Russia. At least five drones flying towards Moscow were destroyed in the region surrounding the Russian capital, Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in posts on the Telegram messaging app. Some 26 Ukraine-launched drones were destroyed over the border region of Bryansk in Russia's southwest, the region's governor, Alexander Bogomaz, said on Telegram. More than…