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Attacks on Palestinian towns
Hundreds of Israeli settlers are surrounding Palestinian towns and attacking residents across the occupied West Bank.Videos on social media show clashes between Palestinians and settlers in the villages of Deir Dibwan and Beitin, east of Ramallah. Palestinians are seen lobbing rocks at the settlers, and Israeli military vehicles firing tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Volodymyr Zelensky stand on Trump’s idea to end the war
Earlier on Wednesday, Russia launched missile strikes on Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, striking transport and logistics infrastructure, Ukraine’s Defence Forces of the South said in a post shared on Telegram.The latest attacks on Odesa follow a wave of drone attacks on southern Ukraine overnight, with 12 drones destroyed in the Mykolayiv region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr
New abortion rules in Poland
The Polish parliament considered proposals on loosening the country’s near total ban on abortion. The long-awaited vote followed a six-hour debate on Thursday, during which the deep divisions over abortion access in Donald Tusk’s ruling coalition were laid bare. As these amendments go through to the next voting stage, it is crucial that politicians listen
Aid to Gaza
Israel says it has nearly doubled the number of aid trucks entering Gaza daily this week and overnight the Israeli military opened a new crossing point into northern Gaza, allowing a first convoy of trucks in. Israel last week approved the reopening of the Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza for the first time
Putin’s fortune in Switzerland
Switzerland is bucking centuries of non-alignment by adopting EU sanctions on Russia and approving the re-export of some Swiss weapons and munitions to Ukraine via third parties though Bern has refused to provide arms to Kyiv directly. Pressure is even growing in parliament for the government to sign up to transatlantic proposals to seize frozen
Volodymyr Zelensky little truth about the war in Ukraine
The world had high hopes for Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive but it amounted to little in the end and that may have been because Russia knew where the Ukrainians planned to strike. Zelensky didn’t reveal how widespread the issue of Russian spying was for Ukraine in his media interview but he did explain that the counteroffensive
Hamas does not have Israel hostages that fit the proposed criteria for ceasefire
Ceasefire talks have focused on a US-backed proposal of a phased exchange of hostages and prisoners. In the first instance women, children, and elderly or sick people – including five female Israeli soldiers – would be exchanged for an estimated 900 Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel, alongside a six-week ceasefire in Gaza. The Palestinian
Russia destroys Ukraine power plant
Russian overnight strikes completely destroyed Trypilska thermal power plant outside Kyiv, as part of a major attack across five regions in Ukraine. The strikes also attacked two underground storage facilities where Ukraine stores natural gas, including some owned by foreign companies, energy company Naftogaz said. Up to 200,000 people have been left without power, Ukrainian
Landmine-clearing in Ukraine
Farming is a pillar of Ukraine’s economy: agricultural exports were worth $27.7bn in 2021, more than 40% of total exports. But 7.5% of Ukraine’s farmland is not in use, according to nasa, following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Russia’s invasion has turned Ukraine into the world’s most heavily mined country. In Kherson and Kharkhiv
Israel Defence Forces moral failure in Gaza
The idf’s second failure is the way in which the army has prosecuted this war, specifically the high levels of destruction and civilian deaths. This is down to two main factors: first, operational directives that allow strikes even when the likelihood of killing civilians is significant; and second, a lack of discipline within the idf in adhering even