The Israeli military admits there is “complex fighting” in Gaza.
According to the Israeli army, its men are fighting Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip in fierce and challenging combat. In a video addressing soldiers in Gaza, Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi stated, "We are fighting in a complex area—above ground and underground—with an enemy that has prepared for a long time to defend in an organized manner." We are fighting a protracted battle on numerous fronts. We face numerous obstacles," Halevi continued. The Israeli army reported on Monday that nine more of its soldiers had died in combat in Gaza, increasing the total number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of the ground incursion to at least 187.
Israel disputes that it bombed a Gaza ambulance, killing the doctors.
The central Gaza Strip ambulance bombing, which claimed the lives of two civilians and four medical personnel, was refuted by the Israeli military. The army sent a statement to AFP stating, "A review was conducted based on the details provided to the , which show no strike was carried out in the described area." The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which blames Israel, reported that six people died in the attack on its ambulance on Wednesday at the entrance to the central Gazan neighborhood of Deir el-Balah. According to AFP images, the ambulance's roof was shattered, and a portion of the car was crushed.
Israel’s ongoing conflict in Gaza: Attacks get more intense as the health system collapses
According to UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, just 25% of the 5,000 beds needed to address trauma and emergency needs in Gaza are accessible. South Africa's case against Israel for allegedly committing genocide in Gaza is being heard by the International Court of Justice. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, Israeli troops carried out ten mass executions in the area in a 24-hour span, resulting in 112 dead and 194 injuries. From October 7 until the present, Israeli attacks on Gaza have resulted in at least 23,469 deaths and over 59,604 injuries, the majority of which are women and children. 1,139 people have died in Israel as a result of the Hamas attack on October 7.
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Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian tank landing ship
If verified, Ukraine's claims on Tuesday about having destroyed a Russian Navy tank landing ship during an attack in Crimea would be the third significant loss of Russian military hardware in less than a week. Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk commended those responsible for “the destruction of the Novocherkassk large landing ship” in a post on Telegram while the ship was in the port of Feodosia in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula that Russia unlawfully invaded in 2014. The report cannot be independently verified by CNN, but footage shared on social media appears to show massive explosions in the Feodosia port. In a statement carried by the state-run TASS news agency, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that the Novocherkassk had been "damaged" by an attack by the Ukrainians.
Navalny describes the “freezing” conditions in his Arctic confinement before a Russian court.
Alexey Navalny, a jailed critic of the Kremlin, appeared via video link to a Moscow court to present his case against the Siberian penal colony where he is being imprisoned. He described the “freezing” circumstances inside his prison. Speaking before the Supreme Court in Moscow, the opposition leader detailed the inhumane circumstances he is facing in Artic jail, to which he was moved last month. He claimed to be subjected to frigid temperatures and a 10-minute meal restriction. "Eating in ten minutes is not possible," he informed the Moscow Supreme Court justice. "Eating within 10 minutes of each other every day makes this meal a fairly complicated process." He went on, "The punishment cell is frequently an extremely cold place.
Are Taiwan’s future prospects being hinted at by China’s moves in the South China Sea?
The Sierra Madre, a rusty World War II-era landing craft that shelters a small group of Philippine marines and acts as the structural cornerstone of the Second Thomas Shoal atoll, is located 120 miles off the coast of Palawan, Philippines. The Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague ruled in 2016 that China lacked legal standing to assert its historical rights over the majority of the South China Sea, and that the shoal belonged to the Philippines. Following the court's decision, Beijing made a strong public display of its rejection of it by accelerating the construction of multiple artificial islands equipped with military installations to support its claim to sovereignty over nearly the whole South China Sea.