Saturday, December 30, 2023

Day 85: Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as US approves new weapons sales to Israel December 30, 2023 at 05:16AM

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza refugee camps as Biden approves emergency weapons sale, despite international cease-fire calls. Senior Hamas official rejects Egypt's proposal for a staged end to the war, demanding a permanent cease-fire. Israeli offensive continues to dismantle Hamas, while US supplies weapons. Palestinian death toll rises to 21,672, with 70% being women and children. Aid delivery in Gaza remains inadequate, with long delays and ongoing fighting. Israel vows to bring back hostages and remains far apart from Hamas on terms of cease-fire and swaps.

'Devil comet', bigger than Mount Everest, racing towards Earth and is set to explode soon December 30, 2023 at 04:17AM

Russian military says 13 Ukrainian rockets downed in southern Belgorod region December 30, 2023 at 12:59AM

Russia's defence ministry reported the destruction of a Ukrainian sea drone off Crimea and a child killed in the Bryansk region. The ministry also stated that their anti-aircraft units had destroyed 13 Ukrainian rockets over the southern Belgorod region, resulting in one death and four injuries. The governor of the Bryansk region confirmed the child's death in strikes on civilian objects. Additionally, the Russian military reported the destruction of 32 drones in various regions. The Ukrainian armed forces posted video evidence of the sky above Belgorod, showing a building on fire.

Airstrikes over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kills six Iran-backed militants December 29, 2023 at 11:47PM

​Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria Saturday near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six Iran-backed militants, two members of Iraqi militia groups told The Associated Press. The strikes on the border region of Boukamal came hours after an umbrella group of Iran-backed Iraqi militants - known as the Islamic Resistance - claimed an attack on a USmilitary base in the city of Irbil in northern Iraq. The group has conducted over a hundred attacks on USpositions in Iraq and eastern Syria since the onset of the Hamas-Israel war on October 7.