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Israel onslaught on Gaza

Nearly six months into the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, the regime keeps pressing ahead with its onslaught across the besieged strip. Some 62 Palestinians have been killed and scores more injured in Israeli airstrikes and shelling over the past 24 hours. The regime’s forces also continued their aerial raids on the city of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. They say that the majority of these attacks were focused on the Al-Amal neighborhood, leaving a number of people dead. Meanwhile, Palestinian fighters are putting stiff resistance to Israeli troops on the ground in some areas. They have attacked Israeli soldiers and vehicles with mortars in eastern and southern parts of Gaza City. According to the Gaza Health ministry, the death toll from the Israeli war has now topped 33,000. Over 75,600 Palestinians have also been wounded while thousands more remain unaccounted for. 

'Israel must leave Gaza'

A Senior Hamas representative in Lebanon has slammed Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip, calling on Palestinians to escalate acts of resistance against the regime. Osama Hamdan said in a Press conference that all plans of the enemy against Gaza will be destroyed in the face of Palestinian resistance. He also mentioned the Israeli attack on charity workers in Gaza saying that the strike shows the depth of Israel’s brutality as the regime keeps violating all international norms and laws. The senior Hamas official condemned the continued US support for Israel, saying that Washington is responsible for Tel Aviv’s crimes against Palestinians. On the notion of talks for a possible ceasefire, he stressed that any deal must lead to an end to the onslaught on Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territory. Speaking on the eve of the international Quds day, Hamdan called for worldwide rallies in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Russia-NATO tensions

Kremlin spokesman says the relations between Russia and the NATO military alliance has reached a level of "direct confrontation". Dmitry Peskov said the members of the US-led alliance are already in continuous movement towards Russia’s borders through their involvement in the Ukraine conflict. Moscow has clearly stated that the war with Ukraine aimed to prevent the Western alliance from approaching Russian borders. The military alliance enlarged to 32 members by accepting Finland and Sweden in the past year. NATO has been helping Ukraine with advanced weapons, training and intelligence. The military bloc’s members are now discussing plans for more than 100 billion dollars of further military aid for Kiev. Ukraine has also been seeking to join NATO in recent years, which could escalate the tensions between Russia and the West to an even higher level.

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