After the attacks in Syria and Iraq, Iran also struck in Pakistan: Islamabad denounced the killing of two children and the wounding of three others, without naming the location of the bombings. At least 13 people died in Israeli attacks on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip last night. An agreement was reached with Hamas to enable the delivery of medicine to the hostages. The two who appeared in the latest videos have been confirmed dead. Two more Israeli soldiers killed, 192 since ground operations began. According to American media, the US will add the Houthis in Yemen back to the list of terrorist organizations
Red Crescent: “Israeli forces shot at an ambulance”
The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed earlier reports that Israeli forces fired on one of its ambulances as it tried to rescue people who were attacked in their car by an Israeli drone in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus. Al Jazeera writes it. In a post on
Medvedev: “Ukraine is Russian, more wars will come with Kiev”
The Ukrainian territories are part of Russia, and the very existence of Ukraine as an independent state will give rise to new conflicts perhaps in ten or fifteen years, even if the current one comes to an end. This is what former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says. “The presence of an independent state on the historic Russian territories will be a constant reason for the resumption of hostilities,” writes Medvedev, currently deputy chairman of the National Security Council, on his Telegram channel.
Putin: “The expulsion of Russians from the Baltics undermines our security”
“The current events in the Baltics, including the expulsion of Russians from Latvia, affect the security of our country,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with representatives of Russian municipalities. The Latvian authorities have repeatedly sent letters threatening to deport 985 Russians who did not meet the requirements for obtaining a residence permit in the country, the LTV television channel reported, citing the head of the Latvian Citizenship and Citizenship Office Migration Affairs, Maira Roze.
China asks Iran and Pakistan to exercise restraint in air strikes
China urged Iran and Pakistan to “exercise restraint” after Islamabad accused Tehran of “unjustifiably violating its airspace” and carrying out “illegal” airstrikes on its territory that killed two children and injured three others. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said this during the daily briefing.
Israel, 2 more soldiers killed in Gaza, toll rises to 192
The army announced the deaths of two more reservist soldiers killed in combat in Gaza. The military spokesman said they were Zechariah Pesach Haber (32 years old) and Yair Katz (34). The number of soldiers killed since the ground operation began in the Gaza Strip has risen to 192.
Israel: “Abu Shala, terrorist cell leader, killed in West Bank”
The Israeli army and the Shin Bet (Internal Security) confirmed that they had carried out a drone strike that killed three men, including Abdallah Abu Shalal, believed to be the leader of a cell preparing an attack in Israel. According to the same sources, Ab Shalal was responsible for several recent attacks, including a recent one in a Jerusalem neighborhood. The army later said that Abu Shalal had received “funding and instructions from Iran and other terrorist groups in Gaza.”
Moscow: 7 missiles and 4 Ukrainian drones shot down over Belgorod
Yesterday evening, seven missiles and four Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Russian border region of Belgorod. This is what the Ministry of Defense in Moscow said: “The attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack against structures on the territory of the Russian Federation has been foiled,” it wrote on Telegram in the early hours of today.
Iraq sues Iran before the UN Security Council
Iraq has filed a complaint against Iran with the UN Security Council over Tehran's “aggression,” according to Baghdad's foreign ministry, quoted by international media. Iran fired missiles at Israel's “spy headquarters” in Erbil on Monday. Tehran's attack was “a clear violation of the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq, strongly contradicts the principles of good neighborliness and international law, and threatens the security of the region,” the Baghdad ministry said in a statement.
Gaza: 13 dead in Israeli raid on Khan Yunis
According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, 13 people were killed and several others injured in air and artillery strikes by Israeli forces on the town of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip last night.
Pakistan reports airstrikes from Iran
Pakistan accused Iran of carrying out “illegal” airstrikes on its territory yesterday that killed two children and injured three others.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it summoned the Iranian representative to Islamabad to protest against “an unjustified violation of its airspace.” “This violation of Pakistan's sovereignty is completely unacceptable and may have serious consequences,” the ministry warned in a statement, saying that the attack on Pakistani territory “resulted in the death of two innocent children and the wounding of three girls.”
Islamabad's statement did not specify where the Iranian attack took place, but several Pakistani social media accounts reported explosions in Balochistan province, where the two countries share a nearly 1,000-kilometer-long border. The Iranian authorities have not yet commented. Tehran and Islamabad often accuse each other of allowing rebel groups to launch attacks from their respective territories, but official forces from both countries rarely intervene. “What is even more worrying is that this illegal act took place despite the existence of multiple communication channels between Pakistan and Iran,” the ministry added.
“Pakistan has always maintained that terrorism is a common threat to all countries in the region and requires coordinated action. Such unilateral actions are not in line with good neighborly relations and can seriously undermine bilateral trust,” Islamabad stressed in the statement.
Red Sea: The Japanese operator Nippon Yusen is discontinuing routes
Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen has announced it has suspended routes through the Red Sea amid Houthis attacks on ships in what is considered a vital section of the Red Sea. A spokesman for the company, also known as Nyk Line, explained this to the AFP agency, adding that the decision was made to “ensure the safety of its crews.” Analysts say the bombing of numerous targets in Yemen by the United States and United Kingdom has raised fears that the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant movement in the region could intensify and threaten shipping on one of the main maritime trade routes in the world. In November, the Houthis captured a merchant ship belonging to an Israeli entrepreneur led by Nippon Yusen and then diverted it to the coast of Yemen. So far, the operator has not received any information about the ship or its 25-person crew, the spokesman said.
Ukraine, Russian attacks on Kharkiv and Odessa
At least 20 people were injured in Ukraine after Russian missiles used drones to strike the northwestern city of Kharkiv and the southern city of Odessa last night. Ukrainian missiles and drones were shot down over Russia's Belgorod region. Zelensky is putting renewed pressure on the US and EU for weapons. Macron promises Ukraine more military supplies and announces that he will be in Kiev in February. Scholz pledges military aid worth 7 billion in 2024.
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