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Permalink Israel kills scores in overnight central Gaza strikes despite 'pause'

US Democrats support Israel arms sale following pressure from Biden administration | Israel’s bombing of several areas in central Gaza has killed at least 17 people overnight, according to local media reports. The attacks include a strike on the al-Rai family’s home in Nuseirat, which killed at least eight people.  Palestine’s Wafa news agency also reported Israeli strikes on Rafah, southern Gaza, despite the Israeli army's announced "pause" in fighting to facilitate the flow of aid. The intense bombing of central Gaza comes as a senior Israeli negotiator told AFP that tens of hostages held by Hamas are alive “with certainty”.  The negotiator, who spoke to the agency on the condition of anonymity, said that Israel cannot end the war before ensuring the release of all hostages as he believes Hamas could “breach their commitment... and drag out the negotiations for 10 years”.

At least 17 Palestinians killed in night of Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat (Al Jazeera)


Permalink China should be punished – NATO chief

Jens Stoltenberg has argued that Beijing must pay a price for helping Russia amid the Ukraine crisis | NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said China must pay a price for allegedly propping up Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, saying Beijing is “fueling” the conflict by supplying microelectronics and other key components to Moscow.

💬 “The reality is that China is fueling the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II,” Stoltenberg said on Monday in a speech at the Wilson Center in Washington. “At the same time, it wants to maintain good relations with the West. Well, Beijing cannot have it both ways. At some point, unless China changes course, allies need to impose a cost.”

Stoltenberg has repeatedly attacked China since the Ukraine crisis began in February 2022, arguing that Beijing was enabling Russia to fight against Kiev, a “European friend” of NATO. He has made such comments even as NATO states prolonged the conflict by providing hundreds of billions of dollars in economic and military aid to Ukraine.

China should pay for propping up Putin's war - Nato chief (BBC)
China urges NATO to 'stop shifting blame' over Ukraine war (aNews)
Repeated Western narratives of China’s nuclear ‘threat’ are what lead to a dangerous world (Global Times)


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Permalink Russia supports North Korea against ‘treacherous’ West – Putin

Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Pyongyang for the first time since 2000 | Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its friendship and support and pledged to assist Pyongyang in its own struggle for independence and identity.  Putin is scheduled to visit North Korea on Tuesday, for the first time since 2000. Ahead of his trip, the Russian president has written an article published by the leading DPRK daily, Rodong Sinmun.

💬 “Russia has continuously supported and will support the DPRK and the heroic Korean people in their struggle against the treacherous, dangerous and aggressive enemy, in their fight for independence, identity and the right to freely choose their development path,” Putin wrote.

The Russian leader thanked North Korea for its “unwavering support” of the military operation in Ukraine, international solidarity, and “willingness to defend our common priorities and views” at the UN.

💬 Putin also described Pyongyang as “our committed and like-minded supporter, ready to confront the ambition of the collective West to prevent the emergence of a multipolar world order based on justice, mutual respect for sovereignty and consideration of each other’s interests.”  The “rules-based order” the US has been trying to impose on the world is “nothing more than a global neo-colonial dictatorship that relies on double standards,” Putin noted.

What to Expect From Putin’s Official Visits to North Korea, Vietnam (Sputnik News)
Russia, North Korea to Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement (Sputnik News)
Putin hails N. Korea's support for Ukraine war ahead of Pyongyang visit (aNews)


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