Hamas earlier said it agreed to a Qatari-Egyptian cease-fire proposal, while the IDF described evacuation orders in parts of Rafah as “preparation for ground operations.”
President Vladimir Putin will be inaugurated for a fifth term in a ceremony that will aim to provide a veneer of constitutional legitimacy despite the erosion of rule of law in Russia.
Vladimir Putin’s sympathizers share an aversion to the West’s perceived liberal establishment, and see a positive vision in the Russian president’s rejection of it.
Hamas’s agreement to a cease-fire proposal revived hopes of an extended pause to the fighting in Gaza, even as Israel ordered a large-scale evacuation of Rafah.
A U.S. soldier, identified as Gordon Black, was detained by Russian authorities in Vladivostok, near the borders with China and North Korea, officials said.
Russia rattled its nuclear saber and scolded the ambassadors of Britain and France to show anger at comments by Western leaders about military support for Ukraine.
Over 1 million Palestinians displaced by war have sought refuge in Rafah. Now, about 100,000 civilians are being told to evacuate to an area with little infrastructure.