UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said that the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip violates international law. “The imposition of a siege that endangers the lives of civilians and deprives them of goods necessary for their survival is prohibited by international humanitarian law,” he stressed.

The White House is considering the option of combining military assistance to Israel and Ukraine into one package. In this way, it is expected to overcome the resistance of Republican congressmen who support the allocation of aid to Israel, but oppose further funding of Kyiv. This was reported by The Washington Post (WP) and NBC , citing several American officials and congressmen.

In the Israeli settlement of Kfar Aza, which is less than three kilometers from the border with Gaza, the Israeli military discovered the bodies of dozens of civilians killed by Hamas militants. Among the dead were children and infants, some of whom were beheaded, reports a correspondent for the Israeli TV channel i24NEWS from the scene, as well as French journalist for the publication LCI Margot Haddad . This is confirmed by the Israeli military.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has abandoned plans to allow Russian national teams under the age of 17 to participate in European tournaments. This was reported by the Associated Press with reference to a representative of the organization.

In new history textbooks, the section on the deportation of the peoples of the USSR will be rewritten after criticism of the Chechen authorities. about this , citing one of the authors of the textbook, MGIMO rector Anatoly Torkunov. writes RIA Novosti “There is not a chapter, there is one paragraph, and there will be edits.

The father of three-year-old Misha Bakhtin, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy of the first type, Dmitry Bakhtin held another single picket outside the Ministry of Health in Moscow. His wife Yana Bakhtina reported this to Kholod. “Our demand is to provide the child with the medicine he is entitled to,” she said. Dmitry Bakhtin addressed the head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko. After some time, he was invited to a conversation at the ministry.

In Israel, two Russians were killed after an attack by Hamas militants. As reports , one of them was 47-year-old Denis Belenky, a native of the city of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad region. RIA Novosti As his mother Natalya Belenkaya said, he moved to Israel from Riga back in 1992. According to her, Belenky died during fighting in the city of Sderot in the south of the country. “We talked to Denka twice a week on WhatsApp. On the third, he showed me the roses he planted in the yard.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, supported Palestine. The corresponding message was published on his Telegram channel. “We support Palestine. And we are against this war, which, unlike other conflicts, can develop into something more,” he wrote.

In the Belgorod region, a civilian was killed as a result of shelling. this in his Telegram channel Local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced . According to him, today the village of Popovka, Krasnoyaruzh district, came under fire twice. “To great sorrow, a civilian was killed as a result of repeated shelling. The shell landed in a private residential building, an elderly man died on the spot from his injuries, and his wife received severe shrapnel wounds.

Lev Schlosberg - about whether the "Yabloko" can unite everyone against the war In Russian politics, including opposition, it seems that preparations for the presidential election in 2024 have begun. Those who are in exile argue: is it worth participating in them, whether to unite for this, and if necessary, then around whom.

The damage to the Balticconnector undersea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia could have been caused by external influences. This was stated by the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, YLE reports . “We are also constantly in touch with our allies and partners. Today I had a conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. NATO stands ready to assist in the investigation,” he added.

Russia's attempt to return to the UN Human Rights Council ended in failure. Together with Russia, Bulgaria and Albania applied for a seat on the Council. According to the voting results, Russia received the fewest votes, TASS reports . Thus, during a secret ballot in the UN General Assembly, 83 countries voted for Russia’s membership in the Human Rights Council, while Bulgaria received 160 and Albania 123 votes. The minimum number of votes required for election to the Council is 97.

The conflict undermined the positions of the main players of the Middle East. What does Russia have to do with it? Iran was suspected of actively supporting the Hamas attack on Israel: the sources of The Wall Street Journal claim that the Islamic Republic helped in planning the attack. Officially, Tehran denies his involvement in attacks, despite the support of Palestine in words.