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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky on Friday appealed to the West not to panic because of the Russian military presence on its borders, while at the same time calling on the Kremlin to take action to prove that these forces do not want to invade him. Country.
The Ukrainian president’s call came at a time when his Russian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Frenchman Emmanuel Macron agreed that “there is a need to mitigate escalation” and that “dialogue” should continue to resolve the crisis, while the Pentagon insisted “no”. Inevitable “, but if that happens, its human cost will be” terrible “.
Amid rising tensions with Moscow over Ukraine, US President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he would send a small number of US troops to Eastern Europe “soon”.
Sending troops to Eastern European countries would be an additional means of putting pressure on Putin.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to avoid “bloodshed” in Ukraine, a Downing Street spokesman confirmed Friday evening, noting that he would call on Putin to “step back and engage in diplomacy.”
\‘We are not in the middle of a war’
“We do not need to panic,” Zelensky said at a news conference.
The President of Ukraine regretted that the world media and even “respectable heads of state” were following in the footsteps of all countries, believing that “we are in the middle of a war” and that “armies are advancing on the roads. This is not the case.”
Zelensky’s statement came shortly after Elysee announced that the French and Russian presidents had agreed during a call lasting more than an hour on Friday for a continuation of the “need for elevation” and “dialogue.”
“President Putin has made it clear that he did not show any intention of aggression (…) and did not seek conflict,” the French presidency said.
In the evening, Macron reiterated in his call with Zelensky that “France’s full solidarity with Ukraine” and “his commitment to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of this country”, Elysee said.
The Kremlin said Putin had urged Macron to ignore Russia’s demands to reduce tensions over the crisis in Ukraine.
On Wednesday, the United States and NATO formally rejected demands that Russia consider it essential to ensure its security. The first of these was to put an end to the expansionist policy pursued by NATO and to send Western troops back to the 1997 frontiers.
Fear of Russia
“The US and NATO responses do not take into account Russia’s major concerns (…) The fundamental question is how the US and its allies want to use it. The principle is that no party should improve its security at the expense of other countries.”
The Kremlin pointed out that Russia would “determine its next response” after a detailed reading of its opponents’ response.
If Washington and NATO have rejected key Russian demands, they have offered to impose joint restrictions on the deployment of short- and medium-range missiles in Europe.
On the other hand, the United States and the European Union announced in a joint statement on Friday that Europe would work to obtain “more natural gas” so that Russia could have no consequences if it attacked Ukraine.
For his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday morning that his country “does not want war” and wants a “diplomatic path” but is ready to defend its interests.
“If it is left to Russia, there will be no war. We do not want war. But we will not allow our interests to be arrogantly denigrated or ignored,” he added.
Moscow promised a broad response if its demands were rejected, but without specifying the nature of the response.
Russian lawmakers have suggested that Moscow recognize and arm the separatist regions loyal to it in eastern Ukraine.
“It simply came to our notice then“
In Washington, the U.S. defense and chief executive stressed on Friday that the conflict between Moscow and Kiev was “inevitable,” but warned that if that happened, the human cost would be “terrible” and that Russia would have amassed enough troops along Ukraine’s borders. To invade its neighbor.
During a press conference with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chief of Staff General Mark Mille said: “Troops, artillery, ballistic missiles, air forces … densely populated urban areas.” There will be a “large number of casualties” if Russian forces invade Ukraine.
More than 100,000 Russian troops have been stationed on the Ukrainian border since the end of 2021, which Washington considers a sign of an immediate invasion.
“It’s scary, it’s scary,” said the head of staff, who rarely holds press conferences. “It’s not necessary. We believe it’s a diplomatic solution.
In turn, the defense minister felt that “there is still time and space for diplomacy” and stressed that “there is no justification” for a military confrontation in this situation.
“Mr. Putin can do what he has to do,” Austin said. “He can choose to reduce the intensity. He can order the withdrawal of his forces.”
Mili, for his part, pointed out that the fertile Ukrainian plains, which turned the country into the “bread basket” of the former Soviet Union, could easily freeze due to the shallow depths of the groundwater table.
The top general of the U.S. military warned that “these are the best conditions” for the advancement of armored vehicles, stressing that in this situation major Ukrainian urban centers are directly threatened, “if a scale war breaks out.
“We strongly urge the withdrawal of Russia. The Armed Forces must always be a last resort,” he added.
For his part, the defense minister expected the Russian president to “not yet decide to use these forces against Ukraine,” warning Putin that “there is now a clear possibility” of an invasion of Ukraine because he has amassed enough troops on the borders of his neighbors. Occupying it, he said, “there are many options, including the capture of large cities and vast tracts of land.”
“Wide fan” of options
In Brussels, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday that Russia had “broad options” against Ukraine, while insisting that there was still room for negotiations and peace talks.
“Electronic (war) is one of them, conspiracy to overthrow the government in Kiev, sabotage – intelligence agents are working in Ukraine at this particular time. So we must be prepared for various Russian aggression. Ukraine.
“On behalf of NATO, we are ready to engage in political dialogue, but we are ready to respond if Russia chooses armed conflict and conflict. Therefore, we are ready for both options,” he added.
“We are working hard to find a better and more peaceful political solution, but we are also prepared for the worst,” he added.
For its part, Russia announced on Friday that it had blocked several European officials from entering its territory, citing the move as a response to Brussels’ policy of imposing “absurd unilateral restrictions.”
The EU quickly expressed its “regret” that “this decision lacks legal fairness and transparency and will receive an appropriate response.”
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“Newspaper Revealed”The Washington PostThe US newspaper published new details of what it described as “Hamas’ plans to deceive Israel” and give it “false calm” before the October 7 attack.
Officials from the terror-listed Palestinian movement “gave Israel intelligence on the Islamic Jihad movement to reinforce the impression that they are willing to cooperate,” the newspaper said, citing an unidentified Israeli security official. with Israel.
Another Israeli security official confirmed to the same newspaper that Israeli military intelligence had been collecting evidence of large-scale Hamas attack plans for “more than a year.”
In April, the military issued an internal warning about an infiltration by Hamas fighters targeting kibbutzim near the Gaza Strip, he said, citing “conclusive evidence” that the operation could involve hundreds of fighters.
A defense official said in August, weeks before the attack, that new intelligence indicated an “imminent attack”.
He added: “The Israeli army increased its readiness and thought it had stopped it (the attack)… Now they see that this is part of Hamas’ deception.”
Israel knew about the Hamas attack a year before.. What is the issue of “Jericho Wall”?
Israeli officials received Hamas’s plan for the Oct. 7 violent attack a year in advance, but according to documents, emails and interviews seen by The New York Times, Hamas found it difficult to implement.
The New York Times reported last week that Israeli officials had received Hamas’ plan for the attack a year in advance, but they considered it “difficult for Hamas to execute,” according to documents, emails and interviews seen by The Americans. Newspaper.
The newspaper reported that Israeli military and intelligence officials rejected the plan, describing it as “ambitious” because Hamas believed it would be too difficult to implement.
Israeli security officials granted permission for the “Noah” concert to be held a few kilometers from the Gaza border. 364 people were killed at the festival, and dozens more were taken hostage on October 7.
Rami Samuel, one of the organizers of the concert, said: “Believing there is information and not being told about it is more than just an oversight, it’s a betrayal.” An oversight cannot cost 1,200 lives.
For years, Hamas has said in its public statements and private diplomacy that it is more interested in building up Gaza economically than in renewing the conflict with Israel.
In September 2022, Aharon Haleva, head of Israeli Defense Forces Intelligence (Aman), said that despite Hamas’s involvement in military operations, “allowing economic stability and labor to enter (Israel) offers the opportunity to bring years of security.” Peace.”
Hamas has largely refrained from firing rockets into Israel after 2021. Hamas was sidelined in 2022 when the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement engaged in a three-day conflict with Israel.
“Urgent Intelligence Questions.” How did Hamas fighters communicate to plan the attack?
Citing an unidentified Israeli defense official and US officials, the New York Times reported that Israeli intelligence had no prior warning of a coordinated Hamas attack on land, sea and air.
The ongoing war erupted on October 7 after Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people, most of them civilians, including women and children, Israeli officials said. The movement abducted about 240 hostages and transferred them to the Gaza Strip.
In response to this attack, Israel continued to bombard the Gaza Strip. Since October 27, a large-scale ground operation has been carried out, resulting in the deaths of more than 16,200 people, most of them civilians, including women and children, according to the latest count by health department officials.
“You only see the worst”
In the final months before the attacks, large demonstrations were held at the fence in Gaza “to get the IDF used to seeing large crowds at the border,” said Miri Essin, a former senior intelligence officer for the IDF.
In reports to the Washington Post, Essin opined that the Israeli security services and many of Israel’s allies are “very interested” in Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed armed group in Lebanon, which announced plans to take control of the Galilee region in 2018.
He continued: “There were serious plans with Hezbollah in the north.”
The Israeli military recently confirmed that Colonel Assaf Hamami (41), who was among the officers who warned senior leadership of a possible Hamas attack, was killed during an October 7 clash with Hamas fighters in Kibbutz Nirim, the newspaper said.
Newspaper: How did Sinwar deceive Israel?
Prior to the Hamas attacks, Israel had nearly 40 years of experience with Hamas leader Yahya Shinwar in Gaza, the Financial Times reported.
On Saturday, the Israeli military changed his status from “missing” to “killed in action” and informed his family that his body was being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
His mother, Clara, told the Washington Post that her son’s attempts to warn the military of what might be coming were “repeatedly rebuffed.”
He added: “He warned them and told them what was going to happen … but he was told, ‘You’re only seeing the worst…’ and then the worst came on that Black Saturday.”
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The Saudi Press Agency reported that the Crown Prince and the President of Russia held a detailed meeting in the presence of representatives from both countries.
At the beginning of the meeting, Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivered a speech in which he welcomed the Russian president to Saudi Arabia, noting the historic and strong ties between Saudi Arabia and Russia, noting that Russia was the first country. Recognizing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after the establishment of the third Saudi government.
He said: “Today we share many interests and many files that work together for the benefit of Russia, Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and the world,” “referring to the greatest achievements achieved in the past. Seven years between the two countries as an energy sector, agriculture sector or exchange.
He praised the coordination and political work between the two countries, which has helped to remove many tensions in the Middle East, and contributed to improving security and future coordination in political and security aspects, which will increase the country’s security. The security of the Middle East and the entire world, noting the present and future opportunities, calling them “great opportunities”, we must work together in the interests of our people, the region and the world.
The Crown Prince renewed his welcome to the President, describing him as a special guest and very dear to the government and people of Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, in a speech delivered by the Russian President, he noted the depth of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and thanked the Crown Prince for the invitation to visit the Kingdom.
Expressing his desire to meet the Crown Prince in Moscow, he praised the achievements and achievements and successes achieved between the Kingdom and Russia during the seven-year period.
President Putin pointed out that the Soviet Union was the first country to recognize the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, noting the great development and qualitative leap in the quality of relations and their capabilities, and this was achieved due to the leadership of the two protectors. Holy Mosques and Crown Prince.
The Russian President noted the close cooperation between the two countries at many levels and sectors, such as politics and economy. He reiterated his gratitude to the Crown Prince for his invitation.
During the extended meeting, aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries, opportunities for joint cooperation and its development in various fields, recent developments in regional and international situations and efforts to do so were discussed. .
The Crown Prince and the Russian President also held a bilateral meeting during which they explored a number of common interests.
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Today (Wednesday), the Israeli army has besieged the large city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, where heavy clashes have been taking place on the ground since the start of the war two months ago, between it and the Hamas movement.
Thousands of civilians were seen fleeing the area on foot, on motorcycles and in vehicles loaded with their belongings. They are now trapped near the border with Egypt in an area that is shrinking by the day and face a catastrophic humanitarian situation, according to Agence France-Presse.
The Israeli ground offensive began on October 27 against Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip, but the Israeli military expanded the scope of its operations to cover the entire area two months after the start of the war. Hamas movement into Israel on October 7.
Israeli army chief Herzey Halevi said in a statement carried by Agence France-Presse: “Our forces have besieged Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. We have tightened security in many of Hamas’ strongholds in the northern Gaza Strip and are now carrying out operations against its strongholds in the south.
He added: “Our forces have found weapons in almost all buildings and houses and terrorists in many houses and are confronting them.”
Sources from the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements told Agence France-Presse that they are facing violent clashes with Israeli forces to prevent access to Khan Younis and areas east of the city, as well as nearby refugee camps.
Hamas state media reported that “violent artillery attacks on civilian homes in the cities of Qusa, Abasan, al-Qarara and Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, left dozens of martyrs and wounded.”
Bombs were also dropped in other parts of the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Health in the government of Hamas announced that “6 martyrs and 14 others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on two houses in the Nusirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, in addition to killing the director of Gusa. His son was also killed in an Israeli attack on his home, Ramez al-Najjar, a government hospital.”
“We have no shelter.”
The Israeli military confirmed in a statement that it had killed “most senior leaders” in the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. , specifically referring to the five leaders, said it had been “disbanded”.
Since fighting resumed on December 1 after a seven-day ceasefire, hundreds of thousands of people who had taken refuge in the south of the Gaza Strip have been forced to flee again to escape the bombing and the fighting that is spreading south. .
As Khan left Yunis en route to Rafah on the Egyptian border, Umm Mahmoud told Agence France-Presse: “Here we are wandering in God’s vast lands seeking refuge. “Looks like we have nowhere to shelter.”
Martin Griffiths, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator, said in a statement: “There is no safe place in Gaza. Not hospitals, shelters, refugee camps, children, medical staff or humanitarian workers. “This blatant mockery of the foundations of humanity must stop.”
The World Food Program stressed that the delivery of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip is “almost impossible” and that a resumption of fighting would “intensify the catastrophic humanitarian crisis that threatens the civilian population.”
Assisted Interruption
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Rafah has become the only area in the Gaza Strip where humanitarian aid is distributed in the least amount. Northern areas are not possible.
The Israeli army drops leaflets on Khan Younis daily, warning of imminent bombings and urging residents to evacuate their neighborhoods. However, the United Nations, which estimates that 28 percent of the Gaza Strip is covered by these orders, deems it “impossible” to establish safe zones for civilians, as defined by Israel.
On Tuesday, scenes of chaos were repeated at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the largest hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, where patients are being treated on the ground. Video clips from Agence France-Presse showed the injured in ambulances, others in vehicles or being carried by their relatives.
The fighting in the Gaza Strip has displaced 1.9 million people, or 85 percent of the population, and more than half of their homes have been destroyed or damaged, according to the United Nations.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that 16,248 people have been killed since the war began on October 7, and more than 70 percent of them were women and children. In Israel, Hamas attacks killed 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and Israeli officials.
Israel said 138 hostages taken to the Gaza Strip on the day of the attack were still being held after 105 hostages were released during the ceasefire, including 80 released in exchange for the release of 240 Palestinian prisoners by the Hebrew government.
The army says 82 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the start of the war in Gaza.
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