Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Ukraine cannot receive security guarantees before signing a peace agreement. She emphasized that any measures must consider Russia’s security interests. Zakharova outlined that lasting peace requires Ukraine’s demilitarization, “denazification,” neutrality, nuclear-free status, and acceptance of current territorial realities. She warned Western proposals are one-sided and could escalate NATO involvement. Despite prisoner exchanges and talks, no major agreement has been reached. The U.S. aims to resolve the conflict by late 2025, with a peace proposal already on the table.

Israel has declared Gaza City a “dangerous battlefield” as its forces escalate operations with heavy airstrikes and shelling, particularly in northern and eastern areas. The army ended a temporary humanitarian pause, warning of ongoing offensives against militant groups. UNRWA cautioned that up to one million people risk further displacement, while famine has already taken hold. Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed over 63,000 Palestinians, amid a blockade that has crippled food, medicine, and essential services in Gaza.

At least 61 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours as Israeli forces intensified strikes across Gaza, local sources said Friday. Among the dead were 19 people who were killed while attempting to collect humanitarian aid.

Four others, including two children, died of starvation and malnutrition, residents reported. Heavy bombardments targeted eastern and southern Gaza City, with fears of mass casualties and large-scale displacement of nearly one million Palestinians taking refuge in those areas.

In Zaytoun alone, more than 1,500 homes were destroyed, leaving the neighborhood reduced to rubble. The Israeli military stated it was targeting fighters and their infrastructure across Gaza.

Meanwhile, UN human rights experts expressed concern over the growing number of Palestinians reported missing amid the conflict.

Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed Al-Rahawi has been killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting an apartment in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, according to Al-Jumhuriya Television on Saturday.

Local outlet Aden Al-Ghad reported that several of Rahawi’s aides also died in the strike, which was separate from a wider offensive targeting nearly 10 senior Houthi ministers, including the defense minister. The officials were reportedly scheduled to hear an address from Houthi leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi at the time of the attack.

Arab media reported nearly 10 airstrikes in Sanaa, including one on the presidential palace that killed several Houthi leaders. The Israeli military confirmed strikes on multiple political and military sites tied to the Houthis, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu monitored the operation via secure communication channels.

Earlier, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz had warned, “After darkness comes the blow upon the firstborn. Anyone who raises a hand against Israel will have it cut off.”

Russia has unleashed one of its most devastating drone strikes on Ukraine, causing widespread damage to energy infrastructure and leaving more than 100,000 households without electricity, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed.

According to Zelensky, Russia deployed nearly 100 drones overnight, targeting power plants and other key energy facilities. A school in Kharkiv and a high-rise building in Kherson were also hit.

Ukraine’s Energy Ministry condemned the strikes as part of Moscow’s ongoing strategy to cripple civilian infrastructure ahead of winter. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian military official admitted that Russian troops briefly entered the Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time, though their advance was halted.

Yemeni armed forces have claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Al-Lidd Airport in the Yaffa region of Israel, carried out with a Palestine-2 ballistic missile in retaliation for the blockade on Gaza.
Military spokesperson General Yahya Saree said the strike disrupted airport operations and forced “hundreds of thousands of occupying Jews” to flee to shelters. Declaring the attack a “religious and moral duty” to support Palestinians, Saree urged the Arab and Islamic world to take stronger action against the “genocide and blockade” in Gaza.
He added, “We stand with Gaza until the siege is lifted and the aggression ends.”

Israeli drone strikes on Syrian military positions near Damascus killed six soldiers early Wednesday, according to Syria’s state media. The attack targeted the Al-Kiswah area, continuing a series of Israeli operations since Bashar al-Assad’s fall last December. Syria accused Israel of occupying parts of the Golan Heights buffer zone, building military bases, and deploying troops near Mount Hermon. The strikes follow recent deadly sectarian clashes in Suwayda, with Israel citing protection of Druze communities while intensifying pressure on Damascus.

In Monday’s deadly Israeli airstrikes on a Gaza hospital, at least 20 people, including five journalists and several medical staff, were killed. Among them was Palestinian journalist Mariam Abu Daqqa, who left behind a touching letter for her son, Gaith.
In the letter, she wrote:
“My dear Gaith, I want you to pray for me. Do not cry at my death—let me be happy. I did everything so you could live happily, safely, and healthily. I want you to grow into a successful businessman. When you marry and have a daughter, name her ‘Mariam’ after me. You are my love, my heart, my soul. Pray for me. Your mother, Mariam.”

At least 64 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza over the past 24 hours, according to local reports. Among them, 13 people died while collecting humanitarian aid, while three others succumbed to starvation and malnutrition.
Al Jazeera reported that Israeli forces have pushed deeper into Gaza City, systematically destroying entire neighborhoods, leaving families with nowhere left to flee. The ongoing blockade has created catastrophic famine conditions.
Humanitarian groups warn that Israel is attempting to force nearly one million Palestinians into the south, into what is being described as a “concentration zone.”

Israeli occupying forces have killed at least 86 more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, with 492 others injured in the latest round of attacks.

According to Gaza’s health ministry, 58 people were killed by artillery shelling, while 28 others were shot dead indiscriminately while attempting to collect food. Officials warned that actual casualties are likely much higher, as many remain trapped under rubble with limited rescue resources.

To date, Israeli assaults have killed more than 62,744 Palestinians and injured over 158,259 since the escalation began.

Israel’s Chief of Defense, General Yaal Zamir, announced that a proposed agreement to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza is “on the table.” The matter now rests with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision. On August 19, Israel’s security cabinet submitted a new proposal via mediators, which Hamas has reportedly accepted. Despite this, Netanyahu remains intent on continuing military operations in Gaza. The Israeli government faces growing domestic pressure as families of hostages protest outside ministers’ residences, demanding an end to the war and immediate release of captives.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners of war each on Sunday in a swap mediated by the United Arab Emirates. Moscow confirmed that freed Russian soldiers were taken to Belarus for medical and psychological care.

The deal follows three rounds of negotiations held in Istanbul between May and July. Among those released were eight Russian citizens from Kursk, whom Moscow says were “illegally detained” by Kyiv.

Meanwhile, Russia accused Ukraine of launching a drone strike overnight on a nuclear power plant, sparking a fire and damaging an auxiliary transformer. Authorities said the attack forced a 50% reduction in output at the plant’s third reactor.

At least 51 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in a single day of Israeli strikes, while 24 others died in chaos as they tried to collect humanitarian aid. An additional eight people perished from hunger and malnutrition.

According to Al Jazeera, Israel’s ongoing assault has destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in Gaza City’s Zeitoun and Sabra neighborhoods since August 6, leaving hundreds trapped beneath rubble. Hospitals are overwhelmed, with doctors struggling to cope with waves of wounded civilians.

Civil defense teams warn that the humanitarian crisis is spiraling out of control. No place in Gaza is safe—bombs are falling on homes, shelters, and even aid distribution centers in areas already declared famine zones.

Israeli forces have destroyed more than 3,000 olive trees in the occupied West Bank during a three-day military campaign, leaving Palestinian farmers devastated. The operation, launched in Al-Mughayir village after an Israeli settler was shot, also damaged nearly 500 acres of farmland and razed homes.

For the village’s 4,000 residents, olive trees are their primary livelihood. Farmers say the destruction has left many families destitute. “They may uproot our trees and gardens, but they will never uproot us,” one farmer said defiantly. “Our roots run deeper than the olive trees.”

At least two people were killed and five others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Sunday.

The Israeli military said the strikes targeted a military base near the presidential palace, two power stations, and a fuel storage facility, in retaliation for Houthi missile launches.

Houthis had earlier claimed to have fired a ballistic missile toward Israel as a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli officials said the projectile may have carried multiple sub-munitions designed to explode midair.

This marks the first reported launch of such a missile from Yemen. The Houthis vowed to continue attacks “in solidarity with Gaza.”