Surprised by Oct. 7 and fearful of another attack, Israel weakened safeguards meant to protect noncombatants, allowing officers to endanger up to 20 people in each airstrike. One of the deadliest bombardments of the 21st century followed.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send more personnel and equipment for Moscow's army.

The Israeli military named the five killed as Ibrahim Jamal Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali; Faisal Abdallah Muhammad Abu Qamsan; Mohammed Ayad Khamis al-Ladaa; Ayman Nihad Abd Alrahman Jadi; and Fadi Ihab Muhammad Ramadan Hassouna.

The United States said it struck targets in Yemen's rebel-held capital in December, hours after a Huthi rebel missile wounded people in Israel. But a nighttime picture of a massive fire repeatedly shared on social media does not show the US strike.

A funeral has taken place for five journalists killed in an Israeli strike outside a hospital in Gaza, according to its health ministry. They were among at least 10 people reportedly killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, while a three-week-old baby girl froze to death while staying in a tent camp.

Northern Gaza has seenf intense fighting and stringent aid restrictions during Israel's 14-month conflict with Hamas militants.

Some say that the community is in danger of losing its 1,600-year foothold in the enclave and that it is far from certain those who have fled will ever feel safe enough to return home.

The Health Ministry said 45,028 people have been killed and 106,962 have been wounded since the start of the war in October 2023.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, blurring the border with Israel's northern neighbor.

CAIRO: Gaza authorities said an Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital on Thursday (Dec 26), though Israel's army said it had attacked a vehicle carrying Islamic Jihad militants.

Israel`s military conducted airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, responding to recent attacks. The strikes targeted military infrastructure on Yemen`s west coast and inland.