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Israel strikes northern Gaza, radicals retaliate by expanding missile launches

UN Security Council may meet on Palestinian-Israeli confrontation on May 14 - source

Meeting of Middle Eastern Quartet top diplomats must happen as soon as possible - Lavrov

UN Secretary General calls for de-escalation in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Gaza Strip death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 65 - Health Ministry

365 more wounded

Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for admission of injured from Gaza Strip

Earlier on Wednesday, Egypt announced that the border crossing will be closed for the duration of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, but the Egyptian leadership later made an exception for hundreds of injured people

Russian Foreign Ministry: Strikes on civilian facilities in Israel, Palestine inadmissible

Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov had a telephone conversation with Mousa Abu Marzook, Deputy Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau, on Wednesday

WHO records over 643,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 worldwide

According to the WHO updates, the coronavirus-related deaths increased by over 11,700 to surpass 3.31 million

Slovakia to start using Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in June

The first batch of the vaccine arrived in the country on March 1

Hamas poised to stop hostilities against Israel on reciprocal basis

German government, Merkel offer their condolences over Kazan tragedy

On Tuesday, a former student of Kazan's school No. 175 went on a shooting spree in the school building: nine people were killed, with seven children among them

Abkhazia launches Sputnik V vaccination campaign

Earlier reports said vaccination points at hospitals were set up in all Abkhazia’s regions

China shares Russia's alarm over US research into biological weapons

The Chinese diplomat said that given the current situation, the United States must agree to the creation of a special monitoring mechanism that would ensure the effective exchange of crucial biotechnological information with other countries

Erdogan, Putin discuss situation in Jerusalem over phone — NTV channel

The Turkish president noted the importance of statements by the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding settling the Jerusalem problem based on UN decisions and the two-state solution