Mendel announces the failure of Zelensky's escalation of using drone strikes against Russia, stressing that this led to devastation in Ukraine, while reports indicate that sirens sounded for about 13 hours in Kiev amid attacks on Ukrainian military facilities, and Trump reveals that Zelensky informed him of the possibility of easing the strikes on Russian refineries.
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The conflict between Ukraine and Russia continues with Ukraine using drones to target Russian territory, prompting Russia to respond and increase tension in the region.
Mendel: Zelensky's escalation of drone strikes against Russia failed and led to destruction in Ukraine
Soskin: Zelensky "broke" after hitting data centers and should resign
Sirens sounded for about 13 hours in Kiev amid attacks on facilities used by Ukrainian forces
Trump: Zelensky informed me that Ukraine may ease its strikes on Russian refineries
“We will not concede.” Bahrain reopens the file of the Madibo crisis in the Gulf 27
Ibrahim Azizi: We and the neighboring countries will remain face to face in this region.. That day is a “day of regret”!
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukraine may reduce the pace of its strikes on Russian refineries בעקבות Zelensky's statements to Trump
Possible · Within weeks

A Flydubai plane heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv to Saudi Arabia was diverted following an emergency call, amid Israeli confirmation that it was not a kidnapping, but rather an internal incident involving the staff, which prompted the Prime Minister to hold security consultations and take off fighter jets.

During a visit to the UAE, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefed UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on new Israeli intelligence indicating that Iran is resuming the development of its nuclear program, including details about construction work at the Ax Mountain site south of Tehran, amid discussions about regional challenges and bilateral relations, and a month before the Israeli elections.
A plane heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv with about 150 passengers on board sent emergency codes 7700 and then 7500, indicating a general emergency and a possible hijacking. It then diverted towards Saudi Arabia and lost contact with it temporarily, while the Israeli Air Force raised fighters and investigations are ongoing without confirmation of a hijacking.

Russia warned that it is ready to use all means, including nuclear weapons, to protect the Kaliningrad region from isolation, according to a statement distributed by the Moscow Embassy in Ireland, noting that NATO is preparing to impose an air and sea blockade on the region.

The death toll in an air strike carried out by the Burmese army on a market in the town of Kyauktaw in Rakhine State, western Burma, has risen to 50 people, with 58 wounded, according to local relief sources and eyewitnesses, while armed conflicts continue in the state since the 2021 coup.
Qatari negotiations between Iran and the United States have reached a dead end, according to Axios sources, with the absence of tangible progress that might push the two sides to resume military operations, while Qatari mediator Ali Al-Thawadi continues his efforts in New York and Washington without achieving a breakthrough, amid contradictory statements from Trump and Iranian and American officials about sanctions and the nuclear program.