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The situation in the West Bank has deteriorated significantly since the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023 and the Gaza war.
The Palestinian news agency Wafa, among others, reported that a car that was set on fire was completely burned out. According to this, dozens of settlers invaded the Palestinian village of Michmas during the night. There were initially no reports of injuries.
The situation in the occupied West Bank has deteriorated again since the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7, 2023 and the Gaza war that it triggered. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 1,100 Palestinians have since been killed in Israeli military operations, armed clashes or attacks in the West Bank.
At the same time, violence by radical Israeli settlers against Palestinians has increased sharply. The Israeli military is accused of not taking decisive action against it. The conflict and the consequences of the Gaza war also play a central role in the current election campaign before the parliamentary elections in Israel; the country is increasingly isolated internationally because of the conflict.
In the documentary “Naza,” 24 Israeli military personnel talk about the warfare in Gaza. It is primarily about target selection using artificial intelligence and air strikes, in which dozens and in one case up to 500 civilian casualties are said to have been taken into account. Since the film was screened and awarded at the Venice Film Festival in September, Israel's government and army have been harshly critical of it. You can read an interview with director Yuval Abraham here.

A fire broke out at the headquarters of the oil company Aramco in Riyadh after a suspected attack by the Houthi militia. The military alliance intercepted a missile. Four people were also injured in Riyadh by falling debris.

US President Donald Trump has announced the imminent development of oil, gas and mineral deposits in Greenland. This follows a recent security agreement and previous US strategic interests in the island.

In the conflict with the Houthi militia from Yemen, Saudi Arabia was again the target of attacks. An administrative building of the state oil company Aramco in Dhahran was hit, and four people were injured in Riyadh by cruise missiles fired. Two ships were also attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. The Saudi Pro League postponed three games, including Al-Nassr's away game with Cristiano Ronaldo.

The European Union expanded the accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova in Luxembourg to include the internal market as well as competitiveness and inclusive growth. The Irish EU Council Presidency described this as a milestone for Russia-attacked Ukraine. Experts estimate that negotiations with Ukraine are unlikely to be concluded before the next decade, as the country is still far from meeting EU standards in areas such as anti-corruption.

The number of cases involving state-sponsored threats handled by Britain's MI5 intelligence agency has quadrupled in the last decade. British authorities repeatedly report violent incidents that are believed to be behind actors acting on behalf of states such as Iran or Russia. A recent incident at RAF Fairford attributed to Iran resulted in seven arrests who were later conditionally released. McCallum warned against a heavy-handed response to such threats and continued to describe Russia as the “number one aggressor.”

The Russian secret service FSB has arrested a journalist from the Japanese newspaper “Hokkaido Shimbun” in Sakhalin on suspicion of espionage. The reporter is said to have collected information about the participation of Kuril Islanders in the war against Ukraine. He was taken to Moscow and is in custody.