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A drone attack kills a Hamas deputy leader in Beirut with the militant group and Lebanese leadership accusing Israel of dragging the country into confrontation. At least five civilians, including a newborn, are killed in an Israeli strike on the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent. Thousands of displaced were sheltering there, with a UN team leader in Gaza saying that the building was clearly marked a humanitarian site. Dozens of Israelis sue their country's military, questioning the established narrative of the events of October 7th. With the collective West staying silent as the war in Gaza rages on, we look at how it never struggled to find its voice when it came to the Ukrainian conflict.

One person is killed in the latest Ukrainian shelling of the Belgorod region - that's after Saturday's attack on the city's center claimed the lives of 24 civilians, including four children. Russian forces responded by targeting military sites in Ukraine. Distressing images from central Gaza where at least a dozen people have been reportedly killed by Israeli bombing raids. Palestinian officials sound the alarm over an escalating humanitarian catastrophe. Renowned Australian journalist and Julian Assange supporter John Pilger has died at the age of 84. Russian diamonds are forever as India reportedly urges the G7 to delay the ban on Russian diamonds, to protect jobs in a sector vital to the country.

The deadly Israeli military assault on Gaza rolls over into a new year while some Palestinians still hope for peace, against all odds. As the clock struck midnight, heralding in 2024, crowds rallied for Gaza in the West Bank city of Ramallah as the conflict with Israel approaches a third month. Donbass comes under heavy shelling from Ukraine on New Year's Eve night with at least four civilians killed and more than a dozen wounded in Donetsk.

Vladimir Putin remarks on Kiev's deadly attack on the Russian city of Belgorod, which killed 24 civilians and wounded 108 more. Donbass comes under heavy shelling from Ukraine on New Year's Eve night with at least four civilians killed and more than a dozen wounded in Donetsk. The deadly Israeli military assault on Gaza rolls over into a new year while some Palestinians still hope for peace, against all odds. We hear from a Somalian man whose relatives were killed in a US drone strike back in 2018 - who is still seeking justice for his loss.

At least 15 more civilian casualties are reported in Gaza overnight, as Israeli strikes rain down on the central part of the enclave. It comes as local officials say the total Palestinian death toll in the war is nearing twenty two thousand. The southern city of Khan Yunis is also targeted again by the Israeli military, which is expanding its ground invasion to previously so-called safe zones of the Strip. Speaking to RT, former high-ranking Israeli officers break down the failure to pre-empt the terrorist attack that killed more than a thousand people in the country on October 7th. We report from near the frontlines in the Lugansk republic, where Kiev allegedly had some big plans to retake ground by the end of last year. That's amid sinking Western support, in the wake of the failed Ukrainian counter-offensive across Donbass.

The Russian Defense Ministry says its forces have bombed weapons production factories, as well as warehouses with Western arms, in Ukraine. In Gaza more than a dozen civilian deaths are reported overnight, as Israeli strikes rain down on the central part of the enclave. It comes as local officials state the Palestinian death toll in the war is nearing 22 thousand. The southern city of Khan Yunis is also targeted again by the Israeli military, which is expanding its ground invasion to previously so-called safe zones in the enclave. Five Japanese Coast Guard plane crew members are killed in a collision with an airliner at Tokyo's Haneda airport. All 379 people on the passenger plane were safely evacuated after it burst into flames on the runway.

Distressing images from central Gaza where at least a dozen people are reportedly killed by Israeli bombing raids. Palestinian officials sound the alarm over an escalating humanitarian catastrophe. Pro-Palestinian protests mobilize across Western countries, as the devastating Israeli war on Gaza enters a 13th week. The Serbian president directly addresses pro-Western protesters, who want the results of the recent parliamentary election scrapped.

Disturbing images from southern Gaza as the Palestinian Red Crescent posts footage of its staff evacuating the injured from the site of yet another Israeli strike on Khan Yunis. Grief-stricken civilians mourn their loved ones, who are among the 20-plus reported victims of IDF bombs in central Gaza including many children. That's as the United Nations slams the IDF for attacking a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza while accusing Israel of obstructing the delivery and distribution of supplies to civilians.

Nine civilians, including one child, have been killed in a Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Belgorod with forty five more wounded as a result of the strike right before New Year celebrations in Russia. The Serbian pro-Western opposition holds a rally in Belgrade. Protesters are calling for the results of the Parliamentary election, won by the incumbent president's party, to be annulled. Disturbing images from southern Gaza as the Palestinian Red Crescent posts footage of its staff evacuating the injured from the site of yet another Israeli strike on Khan Yunis. Grief-stricken civilians mourn their loved ones, who are among the twenty plus reported victims of IDF bombs in central Gaza including many youths.

Three Palestinians are reported killed in the latest IDF air strike on the Maghazi refugee camp. That is after Israel admitted it was wrong to have killed more than 80 people in that area in an earlier attack. As the death toll in Gaza surpasses 21-thousand, a Christian pastor in Bethlehem says Western powers have enabled Israel to kill with impunity. Several people are believed to have been tortured and killed at a pineapple farm owned by US food giant Del Monte in the East African nation of Kenya.

50 people are reported killed in the latest Israeli attacks on Gaza, as the southern city of Khan Yunis is hammered with air strikes. The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 21,000, with another 55-thousand injured. A doctor in the southern city of Rafah speaks about how local residents are struggling to survive. Russia's top diplomat asserts that while Western powers wage a hybrid war against his country, it has only become stronger.

An air strike on the southern Gazan city of Rafah reportedly leaves at least 20 dead and dozens more injured. Locals have been digging through the rubble in search of survivors coming. Nearly a thousand Israelis rally for the safe return of hostages from Gaza as others call for an immediate ceasefire. One of the protesters says the country's authorities are forcibly cracking down on demonstrations of support for Palestinians. President of Venezuela as he orders defensive drills to be held, in response to a UK warship being deployed to South American waters amid a regional, territorial dispute. US food corporation Del Monte is embroiled in scandal after several people are suspected to have been killed at a plantation the group owns in Kenya. Police have opened an investigation.

Disturbing images from southern Gaza, where Israeli air strikes kill at least 20 people and wound many more. The Turkish President compares Israeli killing of civilians with the actions of Nazi leadership. Adding that Western partners are complicit in the horrors unfolding in Gaza. An 18-year-old Israeli is jailed for refusing to join the IDF, claiming violence is not the answer. His friend says that anyone who rejects taking up arms for Israel is accused of treachery. And, the funeral of an Iranian Islamic revolutionary guard corps commander killed in an Israeli airstrike is underway. We report live from Tehran later in the program.

Moscow says the much-hyped Ukrainian counteroffensive has been a complete failure as the Russian military takes the key city of Maryinka in the Donetsk Republic. A reporter for RT finds an 11-year-old girl's diary under the rubble after she was killed in an Israeli air strike on a refugee camp in Gaza. With relatives of the hostages still held by Hamas losing patience, the Israeli prime minister vows to continue the war until the end. And, a series of attacks over the weekend in central Nigeria claims the lives of 113 people and leaves hundreds more wounded.

The death toll from an Israeli air strike on a refugee camp in Central Gaza rises to at least 106, with relatives of the hostages still held by Hamas losing patience, the Israeli prime minister vows to continue the war until the end. No mincing her words: a member of the European Parliament slams the EU President for aiding and abetting Israel in its war on Gaza. That, as the casualties mount daily, now surpassing over 20 thousand. Russian forces take control of the key city of Maryinka located in the Donetsk republic. We report from the remains of the battleground.

Russia's ambassador to Serbia says President Alexander Vucic has proof that the overnight protests in Belgrade were orchestrated by the West as officials draw comparisons with the 2014 Maidan coup in Ukraine. Authorities say at least 70 people are killed in an Israeli air strike on a refugee camp in central Gaza. The Palestinian Red Crescent society says the destruction inflicted on the region is unprecedented. A local pastor in Bethlehem condemns Western powers for allowing Israel to commit atrocities in Gaza without consequences.

At least 70 people are killed in a single Israeli air strike on the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza according to local authorities. We hear from a survivor of the attack. Northern Gaza is shattered and destroyed as the IDF withdraws from the Beit Lahia refugee camp near the Israeli border, leaving a wasteland behind. Palestinians formerly detained by Israeli security forces in Gaza recall their experience behind bars, claiming they endured torture at the hands of the IDF.

As Israeli strikes leave a trail of destruction in Gaza. Two hundred people are reported killed across the enclave on Saturday, including a UN aid worker and his family. As the Palestinian death toll tops 20 thousand, we report from the West Bank where Christmas is cancelled, with calls to end the bloodshed in its place. in a chilling report by human rights watchdog Euro-med, IDF soldiers stand accused of carrying out a field-style execution of Palestinian men, with eyewitness testimony backing up the claim.

As Israeli strikes leave a trail of destruction in Gaza, two hundred people are reported killed across the enclave on Saturday, including a UN aid worker and his family. As the Palestinian death toll tops twenty thousand, we report from the West Bank where Christmas is cancelled, with calls to end the bloodshed in its place. In a chilling report by human rights watchdog Euro-med, IDF soldiers stand accused of carrying out a field-style execution with testimony from eye-witnesses of the alleged massacre.

The UN head sounds the alarm over a hunger disaster in the embattled Palestinian enclave, while accusing Israel of obstructing the distribution of humanitarian aid. A Red Cross and Crescent official tells RT that Gazans are facing an epidemic of highly infectious diseases without access to life-saving treatments. Russia slams the US rejection of a ceasefire for Gaza, as the UN Security Council passes a heavily watered-down resolution, to at least boost aid deliveries to civilians.

The United Nations' head sounds the alarm over a hunger disaster in the embattled Palestinian enclave, while accusing Israel of obstructing the distribution of humanitarian supplies. Russia slams the US rejection of a ceasefire for Gaza, as the UN Security Council passes a heavily watered-down resolution, to at least boost aid deliveries to civilians. Thousands rally across the world in solidarity with the Palestinians - as global outrage grows over Israel's relentless assault.

As the death toll in Gaza surpasses 20 thousand, Israeli forces say they plan to expand their ground offensive with a new push into central Gaza. A Geneva-based NGO says it has testimony that dozens of elderly people were executed by the IDF for refusing to leave their homes. An Israeli real estate company ignites outrage by saying it plans to build new homes in war-torn Gaza. An RT correspondent speaks with the firm's owner, who says Israeli should annex the region.

More casualties in the northern Gazan city of Jabalia as the Palestinian Red Crescent accuses Israel of also raiding an ambulance center there. The UN says the entire, 2.3 million population of Gaza, faces a hunger crisis. We hear from a Palestinian mother - one of many - who's struggling to feed her infant. 'Surrender or die' is the message to Hamas from Israel's Prime Minister, after ceasefire talks collapse, and the IDF steps-up its ground invasion of Gaza.

In Southern Gaza at least twelve people are killed as an Israeli strike hits near a hospital in Rafah. Rescue and relief efforts are hindered by communications outages. The enclave's south Israel expands its evacuation order for Khan Yunis neighborhoods. It comes as the Red Crescent organization accuses the IDF of targeting hospitals - with 55 people reportedly killed in the city on Wednesday. France jails a former Rwandan doctor for almost a quarter of a century over his role in the 1994 genocide. It follows years of accusations by the East African nation that Paris itself helped enable the Hutu killing of a reported 1 million Tutsis.

A so-called 'New Guantanamo' as a European human rights group calls for an international probe into the alleged torture and execution of Palestinian detainees at an Israeli army camp. We hear from some of those recently released. An Israeli air strike razes-to-the-ground a residential area in southern Gaza. Locals have been sharing their distressing accounts of the aftermath. The US State Department says it's scraping the barrel for cash-strapped Ukraine, as Kiev demands more money to keep its war effort going amid a dwindling stream of aid from the West. Donald Trump accuses President Biden of being a threat to democracy. The remarks come after the Republican frontrunner is banned from contesting next year's US election in the state of Colorado by a local court.