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Russia's President Putin says the country cannot compromise its sovereignty amid Western attempts to sow discord. That's the message during a rally of the country's ruling party. Three Israeli strikes reportedly hit the southern Gaza city of Rafah in the early hours Sunday, killing two and wounding several others. French lawmakers condemn Israel over the killing of a French government worker, who was in a private residence during an IDF attack on Gaza. The Israeli military admits it mistakenly killed three captives in Gaza who were waving white flags. The defense minister says that, he's willing to accept it to achieve the goal of eliminating Hamas. The killing of the hostages has sparked public outrage.

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.

The Russian president accuses the West of containing Moscow through its hybrid war in Ukraine pledging Russia will achieve the goals of its military operation. Raids on the Jabalia refugee camp see at least 13 people killed in bombings. This brings the death toll of the past two days there to 120, according to local health officials. Survivors are struggling with their grief. Testimonies gathered by Human rights monitor, Euro-med, confirm Palestinian civilians were subject to torture while in IDF detention. Media outlets share their own evidence.

Several civilians are reportedly killed by Israel's latest strikes on the southern-most Gazan city of Rafah with the Palestinian death toll reportedly edging towards twenty thousand. Bombing raids on the Jabalia refugee camp see at least 110 people killed over the past two days, according to local health officials. Survivors are grief-stricken. Israel's defense chief hails Washington's unwavering support for the war, as he hosts his American counterpart for talks on the continuing onslaught of Gaza. As Israelis campaign for the return of the remaining hostages held by Hamas - some fear it might not happen, pointing out that several abductees were seized by the militants years before October 7th - with Israel still unable to free them.

IDF strikes hit a maternity ward in southern Gaza, killing one child and wounding several others, as the death toll in the region is approaching 19-thousand. We hear from witnesses. Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war against the people of Gaza. Saudi academic Mansour Almarzoqi believes Israel is deliberately blocking humanitarian aid supplies to the embattled enclave. An Israeli senior official says the IDF should destroy the entire Gaza Strip, to completely remove all residents and make it look like the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz. Egypt's incumbent president, el-Sisi, wins re-election, with authorities saying he received almost 90 percent of the vote.

IDF strikes hit a UN shelter and a maternity ward in southern Gaza, killing at least six civilians including a child. We hear from a witness. In the north of the enclave, Israeli air strikes are reported to have killed nearly 90 Palestinians in a residential area. Paris lawmakers slam Israel, calling IDF strikes 'murderous madness' as a French government worker is killed in a private residence in Gaza. Not only is Jewish community suffering from Hamas, but Bedouin Muslims as well. They await the release of several members still held Hostage by the militant group.

Russia's President Putin says the country cannot compromise its sovereignty amid Western attempts to sow discord. That's the message during a rally of the country's ruling party. Three Israeli strikes reportedly hit the southern Gaza city of Rafah in the early hours Sunday, killing two and wounding several others. French lawmakers condemn Israel over the killing of a French government worker, who was in a private residence during an IDF attack on Gaza. And, the Israeli military admits it mistakenly killed three captives in Gaza who were waving white flags. The killing of the hostages has sparked public outrage.

Israeli media reports the IDF has admitted the hostages it said its soldiers shot by mistake in Gaza were actually waving a makeshift white flag. Meanwhile, families of hostages held by Hamas express outrage on the streets of Tel Aviv. RT reports from the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank where twelve people were killed in a deadly IDF raid. Yet another scandal in Washington as a gay porn video filmed in a Senate office goes online, reportedly involving a Democrat congressional aide. And Nigeria's Supreme Court reinstates terrorism charges against a British citizen who led a popular separatist movement against the West African country's government.

Three Israeli strikes reportedly hit the densely populated southern Gaza city of Rafah this Sunday morning, killing two and wounding several more. Family members of Hostages still held by Hamas take to the streets of Tel Aviv to urge the government to secure their release. It follows the IDF admitting it mistakenly killed three captives who were waving white flags. As the war in Gaza takes a heavy human toll, people around the world call on their leaders to push for a permanent ceasefire. And this week covering every aspect of Russian affairs, President Putin highlighted the country's sovereignty during his marathon 'end of year' Q-and-A session, while weighing in on the host of challenges the world faces today.

Protests spark in Tel Aviv as Israel admits it mistakenly killed three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza after wrongly identifying them as militants. A cameraman is killed and correspondent wounded as an Al-Jazerra crew are hit by an Israeli strike on Khan Yunis. Israeli soldiers violently attack a photojournalist from Anadolu news agency, who was on assignment in the area.

Several Palestinians in Gaza are reported dead in the latest Israeli air strikes on the south of the region bringing the death toll to nearly 19 thousand people since the war began two months ago. While children are particularly affected by the fighting, a Palestinian organization is providing them with much-needed pychological assistance. As the US electoral season is in full swing, a new poll suggests that more than 20 percent of Americans who used mail-in ballots during the previous presidential election have admitted to voter fraud.

Hungary blocks 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine, slamming the EU's decision to open accession talks with Kiev. The IDF launches strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which now remains the only destination for humanitarian aid trucks bound for the region. That's RT's exclusive interview with Russia's ambassador to the UN, who has just returned from the Rafah checkpoint on the Egypt-Gaza border.

Russia's President Putin conducted his 'end of the year' Q&A session for four hours answering questions ranging from domestic issues to international challenges. Death and despair in southern Gaza, as IDF bombs pummel residential areas of Rafah and Khan Yunis, which Israel previously called safe zones. That's as a UN official says Gaza seems no longer habitable. In the West Bank city of Jenin, at least eight Palestinians are killed during an IDF raid, which lasted more than a day.

Bombshell developments on Capitol Hill as the US House of Representatives votes to authorize an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. In Gaza, locals accuse Israel of carrying out a series of executions at a school in the north of the enclave, after bodies are discovered at the site. It was being used to house refugees. Israelis rally outside parliament in Jerusalem - demanding the return of their relatives from Hamas. Over 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza. We visit the family of one of them.

All rules of war have been broken according to the UN Relief and Works Agency as it confirms to RT that Israeli forces have destroyed a UN school in north Gaza adding that over 146 of its facilities have been demolished since war began. 20 Palestinians are killed and dozens more wounded, including many children, as Israeli forces intensify attacks on Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. The House Speaker rebuffs the President's request for another 60 Billion dollars to Ukraine as Joe Biden gives Vladimir Zelensky a 200-Million consolation instead.

More than 150 countries at the UN vote for an immediate ceasefire. The US and Israel are among the few nations to oppose the move. Thousands are forced to flee to a makeshift camp on the Gaza coastline, designated a 'safe zone' by Israel. But some of the displaced question how they can survive there. Also in the United States, the House Speaker in Congress pushes back the President's request for another 60 Billion dollars to Ukraine as Joe Biden gives Vladimir Zelensky a 200-Million consolation instead.

IDF blows up the UNRWA school in the northern Gaza where it is reportedly found Hamas infrastructure. Four people are killed during an Israeli military raid on the West Bank city of Jenin. Qatar's Prime Minister warns that an entire generation of Arabs could turn on Israel, as a result of its brutal bombing of Gaza. Meanwhile, in the US a Republican Senator makes it clear there'll be no red carpet for Ukraine's President on Capitol Hill as Zelensky heads to the White House to ask for more money for his war machine.

Distressing images emerging from the West Bank city of Jenin, where several people are reported dead following an IDF raid on the Palestinian region. While in Gaza several people are killed in a central district of the strip with locals scrambling to sift through 'Israeli-bombing-raid-rubble', in a race against time to rescue survivors. More than a dozen civilian casualties are reported in overnight IDF strikes on cities in southern Gaza, as the enclave's death toll continues to climb. And Russia pushes for more humanitarian aid to Gaza, as a UN Security Council delegation visits the Rafah border checkpoint in Egypt.

Israeli strikes claim dozens of lives in southern Gaza, where the IDF is dropping leaflets urging civilians to flee the area, but locals ask, where else is there to go? A ghost town in northern Gaza that once sheltered thousands of refugees, the Jabalia encampment, which has been under relentless IDF fire for over two months. Russia condemns Washington's recent veto of a UN ceasefire resolution for Gaza as Joe Biden's top diplomat defends the US move, citing an ongoing threat posed by Hamas. And official concerns about US military funds running low, and polls showing Americans being increasingly fed up with sponsoring foreign wars overshadow a scheduled White House meeting between the presidents of the US and Ukraine.

Injured children are rushed to hospital in central Gaza, after an Israeli strike obliterates a large residential building, leaving dozens trapped beneath the rubble. Leaked IDF videos allegedly showing captured Hamas prisoners cause fury online amid questions over their authenticity and allegations of staging. The UN Chief admits the Security Council's failure to end the war, after the US vetoes a ceasefire resolution there. And speaking to RT, a prominent pan-African political figure sees links between what Africans have endured and the suffering of Palestinians over what he calls 'Western colonization'.

As the reported death toll in Gaza surpasses 17-and-a-half-thousand people the south of the enclave, previously considered a safe zone, comes under renewed Israeli bombardment. Showing signs of physical abuse, Palestinians who have been detained by the IDF, describe the interrogation methods used on them to uncover alleged links to Hamas. While in Israel emotions run high, as protesters and relatives of the remaining Hamas hostages take to the streets of Tel Aviv, urging the government to focus on bringing back their loved ones. And Vladimir Putin is warmly welcomed in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, where he travelled this week for talks defying Western claims of Russia's isolation.

Dozens of civilians are reportedly killed in the Israeli bombing of southern Gaza, which had previously been considered a safe zone. The US faces global backlash, after Washington vetoes a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council. Following the vote - from which the UK abstained - thousands are marching through the streets of London, demanding an immediate truce in the violence.

The IDF takes the fight with Hamas to all parts of Gaza, with losses mounting on both sides. Israel reports hitting over 400 targets, some in the south of the enclave, where thousands of displaced civilians are sheltering. The US and Israel face backlash at the UN Security Council, after Washington vetoes a ceasefire resolution. That's as Palestine says more than 17-thousand Gazans have already been killed. Vladimir Putin confirms he will be running for a third consecutive, and fifth overall, Presidential term next year.

Vladimir Putin confirms he will be running for re-election in 2024. If successful, it would be his third consecutive term as Russian President, and fifth overall. Dozens are killed and wounded in an Israeli attack on a residential building located near the Palestine Red Crescent Society Headquarters in Gaza's Khan Yunis. Indian police are on high-alert after a US-based Sikh separatist leader publishes a threat to the country's Parliament. It comes amid Washington leveling accusations that New Delhi targets Sikh nationalists.

Mourners bury their loved ones in Rafah, after the Israeli military struck the border city, despite assurances civilians would be safer there. Meanwhile, a video said to show Israel's mass detentions surfaces from embattled Northern Gaza. Angry scenes at Hanukkah celebrations in Jerusalem, where Israeli right-wingers were allowed to march in the Old City. At the same time, Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem cancel Christmas festivities, in solidarity with Gaza. Two firefighters are killed and more than a dozen injured in the line of duty as they come under a Ukrainian missile attack. We report from the scene. The US announces military drills with Guyana. That's amid the South American nation's territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela, which has only intensified after the discovery of huge oil fields in the disputed region.