RT News - January 21 2025 (18:00 MSK)

At least seven people have reportedly been killed and over thirty wounded, as Israel launches a “counter-terrorist operation” in the West Bank. As violence flares in the region, it threatens to dampen the enthusiasm of Palestinians, over Donald Trump’s return to power, and the hopes resting on him, for lasting peace. HAMAS urges Palestinians in the West Bank to mobilize and confront the Israeli counter-terrorist operation. A video circulating online allegedly shows continued fighting in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. The IDF has yet to comment on the incident, although it confirmed it did open fire on two people perceived as threats, a day after the ceasefire began. The clock continues to tick down on Donald Trump’s pledge to resolve the war in Ukraine in the first 24 hours of his presidency. Although he’s been busy signing a whole raft of executive orders into law.