The Russian military employed a variety of munitions in the onslaught, including 18 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched from occupied Crimea and Russia's Krasnodar region, as well as two Iskander-M ballistic missiles fired from near the city of Taganrog.
The Israeli military strike hit the UN-run school without warning, according to survivors who spoke to Al Jazeera. Another man, Naim al-Dadah, condemned the attack as an act of terrorism by Israel.
The online bank, which boasts over 43 million customers across Russia, said the name change to the simpler "T-Bank" moniker was a logical step to streamline its brand identity for both employees and clients.
At least 75 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes in central Gaza since Wednesday, with that grim toll expected to rise further as rescue crews struggle to reach those still buried under smoking rubble.
The brazen attack began around 8:34 a.m. local time when a Syrian national identified as Mohamad Abed al-Salam approached the embassy's entrance in the Awkar area, according to the Lebanese Army.
Explosions thundered across the northern district of Gaza City in the morning hours, with an Al Jazeera correspondent on the ground reporting heavy shelling targeting the Korba area in the Shujayea neighbourhood.
The public pronouncements belie simmering tensions within the global order as Russia endeavors to cultivate new strategic partnerships amid its deepening international isolation over the Kremlin's war of aggression in Ukraine.
Despite well-documented Ukrainian efforts to degrade these systems through coordinated missile barrages, Russia's air defenders have proven remarkably resilient in recent months while racking up an imposing tactical scoreboard.
According to Russian state media, Mr. Putin will convene with approximately one dozen media leaders representing publications and broadcasters from a range of nations, including those whose relations with the Kremlin have soured in recent years.
The unprecedented move amounts to a calculated escalation of the proxy war between the U.S. and Russia playing out on Ukrainian soil. It grants Kyiv a green light to take the fight directly to Russian territory if Ukraine deems it a military necessity.
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