Ukraine says its ongoing offensive into the Russian border region of Kursk is intended to create a buffer zone against Russian shelling. The offensive, which took Russia by surprise more than a week ago, has seen Ukrainian forces take control of dozens of villages across a wide area and with limited resistance. It remains unclear what the ultimate objective of the operation may be but analysts say it demonstrates to Ukraine’s western allies its commitment to keep fighting. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports. Pavel Felgenhauer, the defence analyst and columnist at Novaya Gazeta, says the Kremlin is in “a bit of a dilemma” over what to do next. He added […]
Ahmed Kouta, a nurse who worked in Gaza, talks about Palestinian civilians and what’s behind the unchecked spread of diseases that are usually treatable. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #GazaHealthCrisis #GazaChildren #GazaDisplacment #GazaPolioEpidemic #Polio #WHO #GazaSewageCrisis #GazaWaterCrisis #GazaWaterShortages #GazaSanitationCrisi #GazaHospitals #GazaSkinDiseases #GazaUnderAttack #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps
In the wake of Ukraine’s attack on the Russian city of Kursk, Pavel Felgenhauer, a Moscow-based defence analyst, describes what the Ukrainian military has accomplished. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #Ukraine #Belgorod #BelgorodEvacuation #Kursk #KurskOblast #KurskAttack #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #KurskBattle #VolodymyrZelenskyy #VladimirPutin #AlJazeeraEnglish
Russia’s Kursk region sees fierce battles unfold – as Ukrainian soldiers expand their assault. Kyiv claims to have seized more than a thousand square kilometres in the Kursk region and intends to continue its offensive despite Russia’s recent efforts to counter it. The incursion has led Moscow to evacuate at least 200,000 people, mobilise reserves, and impose a security lockdown. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Andrei Federov, a former Russian deputy foreign minister, described Ukraine’s incursion as a significant pressure tactic against Russia. He termed it a “shock” rather than an intelligence failure, attributing it to the extensive border with Ukraine and vulnerabilities exploited by Ukrainian forces. Federov added […]
More than 2,000 Israeli settlers and ultra-nationalists have entered Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli police prevented the settlers from entering the mosque itself. Many were seen performing Jewish religious rituals. Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and another minister were among the group. Ben-Gvir has previously said he believes Jews should have the right to pray at the Muslim holy site, which both Israeli law and the compound’s “status quo” regulations prohibit. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi joins us from Amman, Jordan to discuss the latest developments. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out […]
Rami Khouri, director of global engagement, talks about how central Gaza policy has become to potentially having a major impact on the outcome of the US elections in November. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #KamalaHarris #JoeBiden #UnitedStates #US #USIsraelRelations #BidenIsraelPolice #USforeignpolicy #IsraelWarOnGaza #GazaWar #DomcraticParty #USPresidentialElections #2024USElection #USDemocrats #BidenLegacy #Kamala2024 #AlJazeeraEnglish
Ibrahim Fraihat, an associate professor, talks about why Iran’s response to the Ismail Haniyeh assassination will have to be more than just symbolic. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Iran #Tehran #IranSupremeLeader #AyatollahAliKhamenei #Hamas #IsmailHaniyeh #IsmailHaniyehKilling #IranIsraelTensions #IranIsraelHostilities #Gaza #Israel #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelTargetedAssassination #Hezbollah #Houthi #IsraelAttackOnIran #IranianArmy #IranRevolutionaryGuard #IranWeapons #MiddleEastConflict #AlJazeeraEnglish
Dr James Smith, an emergency physician who worked in Gaza, says Israel’s latest attack on civilians praying at a school in Gaza City, which killed over 100 people, is a repetition of previous attacks on displaced Palestinian civilians. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #KhanYounis #KhanYounisEvacuationOrder #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps #GazaSchoolAttacks #GazaSchoolAttacks #GazaHospitals
Rami Khouri, a Director of Global Engagement says Israel’s latest attack on a school in Gaza City, while civilians were praying, is a reflection of its core Zionist agenda towards Palestinians. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelGazaWar #Palestine #IsraelWar #Gaza #WarOnGaza #RafahUnderFire #AlMawasiAttack #AlMawasiMassacre #GazaUnderAttack #AlMawasiCamp #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps #InternationalCriminalCourt #Rafah
Rescuers are digging through a mountain of rubbish, searching for more bodies, after the collapse of a landfill site in Uganda’s capital. At least 12 people have died after homes were engulfed by the vast garbage dump following heavy rain. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UgandaTragedy #LandfillCollapse #RescueMission #KampalaDisaster #HeavyRain #GarbageDump #SearchForBodies #LivesLost