The Israeli military said Wednesday that it had launched “targeted ground activities” in south and central Gaza, a day after launching an aerial bombardment of the Strip that shattered the two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas.

Israel's military launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, sending troops into areas they retreated from during a two-month ceasefire. This comes a day after airstrikes killed more than 400 people.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday defended the resumption of airstrikes in Gaza, saying that negotiations on restoring the ceasefire would continue "only under fire". In a briefing,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed Wednesday to a partial ceasefire with Russia focused on “energy and other civilian infrastructure.” Zelensky, who spoke after an hour-long phone call with President Donald Trump,

Vladimir Putin has rejected an immediate and full ceasefire in Ukraine, agreeing only to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, following a call with US President Donald Trump. The Russian president declined to sign up to the comprehensive month-long ceasefire that Trump's team recently worked out with Ukrainians in Saudi Arabia.