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Is North Korea looking at organizations in the West Bank/Lebanon to which they can send military support for a communist revolution?
1000 days of war in Ukraine: World leaders discuss the war at the G20. Almost exactly 1000 days ago, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In recent days, Ukraine has been subjected to some of the most extensive air strikes since the beginning of the invasion. Watch the feature on SVT's Rapport.
Information: Hezbollah is using weapons from Russia. The Shiite militia Hezbollah uses weapons from Russia. These include anti-tank systems that have been important in battles against Israeli forces, writes the Wall Street Journal.
There have previously been suspicions that the Shia militia is using weapons from Russia, but the findings made are more recent and advanced than military analysts in Israel expected, according to the WSJ. See the article on SVT Nyheter.
Hamas: 20 people killed after the looting. A transport consisting of 109 trucks with food was violently looted on Saturday in southern Gaza. Staff were threatened with weapons, according to the UN agency UNRWA. It is unknown who was behind the incident.
The Interior Ministry in Gaza, which is controlled by the terror-labeled Hamas, later stated that 20 people were killed after the looting, TT reports. "More than 20 members of gangs involved in stealing trucks have been killed in a security operation," the statement reads.
UNRWA Director Philippe Lazzarini says that this shows how serious the situation is in the area, and that a few months ago they were able to escort transports safely. See the article on SVT Nyheter.