Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Russia Sent Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Moscow Informs UN

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - After the Palestinian Hamas movement launched its latest attack on Israel on October 7, the Jewish state cut off water and electricity to the Gaza Strip.
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov informed UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland that Russia sent humanitarian supplies to the population of Gaza through the Egyptian city of El-Arish, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
"On October 18, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov, who is on a working trip to Doha, met with the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East T. Wennesland. During the conversation, a detailed discussion of the deteriorating situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone took place, with an emphasis on the serious aggravation of the situation in and around the Gaza Strip," the statement said.
Israel-Palestine Escalation
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