Gaza strikes kill four; Ukraine and Russia trade drone attacks
Four dead in Gaza City, five on a Ukrainian bus, and refineries hit in Russia.
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Right, so the biggest toll today is in Gaza City. Israeli shelling killed two Palestinians in the afternoon, and a few hours earlier a double-tap air strike killed a fifteen-year-old boy and a paramedic. Israeli artillery also hit southern Lebanon, no casualties reported there. In Ukraine, a Russian drone set fire to a costume warehouse in Kyiv, nobody hurt. But a drone attack on a passenger bus near Nikopol killed five people and wounded seven. Ukrainian drones meanwhile shut down refineries in Syzran and Saratov. Over in Saudi Arabia, the coalition says it shot down a Houthi drone aimed at Mecca, the Houthis say it wasn't them. And in Washington, a court threw out a Trump election challenge seven weeks before the midterms.
Gaza and south Lebanon
Israeli shelling in Gaza City killed two Palestinians just after three in the afternoon. Earlier, a double-tap air strike in the same city killed a fifteen-year-old boy and a paramedic.
Israeli artillery also shelled areas in southern Lebanon, though no casualties were reported there.
Ukraine and Russia
A Russian drone strike hit a costume warehouse in Kyiv, causing a fire but no injuries. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a drone attack on a passenger bus near Nikopol killed five people and wounded at least seven.
Ukrainian drone strikes forced the shutdown of oil refineries in Syzran and Saratov, according to Russian and Ukrainian sources.
Mecca drone incident and US ruling
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Houthi drone aimed at Mecca, calling the attempt a red line. The Houthis denied carrying out the attack.
In Washington, a court rejected a Trump election challenge seven weeks before the midterms.
Questions people ask
How many people died in Gaza City today?
Four Palestinians were killed in two separate Israeli attacks in Gaza City. Two died from shelling and two, including a fifteen-year-old boy and a paramedic, died in a double-tap air strike.
What happened to the passenger bus in Ukraine?
A drone strike hit a passenger bus near Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Five people were killed and at least seven were injured.
Did the Houthis claim responsibility for the Mecca drone?
The Houthis denied carrying out the drone attack on Mecca. Saudi Arabia said its coalition intercepted the drone and called the attempt a red line.
The incidents in this briefing
Every incident summarised above, in the order it was reported. Each one links to its own page and to the outlet that reported it, so any sentence here can be checked against its source.
- Two Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling of Gaza City · Middle East Eye
- Ukrainian drone attacks halt operations at Syzran and Saratov refineries · Novynarnia
- Israeli artillery shells areas in south Lebanon · Middle East Eye
- Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Mecca · France 24 Moyen-Orient
- Russian drone strike burns costume warehouse in Kyiv · Ukrainska Pravda
- Israeli air strike kills schoolboy and paramedic in Gaza City · Al Jazeera
- Drone strike on passenger bus near Nikopol kills five · France 24 Espanol
- Ukrainian drone attacks halt operations at Russian oil refineries · Ukrinform
- Trump court defeat on election challenge · DER SPIEGEL
- Attempted drone attack on Mecca red line · Al-Monitor
Countries in this briefing
This briefing was written by an automated reporter from 10 incident reports already published on this site. It contains no original reporting, and no facts beyond those in the incidents listed above.
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