“My vision is that instead of strengthening ourselves, we continue to give it all away. I feel sorry for our land and for our people,” she said.
Meanwhile, Russia resumedin Ukraine early on Sunday, after its self-declared three-day pause expired.
Russia launched 108 attack drones and simulator drones from six different directions, Ukraine’s air force said. It said 60 drones were shot down and another 41 simulator drones failed to reach targets due to Ukrainian countermeasures.The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday accused Ukraine of “violating” Moscow’s three-day ceasefire more than 14,000 times. Ukraine, which did not agree to the May 8-10 ceasefire, has also accused Russia of violating its own truce, with the Ukrainian foreign minister calling it a farce.A Russian official on Sunday evening also accused Ukrainian forces of a missile strike on a town in Russia’s Kursk region that borders Ukraine. Acting Gov. Alexander Khinshtein said on Telegram that the strike “seriously damaged” a hotel in Rylsk, a town east of the Ukrainian border, and wounded three people.
Litvinova reported from Tallinn, Estonia. Associated Press writers Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, and Thomas Adamson-Koumbouzis in Paris contributed to this report.Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has blockaded all entrances to the Gaza Strip since March.
While pummeling the strip with airstrikes, it has banned any food, water, shelter or medication from being trucked into the Palestinian territory, where the U.N. says the vast majority of the population is reliant on humanitarian aid to survive. Israel says the blockade aims to pressure Hamas to release the hostages it still holds. Of the 59 captives remaining in Gaza, 21 are believed to still be alive, U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday, revealing that three had died.Raed al-Zaharna and his children walked away emptyhanded after the day’s meals ran out. “I’m thinking now,
I can’t find anything,” he said.from entering Gaza since March 2, saying it’s trying to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages and disarming. It also shattered a ceasefire deal with Hamas, relaunching bombardment across Gaza and seizing large swaths of the territory. Rights groups have called the blockade a “starvation tactic” and a potential war crime.
Israel has said it won’t resume aid until it installs a new distribution mechanism, replacing the massive operation led by the U.N. and independent relief groups. Israel accuses Hamas and other militants of siphoning off aid, though it hasn’t presented evidence for its claims. The U.N. denies significant diversion takes place, saying it monitors distribution.