A Ukrainian soldier was killed in the conflict-ridden east of the country, the military said Friday, as fears of escalation of tensions between Kiev and Moscow remain high.

Kiev has been battling pro-Russia separatists in the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions since 2014, following Moscow’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula.

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The IDF’s ground and air operation is triggered in the Strip. UN Security Council meeting on Sunday.

The Israeli premier on Twitter: “I said we would make Hamas pay a very high price.

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The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Myanmar’s military have been fighting fiercely in Mansi Township, Kachin State, and the junta is reportedly conducting air strikes.

The fighting is taking place in Madan Yang village, about 8km from Mansi on the road to Namkham in northern Shan State.

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Palestinian militant group Hamas has confirmed that its Gaza City commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday.

Bassem Issa was the highest-ranking military figure in Hamas to be killed by Israel since 2014 and it marks the first time the militant group has acknowledged the death of one of its fighters during this latest round of fighting.

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A barrage of Hamas rockets sparked air raid sirens in Tel Aviv hours after an Israeli airstrike hit a high-rise building in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas said it had fired a total of 130 rockets on Tuesday, some of which hit homes in southern Israel, killing two women. A total of 28 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including 10 children.

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