The Ministry of Health of Gaza announced that two more children died of hunger in Gaza as a result of the Israeli occupation. Thus, the number of Gazan children who died as a result of hunger and dehydration reached 6. Israel has not been delivering humanitarian aid to northern Gaza since January 23.

Early in the morning, Israeli forces struck a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid near the Nablusi intersection on Reshid Street, south of Gaza City. As a result of the attack, the number of people killed reached 104, and 760 people were injured. Also, 7 more children died of hunger in the sector, and their number reached 13.

It has been 145 days since the start of Israel's war crimes in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. A digest of the day's highlights.

The court of Grozny sentenced Nikita Juravel, a resident of the Volgograd region of Russia, to 3.5 years of imprisonment for protesting the burning of the Koran. The defendant partially admitted his guilt.

Since October 7, Israel has dropped more than 70,000 tons of bombs on Gaza. During the attacks, more than 500 mosques and churches, more than 300 universities and schools, and more than 360,000 residential buildings were destroyed.

Problems in relations with the "Global South" indicate the end of the era of Western domination in the world, said Josep Borrell, the chief diplomat of the EU. In his opinion, Russia will benefit from the reduction of the influence of the West, that is, the USA and the EU, in Africa, Asia and South America.

US President Joe Biden on Monday expressed hope that a truce would begin in Gaza by next week. This statement coincided with the negotiations in Qatar. And Israel continues to openly say that it will not stop the war until Hamas is destroyed. Will there be a truce in Gaza before Ramadan?

The U.S. will provide an additional $53 million in aid to support humanitarian programs that provide critical assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The new package brings the total amount of American aid to Gaza during the conflict to $180 million.

China plans to launch more than 300 satellites into space in 2024. 30 out of 100 launches are carried out by private companies.

For the first time in recent years, Iran has reduced its stockpile of 60 percent enriched uranium from 128.3 kg to 121.5 kg.