WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has approved sending additional weapons to Ukraine and is considering new sanctions on Russia.
"We're sending some defensive weapons to Ukraine, and I've approved that," Trump said during a cabinet meeting at the White House. (US-Russia-Sanctions)
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TEHRAN -- Iran has not requested any meeting with the United States, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
He made the remarks while rejecting a claim made by U.S. President Donald Trump the day before that Iran had "requested a meeting," the report said. (Iran-US-Talks)
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JERUSALEM -- Five Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 others injured in an explosion in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Tuesday.
The troops from the Kfir Brigade's Netzah Yehuda Battalion were surrounding a booby-trapped building in Beit Hanoun when explosive devices were detonated, according to a military statement. (Israel-Gaza-Conflict)
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GAZA -- At least 60 Palestinians, including six freed prisoners and a paramedic, were killed in Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across Gaza on Tuesday, according to Palestinian sources.
Six people were killed by Israeli shelling on two tents housing displaced persons in Khan Younis, southern Gaza and the town of al-Zawaidain, central Gaza, Spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Gaza Mahmoud Basal told Xinhua. (Gaza-Israeli Attacks-Deaths) ■
