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In Ukraine, swarms of Russian drones filled the skies for a third night in a row as Moscow stepped up its largest aerial assault of the war.

We spoke to Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, who is the deputy mayor of Jerusalem and asked her whether Israel is now becoming more isolated.

We spoke to Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Neale Richmond, who was at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting today.

We spoke to Rachael Cummings from Save the Children, who spoke from Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. 

The UK has suspended trade negotiations with Israel and summoned its ambassador over the ongoing aid blockade of Gaza.

Pakistan’s defence minister has said that a military incursion by India is imminent, following the deadly militant attack on tourists in disputed Kashmir last week. India blames Pakistan and has dismissed Pakistan’s call for an independent investigation as an attempt to evade responsibility.

The Indian government has vowed to bring those behind yesterday’s attack on tourists in Indian administered Kashmir to justice. A little known group claimed responsibility for killing 26 people in the attack. India indicated it holds Pakistan partially responsible – expelling diplomats and closing the main border crossing. 

At least 39 people have been killed by an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, while another attack on a children’s hospital left several others dead.

Video has emerged of an attack on ambulances and a fire truck in Gaza that contradicts the Israeli military’s claims that the vehicles were not using emergency lights when they opened fire and killed 15 aid workers.

In Gaza a rare public display of opposition to Hamas seems to be growing. Today saw a second day of protest, with hundreds of Palestinians taking to the streets calling for Hamas to leave and for the war to end.