"As Israel and Hamas prepare to move towards phase two of a United States-led blueprint toend war in Gaza, disagreements loom over the as-yet undefined role of an international stabilization force in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
Senior Hamas official Basem Naim said on Sunday that the U.S. draft required “a lot of clarifications”. While the group was ready to discuss “freezing or storing” weapons during the ongoing truce, he said it would not accept that an international stabilization force take charge of disarmament. “We are welcoming a [United Nations] force to be near the borders, supervising the ceasefire agreement, reporting about violations, preventing any kind of escalations,” he said, adding that Hamas would not accept the force having “any kind of mandates” on Palestinian territory." AJ
"A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit 93 km N of Yakutat, Alaska, in the afternoon at 5.56 pm local time (America/Whitehorse GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 9.6 km (5.9 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea near Pulau Molu island, Indonesia, around noon at 1.55 pm local time (GMT +9)." VD
"Ukrainian forces scored another "successful hit" on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery overnight the General Staff has confirmed, marking the ninth such strike on the refinery this year."The Ryazan Refinery, with a design capacity of 17.1 million tons of oil per year, is one of the largest oil refining enterprises in the Russian Federation," the General Staff said in a post on social media.
"A hit and a fire were recorded at the facility. The results and extent of damage are being clarified."
The post also claimed a strike on the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant in Russian occupied Luhansk Oblast, a facility that produces artillery shells for the Russian army." KI
"Volcanic ash from Kilauea in the United States was observed at 10 700 m (35 000 feet) above sea level at 21:06 UTC. The Washington VAAC issued this advisory at 21:23 UTC following updated information from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and National Weather Service Honolulu.
The advisory reports new observations of ash reaching up to flight level 350, corresponding to 10 700 m (35 000 feet) a.s.l., moving east. An additional ash cloud was present up to flight level 150, equivalent to approximately 4 600 m (15 000 feet) a.s.l., moving southwest. The ash plume was detected based on GOES-18 satellite imagery and local observatory data. The ash movement was tracked at 102 km/h (55 knots or 63 mph) toward the east. No Aviation Color Code was stated in this advisory." W
"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit Canada: 137 km W of Haines Junction, YT, in the
early afternoon at 3.34 pm local time (America/Whitehorse GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8 km (5 mi)." VD
"Since the start of the day, 77 combat engagements have occurred on the front.
The Russian army carried out artillery shelling near Klyusy and Halahanivka in the Chernihiv region.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the Russians conducted 72 shelling attacks, including two using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Synelnykove, and toward Izbytske and Kolodiazne.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces attacked six times near Pishchane and Kolisnykivka; one engagement is ongoing.In the Lyman sector, the invading army carried out nine attacks near Hrekivka, Tverdokhlibove, Zarichne, and toward Novoserhiivka, Novyi Myr, and Stavky. Three combat engagements are ongoing.
In the Sloviansk sector, the Defense Forces repelled six attacks. Enemy units tried to advance near Yampil, Dronivka, Serebrianka, Siversk, and Fedorivka; one engagement is ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the Russians carried out 14 assault actions in the areas of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, and toward Stepanivka and Berestok. One combat engagement is ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces attempted 21 times to push back the Defense Forces from their positions near Nove Shakhove, Novopavlivka, and in the areas of Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Molodetske. The Defense Forces have held their positions and repelled 20 enemy attacks; one engagement is ongoing.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the enemy is trying to break through Ukrainian defenses near Yalta, Ivanivka, Zelenyi Hai, Vorone, Rybne, and toward Danylivka. Ukrainian forces repelled five enemy assaults; two attacks are ongoing.
In the Huliaipole sector, seven combat engagements occurred near Huliaipole.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy conducted one unsuccessful attack near Stepove." Ukrin
