Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
The Israeli military confirmed the killing of Ihab Khrizim, a senior Hamas figure overseeing financial transfers, in a strike in Khan Yunis. The operation targeted a central node in Hamas's funding infrastructure.
A Department for Communities consultation on a proposed fund to support energy-efficiency measures for low-income households closed on Wednesday night.
Israel says it has killed Mohamed Odeh, the newly appointed head of Hamas’s armed wing, in a strike in Gaza. The attack occurred one day after Odeh’s appointment as successor to Ezzedine Al-Haddad.
Israel has escalated military operations against Hezbollah following a directive from Prime Minister Netanyahu to increase strike intensity. The IDF has conducted multiple strikes across Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and claiming the elimination of over 600 militants.
A large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv caused four deaths and over a hundred injuries. The National Chernobyl Museum sustained severe damage.
NATO conducts Operation Arcade Strike, a drone warfare exercise at an unused platform of Charing Cross tube station, to prepare for potential conflict with Russia by 2030.
The Dutch cabinet has approved legislation to prohibit imports of goods from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, with plans to assess extending the ban to services and investments.
Ukraine's Security Service Alpha unit conducted an operation targeting a Russian FSB headquarters in occupied Kherson Oblast, resulting in multiple casualties and destruction of military assets.
