QtrendsUkraine escalates drone strikes deep into Russian territory, hitting St. Petersburg after Putin rejects peace talks. In the Middle East, Israeli forces kill a 7-month-old Palestinian baby in the West Bank, while ceasefire violations in Lebanon leave Lebanese army officers dead from Israeli airstrikes just days after a truce was signed.
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones targeting a Russian navy base near St. Petersburg on the final day of Russia's flagship economic forum, striking deep into Russian territory in what Moscow called an 'unprecedented' attack. The assault came immediately after President Putin rejected Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's offer for direct peace talks. Putin responded by vowing to bolster Russia's air defenses against the growing drone threat.
Israeli soldiers opened fire on a car in the occupied West Bank, killing a seven-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding the parents, according to Palestinian health officials. The infant's death has drawn widespread condemnation and renewed attention to rising violence in the West Bank, where military operations and settler attacks have intensified in recent months.
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon killed at least nine people, including high-ranking Lebanese army officers, just days after a ceasefire deal was signed between the two countries. The strikes mark the most serious violation of the truce and threaten to unravel the fragile peace agreement. International mediators have called for restraint as tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalate once again.