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Israel resumes Gaza attacks as truce expires, heavy fighting reported
Middle East · · agoHeavy fighting was reported in Gaza on Friday as Israel's military said it had resumed combat operations against Hamas after accusing the Palestinian militant group of violating a temporary truce by firing towards Israeli territory.
- Asia PacificChina, Vietnam consider rail link through rare earths heartland
China and Vietnam are working on a possible significant upgrade of their underdeveloped rail links to boost a line that crosses Vietnam's rare earths heartland and reaches the country's top port in the north, senior officials and diplomats said.
- EuropeUkraine's new long-range rocket delivery from US pushed to next year
Ukraine will need to wait until next year before it receives its first big shipment of rocket-propelled bombs the U.S. has adapted to strike at a nearly 100-mile (160km) range, according to the Pentagon and people familiar with the timing.
- EuropeUkraine's SBU targets rail line deep inside Russian Siberia - source
An operation conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detonated explosives on a railway line in Siberia that Russia uses for military supplies, a Ukrainian source told Reuters on Thursday.
- Middle EastIsrael-Hamas truce expires, fresh fighting reported
A temporary truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas militants that was due to end at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) on Friday has expired, with neither side announcing a deal to extend it.
