Lindsey Hilsum , International Editor

A top aide to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is recovering from a hammer attack outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.

Israel’s response to the October the 7th attack has involved a huge surge in the number of Palestinians being detained – seven-thousand in the West Bank alone, according to authorities there, with an unknown number of Gazans also in custody.

Last week, President Biden said he was hoping for a Gaza ceasefire deal by today – but this morning Israeli missiles rained down on Rafah once again, as talks between Israel and Hamas seemingly hit an impasse.

The UN now says at least 10 children have starved to death.

There are growing fears that yesterday’s deadly incident in Gaza – in which more than a hundred people died trying to get food from a truck convoy – could make it even harder to deliver much-needed aid.

In Gaza, health ministry numbers show the death toll has now passed thirty thousand. And growing desperation has led to even more tragedy near Gaza City. Palestinian health officials say Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd waiting for food aid, killing 112 people and injuring 760 others. It happened at around 4am local time…

One of the most well established, largest and best armed of the Iran-backed militias is Hezbollah which operates in Lebanon. 

Israel and Hamas have both downplayed the US President’s suggestion that a Gaza ceasefire could be nailed down by next week. 

The Israeli air force has launched strikes on Lebanon – targeting areas deep inside the country’s borders after Hezbollah earlier took down an Israeli drone.

Nearly eight million people have been displaced, making it the largest crisis of its kind in the world.

Yulia Navalnaya says she knows exactly why her husband was killed on Friday but while she’s not yet revealing the reason, she places the blame squarely at Vladimir Putin’s feet. In the meantime she’s been addressing European leaders, recording videos and vowing to fight on for what she calls a Free Russia.

Israeli forces have stormed southern Gaza’s main hospital – they claim to be searching for the bodies of hostages. 

Israelis celebrated today following the rescue of two hostages from Rafah overnight.

After weeks of speculation Ukraine President Zelenskyy has dismissed the commander-in-chief of the army – General Zaluzhnyi. 

Israel’s Prime Minister has declared that there is no other solution but total victory over Hamas, which he believes is a matter of months away. It deals a blow to hopes of a ceasefire deal between the two sides.