Ukraine

Bat Yam holds memorial for Ukrainian family slain by Iranian missile

Addressed by representatives of the Ukrainian mission to Israel as well as Bat Yam mayor Zvika Brut, mourners viewed the five coffins on display in front of the crash site.

 Bat Yam municipality held a memorial ceremony for a family of five Ukrainians, slain by an Iranian ballistic missile on June 30, 2025.
 Ukrainian F-16 fighting aircrafts are seen in the air during marking the Day of the Ukrainian Air Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine August 4, 2024

Ukraine F-16 pilot killed in large-scale Russian attack, Zelensky calls for US help

Dozens of German-made Leopard 1 tanks and other armoured vehicles, owned by Freddy Versluys the CEO of Belgian defence company OIP Land Systems, are seen in a hangar in Tournais, Belgium January 31, 2023.

Anti-Israel activists damage tanks destined for Ukraine at Belgian arms factory

 Five teenage boys who escaped the first week of Russia’s 2022 invasion celebrated their bar mitzvah this week in Ashkelon

Zhitomyr orphanage boys who fled Ukraine mark bar mitzvah milestone in Ashkelon


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 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG offers words of sympathy to grieving husband and father Raja Khatib.

Remains of Ukrainian cancer patient's mother found in Bat Yam beneath rubble

The family arrived in Israel from Ukraine on a medical tourist visa in December 2022 and became an integral part of the Bat Yam community.

 Maria Pashkorovia, a Ukrainian citizen living in Bat Yam was killed by an Iranian missile strike.

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A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump stand before the White House covered in cracks in an illustrative picture.

Ukrainian child in Israel for Leukemia treatment killed in Bat Yam bombing, mother missing

Borik's mother, 30-year-old Maria Pashkorovia, is one of the handful of Israelis still considered missing following the Iranian attack on a Bat Yam residential building.

 Home Front Command forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Bat Yam, central Israel. June 15, 2025.

Trump, Putin share calls for strikes between Israel and Iran to stop post-50 minute phone call

Trump, for his part, described events in the Middle East as "very alarming," according to Ushakov, the Kremlin's aid.

 FILE PHOTO: Daily newspapers with covers, dedicated to the recent phone call of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, are laid out at a newsstand in a street in Moscow, Russia, February 13, 2025.

Ukraine rolls out history textbook depicting Jewish State as victim of Arab aggression - exclusive

The history book features a sympathetic depiction of Israel’s wars, portraying them as existential battles against Arab states armed by the Soviet Union.

 Drone shrapnel outside the Jewish school in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Wars now displace over 122 million people as aid funding falls, UN says

There were over 2 million more people displaced globally by the end of April 2025 than there were the previous year, said a UNHCR report.

 Displaced people ride a an animal-drawn cart, following Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks on Zamzam displacement camp, in the town of Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan April 15, 2025.

Russia flies bomber planes over Baltic for first time since Ukrainian drone attacks

Russia's Wednesday flyover appeared to send a message that business was running as usual despite the Ukrainian attacks.

 A Russian Tu-160 and Tu-22M3 aircraft fly over Red Square during the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2020. The military parade, marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.

Russia advances to east-central Ukrainian region amid row over dead soldiers

Zelensky vowed to continue prisoner swaps, warning Russia’s delays harm peace efforts. Russia pushes into central Ukraine amid rising tensions over the dispute.

President Volodymyr Zelenski speaks during a press briefing following phone calls with U.S. President Donald Trump, amid Russia?s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 19, 2025.

France approaches Renault over potential drone production for Ukraine

Earlier on Sunday, French news website Franceinfo reported the French carmaker was expected to produce drones in Ukraine.

 TIRANA, ALBANIA - MAY 16: President of France Emmanuel Macron speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the 6th European Political Community summit on May 16, 2025 in Tirana, Albania.

Jewish-Ukrainian soldier killed in fighting with Russia, third Jewish casualty in two weeks

An estimated 200 Jewish fighters have died in the nearly 3.5-year war, according to the Federation of Jewish Communities.

 Tzvi-Hirsch (Grisha) Zvergzde.