Gaza is buried under 68 million tons of rubble. That's the weight of about 186 Empire State buildings and spread evenly across Manhattan, it'd be roughly 250 lbs of debris for every square foot. Thousands of Israeli air strikes along with ground fighting and control demolitions have destroyed about 81% of structures in Gaza.That accounts for nearly 123,000 buildings with another 74,000 damaged. And the rubble isn't just concrete. It's mixed with unexloded bombs, missiles, artillery shells, and human remains ...

We had Wyckoff meeting with senior officials from Egypt, Turkey and Qatar to advance the talks on the second phase of this Gaza plan. What do we know about those talks. Well, we have a reading from Whitcomb himself, a statement he put out at the end of those talks, saying effectively that those cowards.It's worth remembering that when it comes to Egypt and Qatar, these are long term mediators between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Turkey is on the periphery. It wants to be a stakeholder that is resisted by Israe ...

Ukraine ceasefire talks continue as US says 'progress was made' https://t.co/SU05A7prLa ...

Thailand said it will continue military actions against Cambodia to eliminate “harm and threats,” stepping up rhetoric even after US President Donald Trump claimed to have brokered a new ceasefire https://t.co/2shb50eqsc ...

President Donald Trump is getting more frustrated with Ukraine and Russia over delays negotiating a ceasefire deal, his spokeswoman said https://t.co/SJIGKEr3yl ...

Israel's military confirmed it carried out strikes in southern Gaza yesterday with the IDF saying it was in response to an attack earlier in the day that injured five Israeli soldiers. This was the scene as a fire broke out in a tent encampment following that strike. It's the latest incident of violence testing President Trump's ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that went into effect in October.And it comes after Israel announced it would reopen the Rafa crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the com ...

RT Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice)🚨BREAKING: In another brutal violation of the “ceasefire”, Israel is burning Palestinians while they’re asleep in the middle of the night.According to the latest toll, six Palestinians, including two children, were killed following the Israeli drone strike on a displacement tent in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. ...

Oil prices heading lower this morning as the US attempts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. For more on the impact to oil markets, let's bring in Barclay's oil analyst, Amomar Singh. Omar, appreciate the time this morning.Good to see you. >> My pleasure. Thank you for having me.>> So, so whether it's individual reports today or just the prospect of these talks making progress in Geneva, to what degree is it really weighing on the commodity today. Well, we've seen this volatility caused by ge ...

President Trump saying he won't meet with Ukraine's leader before a peace deal between Moscow and Kev is hammered out. >> He would like to come, but I think we should get a deal done first. >> Adding online that he'll meet with both Zalinski and Russian President Putin, quote, "Soon, but only when the deal to end this war is final or in its final stages." In Ukraine, there is no sign of a ceasefire soon.Overnight, buildings burning in Zaparitzia, where Ukraine is under intense pressure from Russian forces. ...

Israel insists that the strike that killed Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hizbullah’s military chief, did not breach the truce with Lebanon. But it is a reminder that ceasefires in the region remain shaky https://t.co/fxVKDKjJp8 ...